Tuesday March 09, 2010
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Verdier Takes Issue with Gov't
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The former Chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has called on Liberians and government to the resurgence of violence in the society, stressing the need to stabilize and resolve lo

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'Strong and Independent Judiciary A Must In Upholding Public Trust
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An old hand at jurisprudence in Liberia, Counselor Clarence L.

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PRC Builds Huge Hospital in Nimba
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The People's Republic of China (PRC) has embarked on the construction of a state-of-the-art hospital in Tappita, Nimba County.

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Ngafuan Lauds Former Ecobank MD, Welcomes New
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MONROVIA – Finance Minister, Augustine K. Ngafuan, says the departure of former Ecobank-Liberia Managing Director, Morenike Adepoju, from Liberia as result of her reassignment is an emotional event for the many people with whom she interacted, especially officials of the Ministry of Finance (MOF).

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‘We Are All Sinners’
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GRAND GEDEH – As part of a reconciliation drive by the Unity Party (UP) administration, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has, for the first time, visited the hometown of slain president, Samuel K. Doe, where she called on citizens of the town to put aside their differences and allow peace and reconciliation to be the hallmark of the day.

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‘Information on Burning of Policeman Is Evolving’
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MONROVIA – The Minister of Justice, Cllr. Christiana Tah, has said that information concerning the Capitol By-Pass incident in which a senior police officer, Amos Tutu, was set ablaze after he reportedly shot and killed ex-police officer, Preston Davies, is evolving.

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Mrs. Alliette Benson-Jones Dies
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Alliette Benson-Jones, former assistant vice president of International Trust Company (ITC, now IB) and widow of the late renowned Liberian lawyer, Cllr. M. Fahnbulleh Jones, died in Monrovia last Tuesday, March 2, 2010.

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Bankers Association Bids Farewell to Former VP
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MONROVIA – The Liberian Bankers Association (LBA) on Friday, March 5, bade farewell to its former vice president, Morenike Adepoju.

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The Increase of Violence In Our Society (Part II)
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The thrust of this second article in the series on violence and its debilitating effects on society as a whole is on some of the major causes of violence. These causes are varied and occur at different levels of human society. In the first article we observed the following in the way of definitions and types or forms of violence:

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Nominees for 2010 National Excellence Awards Announced
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MONROVIA – The organizing committee of the National Excellence Awards (NEA) has named several prominent individuals as nominees for the prestigious national excellence hunt, and has expressed satisfaction with the progress made so far in the nomination of candidates for the second edition of the NEA.

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