UNMIL Truck Crushes University Lecturer
Published: 28 August, 2008
The late Major Reeves
MONROIVA, A DAF truck marked UNMIL 13259 and assigned to NIBATT 17 of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) on Monday, August 25, 2008 crushed a lecturer at the United Methodist University (UMU) in the curve opposite the Gate of Heaven Church on Crown Hill, Broad Street, killing him instantly.
Albert C. Gittens, Sr., Snapper Hill Oldtimer, Passes Away
Published: 27 August, 2008
The late Mr. Albert C. Gittens, Sr.
The Gittens family, one of the oldest Monrovia families still occupying Snapper Hill, Benson Street, announces the home-going of our Father, Grandfather, Brother and Uncle, Mr. Albert C. Gittens, Sr. This sad event occurred August 13, 2008 at 4:10pm in Monrovia, Liberia. He leaves to mourn six brothers from Chicago, Il. and Monrovia, Liberia, Eight (8) Children; Charles E.C. Gittens Sr., Caroline Gittens-Jarratt, Abby Gittens in America, and Albert C. Gittens Jr., Alberta Gittens, Lydia Gittens, Lynsay Gittens, and Vashti Gittens in Monrovia, twenty grandchildren in America and Liberia with ten great grandchildren.
Funeral Rites for Dolly Minor-Briamah
Published: 21 August, 2008
Funeral rites are to be said on Friday, August 22, at the Effort Baptist Church over the remains of Dolly Minor-Briamah who recently passed away at the Catholic Hospital in Congo Town.
Late Cllr. Lawrence A. Morgan to be Buried Tomorrow
Published: 18 August, 2008
the late Cllr. Lawrence Alford Morgan
The Morgan family on Saturday, August 16, 2008 announced that the remains of the late Cllr. Lawrence Alford Morgan will be buried tomorrow at the deceased farm in Clay, Bomi County. He could not be buried on Saturday as it was earlier announced owing to the deplorable road condition to the interment site in Bomi County, the family said.
MONROVIA, The senior pastor of the Jesus Christ the Name Above All Names Church, Pastor Patrick Korto, has committed suicide at his Du-port road residence in Paynesville city outside Monrovia. He is believed to be 54 and had a 50 to 60 membership in the church.
Former Justice Minister Morgan Is Dead
Published: 13 August, 2008
The former Minister of Justice of Liberia and Honorary Consul General to the Kingdom of Sweden, Cllr. Lawrence A. Morgan, is dead. Cllr. Morgan passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2008 at John F. Kennedy Medical Hospital following a brief illness. He was 85.
Mary Evelyn White Lawrence to be buried Friday
Published: 11 August, 2008
The Lawrence and White families regret to announce the passing of Mary Evelyn White Lawrence on July 29, 2008 at St. Joseph's Catholic Hospital. Mary Evelyn White Lawrence was born June 18, 1921 in Marshall City. She was the widow of the late Hon. Superintendent Felix O. Lawrence of Marshall Territory, sister of the late Albert T. White, Sr. and the late Pinky Jane White Okai.
Nancy Esther Chinweh Bright Knight and President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf shares condolences with Mrs. Clavenda Bright Parker at the funeral
Mrs. Nancy Knight, Widow of Liberia's Ambassador to France in the 1950s
Published: 06 August, 2008
The body of Mrs. Nancy Esther Chinweh Bright Knight, widow of Liberia's Ambassador to France in the 1950s, J. Emery Knight, has been buried near her husband, parents and siblings in the Palm Grove Cemetery in Monrovia.
Counselor Lawrence Morgan is Dead
Published: 25 July, 2008
The death is announced of Lawrence Morgan, former Justice Minister during the Tolbert regime. The late Morgan is noted for his famous Attorney General's Opinion requested by Tolbert to determine whether a President of Liberia is exempt from paying taxes. Morgan's Opinion was that Tolbert was exempted.
The Ganta police detail has confirmed the death of two little kids who died as a result of drowning in a village called Geapo near the Cocopa Plantation in Nimba County.
MONROVIA, Mrs. Pearl Burnette Baker, wife of Mr. J. Nyema Baker, died on Monday, July 14, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital following a protracted illness. She was in her 65th year.
Dr. Henrique Benson, Sr. Dies
Published: 02 July, 2008
Dr. Henrique Benson, November 5, 1928 - June 17, 2008
The Family of Dr. Henrique Benson, Sr. announces with profound regret his home going in his 80th year. This sad event occurred in Kpando, Ghana on June 17, 2008. Funeral will be held on July 19 in Ghana.
JAMES MARSHALL DIES in Minnesota
Published: 12 June, 2008
The late James Marshal
The death is announced of James Marshall, a Liberian journalist who spent more than 20 years in exile following the 1980 coup. He was a former Liberian government official in the Foreign Ministry and former editor of the now defunct Liberian Star. He was about 78.
President Orders National Mourning
Published: 04 June, 2008
President Sirleaf has called for a moment of silence over the weekend.
MONROVIA -- Some of Liberia's national soccer team supporters, who last Sunday lost their lives at the Samuel Kanyon Doe (SKD) Sports Complex in Paynesville outside Monrovia, have been identified.
Two of the dead being conveyed to JFK Photo by F. Fofana
8 Trampled to Death at SKD
Published: 02 June, 2008
Eight persons comprising seven men and a woman were trampled upon and killed by a surging mob of football fans trying to forcibly enter the SKD Sports Complex in Paynesville yesterday afternoon.
Bishop Quao Hacked to Death
Published: 27 May, 2008
MONROVIA, A Bishop was assassinated late Monday night after a woman, who claimed to be in distress, awoke him to come and pray over her ailing child. (This was later proved to be a scam). Reports say on recognizing the caller's voice, the Bishop opened his room door to usher in the caller. He was immediately hacked to death by four other accomplices of the woman, reports disclosed. His assailants immediately escaped. The police have now launched a rigorous search for the suspects.
A TRIBUTE TO AARON FALLAH BROWN, - THE RICHEST MAN
Published: 19 May, 2008
The late Aaron Fallah Brown
Yesterday, May 18, 2008, marked the birth anniversary and funeral services. A year has already gone by so quickly. I want to believe that not many people are buried on their birthday.
President Sirleaf Sends Condolences to China
Published: 15 May, 2008
The President of the Republic of Liberia, Her Excellency Mrs. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has sent a message of condolences to the President, Government and People of the People's Republic of China over the distressing and sad news of one the worst earthquakes to have struck China in recent years, resulting in the death of over 10,000 persons, the injury of several thousands others as well as the massive destruction of properties. This sad event occurred in Wenchuan County, in the Sichuan Province of China over the weekend.
Mrs. Esther M. Moulton is dead
Published: 08 May, 2008
Mrs. Esther M. Moulton
With great sadness, the Moulton family announces the passing of Mrs. Esther M. Moulton. She was born on May 3rd 1934, and was called home to rest on April 29, 2008. She was a God-fearing, loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, and she was a generous humanitarian and great educator.
The late telecommunication engineer, Sewell Brewer (far left), representing Liberia at the World Administrative Amateur Radio Conference
Sewell Brewer Dies
Published: 07 May, 2008
The Brewer family of the Republic of Liberia and the United States of America has announced with profound regret the home-going, in his seventy-eighth year, of Mr. Sewell Telford Prout Brewer, Sr.
Two Die in Tragic Accident in Nimba
Published: 01 May, 2008
At least two persons died and several others including a three-month old baby were critically injured when a motorcycle collided with a land cruiser jeep marked MSF 509 belonging to a non-governmental organization, MSF Switzerland.
MONROVIA, A 10th grade student of Gray D. Allison Elementary School, who dropped unconscious yesterday at the corner of Johnson and Carey streets in Monrovia, was pronounced dead following examination of the body by medical authorities.
Two Killed in Motor Accidents
Published: 22 April, 2008
Two persons identified as Trokon Davis, 19, and Massine Martain, 7, were killed in a separate motor accidents on the Buchanan-Monrovia highway when they were reportedly hit and killed by two motor vehicles.
Benjamin W. O'Connor Dies
Published: 21 April, 2008
The late Ben O'Connor
We regret to announce in his 83rd year, the death of Mr. Benjamin W. O'Connor. This sad event occurred at his Paynesville residence on Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 12:30a.m. His wife, the late Mrs. Melissa B. O'Connor, predeceased him on January 20, 2008.
Williams' Counsel Brings in Pathologists
Published: 09 April, 2008
Angel allegedly hanged herself
MONROVIA, Cllr. Frank Musa Dean of the Dean & Associates Law Firm in Monrovia yesterday disclosed that three qualified pathologists from the Nebraska Institute of Forensic Sciences (NIFS) in the United States of America (USA), are expected to arrive in the country to perform another autopsy on the remains of 13-year old Angel Togba.
The death is announced of Mrs. Leona McGee, the widow of the late George Garway McGee, former Superintendent of Marshall. Her demise occurred on the night of Wednesday, April 2 at the ELWA hospital.
Mrs. Jessye Helyn Togba Passes Away
Published: 03 April, 2008
The death has occurred in the United States of Mrs. Jessye Helyn Togba, the widow of the late Dr. Joseph N. Togba. The sad event happened on Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008, at her home, the residence of her daughter Juah Helyn Togba, in Silver Springs, Maryland.
MONROVIA, Mary Deborah Carter-Coleman-Dixon, 102, was laid to rest yesterday in the Township of White Plains, Montserrado County, following funeral rites at her Church and an official Gazette issued by the Government of Liberia calling her 'Monrovia's oldest citizen'.
Remembrance Service for Marguerette King-Saba
Published: 20 March, 2008
It is with great sadness and profound regret that we announce the death of Mrs. Marguerette King-Saba, which occurred on March 11, 2008 at the Sutter Faith Medical Center in Auburn, California near Sacramento. She died after a brief illness. She was 85 years.
MONROVIA, A 7-year old boy, identified as 'God's Gift', has been found hanging in his bedroom in the 'Gobachop' Market area behind the police depot in Paynesville outside Monrovia.
MONROVIA, UPDATED A famous Nigerian barrister, politician and statesman, TOS Benson, Nigeria's Minister of Infomation, who in 1961 discovered an extraordinary Liberian beauty, Miss Opral Mason from Arthington, Montserrado County has died. Miss Mason became Mrs. Benson when TOS married her 1962.
13-Yr-Old Boy Found Dead in Lofa
Published: 10 March, 2008
In recent times, there has been an increase in mysterious deaths in the country. A 13-year old student in the northern Liberian district of Zorzor, Lofa County, Vewu T. Kezelee had fallen prey to the barbaric act.
MONROVIA, Lawyers representing the accused in the matter of the death of Meideh Angel Togba have taken issue with Cllr. Phillip A. Z. Banks, Minister of Justice, for pronouncement he allegedly made a few days ago that they (lawyers) had failed to bring in a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) expert to conduct DNA analysis on the body of the late Angel.
MONROVIA, Lawyers representing the accused in the matter of the death of Meideh Angel Togba have taken issue with Cllr. Phillip A. Z. Banks, Minister of Justice, for pronouncement he allegedly made a few days ago that they (lawyers) had failed to bring in a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) expert to conduct DNA analysis on the body of the late Angel Togba.
Hans' Lawyer Wants Angel's Body Preserved
Published: 27 February, 2008
The late Meideh Angel Togbah
MONROVIA, Cllr. Frank Musa Dean of the Dean & Associates Law offices in Monrovia has filed a motion with the Monrovia City Court to order the Ministry of Justice to preserve the remains of Meideh Angel Togbah in order that the defendants could conduct a DNA test and an autopsy.
Death Snatches Away Another Youthful Liberian
Published: 08 February, 2008
The late Mrs. Cecelia Freeman Dalmeida and husband
The sudden death is announced of Mrs. Cecelia Freeman Dalmeida. The sad event took place in Brooklyn Center. Information reaching the BC indicate that AC may have died due to heart issues probably as a result of clogged arteries.
Mrs. Albertha Rose Johnson, a leading Liberian nurse and midwife, died on Tuesday, January 29 at the Loudoun Nursing Rehabilitation in Leesburg, Virginia, USA. She was 86.
Heaven Is a Prepared Place for Prepared People
Published: 04 February, 2008
The Rector of the St. Thomas Episcopal Church on Camp Johnson Road, the Rev. Dr. James B. Selee, has said that Heaven is “a prepared place for prepared people.”
Woman's Death Sparks Protest
Published: 18 January, 2008
Riot broke out on Tuesday morning in Oldest Congo Town along the Tubman Boulevard, obstructing vehicular traffic as angry youths attacked officers of the Liberia National Police (LNP) who they blamed for preventing them from burning a truck which crushed a woman in their community to death.
Students Mount Pressure in Angel's Death Probe
Published: 14 January, 2008
The late Angel Meideh Tokpa
B>MONROVIA, Several students from various secondary schools around Monrovia paraded the City's streets Friday before sending in a delegation to meet with President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf over delays in the probe into the death of their colleague, Angel Meideh Tokpa.
Teenager's 'Suicide' Sets Wrangle among Relations
Published: 07 January, 2008
13-year-old Meideh Tokpa
There is uneasiness amongst relations of the teenager, 13-year-old Meideh Tokpa, whose body was found dangling from a rod in a bathroom of her guardians, Madia Paykue and Hans Williams at their Sinkor Old Road residence on November 30, 2007.
The late Ambassador Johnson (center) and wife Florence Monua Johnson greet guest at the Liberian embassy in Yaoundé, Cameroon, July 26, 1974
Ambassador Johnson Memorialized
Published: 28 December, 2007
Scores of people from surrounding villages of the Gbao Clan in the northern Gbarzon District in Grand Gedeh County will gather for three days, beginning today, to memorialize Ambassador Peter A. Johnson, a man from humble beginnings who rose to become an accomplished politician and businessman.
The death is announced of Samuel D. George II. This sad event occurred on Sunday, December 16, 2007 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Sammy David leaves to mourn his passing, his mother, Mary E. Sharpe; his wife, Musu George; his children, Robert, Daphne, Christopher and Elizabeth George; his uncles, Jack Nelson and Jeff George; his aunts, Jestina Gibson, Clare Nelson, W.Tonia Nelson-Tolbert, Patricia Nelson-McIntosh, Amanda Nelson-King and Annette L. Nelson; his brothers, Newton George and James Wilson; his sisters, Affuah Campbell, Annie Herring-Freeman, Johnetta Wilson-Hurley and Robena George along with a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and friends in the United States of America and Liberia.
The death is announced of Dorothy Ricks Kroma. She died shortly after a kidney transplant at the Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, on December 17, 2007.
Survivors of the late Abu Johnson and below the remaining of his Christmas dish Photo by Sando Moore
Herbalist, 53, Hangs Himself
Published: 27 December, 2007
MONROVIA, Residents of Battery Factory near Somalia Drive awoke to a horrible scene yesterday when a tall dark skinned man, Abu Johnson, 53, of the Lorma tribe hanged himself in a mango tree. He was found looking pale with a broken neck, and tongue protruding out of his mouth and blood dripping down his right hand.
The Simpsons Rebury their Parents in Royesville
Published: 24 December, 2007
Palm Grove Cemetery lost three of its occupants last Friday when the C. L. Simpson families exhumed their parents' bodies and reburied them in their family plot at Royesville, Cape Mount, approximately 30 miles northwest of Monrovia..
John Richards Dies at 81
Published: 18 December, 2007
The late John H. Richards, Sr.
This is to announce the death in his 81st year, of Mr. John H. Richards, Sr. He passed away on Wednesday, 12th of December at the Catholic Hospital, in Monrovia.
Oliver Duncan Is Dead
Published: 10 December, 2007
The late Dr. Oliver Duncan
MONROVIA, The former president of the United Methodist University (UMU) on Ashmun Street, Monrovia, Dr. Oliver Duncan, has died. This sad event occurred on Thursday, December 6, 2007 at about 10:45am at the John F.Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Sinkor. He was 70.
In Memory of Dr. Harry Fumba Moniba
Published: 04 December, 2007
Dr. Harry F. Moniba, Former Vice President
We, the family of the late former Vice President of Liberia, Dr. Harry F. Moniba, are observing a quiet remembrance of him on the third anniversary of his passing. His death in a two-car accident on November 24, 2004, in Michigan occurred while he was preparing to offer his experienced leadership to the Liberian people. He may not have driven his "Putting Liberia First" campaign to completion, but he had a clear vision and tirelessly articulated it.
Ambassador Johnson Is Dead
Published: 16 November, 2007
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Liberia has announced with profound regrets and deepest sorrow, the sudden death of Ambassador Tiahwee Weah Johnson.
