Liberia: Round-Up of the Week's Major News
--Like every other week, this week was full of events that made the news. Here is a summary of the newsworthy events from the previous week from the Daily Observer. In the upcoming weeks, some of these news events might result in new developments.
We begin with the most trending news which occurred on Thursday, February 23, when unknown men invaded the home of former Chief Justice Gloria Musu Scott, which resulted in the death of her niece that was killed by stabbing.
Details: How did it happen? What has been Done?
Another official of the Liberian government was detained in India this week for alleged rape, months after Moses Owen Browne, the country's permanent representative to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), was detained in South Korea.
Carlos T. Dahn, an official of the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, was arrested by Khanna Police in the Indian state of Punjab for allegedly raping a 22-year-old Liberian student.
Details: Finance Ministry Employee Arrested in India for Alleged Rape
A battle for supremacy between the Minister of Education and the Director General of the National Commission on Higher Education broke out this week in response to the National Commission on Higher Education's announcement of a new policy that forbade holders of non-doctoral degrees from holding the position of president of any tertiary institution.
The Minister of Education, Ansu Sonii believes that the policy is disruptive. WHY?
Read More: NCHE Defies Education Minister over New Policy
The long-awaited preliminary results from Liberia's first population census since 2008 were released last week, showing a rise in population of 1.7 million.
What do the statistics show? What percentage of the population is made up of women and men?
Details: Liberia’s Population Grows by 1.7 million people
In Nimba County, A 24-year-old woman during the week allegedly admitted to killing her 1-year-old daughter. Pauline Toe, the mother, secretly buried the baby after killing her, police findings revealed.
Details: Woman, 24, Suffocates 1-Year-old Daughter to Death in Nimba
