Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/ Liberia's First Independent Daily en Mon, 29 Apr 2024 11:56:06 +0000 Fri, 20 May 2022 03:49:54 +0000 Liberia: Pres. Weah Prepared to “Renegotiate” AML US$800m Deal https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-pres-weah-prepared-renegotiate-aml-us800m-deal ... “My government remains fully committed to a fair multi-user access  to and use of the railroad corridor from Yekepa to the Port of Buchanan, and to the Port of Buchanan itself, both by other Liberian enterprises and those from the sister Republic of Guinea,”  President Weah President… lmsonpon@gmail.com (Leroy M. Sonpon 873f68d2-a234-425a-8d80-c10cb59840fe Fri, 20 May 2022 03:49:54 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily Liberia: House Votes to Make Breastfeeding Mandatory https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-house-votes-make-breastfeeding-mandatory ... As House-passed bill to protect babies’ health amid reports that it costs Liberia US$200,000 annually to treat children who are not properly breastfed The House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bill requiring mothers to breastfeed their children until they are six months old,… lmsonpon@gmail.com (Leroy M. Sonpon 9fb024c9-588b-4eb4-b4d0-e09c4cc30bf1 Wed, 23 Mar 2022 05:16:41 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily Liberia: House Rejects ArcelorMittal’s ‘Monopolistic’ Clauses https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-house-rejects-arcelormittals-monopolistic-clauses ... “The proposed amendment as written by AML is highly disadvantageous to a poor struggling country Like Liberia.” Editor Note: The full text of the House’s amendments to the ArcelorMittal MDA can be found via this link, while the original MDA can also be found here. The House of… lmsonpon@gmail.com (Leroy M. Sonpon 9903f2e8-a816-4fa0-accf-15bed68aedab Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:20:21 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily Liberia: Mary Broh 'Threatened 'with Contempt of Legislature https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-mary-broh-threatened-contempt-legislature Members of the House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted on Tuesday to summon Mary Broh, the Chairperson of the Citizens Engagement Board (CEB), to answer 'why she should not be charged with Contempt of the Legislature,’ for an act of obstructing the work of the House of Representatives… lmsonpon@gmail.com (Leroy M. Sonpon ed00f128-a98d-4a3c-b8fb-d63d3b9f1990 Wed, 08 Dec 2021 07:14:33 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily