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.
L-R above: Drozdov Vitaly, Kolosov Sergey, and Zhorikov Nikolai and below, Caskets bearing the mortal remains of the three pilots
Crash Victims Flown Home
Published: 09 November, 2007
MONROVIA, The three UTAir crew members who died Friday, November 2, 2007, in a helicopter crash in Ganta, northern Liberia, were yesterday morning flown to their homeland, Russia, by the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) amidst grieving and weeping by hundreds of sympathizers.
Mrs. Weedor Kolu Wangolo's Funeral Takes Place in USA
Published: 31 October, 2007
Mrs. Weedor Kolu Wangolo, widow of Mr. Edward Zubah Wangolo, who has spent over two decades living with her children in the United States, has been buried in Brentwood, Maryland, USA.
A 94-year-old woman, Daan-paa Yanka Nweli-Kuu Sannah, known as Dedi Nei-porlor, of Gbeyila-taa village near Totota in Konawolala Clan, Lower Bong County, passed away October 10 in her hometown and has since being buried.
The South African raggae star when around the world singing against social injustices
Official Memorial Service for Lucky Dube
Published: 25 October, 2007
MONROVIA, The Government of Liberia has expressed its regrets over the death of Lucky Tamba Lamin Dube, the famous South African reggae star who was gunned down October 18 by armed gangsters.
Announcing the “Home-Going,” of the Rev. Fr. Anthony Gerald Stevens, OHC
Published: 22 October, 2007
The RT. REV. Edward W. Neufville, II, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Liberia and BAFFA (Bolahun Alumni, Family, and Friends Association), the Board and beneficiaries of the Mbalotahun Leprosy Rehabilitation Program, announce with profound regrets, the Home-Going of the Rev. Fr. Anthony-Gerald Stevens, member of the Religious Order of the Holy Cross, OHC. This sad event took place on Saturday September 22, 2007 in Bolahun, Kolahun District, Lofa County. He was 95 years old. According to his wishes, Fr. Stevens was buried in Mbalotahun on Monday September 24, 2007 in the style and manner in which he buried so many of his Liberia family members who died during his services in that part of the country.
William Lewis 'Wicked' Is Dead
Published: 15 October, 2007
The late Rev. Dr. William H. Lewis, Sr
The Lewis, James, Phillips and Kiawus families regret to announce the home-going of their husband, father, uncle, grand father, great grand father and cousin, Rev. Dr. William H. Lewis, Sr. Commonly called “WICKED” by his peers before his ministerial days. This sad event occurred in Philadelphia, PA on Sunday, October 07, 2007 after a protracted illness.
WINSTON GIBSON, FORMER TELECOM CHIEF ENGINEER DIES
Published: 09 October, 2007
THE LATE WINSTON GIBSON
UPDATED,The death is announced of Mr. Winston Fred Gibson, former Chief Engineer and Operations Manager at the Liberia Telecommunications Corporation (LTC), which sad event occurred on Wednesday, October 3, 2007, at his home in College Park, MD, United States of America. He was 68.
Winston Gibson, Former Telecom Chief Engineer & BWI Alumnus, Dies
Published: 09 October, 2007
The late Winston Gibson
MARYLAND, USA -- The death is announced of Mr. Winston Fred Gibson, former Chief Engineer and Operations Manager at the Liberia Telecommunications Corporation (LTC), which sad event occurred on Wednesday, October 3, 2007, at his home in College Park, MD, United States of America. He was 68.
Some of the flooded areas in Sanniquellie City, Nimba County Photo by Ishmael Menkor
Nimba Flood Kills Two
Published: 05 October, 2007
MONROVIA, At least two persons are now known to have died from flood waters that washed away roads, bridges and homes in the Ganta-Sanniquellie area recently.
L-R: Foreign Minister George Wallace lays a wreath on behalf of the Government of Liberia on Brooks-Randolph’s casket (Photo by Sando Moore); Flashback of Angie Brooks-Randolph in one of her capacities at the United Nations General Assembly, with former Foreign Minister C. Cecil Dennis, Jr. (Photo courtesy, D. Elwood Dunn, PhD)
MONROVIA, The woman who was a beacon of hope for decades for several Liberian women owing to her towering lifetime accomplishments was buried yesterday in Virginia a township outside Monrovia, following her death in her 91st year.
