3 Killed in Tragic Motor Accident
Published: 01 December, 2008
BONG COUNTY, Police in Gbarnga City, Bong County, have confirmed that at least three persons were killed on Sunday, November 23, 2008 in a tragic motor accident on Palala-Zowienta highway.
COTOL Pays Tribute to Fallen Senator
Published: 18 November, 2008
The late Senator Isaac N. Johnson
Coalition for Transformation of Liberia (COTOL) in a press release said it lacked words in which it could attempt to offer its many partisans, the Liberian Senate and family members of late Senator Isaac N. Johnson, consolation or to assuage their grief for the loss of a staunch partisan, a patriot, a father, a son, a brother, an uncle.
Joseph Weh Syen Dies Mysteriously in Sinoe
Published: 17 November, 2008
Joseph G. Syen
Mr. Joseph G. Syen, who was only recently appointed Agricultural Coordinator of Sinoe County and took up assignment in Greenville, the county capital, died in unexplained circumstances on Sunday, November 9. He was 68.
Senator Isaac Johnson Dies
Published: 13 November, 2008
Late Senator Isaac Nyekantoe Johnson
MONROVIA, River Gee County Junior Senator Isaac Nyekantoe Johnson has died. Senator Johnson reportedly died on Wednesday morning at John F. Kennedy Hospital in the aftermath of an operation he underwent.
Rev. Bayusie Jr. (L) with a FBCM Clergy at the funeral service
‘Live A Life Worth Emulating’
Published: 10 November, 2008
A Senior Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Monrovia (FPCM), Rev. Lawrence S. Bayusie, Jr., has called on Christians, especially Christian mothers to live a life that is worth emulation.
Teacher Rogers of BWI, CWA Dies in USA
Published: 31 October, 2008
The death is announced of Mr. James B. Rogers, affectionately known as “JBR,” a long time accountant and business management teacher at BWI in Kakata, and later at the College of West Africa (CWA),in Monrovia where he taught for 15 years. His death occurred in Maryland, USA on October 20, 2008.
Mother Sarah Neufville Is Dead
Published: 17 October, 2008
Mother Sarah H. Elliott Neufville
MONROVIA, Madam Sarah Hneanyene Elliott Neufville, mother of retired Episcopal Bishop Edward W. Neufville, died on Monday, September 22, 2008, after a brief illness. She was in her 95th year.
Foreign Ministry Library to Be Established in Memory of Ambassador Francis A. Dennis, Sr.
Published: 13 October, 2008
The late Ambassador Francis A. Dennis, Sr.
MONROVIA, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Liberia is to establish an International Relations Library to be named in memory of Ambassador Francis A. Dennis, Sr., one of the nation's most distinguished career diplomats.
Members of some of the Fraternities paying respect to their fallen brother Photo by Alaskai Moore Johnson
Nonagenarian “Poor Man's Lawyer” Dies
Published: 29 September, 2008
Ambassador Juli Endee dancing as a Gospel musician sings Jesus is Working for Me, Why Should I Worry Photo by Alaskai Moore Johnson
MONROVIA, The father of Culture Ambassador Juli Endee has died in his 95th year. Oldman Nyan Tokpa Endee died at his daughter's residence on Duport Road Saturday, September 13, 2008.
Members of the late Diana Coleman-Cooper’s immediate family
FAMILY LOVE WILL ENABLE YOU TO OVERCOME ALL ODDS
Published: 26 September, 2008
“Love your families, and go home and make peace with them and with friends, because it is love, especially love of family, that will carry you through any kind of trouble.”
Ambassador Francis Dennis Dies
Published: 23 September, 2008
Late Amb. Francis A. Dennis, Sr
USA, Mr. Francis A. Dennis, Sr., one of the nation's most senior and most accomplished diplomats, died at three o'clock p.m. last Saturday, September 20, at his home in Falls Church, Virginia, United States of America.
On the one hundredth anniversary of his birth, we, his family, pay tribute to a wonderful and loving father and grand-father who, from very humble beginnings, with the help of God and by his own boot straps, pulled himself up to become a devout Christian, learned jurist, astute statesman, erudite teacher and great humanitarian. He was all of this and more.
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.
