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• Sienneh Charity Care Identifies Mental Health Patients in Paynesville
  [Liberian Observer] Sienneh Charity Care, a nonprofit organization recently extended assistance to individuals suffering from mental illness in Paynesville, Liberia. The organization donated essential items, including bags of rice and gallons of cooking oil, to 24 women and girls at the St. Benedict Menni Health Center in the Pipeline community.
• 'We Have No Intention to Increase Premiums'
  [Liberian Observer] The Management of Saar Insurance Liberia says it is taken aback over claims being made by a group calling itself Concerned Health Workers headed by one Teah Bolo, that it is unilaterally planning to increase the premiums of those under its Group Life Medical Insurance policy.
• Did Koffa Camp Mastermind Arson Attack?
  [Liberian Observer] The leadership crisis in Liberia's House of Representatives, which has dragged on for months, may now be taking a darker turn with potential criminal undertones. While the initial battle for the speakership between embattled Speaker J. Fonati Koffa and the Majority Bloc has simmered, the fire that engulfed the Capitol Building on December […]
• Sierra Leone, Uganda Seek to Replicate Liberia's Mental Health Model
  [Liberian Observer] Liberia's groundbreaking progress in mental health care has become a blueprint for African countries like Sierra Leone and Uganda, whose delegations visited Monrovia this week to learn from the nation's successes.
• Rising Voices - Robertsport Leads Liberia's Fight Against Flooding
  [Liberian Observer] "We are sitting on a time bomb," said Eric Pinney, an elder in Robertsport. "I've relocated multiple times and lost three homes and family members to flooding." Eric is not the only one to recount the horrors of flooding in Robertsport, which destroys homes, farmlands, and infrastructure but poses significant health risks.
• Rep. Cole Resigns From NPP, Cites Constitutional Violations
  [Liberian Observer] Bong County District #3 Representative Marvin Cole has officially resigned from the National Patriotic Party (NPP), citing constitutional violations as the reason for his departure. In a letter addressed to former Vice President and NPP Standard Bearer Chief Dr. Jewel Howard-Taylor, Rep.
• In Order to Ease Tension in Liberia - Recommendations for Pres Boakai's Upcoming Annual Message
  [Liberian Observer] According to media reports, the government of Liberia has announced that President Joseph N. Boakai will deliver his Annual Message (State of the Nation Address) on the grounds of the Capitol Building (seat of the National Legislature) in Monrovia on January 27, 2025.
• Senator Mcgill Commissions Ma Juah Health Center
  [New Dawn] Margibi -- Healthcare Service remains a major challenge in lower Margibi County and elsewhere in Liberia, as dozens of residents visit the government-owned 14-Military Hospital, a major referral hospital here, seeking to address their health needs.
• Koffa and Allies - Framed or Capitol Fire Masterminds?
  [Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- Days before the Liberia National Police officially identified lawmakers as persons of interest in the Capitol fire investigation, rumors swirled about imminent arrests targeting embattled Speaker Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa and his allies. These speculations fueled claims that security agencies, including the National Security Agency and the LNP, were allegedly steering […]
• Concerned United Methodists Seek Support for U.S.$156k School Project
  [New Dawn] United Methodist Church in Liberia seeks support from philanthropists, well-meaning Liberians, and church supporters in constructing a junior high school that costs US$156,000.