Author: Kerkula Blama

Just after Mayor Jefferson Koijee’s visit to the United States a few weeks ago, he on today received an entourage representing the Mayor of Houston City. With the Houston delegation headed by Mr. Val Thompson, the President of Houston International Trade Development Council, Inc, accompanied by retired Judge, Bill C. Littlejohn, Co-Founder, Sustainable Agricultural Initiative for Liberia (SAIL), and Denise Adjei, Corporate Etiquette & International Protocol Consultant. They are all remarkable figures of theHouston’s leadership team. And they are also expected to have some close engagements with some government ministries and agencies, private institutions, and Universities to explore and see…

The Vice President of the Republic of Liberia Jewel Howard-Taylor has ended a five-working day visit in Lilongwe, Malawi from June 9th to 14th, 2021. While in Malawi, Madam Vice President paid a courtesy call on His Excellency Dr. Lazarus Chakwera, President of the Republic of Malawi. The two leaders exchanged pleasantries and affirmed renewed cooperation between Liberia and Malawi. Vice President Howard-Taylor applauded President Chakwera for his stance on women empowerment, evident by 39% of women appointment in cabinet. She further commended President Chakwera for creating the platform for women and branded him a true “HeforShe” champion. Still in Malawi, Madam Vice President also held…

The Lonestar of Liberia has agreed to face Algeria in a international friendly encounter at the Olympic Stadium in Oran. Liberia will take on Algeria in an international friendly at the new Olympic Stadium in Oran at 19:45GMT (7:45PM Liberian time) on 17 June. Algeria were due to take on Burundi in a friendly on 16 June but the Algerian Football Federation says the match has been canceled due to “difficulties in moving their guests to Oran”. Coach Madjid Bougherra will use the friendly to prepare for the FIFA Arab Nations Cup in Qatar in December. Liberia will take on…

A teacher who taught controversial sex education classes that included cartoon videos on masturbation for first graders at the prestigious Dalton School in New York has resigned. According to the New York Post, Justin Ang Fonte taught \’sex education\’ at Dalton, New York. At Dalton, parents pay $55,000 per year as school fees, and they were not pleased to hear about their kids learning about sex education. Last fall, the parents learned that first-graders were being taught sex-education lessons that included cartoons showing little kids talking about \”touching themselves\” for pleasure. She also reportedly taught a one-day workshop on \”porn…

Danish player, Christian Eriksen is unlikely to play again after suffering a cardiac arrest at the Euro 2020 tournament during Saturday’s Group B clash between Denmark and Finland on Saturday evening, June 12. LIB reported how Eriksen, 29, fell to the ground in shocking scenes at the Parken Stadium, soon before half-time and was treated on the pitch before being taken to hospital. Read HERE The first-round match was suspended with players from both sides in clear distress before resuming some two hours later after Eriksen was said to be in a stable condition. Now, cardiologist Professor Sanjay Sharma, who…

A mystery bidder has paid a whopping $28m (£20m) for a seat on Amazon founder Jeff Bezos\’s first crewed spaceflight by his Blue Origin company to space. The winning bid was made at an auction on Saturday, June 13, with Blue Origin tweeting that the winner\’s identity would be revealed in the coming weeks. The bidding process attracted bids from more than 140 countries. The flight to Space which will occur on 20 July, will include Bezos\’ and his brother Mark alongside the unnamed space tourist. After over a month of bidding, the top bid had stood at just under…

Finally Bucky has reached the end of the rap journey in which he vividly explained all that he has been through in his life. How life has treated him and how far he’s come. Starting with his childhood in Liberia, going to America, getting mixed up in crimes, violence and violations that subsequently led to his deportation to a place that was completely strange to him (home, Liberia). He got back and didn’t know where to start from, with everything and everywhere very unwelcoming. Hoping he survives as he’s only depending on God for long life, strength and motivation. Check…

Socialite and Media personality, Alpha Bah, has lashed out at the organizers of the just-ended Miss Earth Liberia Beauty Pageant, for giving them only water, biscuit, and candies, on a VIP ticket worth USD $150.00 ($25,500 Liberian Dollars). He saw this as an insult and therefore took to his Facebook account just hours after the event, to display the package that was given them. “Before getting into how fraudulent the just ended Miss Earth Liberia pageant was last night, here’s what Miss Earth Liberia organizers had to give to their VVIP guests who bought tickets with their hard earned $150USD.…

Denmark midfielder, Christian Eriksen had to be given chest compressions after collapsing on the field during a European 2020 Championship game against Finland on Saturday evening, June 12. Eriksen, who made his name as a playmaker for Tottenham, before moving to Inter last year, fell to the ground near the sideline late in the first half and was immediately surrounded by medical personnel after he refused to get up. His Danish teammates formed a shielding wall around him to give him privacy as the medics treated him. The midfielder\’s wife, Sabrina Kvist Jensen, was seen in tears and being consoled…

A professional lobster diver who was swallowed by a humpback whale off the coast of Cape Cod, survived the scary incident after the mammal spat him back out. Michael Packard, 56, was about 45 feet deep in the waters off Provincetown on Friday, June 11, when he “felt a huge bump, and everything went dark\”. According to him, he thought he had been attacked by a shark but later realized that he could not feel any teeth and he was not in any pain. “All of a sudden, I felt this huge shove and the next thing I knew it…