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Let us come together as
one and let go our
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By: Mr. Mamadee Konneh,
WIMAM's President, July 9, 2006

It has been said and as we all are
aware, “United We Stand, Divided
We Fall”. Why can't we be good
listeners and allow others to
express their opinions?
I would like to point out some
issues that are affecting our
community, and my administration
will do every thing to solve this
dispute if Allah’s agree.

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Undoing Bigotry: Chris Harmon
and the Mandingo Resiliency
Posted March 14, 2007 by Akee

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We are pleased to inform you
that the Almighty Allah has
blessed WIMAM and Felmausa
Secretary General Morris and
Madusu Kromah with
handsome baby boy who came
into this world on July 23,
2007 at 3:10 p.m in the
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare
–St. Joseph Hospital,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The
baby weights 7lb and 14.3oz
and he is healthy and the
mother is doing well in health.
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“You know, our country [has] been going through civil war and there were
abuses. The crime rate at this time has increased. It’s a tough job but
somebody has to do it. I am going there now to try and bring back law and
order.”—Beatrice Munah Sieh (March 2006)

The above quote contains the immortal words of Beatrice Munah Sieh, the
embattled Director of Police of the Republic of Liberia to ABC Action News in
Trenton New Jersey upon her preferment by President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.
Those pronouncements were met with profound happiness by Liberians
everywhere. At long last, we hoped, our national police force was about to be
headed by a principled and very well prepared leader. Ever since Colonel Sieh
assumed the helm of leadership at the LNP, however, it seems she has gone
completely astray of those monumental promises she made to us and the world.

New York, Aug 19 (PTI) Indian women police officers -
members of the first ever all female unit deployed by the
UN - have come in for high praise from the world body's
officials who commended their work in emergency
situations as also in crime prevention in Liberia where they
are posted.
As a mark of the appreciation, UN Secretary-General Ban
Ki-moon's Special Representative Alan Doss decorated
the officers - who have also been praised for their
unflinching support to the National Police in Liberia (NPL)
- with the UN Peacekeeping Medals at an impressive
ceremony in the Liberian capital, Monrovia.

President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf says the aim of the Liberia
Educational Trust (LET) is to give Liberians the opportunity to
learn. The President paid tribute to the private sponsors,
managers and teachers for ensuring the success of the program.

An Executive Mansion release says President Johnson Sirleaf
spoke on Friday at the University of Liberia, when she met with
participants in the Adult Literacy Program of the Liberia
Educational Trust (LET). The Liberian leader pledged to work
with the Monrovia office of LET to provide electricity to ensure
that night classes are not interrupted. The President also
promised to work with other relevant institutions to work out
modalities to provide micro-credit facilities for participants.
President Johnson Sirleaf challenged LET Monrovia office to
formulate programs that would train adult learners acquire
additional skills.

Introduction:

When President “Timbo Imbeki” of South
Africa and President “Robert Mugabe” of
Zimbabwe respectively, initiated their acclaimed
land reform, many thought that it was intended
to abort the developmental progression of the
affluent to the pleasure of the downtrodden
poor people. It was marked by major out-cries
by the Regional groupings and the International
Community, mainly, the “US and Great Britain”.

Nevertheless, taking stock from the positive aftermath of the laudable stance of these
leaders, we are cognizant of the fact that infusing same, in Liberia could be a mammoth
achievement, in that, those land usurped by the Americo-Liberian over the century through
dubious means could be reverted to the appropriate and rightful owners. How did the
entire areas of “Mamba Point, and most of central Monrovia became legal properties of the
few? How did they own major building like the commerce Ministry, Education among
others? These are the unanswered question we intend to unearth in this intellectual master-
piece.

Introduction
Growing up in my home town of Barkidu, in the Quardu-Gboni Mandingo District, it never crossed my
mind that I was a descendant of King Sao Bosso Kamara. It came to past that my mother’s lineage is from
the Kamara bloodline. Prior to learning of this ancestral linkage to the aristocratic family, which is second
to none in the West African sub-region, I was unmindful of my history and surroundings. I had not the
slightest idea that it was my great, great, great, maternal grand parent that cemented and solidified the
foundation of what is today known as the Republic of Liberia.

The top United Nations official in Liberia has briefed civil
society leaders on the proposed phased drawdown of the UN
peacekeepers who have overseen the West African country's
transition to democracy after 14 years of civil war, assuring
them that it will be based on regular security assessments and
measurable benchmarks.
"Overall the country has made sufficient progress to enable the
Secretary-General to make the recommended adjustments,"
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Special Representative
Alan Doss told the representatives yesterday.
But, echoing Mr. Ban's own report on Liberia earlier this
month, he warned that "there are still important challenges to
be tackled, including the rebuilding of the security services,
strengthening of the judicial system and the unfinished agenda
of national reconciliation."

It is with enormous pride, we Liberians celebrate the
anniversary of the unfurling of our National Flag. Heartfelt
congratulations to the government, and citizens on this festive
day of national pride.
Long live the Lone Star that that shone south side of the
Atlantic Coast of Africa during the turbulent reigns of
imperialism and colonialism. It may have symbolized an
independence that was only peripheral, but the hope of
freedom it trilled throughout the continent of Africa was
boundless.

The West African Institute for Finance and Economic Management (WAIFEM) has begun a
sub-regional microfinance training in Monrovia for post conflict countries.
The Director for Financial Management Sector at WAIFEM, Arthur Ankrah, said the course
is aimed at developing and strengthening microfinance sectors in post-conflict countries in the
sub-region including Liberia.
He said this will enable participants to learn innovative strategies in leading and managing
microfinance institutions. He was speaking at the official opening of the five-day training being
held at the Central Bank of Liberia Index recently.
"It will also expose them to current international best practices in microfinance," he said.

Election officials in Sierra Leone say they will announce
a date for the presidential runoff on Saturday. Final
results for the first round came in Thursday with
opposition leader Ernest Koroma leading outgoing Vice
President Solomon Berewa 44 percent to 38 percent,
and Koroma's All People's Congress party winning a
majority of the seats in parliament. Kari Barber has more
from VOA's West Africa bureau in Dakar.
A presidential runoff will likely be held in September
after neither the APC's Koroma nor Vice President
Berewa of the Sierra Leone People's Party received the
55 percent of votes needed to win in the first round.

Living in this “immigration limbo” is heart-wrenching for these
hardworking men and women. While each one-year extension
of the TPS designation brings short-term relief, it also brews
an unsettling degree of uncertainty for the future. The anxiety
and stress of continuing to live in persistent fear of an inevitable
disruption in their lives cannot be overemphasized.

As is well known, the majority of the people in this unpleasant
situation are professionals, homeowners, business owners, and
most importantly, parents to American-born children. They
form the core of a breed of Liberians that are so positively
contributing to both their homeland, Liberia and their adopted
country, America. Something must be urgently done to
remedy their immigration plight.