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Thursday, 18 April 2013 11:37

Liberia’s Sacred Waterfall

In 1935 Graham Greene set off to discover Liberia, the West African republic founded for sl... Read more
Thursday, 18 April 2013 11:37

Liberian Documentary To Be Screened In US

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Thursday, 18 April 2013 11:41

Jurors Warned In Maritime Case

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Thursday, 18 April 2013 11:41

Anti-Money Laundering Act Enacted

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Friday, 19 April 2013 11:14

Threats Confront Côte d’Ivoire

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Friday, 19 April 2013 11:15

Chief Justice Vows Judicial Purge

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Friday, 19 April 2013 11:17

Jurors Cry For Welfare

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Friday, 19 April 2013 11:17

Africa Must Avert Looming Water War

  Before South Korean diplomat Ban Ki-moon succeeded Dr. Kofi Annan as UN Secretary General on 1 ... Read more
Friday, 19 April 2013 11:19

Senator Showcases Liberia’s Agenda

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Monday, 22 April 2013 10:21

Lebanese Charged With Rape

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Monday, 22 April 2013 10:23
Maritime Trial Deepens

Maritime Trial Deepens

The case in which the family members of four maritime cadets are pressing civil charges a... Read more
Monday, 22 April 2013 10:28

Mineral Laws Under Review

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Monday, 22 April 2013 10:55
Setback In AFL Mali Mission

Setback In AFL Mali Mission

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Monday, 22 April 2013 10:58
China Union Begins Shipment

China Union Begins Shipment

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Monday, 22 April 2013 11:03
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Villagers Saved From Unhygienic Condition

The Checago Bright Foundation, a non-profit NGO has come to the rescue of Yelekula town, inhabited by some 2500 Town in a remote jungle for over 50 years without save drinking water, a clinic and...

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Setback For July 26

With barely two months left for this year’s July 26 Independent’s Day celebration slated to take place in the three Western Counties of Grapemount, Bomi and Gbarpolu, the event could face a major...

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The West African Journalists Association (WAJA) has warned President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to be mindful of the lives and security of Liberian journalists following threats made against them by the...

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Pipe Borne Water Hits Central Monrovia

Following years of civil unrest, which damaged private and public infrastructure, the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC) says it has successfully pumped pipe borne water into central Monrovia...

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Traditional Chiefs Convene Today


Hundreds of chiefs and traditional leaders from across Liberia are set for a six-day forum that opens here today at the Samuel K. Doe Sports complex in Paynesville to discuss the importance of the country’s traditions and cultures.

Their discussions will particularly focus the place of ‘Sande Society,’ in Liberian culture following its demonization by Montserrado County Supt. Grace Kpan as being “evil”, putting the female society under the spotlight of debate in the past two months.

The forum aims to sensitize traditional leaders about the importance and relevance of the decentralization of Liberian cultures and traditions over which they should take full ownership.

Most of the estimated 200 chiefs expected to participate at the forum were seen yesterday at the Ministry of Interim Affairs engaged in registration and accreditation formalities.

President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is expected to address the opening of the forum, which is convening under the auspices of the Ministry of Interim Affairs.

The Director of Press and Public Relations at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Mr. Charles Jlateh told this paper yesterday that the chiefs would be fully empowered to give respect and prominence to the cultures of Liberia.

 

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