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Grand Gedeans Indicted:For War in Cote d’Ivoire
Nineteen Liberians who were accused of participating in the war in Ivory Coast Tuesday denied all charges brought against them after their indictment was read to them by the Criminal Court “D” at the Temple of Justice. Read More -
AFL Deploys Tomorrow To Mali
After months of training, a platoon size of the Armed Forces of Liberia will deploy to northern Mali for a “combat mission” to contribute to the African-led International Support Mission to (AFISMA). Read More -
Guinean, Liberian Face Deportation
The Kanifing Magistrates’ Court in The Gambia has ordered the deportation of a Guinean and a Liberian after serving their sentences. Read More -
Wife Killer Gets Life Sentence
Presiding Judge Blamo Dixon of Criminal Court “A” Tuesday affirmed the trial jury’s unanimous guilty verdict against John Kollie for killing his wife by sentencing him to life imprisonment. Read More -
Unlikely Connection Saves Pastor’s Life
When Pastor Dan Anderson of Monument Bible Church in Scottsbluff and Pastor Moses Paye of Liberia met at a conference in Liberia, they never could have imagined that their chance encounter would end up saving Paye’s life. Read More
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Grand Gedeans Indicted:For War in Cote d’Ivoire
AFL Deploys Tomorrow To Mali
Guinean, Liberian Face Deportation
Wife Killer Gets Life Sentence
Unlikely Connection Saves Pastor’s Life
Excitement In Volunteer Blood Donation
Weapons Of Creation :Guns Turn Into Art
WAEC Results Expected Next Month
Liberian Arrested For Black Money:In Vietnam
Liberia To Benefit From US$100B Investment From Indian
ECOBANK Sues LIBERCELL for U$3m Debt
US$695m Complex For Liberia
LBS Ghanaian Employee Resigns
Baccus Matthews’ Foundation Keeps Alive
Prayers For Tom
President Off To G8 Summit
LBS Boss Under Fire:Ordered To Account for US$350,000 & Dismiss Ghanaian Employee
Stop Collecting Bond Fees: Chief Justice Warns Magistrates
Peacekeepers Honoured
New Law Against Illicit Drugs
Land Secured For Ministerial Complex
Fire Back When Attacked:Commander Orders Nigerian UNMIL Troops
SG Dashes Ex-Soldiers’ Hopes:For US$48 million Benefits
EU Signs Agreement For Bee Health In Liberia
Ghanaian Firm Takes Over Liberian Company
Gov’t Blasts Global Witness
More Gay Woes Insight
Gold Prospects In Cape Mount
Wife Killer Guilty
National Archives Documents Financial Records
Mother Denies Killing Daughter
Liberia Battles ‘Demons’
Celebrating 10 Years of Peace
Liberia Wants Neighbors Boost Mining
Frontpage Slapped With US$1m Lawsuit
Liberia Suffers Governance Gap
A secret plan to abolish the women’s traditional society in Liberia—the Sande—in existence for centuries, has emerged, with Montserrado County Supt. Grace Kpan revealing that initial progress has already been made in the County through the assistance of UNMIL, while asking the UN Security Council to provide more help in finishing the job around the country.
When the debate over the Sande, known in western NGO-activist circles as ‘Female Genital Mutilation—emerged months ago, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf denied that the government’s plan was to ban the traditional society. She said the objective was to shift schedules so that girls could be allowed to enroll in formal schools.
But her Superintendent for Montserrado County, Mrs. Grace Kpan, an evangelist, Sunday appealed to visiting members of the UN Security Council who visited areas in the County for assistance—financial perhaps—to eradicate the society that runs through West Africa here. She said the intent is to carry out the eradication exercise throughout the country, describing the centuries-old practice as primitive and evil.
“I strongly believe it is evil because there are times that little children even die in the bushes,” Mrs. Kpan told the U.N. delegation in Kortu town community.
She claimed that children 7-9 years old are brought into various bushes all over the country to undergo FGM.
Citing that FGM is being practiced in communities near Monrovia, Mrs. Kpan said: We think it needs to be abolished. We know that it is a strong traditional belief but for modern society and for the saving of life we think it is wrong.”