News Topic - Liberia
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Liberia's New Lap of Luxury
Typically, you might expect hotel owner Robert L. Johnson to leave the spiel about bed linens and room decor to his marketing types.
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Typically, you might expect hotel owner Robert L. Johnson to leave the spiel about bed linens and room decor to his marketing types.
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Latest war crimes arrest throws light on tribunals
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — The former president of Liberia is on trial. A vice president of Congo is in custody. The former leaders of Cambodia are in the dock. And a key figure in the Bosnia war is now in custody.It all seemed impossible 15 years ago, whe...
The Register-Guard – Jul 23, 2008 3:59 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — The former president of Liberia is on trial. A vice president of Congo is in custody. The former leaders of Cambodia are in the dock. And a key figure in the Bosnia war is now in custody.It all seemed impossible 15 years ago, whe...
The Register-Guard – Jul 23, 2008 3:59 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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IFC Investment in Salala Rubber to Help Boost Liberia's Agribusiness, Increase Rural Employment
Washington, D.C./Monrovia, July 2008—IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will provide long-term financing to Salala Rubber, one of Liberia's leading rubber companies, to help rehabilitate and expa... [WebWire - Wednesday, July 23, 2008]
WebWire – Jul 23, 2008 3:38 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Washington, D.C./Monrovia, July 2008—IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will provide long-term financing to Salala Rubber, one of Liberia's leading rubber companies, to help rehabilitate and expa... [WebWire - Wednesday, July 23, 2008]
WebWire – Jul 23, 2008 3:38 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Tribunal seen as deterrent to war crimes
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - The former president of Liberia is on trial. A vice president of Congo is in custody. The former leaders of Cambodia are in the dock. And a key figure in the Bosnia war is now in custody.
Newsday.com – Jul 23, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - The former president of Liberia is on trial. A vice president of Congo is in custody. The former leaders of Cambodia are in the dock. And a key figure in the Bosnia war is now in custody.
Newsday.com – Jul 23, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Karadzic arrest puts spotlight on new tribunals
AP - The former president of Liberia is on trial. A vice president of Congo is in custody. The former leaders of Cambodia are in the dock. And a key figure in the Bosnia war is now in custody.
Yahoo! – Jul 22, 2008 7:26 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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AP - The former president of Liberia is on trial. A vice president of Congo is in custody. The former leaders of Cambodia are in the dock. And a key figure in the Bosnia war is now in custody.
Yahoo! – Jul 22, 2008 7:26 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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England's desperate opportunism make them into game's Liberia
If we learned one thing here yesterday, it is that obscurity and celebrity are just different shades on the same spectrum. All it takes to bring them together is unreasonable expectation. We may think we know an awful lot more about Andrew Flintoff than Darren Pattinson, whose names stood out like neon when the team sheet was handed out on a dank, melancholy morning in Leeds. But just as the superhero exists in only two dimensions, the judgements that brought Pattinson here can hardly be deemed any less trite.
The Independent – Jul 18, 2008 11:05 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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If we learned one thing here yesterday, it is that obscurity and celebrity are just different shades on the same spectrum. All it takes to bring them together is unreasonable expectation. We may think we know an awful lot more about Andrew Flintoff than Darren Pattinson, whose names stood out like neon when the team sheet was handed out on a dank, melancholy morning in Leeds. But just as the superhero exists in only two dimensions, the judgements that brought Pattinson here can hardly be deemed any less trite.
The Independent – Jul 18, 2008 11:05 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Amnesty International USA Hosts Former Female Child Soldiers from Liberia for Discussions and Public Screening of New Documentary Film
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PR Newswire – Jul 18, 2008 7:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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PR Newswire – Jul 18, 2008 7:08 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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UN expert praises rights progress in Liberia, raises concern at crime levels
Five years after the peace agreement that ended its civil war, Liberia has made accelerated progress on several human rights issues, but there are still serious concerns about the rule of law, according to a United Nations expert who has just completed a two-week visit to the country.
UN News Centre – Jul 18, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Five years after the peace agreement that ended its civil war, Liberia has made accelerated progress on several human rights issues, but there are still serious concerns about the rule of law, according to a United Nations expert who has just completed a two-week visit to the country.
UN News Centre – Jul 18, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Notice: Continuation Of The National Emergency With Respect To The Former Liberian Regime Of Charles Taylor
On July 22, 2004, by Executive Order 13348, I declared a national emergency and ordered related measures, including the blocking of the property of certain persons connected to the former Liberian regime of Charles Taylor, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706). I took this action to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United States constituted by the actions and policies of former Liberian President Charles Taylor and other persons, in particular their unlawful depletion of Liberian resources and their removal from Liberia and secreting of Liberian funds and property, which have undermined Liberia's transition to democracy and the orderly development of its political, administrative, and economic institutions and resources. I further noted that the Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed on August 18, 2003, and the related cease-fire had not yet been universally implemented throughout Liberia, and that the illicit trade in round logs and timber products was linked to the proliferation of and trafficking in illegal arms, which perpetuated the Liberian conflict and fueled and exacerbated other conflicts throughout West Africa.
The White House – Jul 16, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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On July 22, 2004, by Executive Order 13348, I declared a national emergency and ordered related measures, including the blocking of the property of certain persons connected to the former Liberian regime of Charles Taylor, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706). I took this action to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United States constituted by the actions and policies of former Liberian President Charles Taylor and other persons, in particular their unlawful depletion of Liberian resources and their removal from Liberia and secreting of Liberian funds and property, which have undermined Liberia's transition to democracy and the orderly development of its political, administrative, and economic institutions and resources. I further noted that the Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed on August 18, 2003, and the related cease-fire had not yet been universally implemented throughout Liberia, and that the illicit trade in round logs and timber products was linked to the proliferation of and trafficking in illegal arms, which perpetuated the Liberian conflict and fueled and exacerbated other conflicts throughout West Africa.
The White House – Jul 16, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Scam Exposed: Man Collected Dead Mother's Benefits
A 45-year-old African immigrant is in jail after scamming Colorado's welfare system for nearly $50,000. GboneGaryeazon, a native of Liberia, has admitted to collecting welfarebenefits intended for his mother-in-law for a full six years after shedied.
cbs4denver.com – Jul 15, 2008 03:36 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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A 45-year-old African immigrant is in jail after scamming Colorado's welfare system for nearly $50,000. GboneGaryeazon, a native of Liberia, has admitted to collecting welfarebenefits intended for his mother-in-law for a full six years after shedied.
cbs4denver.com – Jul 15, 2008 03:36 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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