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T Ben Giple Final Journey
Charles Gittens hits 60
Mercy Celebrates B'day
Pat Turns Big 40
Rev. Vansiea weds Judy
Saybah and Nick tie Knot
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
MARION MAYSON
THE CARTERS' THANKSGIVING
Pictures from the Bridal Shower
The Wedding Cook Out
The Bridal Party posts for photos
BIG B'DAY CELEBRATIONS
HON. BENONI TARR GRIMES AT 50
DR. CHARLES WINGROVE DWAMINA TURNS 80
AURELIUS BUTLER IS 50
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS PICTURE(S) OF THE WEEK
HON. BENONI TARR GRIMES' VISIT TO LIBERIA
VISIT TO BOMI HILL
IN BUCHANAN, GRAND BASSA COUNTY
A VISIT TO ST PETER'S, CALDWELL
Liberian President Celebrates 71st Birthday in Sinoe County
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Wynfred Russell on "A New Vision for Monrovia"
Liberian Episcopalians Ready for 8th Annual Gathering
Liberian Episcopalians across the United States are expected to converge on the North Carolina on the weekend of April
5-7, 2013 for their 8th Annual Gathering under the banner of the Liberian Episcopal Community in USA or LECUSA. Full story
Murder in the Cassava Patch films in Minnesota
"Be Proud of your Cultural", Veep Boakai urges Liberians
Mackeline Wilson to Launch New Book Liberian Lutherans gear up for Convention in Minnesota
OLM hosts National Vision 2030
The Rev. Canon Burgess Carr is dead
OLM has New Executive Director & Financial Director
Amb. Sulunteh Presents Letters of Credence at the White House
Charles Taylors fate hangs in the balance, how will he be sentenced?
Dr. Levi B. Zangai's .Statement of Appreciation
Neekee Konway Bernard's Death Announcement  The Bernard, Konway, and Walker families announce with profound regrets the home going of their mother, sister,
daughter, and cousin, Ms. Neekee Konway Bernard. She was only 59 years old. This sad and heartbreaking event occurred
on Friday, May 4, 2012, 7:55 PM at the NC Little Hospice in Edina, Minnesota preceding a brief illness. full storyLiberia Renews Focus on Jobs and Youth through New Presidential Advisor Appointment
Liberian Episcopalians a successful Annual Gathering in Georgia
Guilty, Guilty, Charles Taylor Guilty of War Crimes
Providence Police Officer, Sgt. Max Dorley, a Liberian, to be laid to Rest
VEEP Boakai extolled ties with the Democratic Republic of Congo
Liberian Foreign Minister in Brazil for Open Government Partnership meeting  MAIN Liberia’s Foreign Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan is in Brazil at the head of a
Liberian Government delegation to attend the annual meeting of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) in the Brazilian city
of Brasilia. Minister Ngafuan and delegation will represent President
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at the High Level Open Government Partnership Meeting. Also expected in attendance
are United States Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton; Jakaya Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania;
Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil; and Nika Gilauri, Prime Minister of Georgia. full storyGRAND BASSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (GBCC) GEARS UP FOR TRAINEESHIP/INTERNSHIP COMPLETION PROGRAM
ACER Hosts 3rd Annual Career, Education & Resource Fair
VICE PRESIDENT BOAKAI STARTS TALKS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE OF THE ART SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND IN Liberian Episcopalians gear up for 7th Annual Gathering  Liberian Episcopalians residing in the United States are expected to converge on the Atlanta, Georgia on the weekend of April 13 – 15, 2012 for their 7th Annual Gathering under the banner of the Liberian Episcopal Community in USA or LECUSA. full story Former Lands And Mines Minister Honored
T Ben Giple to be Laid to Rest  The Giple family of Minnesota announces with profound regrets the
death of Mr. Benedict Taekay Giple, husband, father, brother, uncle and son. This event occurred at his home in Plymouth,
MN on March 5, 2012 at 6:21am following a protracted illness. "T. Ben" is survived by his wife - Esther Bendu Garmai
Koenig-Giple, mother - Teresa Blamo Giple, five children - Lourenzo Bobby, Marben Forgbe, Theophilus Jekwi, Bibiana Applelyn
and Claudia Juah Giple, as well as one grand daughter - Yaya. Full Story ULAA attends LCANJ honoring Program, holds Consultative Meeting
Reverend Mother Alzetta Bahnti King-Williamson is dead
ACER Launches Bottineau Transitway Engagement Project on January 21
Liberia's President Sirleaf takes Oath for Second Term
Click: FULL TEXT OF PRES. SIRLEAF'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS ULAA writes President Ellen Sirleaf, denies Gaye Sleh's claim to ULAA President
Pastor Vansiea urges members to maintain a balance President Sirleaf New Years Message
OLM Chairman Kpanaku's New Year Day Message
RULE OF LAW IN GOOD GOVERNANCE  Today, The Truth of the Matter (TTM) has observed that some Liberian Government supporters are now condemning
the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf administration for the release of Mr. Acarious Gray from prison. Even her main detractors are confused
over why he was release from prison so early. full storyOld Vai Town Bridge, Now King Zolu Duma Bridge, Dedicated
Minnesota Liberian Old Timers Ahblawo renovates OLM Offices
WINSTON TUBMAN The Worst Embarrassment to CDC
Hon. Smallwood congratulations Pres. Sirleaf, other Nobel Laureates
Fallah calls on Liberians to save for drizzling days
Sackie Kennedy Congratulates OLM Board  Former OLM Board member, Mr. J. Sackie Kennedy, has expressed congratulations to the Mr. Zubah Kpanaku and
members of the OLM Board of Directors on the occasion of their induction into to thier respective offices to stir the ship
of the Liberian community. Mr. Kennedy served as a member of the OLM Board of Director during the Martha Sinoe's administration
and under the chairmanship of Mrs.Marie Hayes. full storyEmmett Trinity is the next President of LCANJ
Zubah Kpanaku is OLM New Board Chairman
J Ninsel Warners Book Africa and Children hits the stand  A Liberian resident in Minnesota, Mr. J Ninsel Warner, has released a rich book on Liberian political cultural. The book is
now on the book stand and is among the bestseller of books published by a Liberian author. The book,
Africa and Children, is a breath-taking political satire which is seasoned with the romantic story of Mary Boryonon Tweh and
her husband, Clinton Simpson. Mary Tweh and her husband do not have any children.full storyLCANJ to hold Community wide Elections
Pres. Sirleaf's Lecture at Receiving the Nobel Peace Prize
Ms. Leymah Gbowee Nobel Peace Lecture Supreme Court Vindicates NEC, Sirleaf
'Yield Not to CDC's Blackmail?
Tribute to the Memory of Dr. Peter Lorkula Naigow
Herman Browne Releases four New Books
Mother Esther Taylor laid to rest in Liberia
Hon. Benoni Tarr Grimes and Caroline Wynnie Tie Knot With a flawless combination of solemnity and fanfare, Benoni Tarr Grimes Saturday wedded Caroline Galimah in
St. Paul, Minn. With a backdrop of one of the largest Liberian wedding gatherings, Grimes, the publisher of the People-to-People
online news outlet, officially took in marriage the hands of his best friend, Caroline, also lovingly called Caro. full story
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President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Thursday marked her 71st birth anniversary in the southeastern city of Greenville,
in Sinoe County, with a renewed commitment to continue to pursue her reform agenda for the growth and development of Liberia.
In the last few years, the city of Monrovia has gone through a dramatic transformation under the leadership of acting Mayor
Mary Broh. From the unsightly piles of garbage at nearly every street corner to the stench of wastes flowing through open
drainages; the City is now an oasis of hope and promise. Ms. Broh has inspired many Liberians to take pride in their capital
city as the champion of the value of cleanliness. Ms. Broh has inspired many Liberians to take pride in their capital city
as the champion of the value of cleanliness. It is now time to build on her legacy and take the City to even greater heights
with the structures and systems she put in place and with the dedicated staff she left behind. 
The African Career, Education & Resource, Inc. (ACER) presents a special screening of Murder in the
Cassava Patch. The semi–formal gala affair takes place 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM at North Hennepin Community College
Fine Arts Theater (7411 85th Ave. N., Brooklyn Park), on Friday, July 27. It will include an hors d’oeuvres reception,
performances and a question and answer segment with the film director, Yor-El Francis. Suggested donation is $5. 
July 18, 2012, Monrovia-Vice President Joseph N. Boakai has called on Liberians not to look down on
their culture, take pride in their nation, saying Liberia is a mosaic of cultural identities, a great country despite reservations
some may have about the cultural practices of the country. He said our culture reflects the nation’s
diverse ethnicities and long history. 
Government of the Republic of Liberia (GOL) Consults with Citizens in the Diaspora: In collaboration with the Organization
of Liberians in Minnesota (OLM), National Vision 2030 Comes to Minnesota on Sunday, June 3, 2012. The event will be held at
the Crowne Plaza, (2200 Freeway Boulevard, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430)to begin at 4:30. The Delegation
and Panelist from the Liberian goverment will include Mr. Stephen Manley—Atlanta/Minneapolis Lead, Mr. Lee Mason, Mr.
Zubin Cooper-Media Consultant, Ms. Sedia Williams, Mrs. Gladys Beyan, National Steering Committee Member and Professor D.
Elwood Dunn, Member NV Technical Group. 
The death is announced of the Rev. Canon Burgess Carr, a veteran Liberian priest and therologian who
for seven years headed the All Africa Council of Churches, Partnership Officer for Africa in the World Mission Unit of
the Episcopal Church Center and an advocate of freedom and liberty in Africa. According to an
announcement from St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Snellville, Georgia and news report from the Episcopal News Service
the Rev. Canon Carr died on Sunday, May 13, 2012 in his sleep in Snellville,
Georgia. He was 77 years old. 
The Organization of Liberians in Minnesota (OLM) has named Mr. Wayne D. Doe as the Executive Director and Mr. Edwin K. Bombo
as Finance Director of the organization on a Pro-bono basis. The OLM has been operating without an executive
director for about two years since the resignation of Mr. Christian Harris. It has been a struggle and a difficult
task for the Board attract anyone to the positions. 
His Excellency Mr. Jeremiah C. Sulunteh, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Liberia to the United
States of America, presented his Letters of Credence to President Barack Obama on Wednesday, May 2, 2012. According to a dispatch
from the Embassy of Liberia in Washington, D.C., 
On April 26, 2012 the former Liberian Leader and warlord, Charles Taylor was found guilty by the panel of International judges
at the trial in The Hague of aiding and abetting crimes against humanity and war crimes during the Sierra Leone civil war.
The next important step in the trial is the sentencing. The Presiding Judge Lussick, in announcing the verdict, made it clear
that the prosecution had failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Taylor was part of a joint criminal enterprise, the
greater or the main crime. 
On behalf of the Grand Bassa Community College (GBCC) and in my own name, I wish to express our profound thanks and appreciation
to Odebrecht Construction International, Arcelor Mittal Liberia and Buchanan Renewables for your support to their College.The purpose of this program is as follows: First, to congratulate and certificate the students
who have completed their traineeship and internship in our joint Technical, Vocational, Administrative and Employability Skills
Training program. 
The man who was quoted as saying that the "Liberian youth are consistently clustered toward the bottom
in employment, education, health, and other well-being indicators" is now the new youth czar in charge of empowering
youth, improving education, as well as creating jobs and new opportunities, arguably the most powerful youth advocacy position
in Liberia. As she completes critical appointments for her second term administration, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf named
Dr. Emmanuel Dolo as her new National Youth Advisor on May 3. This appointment is not subject to confirmation by the Liberian
legislature. 
Former Liberian leader Charles Taylor has been found guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes during the Sierra Leone civil
war by the penal of International judges at the trial in The Hague. "The chamber finds beyond reasonable doubt that the
accused is criminally responsible... for aiding and abetting the commission of the crimes 1 to 11 in the indictment,"
Judge Lussick said, as he delivers the verdict.
Funeral ceremonies or a celebration of life for Sergeant Max Dorley, a Providence police
officer who died last week in a cruiser crash, is scheduled for Friday, April 27, 2012 at 10 a.m. at the Cathedral of Saints
Peter and Paul in Providence, Rhode Island. According to the obituary Wake keeping for Sergeant Dorley will be held at Nardolillo
Funeral Home on 1278 Park Avenue Cranston, RI 02910on Thursday April 26, 2012 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM. 
The Grand Bassa Community College (GBCC) is expected to celebrate the trainee and internship completion program of the college
in partnership with the Odebrecht Construction International, Inc. (OCII). The program will be held on Friday, April 20, 2012,
2:00 P.M., GBCC Main Campus, Bassa High School Auditorium, Tubman Street, Buchanan City. 
Brooklyn Park, MN –Although the unemployment rate has fallen over the last
year, many African American and African immigrant families are still feeling the effects of a struggling economy. But, help
is on the way. This is the motivation behind the third annual fair organized by the African Career, Education & Resource,
Inc. (ACER). The event takes place on Saturday, April 28, 2012 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Hennepin Technical College,
9000 Brooklyn Blvd., Brooklyn Park, MN 55445. 
The former Minister of Lands, Mines & Energy, Roosevelt G. Jayjay, yesterday received
a certificate of appreciation for successfully handling the affairs of the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
(LEITI) over the years. 
A high power delegation of the Union of Liberian Associations in the Americas (ULAA) was guest of the Liberian Community Association
of North Jersey recently for an honoring program and to hold consultative meeting with the outgoing and newly elected officers.
Several distinguished personalities of the community were honored for delicated and selfless services and contribution to
the community over the last couple of years. The honorees were presented with beautiful certificates and diplomas. 
The Williamson, King, Mayson, Smith and Potter families regret to announce the home going of Reverend Mother Alzetta Bahnti
King-Williamson which sad and mournful event occurred on January 14, A.D. 2012 at 7:30 post meridian. The late Reverend Mother
Alzetta Bahnti Williamson is survived by her devoted husband of fifty four (54) unbroken years, Counselor Joseph E. Williamson,
six biological and several god and adopted children.. 
Brooklyn Park, MN – The African Career, Education & Resource, Inc. (ACER) announces the launch
of its "Making Transit Meaningful" project with a Community Leader Forum on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. This free event
will take place at Zanewood Recreation Center, 7100 Zane Ave. N., Brooklyn Park, MN 55429 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. ACER was
among 10 community-based organizations that received funding from the Corridors of Opportunity Policy Board of the Metropolitan
Council to ensure that underrepresented communities.. 
Liberia's Nobel peace laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was sworn in Monday in a lavish $1.2 million ceremony after her disputed
reelection in the nation's second post-war polls. The 73-year old grandmother took the oath administered
by the country's Chief Justice Johnnie Lewis as thousands looked on from the grounds of the capitol building in Monrovia.
The Union of Liberian Associations in the Americas (ULAA) has written the President of Liberia, Dr. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
to apprise her attention to a fake representation of the organization, by Mr. Gaye Sleh as president. The Letter says in parts
that, ", we have received unquestionably reliable communication that an official invitation to your inauguration has
been delivered in the name of the Union of Liberian Association in the Americas (ULAA) ... 
Parishioners of the Joy World Universal Church have called upon to put the leave behind vises that tend to divide and destroy
them and move into the future with initiatives that with unite them in faith to be a blessing to the unreached, needy and
destitute. The call was made by Rev. Samuel Vansiea, Senior Pastor of the Joy World Universal Church
when he delivered the sermon at the 2rd Anniversary Celebration of the church..
As we enter into this new leadership of the Organization of Liberians in Minnesota (OLM),
I like to seize this moment to wish all of us including our families a prosperous and fulfilling New Year (2012), which I
consider a year of Renewal, Unification and Solidarity in our Liberian Communities both in the Diaspora and in Mama-Liberia.
May all we have wished for come true, and may our plans be cultivated on fertile soil for cooperation, growth, and progress
in this New Year and the years ahead. 
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Friday dedicated the bridge linking the City of Monrovia to the commercial district of Bushrod Island. Speaking at the dedication, the
President thanked all those who played leading roles, including Ministers of Finance who spearheaded negotiations for the
construction of the bridge, 
The President of the Liberian Community of North Jersey, Inc, Hon. Robert E. Smallwood, Jr., has extended congratulatory message
to Her Excellency Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia and Ms. Leymah Gbowee, Liberian Peace
Activist on their historic winning of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. 
A US based Liberian financial expert has called on Liberians to "see the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to two of Liberia’s
finest females as recognition of efforts being made by our mothers and sisters in bringing about lasting peace in the country."
Mr. Austin Fallah said the model introduced by these two African ladies should be used as a yardstick
in solving conflicts that may arise around the world. 
The Liberian Community Association of North Jersey, Inc (LCANJ) has a new President to stir ship of the community and he is
Emmett Trinity. On Saturday, December 17, 2011, the Chairman of the Elections Commission of the Community,
Hon. Augustus Koiquah, declared Mr. Emmett G. Trinity President-Elect of LCANJ after all the votes were tallied. Mr. Trinity
is a known name within LCANJ circles for his consistent and outstanding service. Hon. 
Report reaching the Peoples News confirms that Mr. Zubah Kpanaku has been elected Chairman of the Organization of Liberians
in Minnesota (OLM) Board of Directors.The Election was held today, December 17, 2011 at the OLM office in Brooklyn Park. Speaking
with our reportyers after recieving the report, Mr. Kpanaku said he is committed to making the OLM responsive to the needs
of the community as well as ensuring that there is reconciliation between and amongst the people of the community. He pointed
out that there is a new day in the OLM and the community will come to appreciate the OLM under his chairmanship of the Board.
OSLO, Norway (AP) – Three women; Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee,
and Yemeni activist Tawakkol Karman, who fought injustice, dictatorship and sexual violence in Liberia and Yemen accepted
the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize on Saturday, calling on repressed women worldwide to rise up against male supremacy. President
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said after accepting her Nobel diploma and medal at a ceremony in Oslo, said "....My sisters,
my daughters, my friends — find your voice..," 
Against the testimonies of fair play of more than 4,000 electoral observers, the opposition Congress for Democratic
Change (CDC) contended that the 2011 presidential election was fraught with vote-rigging in favor of the ruling Unity Party
(UP). The series of investigations the National Elections Commission (NEC) conducted based on "evidences" CDC adduced
– investigations, which Carter Center’s observer team affirmed as standard – found no evidence of fraud.
The opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) boycotted the November 8 presidential runoff on unprovable vote-rigging
claims and staged a "peace vigil" that degenerated into a violent confrontation between its partisans and police.
What happened is an overly told story. However, what has been happening behind political closed doors in the name of "peace
dialogue", since then, is bothering many legal minded and patriotic Liberians, who fear the Sirleaf Administration might
be trapping itself into a governance circus – of a Gyude Bryant type NTGL – in the vain name of peace. 
Today marks the 22nd day since the cold hands of death snatched away the life of a distinguished son
of Bong County, Dr. Peter Lorkula Naigow, former Vice President of the Republic of Liberia. Dr. Naigow is reported to have
passed away in Conakry, the Republic of Guinea, on Monday, November 14, 2011 following a brief period of illness. The Founder,
Chairman, officers and members of the Bong Progressive Movement are bitterly shocked and sadly overwhelmed by the news of
the passing of this great man, outstanding scholar and dazzling son of the Kpelle people. 
The Dean of Trinity Cathedral in Monrovia, the Very Rev. Dr. Herman Browne has released four books for Christian education
and teaching purposes. Speaking to our reporter recently In Monrovia, Dr. Browne said the publication
of the books is part of an effort to ensure that the congregation he serves is an informed church in those days of adversities.
He pointed out that an informed congregation or community will defend the mission of the Christian and will fearlessly reach
out to win more souls for Christ. He said he is involved with research on other aspect of the church for the sound instruction
of the church. 
The Special Independent Commission of Inquiry appointed by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to investigate the November 7 disturbances
has submitted its report to the President. The Commission, headed by Sister Mary Laurene Browne, submitted
its report on Friday, November 25, at the Ministry of State. Among its recommendations, the Commission has called for the
dismissal of the Inspector General of the Liberia National Police (LNP), Mr. Marc Amblard. 
The late Esther Naniker Davies Taylor, mother of Rev. Dr. Francis Tablah of Ebenezer Community Church and Amelia Taylor-Galimah
of Minnesota, was laid to rest at her home town of Kingsville, Margibi County, Liberia. Amidst bright
and beautiful weather several family members and sympathizer congregated at the Grace Baptist Church located in the Barnesville
Estate, in Monrovia, Liberia on Saturday, November 12, 2011 the funeral ceremonies of Esther Naniker Davies Taylor. 
A former Commissioner of the Township of Caldwell, Benoni Tarr
Grimes says the Caldwell Bridge is a time bomb and if nothing is urgently done by the Government of Liberia to have the bridge
reconstructed in the shortest possible time, it may collapse. Mr. Grimes expressed fear that the bridge is a major bridge
that is leading and connecting to other parts of the city and if that bridge collapses, it will create serious problem as
the township of Caldwell and other cities beyond Caldwell would be disconnected from Monrovia and its environs. 
