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PATRICIA MCQUILKIN TO DELIVER GGAA 2012 CONVENTION ADDRESS
As if it weren’t obvious that the Collins-Poah administration was making headways for impeccably handling the affairs of the GGAA; a source close to the administration tells MN Web that a recognized Health-Grades Pediatrician will deliver the keynote address during the GGAA 22nd annual national convention in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday May 26, 2012. Patricia [...]
BJHS-SPS 2012 REUNION HEADS TO THE “PALMETTO STATE”
The 2012 Reunion of the Bishop Juwle High School and the Saint Philomena Elementary School Alumni Association in the Americas will take place in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina from July 13-15 welcoming more than 400 reunion-goers. In an exclusive interview with the President of the group; she said “The Palmetto State” was suggested by Dr. [...]
BARLEE CLARIFIES RUMORS, AS ELLEN APPOINTS KRAYEE
The man who was repeatedly mentioned as a potential replacement to Chris Bailey for the highest post in Grand Gedeh County has categorically denied paying any dime amid swirling rumors he picked up the bill for Bailey’s medical expenses. In an exclusive interview with MN Web, Wilson Barlee said he was confronted by Bailey in [...]
RLCEP DONATES TO THE GGAA
The recent announcement by the National Administration that the Brothers’ Brother’s Foundation (BBF) of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has offered to ship medical supplies to the Martha Tubman Memorial Hospital in Zwedru, followed by an appeal by GGAA President to every Grand Gedean and the general public to donate a pack of surgical gloves; RLCEP was one [...]
GGAA SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP, BUT…
During Easter weekend when Christians all over the world feast and celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 37 Grand Gedeans from throughout the US met in Providence, Rhode Island and completed a GGAA Workshop on Leadership. The one-day Workshop was a joint endeavor by the Education and Training Committee in collaboration with the Collins-Poah Administration. [...]
Amid Breakaway; NE Chapter Observes 22 Yrs of Existence…
The New England Chapter of the Grand Gedeh Association in the Americas will on Saturday, April 28, observe 22 years of existence amid the breakaway of the State of Rhode Island. Preparations are underway to host hundreds of Grand Gedeans and well-wishers whom are expected to storm the city of Worcester in droves. Recently during [...]
MARTHA KANNAH BROKE SILENCE
Many who know her say, “a hard nut to crack”, while her admirers believe she’s someone who would take a product of no value and remodel it and make it her own. Martha Kannah was unassumingly candid during this discourse. This interview is sure to draw parallels to the shifting tide of opinion regarding some [...]
‘MOVING FORWARD IN UNITY’-WILLIAM KAMANDA
Every time he addresses Grand Gedeans, the National President of the Grand Gedeh Association in the Americas Hon. Tillman Nuahnee Collins asserts that the GGAA Union comprises eighteen (18) chapters; but it always seem that there are only 4 chapters in the union. Pennsylvania Chapter: the mother of all chapters never runs out of controversies [...]
The SKD Event-Written by Sylvestine Payne
The weekend of March 10, 2012 was a busy time for Liberians all over but especially Grand Gedeans. For National Leadership in the Diaspora, individual Liberians attending the ULAA Inaugural ball reports a grand event and a dynamic turnout. I credit that to Mr. Slehs ability to reach out and the stewalt commitment of Liberians to honor [...]
BARMON’S INAUGURAL ENTHUSIASM HEIGHTENS AS THE DAY DRAWS CLOSER
The Minnesota chapters of the Grand Gedeh Association in the Americas will on this Saturday March 17 hold its inaugural program to mark the second and final term of Alexander Barmon and Catherine Kantu. According to our correspondent, Grand Gedeans and well-wishers across the US especially from neighboring Iowa and Missouri are already heading to [...]
GGAA STANDS TO BENEFIT ENORMOUSLY, IF…
A source close to the Collins-Poah Administration tells MN Web that the Grand Gedeh Association in the Americas stands to benefit from medical equipment and supplies worth thousands of US dollars, pending some bureaucratic red tapes. According to a March 2nd email sent by the International Medical Program Coordinator of the Brother’s Brothers Foundation to the [...]
SKD EVENT SOLD-OUT, AS MRS QUIWONKPA PREPARES TO KEYNOTE
Swirling rumors that the widow of the late Liberian Commanding General Thomas G. Quiwonkpa will on Saturday March 10, deliver the keynote address at the SKD gala event in Voorhees, New Jersey has led to an eleventh-hour huge demand for tickets. In an exclusive interview with Ms Celue Doe she confirmed the closely guarded secret and [...]
SLEH’S KEYNOTE ADDRESS DRAWS SPIKY CRITICISM
The President of the Union of Liberian Association in the Americas (ULAA) Hon. Gaye Duwah Sleh drew sharp criticism minutes after he delivered his keynote address in which he commended the efforts of five Grand Gedeans for what he called, “those who have stepped up to the plate.” Presenting his keynote address at the second, [...]
KWAME OLDPA WEEKS INTERVIEWS SUPT. CHRIS BAILEY
It is often said that “the fruit does not fall far from the tree.” This is the case with Grand Gedeh County Superintendent Hon. Chris Bailey who has seen his share of criticism and insults for being a man of his beliefs. When Bailey recently visited the US to undergo a surgery, he fell right [...]
CORRUPTION PROBE TARGETS FORMER SEC. GEN. (GGAA)
Mr. Jeremiah Sokan is believed to be under pressure and probe for his allegedly refusal to deposit $767.00 into the coffers of the Grand Gedeh Association in the Americas. The investigation is being conducted by Eric B. Kohn, Chairman of the National Board of Directors of the Association. The investigation came after a letter dated on February 3, [...]
BOLEY MAKES 360, APPOINTS WILLIAMS WITH RELUCTANCE
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Konobo Statutory District Association Dr. Al Boley on Sunday made a volte-face by eventually appointing Augustus Cisco Williams as its new leader. Williams’ appointment comes in the wake of allegations of corruption against his former boss who was accused of embezzling over $6000 United States dollars. [...]
