CENTAL urges President Weah The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia or CENTAL, calls on President George M. Weah to immediately suspend officials implicated in the audit report on the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission or LACC. “We call on President Weah to suspend all officials implicated in recent investigative reports released by the Liberia Anti-Corruption […]
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Monrovia — Liberia has regained its membership status as Cooperating Non- Contracting Party (CNCP) to the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) which enables Liberia’s flagged vessels to operate within its ocean space. This commission is one of the five Regional Fisheries Management bodies that Liberia is a member so as to promote good governance. Liberia […]
United States authorities have charged Moses Wright, one of the most important figures in the turmoil that engulfed Liberia in the late 1980s and 90s, with immigration fraud and perjury related to his actions during the Liberian civil war. The indictment alleges Wright, 69, a cousin of late Liberian President Samuel Doe and former head […]
Monrovia — The House of Representatives’ quest to remove tenure from several governmental agencies has suffered a setback after a ranking member of the Liberian Senate, Conmany Wesseh assured heads of integrity institutions that their tenures will be maintained. The administration of former president Ellen Johnson Sireaf and the 52nd and 53rd Legislatures established several […]
Monrovia — Montserrado County district # 8 Representative Acarous Moses Gray has identified with fire victims in the Buzzy Quarter Community in Monrovia, with a call for the elevation of the living standards of citizens, especially those residing in slum communities across the country. Lawmaker Gray is an executive committee member of the governing Coalition […]
Monrovia — The University of Liberia College of Health Sciences (ULCHS), in partnership with the USAID-funded Bringing Research to Impact for Development and Global Engagement – Utilization (BRIDGE-U Liberia) project on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 held a one-day entrepreneurship seminar as a means of translating research into viable product that improves healthcare delivery, local economy […]
Monrovia — First Lady Clar Marie Weah has assured the less fortunate children and their caretakers at “Love A Child” Orphanage in the VOA Community of her commitment to helping build a new home for them after fire completely destroyed the building accommodating them. Speaking Thursday, June 23, 2022, when she handed over a consignment […]
A dozen farmers in Yarmein Administrative District, Nimba County have been presented with Public Land Sale Deeds in acknowledgement of their traditional land ownership. The Liberia Land Authority (LLA) in collaboration with ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) presented the public sale deeds to 12 farmers who live in Gbapa and Zolowee Towns. The June10 2022 program was […]
This government has been running on a long precarious and displeasing list of mysteriously unresolved deaths and nothing much has been done to bring the perpetrators to justice. The national investigating authority most often put the cart before the horse, thereby compromising the rule of law by stating far before the investigation is ever concluded; […]
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Liberia: Absolute Charade?
The abrupt and overnight need to review all concession agreements throughout the country is a big cover-up and stems directly from the exposure of the controversial signature; although denied by Speaker Bhofal Chambers of not being his, which is attached to a cash receipt of US$500,000 provided by a subsidiary of a Guinean-based mining company […]
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Liberia: AML Pays Over Half Million U.S.
In less than a year, ArcelorMittal Liberia has paid more than half a million United States Dollars in resettlement compensation to owners of farmlands close to its iron ore mines in Yekepa, Nimba County. On Tuesday 8th June, the latest batch of 50 owners of farms within the 500-meter safety buffer zone around Mount Yuelliton […]
Information Minister Ledgerhood Rennie has hailed the recent statement by Liberia’s International partners which positively appraises the state of the country’s democracy, making particular reference to the “orderly” manner in which the government and people have handled contentious election matters. The Minister said the statement by the group, which includes the embassies of the U.S., […]
Monrovia — President George Weah has held a day-long meeting with a delegation from the United Emirates (UAE) to foster partnership specifically, within the agriculture sector. The President played host to technicians from the UAE at the Executive Mansion on Tuesday. In attendance were top officials of government including Agriculture Minister, Jeannie Cooper and the […]
Monrovia — The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) and its partners, over the weekend, conducted a one-day legislative retreat for members of the National Legislature to discuss draft amendments and Restatement being proposed to the 2016 National Wildlife Conservation and Protected Area Management Law of Liberia. The Bill seeks to improve the legal framework governing wildlife […]
Fuamah District — In less than 19 months, Liberians will turn their eyes towards watching the proceedings of the senatorial and presidential elections which will produce new senators and a president. In Bong County, to say that the atmosphere is anxious and eagerly awaiting the dawn of the day in the real sense wouldn’t be […]
Monrovia — With some huge investment by the Government of the United States of America (USA) towards improving the country’s health system with support in health education, the Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy near Monrovia has sounded out the urgent need to give priority to strengthening the country’s health sector to withstand future health […]
The Freeport of Monrovia is now a hub for the bulk distribution of bitumen in the Mano River region, thanks to a partnership initiative between Port Operators, APM Terminals Liberia and ERES Liberia, a bitumen processing company. This means that bitumen, the all-important black viscous mixture used in road construction, will now be readily accessible […]
The Financial Intelligence Unit of Liberia (FIU) will today, 22 June 2022 officially launch its National Strategy and Action Plan on anti-money laundering and terrorist financing. It seeks to mitigate the risks identified in the National Risk Assessment (NRA) 2019 report to make Liberia free of terrorist financing and money laundering to enhance investment and […]