The Plenary of the House of Representatives has mandated its Committees on Education, Ways, Means & Finance and Development Planning and Judiciary to receive a proposed Bill Seeking to create the PYJ Polytechnic University College and to grant it a Charter. The House of Representatives took the decision following communication from three of the Representatives […]
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Liberia: Moye Lashes At Dillon, Others
“You don’t know your legislative function” Bong County Senator Prince Moye has lashed out at Montserrado County Senator Abraham Darius Dillon and other colleagues saying they lack comprehension of legislative proceedings. Moye believes that Legislative functions do not require legislators venting their anger thru the media. Speaking in a brief telephone conversation on the OK […]
Opposition Leader Mr. Alexander B. Cummings discloses here that he has appealed to the international community to help the Government of Liberia with technical support to conduct census before the 2023 presidential and general elections. Mr. Cummings reiterates that not conducting the census before the elections will risk the constitutional legitimacy of the polls in […]
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Liberia: Govt’s Missteps Alarming
Arcelor Mittal is calling on the Government of Liberia to cancel all agreements with third parties in its concession Area, and take no further steps that violate its mining rights in Liberia In a letter addressed to the Ministers of Finance, Justice and Mines and Energy, the company listed several bad decisions by the government […]
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Liberia: The Rice Saga Is Worrisome
With all sincerity, the government must act now and do it very quickly and put an immediate halt to the back and fro puzzling alarm regarding ‘the rice shortage in the country. We saw in recent times the warehouses are stuffed and heavily loaded with the commodities and there is no need for panic. In […]
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Liberia Risk If…
The European Ambassador to Liberia, Laurent Delahousse, said it would be detrimental for Liberia if there were a situation in which Arcelor Mittal was not to realize its investment, which it has been planning with the Liberian government for some time now. He made the statement this week when he appeared as a guest on […]
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Liberia: Be Vigilant
ArcelorMittal Liberia reports deliberate attempts by some unknown individuals to sabotage its railway operations by breaking two pairs of joint bars on the rail track. The damage to the rail track occurred at Km 231.350 in Nimba County during the early morning hours of May 20, 2022. Arriving on the scene, an emergency response crew […]
With news about the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the resistance of Ukraine to the invasion, the sending of weapons by NATO to Ukraine, the preparation of NATO to send troops in support of Ukraine, the sending of weapons by the United States of America (USA) to Taiwan and the warning by the People’s Republic […]
Robertsports, Grand Cape Mount County – A prosecutor and Program Officer of SGBV Crimes Unit at the Ministry of Justice, Atty. Josephine S. Grose has indicated that her ministry is prepared to institute measures to combat Sexual Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) that is currently on the increase in the Liberian society. Atty. Grose made the remark […]
Monrovia — Public Health Initiative Liberia (PHIL) through its Executive Director Joyce Kilikpo has called on Liberia’s Finance Minister Samuel Tweah and Central Bank Governor J. Aloysius Tarlue to give account of Liberia’s portion of the initial US$80 million received from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Special Drawing Rights (SDR) funding to Liberia. As part […]
Monrovia — An archaeological group, the Back-to-Africa Heritage and Archaeology (BAHA) is exploring Liberia beyond 1822 by discovering sites established by West Indians (Crozierville) and Black Americans (Providence Island and Edina). The group is the first to archaeologically investigate the Back-to-Africa movement. The BAHA Research Project aims to investigate and promote the materials and political […]
River Gee County Senator and opposition Unity Party lawmaker Conmany B. Wesseh has claimed that President George Manneh Weah is surrounded by a bunch of dishonest advisors and cabinet ministers. Speaking at a recent symposium held in honor of the late former Liberian Interim President Dr. Amos C. Sawyer in Monrovia, Senator Wesseh alleged that […]
The reasons advanced by the government for the postponement of the long expected census has been chided by political opposition leader of the Alternative National Congress (ANC), Mr. Alexander B. Cummings who intoned that without conducting the long-overdue census, “we risk the members of the House of Representatives continuing to represent land areas and not […]
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., […]
Access Bank Liberia Limited has established a full-fledged branch in Kakata, Margibi County in continuation of the Bank’s effort aimed at leveraging banking services and the economic empowerment of the low-and middle-income strata of Liberia. The branch was opened on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at a formal ceremony held in Kakata City. The event included […]
BRAC Liberia Microfinance Company Ltd (BLMCL) is proud to be in the top spot in the first-ever 60 Decibels Microfinance Index. The index report shows the comparative social performance of 72 microfinance organizations (MFIs), based exclusively on the voices of nearly 18,000 clients. Collectively, these MFIs are serving more than 25 million clients in 41 […]
Monrovia — The Liberia of government through the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority has signed a partnership agreement with the government of Senegal through its Research Institute, “Senegalese Institute of Agriculture Research and the Oceanographic Research Center of Dakar Thiaroye (ISRA/CRODT)”. The purpose of conducting a comprehensive stock assessment in Liberia’s territorial waters is to […]
Sand Beach — Illicit miners are threatening the existence of a famous town in River Cess County with the help of an official of the Ministry of Mines, an investigation by The DayLight has revealed. Gbarwor Corporative Society Inc. does not have a license for its operations in the Morweh mining district, where Sand Beach […]