Erratum

Erratum

The Management of the News Newspaper wishes to apologize to His Honor, Judge Joe Barkon of the Second Judicial Circuit Court in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County for misquoting him (Judge Barkon) at ceremony marking the Opening of the August Term of Court. In our Wednesday’s publication, this paper reported a story under the caption: “Judge Questions…

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Boakai Issues Order….To Protect Local Trade

President Joseph N. Boakai has issued Executive Order #135 extending executive order no. 119 which institutes measures to protect and stimulate local manufacturing. Giving the order on August 12, 2024, President Boakai said that Executive Order No. 119 instituting measures to protect and stimulate local manufacturing has expired, but the need to continue to solidify…

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Gov’t Worries …Sea Erosion Hits Greenville

The Government of Liberia has expressed concerns over massive sea erosion currently taking place in the southeastern city of Greenville, Sinoe County. Speaking Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at the Ministry of Information regular press briefing, Information Minister Jerolinmek M. Piah said the government has assured those affected by the sea erosion that the National Disaster…

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In River Cess County: Communities Feel Exploited by GMCS Mining Company

Gorblee Town –Liberia’s artisanal mining sector is inundated with illegal miners, many of whom are foreigners who run small companies in agreements with communities to extract minerals. Although Liberia’s 2019 Community Land Rights Law grants exclusive rights to concession communities to negotiate contracts with concessionaires, many of these communities lack knowledge about the value of their…

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Electricity Regulator Engages Media

The Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) has engaged the media on the Liberia Electricity Sector Regulatory Framework to abreast journalists on the role of the entity in the country. During the engagement, each department head of the LERC gave briefings on the workings of the commission, thus making it easier for journalists to report electricity…

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Monrovia Floods… Several Homeless

The unstoppable and aggressive downpour rain on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, left several residents of Monrovia and parts adjacent homeless. The water entered the rooms of dozens of people in some communities, leaving them to have sleepless nights with their belongings submerged. On the main streets of Monrovia, cars, tricycles and motorcycles were coerced to…

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Additional 388 Civil Servants Blocked

The Civil Service Agency (CSA) says it has blocked 388 government employees based on analysis reports of their attendance records following the verification and headcount exercise conducted at their respective entities. The Agency went further to recommend actions of dismissal, one-month suspension without pay, and issuance of warning letters to persons found in this category….

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