The Government of Liberian through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) and the Civil Service Agency (CSA) has announced the temporary suspension of 6,387 individuals from the national payroll. According to reports, this suspension comes as a result of their failure to comply with mandatory payroll verification processes, including the General Auditing Commission…
Liberia’s former Minister of Finance, Development Planning, Samuel D. Tweah Jr. has issued a statement addressing what he calls facts surrounding the domestic and international debt between the then ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) and the previous Unity Party administrations, leading up to the year 2023. Former Minister Tweah unequivocally described any information contrary…
Indian Humanitarian and Chief Executive Office of Jeety Rubber LLC, Upjit Singh Sachdeva, has saved over 900 Liberians jobs after buying the Salala Rubber Corporation (SRC) from its previous owner Socfinaf S. A. The company shut down following a protest that led to the burning of its property and death threats against the General and Plantation…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recommended the relocation of Yegbedu Town in Lofa County following investigation into recent earth vibrations. Speaking during recently Information Ministry press briefing, EPA Executive Director Emmanuel K. Urey Yarkpawolo said the recommendation is based on an investigation done through EPA, the Ministry of Mines and Energy into the recent earth…
The Kofi Annan Institute for Conflict Transformation (KAICT) at the University of Liberia (UL) and its international partners has celebrated Liberia’s 21st anniversary of the Accra Comprehensive Peace Agreement, which ended Liberia’s civil conflict. The celebration which brought together government officials, international and local partners, parties that signed the Accord, Liberian experts, ambassadors, women groups and students, was held August 30, 2024 at…
President Joseph N. Boakai, Mrs. Kartumu Y. Boakai, and other members of the Liberian delegation have landed in Bali, Indonesia, marking the start of their participation in the 2nd Indonesia-Africa Forum (IAF). According to an Executive Mansion release dated September 1, 2024, after nearly thirty hours journey, the delegation arrived late-night on Saturday, August 31,…
In a significant move to strengthen the decentralized structure of the MAP initiative, the Multi-Actors Platform on Land Governance and Responsible Agricultural Investment in Liberia (MAP Liberia Land Platform) completed a one-day regional forum of the Western region comprising (Gbarpolu, Bomi and Grand Cape Mount Counties). According to the MAP Liberia release dated August 30,…
