The NEWS has gathered that a money laundering investigation initiated by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) now Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA) was reportedly compromised under the watch of former Director General, Edwin W. Harris, Jr. However, Harris has rejected the claim indicating that no money laundering investigation took place by him. Mr. Harris, now Director…
The newly formed civil rights advocacy group, Solidarity and Trust for a New Day, also known as The Movement-STAND, which is under the leadership of Mr. Mulbah Morlu has taken full initiative on behalf of residents and workers of Bea Mountain Mining Company operating in Kinjor, Grand Cape Mount County. Over the weekend, STAND dispatched…
In the wake of Monday, April 25, 2024 night mudslide in Chio Town, River Cess County that has so far killed 11 people and left others severely injured, county authorities are shifting blames on stubble citizens and the Ministry of Mines and Energy for the tragic incidence. County Attorney, Martin Tumen, who also heads the…
Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) Legislative Caucus Chairman, Senator Nathaniel F. McGill has disclosed that the party will be back in power 2029. Senator McGill made the statement recently at the party headquarters in Congo Town during an engagement with partisans and well-wishers. He said Liberians have already started missing former President George M. Weah…
The Minister of Public Works, Roland Layfette Giddings says his administration will be awarding government contracts strictly on the basis of performance. Speaking recently, he indicated that previous contacts awarded were either not performing well due to certain level of technical incapacitation, or that the past administration defaulted on contractors’ payments. According to him, the…
The former Chairman of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), Mulbah Morlu has blamed their government for the failure to pressurize Bea Mountain to implement its Mineral Development Agreement. Morlu, now National Chairman of Solidarity Trust for A New Day (STAND), made the disclosure during a one-day fact-finding visit to Kinjor last Saturday. “Currently, I…
Bea Mountain Mining Corporation (BMMC) has embarked on the training of specialized drivers in its employ. The exercise, according to the Government and Community Relations Manager, Mr. Alpaslan Ozbilge, is intended to give additional skills, which will make employees useful citizens. The training, when completed, will make the drivers marketable for not only Liberian market,…
The Officer-In–Charge of National Oil Company (NOCAL), Jacob Kabakollie has rubbished recent media report alleging that he squandered US$600,000 as baseless, malicious and without merit. Addressing the Ministry of Information press briefing on Monday, April 1, 2024, Kabakollie said at no point in his oversight responsibility at NOCAL did he ever sign off on any…
In observance of Women’s History Month of March, the United Nations Resident Coordinator to Liberia Christine Umutoni has hailed Liberian women for their role in the attainment of peace during the country’s civil crisis. Umutoni made the call over the weekend at the climax of activities surrounding the Women’s History Month in Monrovia. Madam Umutoni…
Non-profit organization, Adding Hearts Inc., has donated twenty bags of rice to the Muslim and Disabled Communities in Sinkor. At the Vamoma House on Monday, April 1, 2024, the group presented rice to the old folks and disabled community in order to help them feed. The Chief Executive Officer of Adding Hearts Inc. said giving…
