CICA Motors Liberia last Friday launched the all-new 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado that showcases a striking redesign while preserving its iconic off-roads capabilities and robust engineering. CICA Motors Liberia Managing Director Navin Chandler said the first Land Cruiser was launched in 1951 and was the driving force behind Toyota’s international development, becoming synonymous for reliability,…
The Plenary of House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Ways, Means and Finance to scrutinize a Bill seeking to amend the Liberia Consolidated Revenue Code. The House’s Press Bureau says lawmakers reached the decision Wednesday, 11 September, 2024 during the 6th day sitting of the 2nd Extraordinary Session following its submission by President…
Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung has disclosed that six African countries are expected to work towards the implementation of a single currency regime to achieve economic integration. Speaking Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at the 17th Annual Banking and Finance Conference in Abuja, Nigeria, Vice President Koung listed the countries including Liberia, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone…
The National Civil Society Union of Liberia (NACSUL) has hailed a Liberian-owned company, West Coast Group of Companies, headed by Roland Paul as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), for breathing life into the National Transit Authority (NTA) by bringing into the country a huge quantity of spare parts for NTA buses, several of which have been…
The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) has submitted the draft recast budget for Fiscal Year 2024 to the Liberian Legislature. According to a MFDP release dated Friday, August 16, 2024, the draft budget, totaling US$721.5 million, was presented to the Speaker of the House and to the Senate…
The Government of Liberia in partnership with NOVA Africa Ventures has kicked off a 3-day inaugural Liberia Investment Conference designed to showcase the country’s vast potential and attract foreign investments. The conference, being held at the EJS Ministerial Complex in Congo, will run from August 5-8, 2024, bringing together government officials, business leaders, local and…
The Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, H. E. Wamkele Mene, has lauded Liberia for the ratification of the AfCFTA Agreement, describing it as “quite remarkable.” The Secretary General expressed his satisfaction with the rapid progress of Liberia’s ratification process, making it the 48th State Party to the AfCFTA. Speaking…
A pivotal meeting has taken place between President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, the Managing Director of the National Port Authority, Sekou Dukuly, and APM Terminals Vice President and Regional Managing Director for Africa and Europe Region, Mr. Igor van den Essen. The meeting discussions focused on fostering long-term partnerships and exploring investments in port infrastructure to…
The Mano Palm Oil Industries’ concession area has turned into a terrifying zone as aggrieved employees reached a conclusion to stage a go-slow in demand of their salary. Currently, the employees have taken strike actions against the management of the institution for failure to increase their salaries. In an interview, the aggrieved employees’ Chairperson, John…
The Liberia Broadcasting System (LBS) Director General Eugene L. Fahngon has disclosed that the state broadcaster will not be used to air militant-related jingles by opposition Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC). It can be recalled that CDC in a press conference accused LBS Director General Fahngon for blocking the airing of its paid jingle on…
