The Vice President of Liberia Jeremiah Kpan Koung has made a case for Liberia at the India-Africa Business Conclave in New Delhi, India, seeking knowledge on the skills, expertise and technology India has deployed over the years to have a vibrant agriculture sector. Addressing the meeting on Wednesday, August 21, 2021, the Vice President highlighted…
The President of the Liberian National Bar Association (LNBA) Cllr. Sylvester D. Rennie and United States Ambassador to Liberia Mark Christopher Toner have held talks on the establishment of a war and economic crimes court and strengthening of diplomatic relations. The both statesmen exchanged thoughts at a recent Transitional Justice Stakeholders Roundtable hosted by the new…
In the wake of a damaging audit report of the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) by the General Auditing Commission (GAC), the National Civil Society Council of Liberia (NCSCL) has taken President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. to task for hastily accepting the resignation of Deputy Governor for Operations at the Bank, Madam Nyemadi Pearson. NCSCL,…
Representative Foday E. Fahnbulleh of District #7 in Bong County has raised serious accusations against China Union, alleging that the company had secretly flipped ownership to another entity without informing the Liberian Government. China Union is the Chinese company that admitted to abandoning nearly all of its responsibilities under its Mineral Development Agreement (MDA) in…
Team Unity of Mae Azango has voiced significant concerns regarding the transparency and preparedness of the Press Union of Liberia (PUL) Election Commission, just two days before the initially scheduled election date of August 24, 2024. According to a release dated August 21, 2024, candidates representing Team Unity are Mae Azango for President, Aloysious Makor…
The Press Bureau of the House of Representatives has termed as fake and misleading media reports suggesting that Bong County District#3 Representative, J. Marvin Cole has been suspended as Chairman of the Rules, Order, and Administration (ROA) committee. Press Director Robert B. Haynes, in a statement issued Wednesday, August 21, 2024, stated that the Chairman…
Former President George Weah has expressed shock and dismay over what he termed as the police’s decision to open fire on innocent civilians near his party’s headquarters and in the surrounding areas. Speaking to a local daily yesterday August 21, 2024 following the police raid behind the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) national headquarters on…
The National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) through its Director General Emma Metieh Glassco has launched a new fisheries project in Monrovia with a call to the European Union to support the University of Liberia Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences Department to further enhance and strengthen the knowledge gap. Speaking Tuesday, August 20, 2024, during the…
The Acting Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners of the Liberia Telecommunication Authority (LTA) Abdullah L. Kamara has disclosed that the LTA is devising plans to include digital literacy into the national curriculum to expose secondary students to computer literacy. According to Chairman Kamara, the Government of Liberia wants students to have basic computer knowledge…
Lincoln Peace Foundation (LIPF) through its Policy Advocacy Network is expected to embark on a day-long governance and society dialogue aimed at awakening the consciousness of Liberians regarding policy advocacy and citizens’ role in demanding justice and accountability in the public sector. During the symposium, renowned Liberian lawyer Cllr. Tiawan Saye Gongloe, Liberian People’s Party…
