The Center for Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding (CECPAP) has planted the seed of peace, reconciliation and unity in the Porkpa District, Grand Cape Mount County. Porkpa District has always become a hotspot during electioneering period. During the 2020 special senatorial election, the district became the hub for violent acts in Liberia. Properties such as vehicles…
The Speaker of the 55th Legislature Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa, along with esteemed members, convened with the United States House Democracy Partnership’s Technical Assistance Consultancy Team at his Capital Building Office. The primary agenda of the meeting revolved around the provision of short-term technical assistance consultancy. The focus lay on enhancing citizen participation, particularly through…
The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL) has called on President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to initiate a competitive recruitment process for persons appointed to the Office of the Ombudsman. In a press statement last Friday, CENTAL said it has read with keen interest reports in some local dailies alleging that the newly nominated…
President Joseph N. Boakai has extolled over 126 At-Risk-Youth after graduating and receiving certificates from the Joint Inter-Sectorial At-Risk-Youth Empowerment Program. The program was created by the Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Youth and Sports. The over 126 At-Risk-Youth were rehabilitated in four counties including Montserrado, Margibi, Grand Bass and Bomi. They acquired…
Hosted by the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA), the Tax Inspectors Without Borders for Criminal Investigations (TIWB-CI) workshop assessing Liberia’s capacity to combat tax and financial crimes has concluded with a call for a ‘Whole of Government Approach’ as a practical way to deal with the menace. Sponsored by UNDP/OECD, the workshop identified 16 priority recommendations…
The Civil Society Network of Liberia (CSNL) has welcomed the legal action instituted by 10 dismissed employees of the National Port Authority (NPA) against the Management of the NPA and its Managing Director, Mr. Sekou Dukuly, for their ‘unlawful dismissal.’ On March 29, 2024, the dismissed employees, including Mr. Gabriel S. Bull, Comptroller of NPA…
The Center for the Exchange of Intellectual Opinions (CEIO) has conveyed its heartfelt appreciation to Mr. Lakshmi Mittal, the Executive Chairman of ArcelorMittal Global, for his recent visit to the country. In a statement exclusively released Wednesday, April 10, 2024, from CEIO’s headquarters in Monrovia, the group emphasized the crucial role of robust partnerships in…
In adherence to public safety regulations, the Liberia National Police (LNP) and ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) have inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at ensuring the secure movement of AML’s oversized equipment from Buchanan, Grand Bassa County, to Tapata, Namba County. In the past, Col. Gregory Coleman, Inspector General of Police, highlighted the necessity of…
The Deputy Minister for Budget and Development Planning at Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, Tanneh G. Brunson has called for a Chain Technical Support Mechanism towards the Campaign to Improve Supply Chain for donated medicines to the Liberia Health Sector. Speaking Thursday, April 11, 2024 in Monrovia at the launch of the Supply Chain…
A former Officer-in Charge of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), now Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA), Bobby Q. Harris has responded to a publication in this paper under the captioned: “Massive Fraud Uncovered At Financial Intelligence Unit.” On Wednesday, March 20, 2024, this paper published an investigative story about questionable financial transactions at FIA between 2018…
