A large quantity of expired goods belonging to the Ritco Distillery Company was confiscated by joint security forces following a search warrant issued by the Pleebo Magistrate Court. The operation, conducted on Thursday morning, June 20, involved the Liberia National Police, the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency, the Liberia Immigration Services, and other agencies. In separate…
Former Deputy Director for Information Coordination at the Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services, Wilmot Smith, has sued the Boakai–Koung led administration for wrongful dismissal. On June 19, 2024, at the Civil Law Court at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia, Smith through his lawyer filed a petition for Declaratory Judgment. Mr. Smith said…
The National Youth Congress of Unity Party (UP) has refuted media reports linking the party’s National, Chairman Rev. J. Luther Tarpeh, to a listing of names sent to the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) with a mandate to employ. Recently, a local newspaper published a communication addressed to CBL Governor Aloysius Tarlue, dated April 23,…
The Board of Trustees of the University of Liberia has named and appointed Catholic Archbishop of Monrovia, Rev. Dr. Gabriel Blamo Jubwe, as Chairperson of the committee to vet a new president for the university. The UL Board’s June 19, 2024 action is based on its considerate fiduciary responsibilities as provided in the Charter of…
The Officer-In-Charge (OIC) of the Financial Intelligence Agency of Liberia (FIA), Mr. Mohammed A. Nasser, has emphasized that asset declaration is a significant benchmark in the fight against corruption, and also a preventive and meaningful anti-graft tool that enhances public confidence and integrity in public governance. Speaking recently after he declared his assets to the…
The Association of Microfinance Institution of Liberia (AMIL) has indicted its first leadership that will steer the affairs of the body for the next two years. During the election, Atty. Edwina D. Vakun was elected as President, Francis S. Dorko, Vice President, Atty. Daniel C. Gayedyu, Secretary General, Hilary S. Swen Jr., Financial Secretary and…
ArcelorMittal Liberia has donated a brand new JAC 4-wheel pick-up truck to the Liberia National Police (LNP) for use by the Bong County Police Detachment to help address some of their logistical challenges and to boost their operations. The pick-up truck was presented to Police Inspector General Colonel Gregory Coleman Wednesday June 19, 2024 at…
Gbarpolu County Senator, Amara Konneh has put forward a comprehensive set of reforms to revolutionize the Senate’s financial management practices. Senator Konneh in a Facebook post on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, said the proposed reforms are designed to address longstanding concerns over fiscal oversight and ensure the Senate operates with utmost integrity in handling public…
Augustus Zomonway, the Commissioner for Yarmein Administrative District in Nimba County, has commended ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) for its ongoing efforts to rehabilitate the Deader Road in the district. Yarmein is one of the areas impacted by AML’s activities. This initiative is part of AML’s broader commitment to the communities affected by its mining operations. Recently,…
President Joseph N. Boakai has accepted the resignation of suspended Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA), Commissioners Osborne K. Diggs and James Gbarwea. In separate letters, the former officials expressed their profound gratitude to the President for his steadfast leadership in steering the country’s progress and development and pledged their unwavering commitment to the ongoing investigation. They…
