The Executive Director of Integrity Watch, Harold Aidoo has disclosed that Liberia on an annual basis loses US$966 million due to illicit financial flows according to global financial integrity report. Aidoo made the statement Tuesday, April 30, 2024 during a day-long training organized for several civil society organizations on illicit financial flows (IFFs), taxation and…
STAND, a civil society organization fighting for justice and accountability in Liberia, has released investigative reports detailing alleged police brutality against protesters and the gross violation of workers’ rights by the management of Bea Mountain Company in Kinjor, Grand Cape Mount County. A statement said STAND’s report was impartially and meticulously compiled by a team…
The Managing Director of Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC), Mohammed Ali has frowned at government institutions and officials who are heavily indebted to the entity, but promised to disconnect debtors in the coming weeks. “If you do not pay our money, you’re witch hunting us; we will be left with no option but to…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has launched a National Consultancy Policy Guideline produced by the Civil Service Agency (CSA).The aim of the guidelines is to manage consultancies across Government. Speaking at the launch of the framework document on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ministerial Complex in Congo Town, the President said it…
The Consortium of Rubber Sector Actors of Liberia (CORSAL), has alarmed over their business capitals being damaged by the action of the Government of Liberia to ban the exportation of unprocessed rubber. Speaking with reporters Tuesday, April 30, 2024, CORSAL Assistant Secretary, Clinton Kpozeh said due to the damage of their businesses, they are unable…
In support of the Liberian Administration’s ambitions to deepen engagement with the Liberian diaspora, the World Bank Group (WBG) together with the European Union recently hosted a Liberia Diaspora Investment Dialogue on the margins of the World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings in Washington DC, USA. According to a release, the dialogue provided a platform…
Construction of the new Liberian Government Hospital in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County is steadily progressing as a key step towards enhancing healthcare accessibility in the county. The ambitious project, funded jointly by ArcelorMittal Liberian and the Government, is being spearheaded by the Liberia Agency for Community Empowerment (LACE). The project is costed at USD 3.5…
The Chairman of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), Janga Augustus Kowo, has warned the General Auditing Agency (GAC) against subjecting its constitutional functions to what they called President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s political mandate to investigate suspended individuals at the Governance Commission and Liberia Telecommunications Authority. Recently, President Joseph Nyuma suspended Garrison Yealue, Chairperson, and…
The House of Representatives has approved the 2024 Fiscal Budget in the amount of US$738,859,827. Members of the House of Representatives for the first time voted by roll call to approve the budget. The passage of the budget, followed a rigorous budget debate on Thursday, April 25, 2024 by that august body. The debate preceded…
Just two months ago since he resigned as Minister of National Defense, retired Major General Prince C. Johnson, III, has resurfaced in government. He has been nominated as Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) by President Joseph N. Boakai. In his letter of resignation, Johnson indicated that due to the current political and civil…
