Liberia: Grief Overwhelms Ex-Prez Sirleaf At Son's Wake
Monrovia — Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was visibly overwhelmed by grief as she attended the wake of her son, Charles E. Sirleaf, at the First United Methodist Church in Monrovia late Monday evening. Former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf shared her deep grief in social media, describing her son's passing as a profound sorrow and an unimaginable loss. Mr. Sirleaf was a prominent figure in Liberia's financial sector, serving as Deputy Governor and Acting Executive Governor under three presidents from 2004 to 2020. Charles Sirleaf served as Deputy Governor for Operations at the Central Bank of Liberia from 2012 to 2020. After Governor Milton Weeks' appointment as Executive Governor, Sirleaf returned to his post as Deputy Governor for Operations.
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June 18, 2024 16:43 UTC
Deputy Defense Minister Promises a “Robust, Dynamic Military”
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June 17, 2024 20:16 UTC
Western Cluster to Invest US$2bn in Liberian Economy
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June 15, 2024 08:01 UTC
President Boakai’s ARREST Policy Under Scrutiny for Gender Inclusivity
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June 14, 2024 19:22 UTC
Liberia: SESA GOA CEO Navin Jaju Announces US$2 Billion Western Cluster Investment Plan for Liberia in Meeting with President Boakai
Monrovia—Western Cluster Liberia Limited (WCL) has announced a plan to invest $2bn in the next five years as part of the company’s commitment to boost economic revitalization and foster socio-economic development in Liberia. By Selma Lorma, [email protected]Mr. Navin Jaju, chief executive officer of SESA GOA, the parent company of Western Cluster Liberia, and Christopher Griffith, CEO of Base Metals, Vedanta, made the pronouncement during a meeting with President Joseph Nyuma Boakai in Monrovia. with an investment of US$2 billion to propel socio-economic development in Liberia. The meeting with President Boakai follows the restoration of the Western Cluster Road User Permit, which was suspended on May 3, 2024, due to the President’s dissatisfaction with the company’s use of heavy-duty trucks that were damaging the road. Sesa Goa Iron Ore, a Vedanta Group company, is engaged in the exploration, mining, and processing of iron ore.
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June 14, 2024 12:15 UTC
Senator Cyrus Warns CONTEC GLOBAL’s US$40M Contract with Weah’s Government Poses Security Threats to Liberia
CONTEC Global was awarded a contract by the government, through the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) to digitize the Liberia Alien Resident Permit. He furthered that the company is “issuing very poor-quality resident permits” to aliens. Senator Cyrus described the management of data as a “very expensive commodity”, and further pointed out that CONTEC Global has not been certificated to meet international standards. Under the contract, CONTEC Global is mandated to produce about 350,000 resident permits within five years. He stated that with this known statistic it is now clear that CONTEC Global cannot produce the 350,000 resident permits within a five-year period.
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June 14, 2024 11:25 UTC
Liberia: Cllr. Tiawan Gongloe Criticizes Unity Party-Led Government for Violating Its Own Tenure Laws
The Honorable Mamaka Bility, Minister of State without Portfolio and Special Envoy of President Boakai, during the May 24, 2024 Cabinet Retreat announced that Liberia had acquired the machines. Gongloe: Boakai Repeating Weah’s ‘mistakes’Cllr. Gongloe and his party threw their support behind Boakai, citing Boakai’s experience and commitment to fight corruption as the reasons. Gongloe said while he still supports President Boakai, he will publicly speak against the government’s missteps just as he will commend it when it delivers. He said: “At one time in West Africa, there were Air Africa, Nigeria Airwave, and Ghana Airwave, but all of these collapsed due to corruption.
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June 13, 2024 18:55 UTC
Liberia: Ruling Unity Party Pressuring Central Bank to Employ Partisans
During the Weah administration, it was reported that the CBL was pressured to employ all of the CDC partisans that were recommended by the party. The Unity Party, while in opposition, said the former president’s decision to bloat the government’s payroll was the main reason the country was faced with revenue to cope with the requisite infrastructure and salary commitments. “The cost of governance is too high,” Alex Flomo, a civil society activist, said. “Liberia has ignored its revenue challenge by going on a recurrent expenditure spree. Yet, this has not impacted the economy, which has been stuck in a low growth path despite higher cost of governance,” Flomo said.
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June 12, 2024 21:27 UTC
US widens sanctions on Russia to discourage countries such as China from doing business with Moscow
BY EMMA BURROWS |The United States widened its sanctions against Russia Wednesday as G7 leaders prepared to gather in Italy for a summit where the top priorities will be boosting support for Ukraine and grinding down Russia’s war machine. Wednesday’s package targeted Chinese companies which help Russia pursue its war in Ukraine and raised the stakes for foreign financial institutions which work with sanctioned Russian entities. Nonetheless, new companies continually pop up as Russia attempts to rework supply chains. While sanctions have not stopped the flow of illicit goods, the aim is to make it harder for Russia to source crucial technology as well as driving up the mark-up on the goods. Wednesday’s package targets more than $100 million in trade between Russia and suppliers for its war.
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June 12, 2024 16:16 UTC
Dutch court convicts 3 men for murder of crime reporter Peter R de Vries
A court in the Netherlands has sentenced three men to up to 28 years in prison for their roles in the murder of prominent crime reporter Peter R de Vries nearly three years ago. The man who shot de Vries on a busy Amsterdam street on July 6, 2021, and another who drove the getaway car received sentences of 28 years in prison on Wednesday. A total of nine men were charged in connection with the murder. Three of them were convicted of complicity and given sentences ranging from 10 to 14 years of imprisonment. One man was convicted of drug possession but was cleared of complicity in the murder.
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June 12, 2024 16:16 UTC
Liberia: JFK Hospital’s Management Turns Over Narcotic Substances Found in Patient to the LDEA
Monrovia-The John F. Kennedy (JFK) Medical Hospital has turned over Narcotic Substances worth more than 3,000 US$ found in a patient to the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA). Webster Clayeh (0886729972)-[email protected]The presentation was done at the compound of the JFK Medical Hospital in the presence of the LDEA and the Liberia National Police. The patient, Dr. Coleman says swallowed some Narcotic substances and later took in another substance to make him vomit, something that makes him lose consciousness. The JFK team did an advanced treatment on the patient to get the additional packages from his body, Dr. Coleman said. Clarke promised to forward the patient to court once he was pronounced free from the medical bed by the management of the Medical Hospital.
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June 12, 2024 12:02 UTC
Liberia: FrontPageAfrica Uncovers Justice Ministry Grants ‘Compassionate Leave’ to Convicted Former Chief Justice Gloria Musu Scott
MONROVIA – FrontPage Africa has reliably gathered that the Ministry of Justice has granted compassionate leave to convicted former Chief Justice Gloria Musu Scott. However, Justice Musu Scott and her relatives are currently held at the Monrovia Central Prison awaiting the Supreme Court to hear the appeal case. Documents seen by FrontPage Africa show that Justice Scott requested permission to visit her home, which was reportedly burglarized. Gloria Maya Musu Scott served as Liberia’s Justice Minister and later as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court until her retirement in 2003. During the trial, Musu Scott maintained her innocence, claiming that Charloe Musu was killed by an unknown assailant who entered her home in the capital, Monrovia.
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June 12, 2024 10:05 UTC
World leaders at Gaza aid conference urge Israel, Hamas to back ceasefire
World leaders at a conference on humanitarian aid for Gaza called on both Israel and Hamas to back a ceasefire proposal endorsed at the UN Security Council, saying it is the best way to alleviate suffering. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told him that he is committed to getting the proposal “across the finish line.”Read more of this storyVisited 17 times, 5 visit(s) today
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June 12, 2024 05:57 UTC
Malawi’s Vice President among 10 confirmed dead in plane crash
By Rédaction Africanews and APMALAWI – Malawi’s Vice-President, Saulos Chilima, was among 10 people killed when a small military plane crashed in a mountainous region in the north of the country, the president said in a live televised address on Tuesday. Air traffic controllers lost contact with the plane on Monday after telling the pilot to turn back to the capital, Lilongwe, due to bad weather. “I’m deeply saddened, I’m sorry to inform you all that it has turned out to be a terrible tragedy. “Dr Saulos Chilima was a good man, a devoted father and husband, a patriotic citizen who served his country with distinction, and a formidable vice-president,” he said. Chilima, 51, was serving his second term as vice-president and was widely as a potential candidate in next year’s presidential election.
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June 12, 2024 00:06 UTC
National Railway Authority in Sight
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June 11, 2024 11:21 UTC