Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission Evaluating Laws Hindering Corruption Fight
MONROVIA – The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC), will on Friday, January 22, 2021, hold a validation conference to access and evaluate laws that are hindering and undermining the effective fight against corruption in public and private institutions. These laws and acts of the National Legislature including the Statute of Limitation in pursuing criminal actions against public officials and the weaknesses in the criminal Laws have over the years restrained from cases of corruption especially against public officials. The LACC Board of Commissioners (BoC) have done an extensive review of several Acts of the National Legislature and Criminal Law and urgently seeks to amend aimed at strengthening the law to ensure successful criminal prosecutions. The LACC views the Act that established it as restraining, as it does not empower the Commission with absolute power and authority to prosecute public officials caught in the web of financial misappropriation and corruption. The validation process is expected to bring together professionals from diverse backgrounds and other integrity institutions in Liberia.
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January 22, 2021 02:11 UTC
Liberia: Commercial Court Judge Issues Writ of Arrest for LACC Chairman and Commissioners over Refusal to Remit Former Employees’ Salary Deductions
Liberia: Commercial Court Judge Issues Writ of Arrest for LACC Chairman and Commissioners over Refusal to Remit Former Employees’ Salary DeductionsMonrovia – An arrest warrant has been issued by Commercial Court’s Chief Judge Eva Mappy Morgan for the Executive Chairperson of the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC), Cllr, Nudubusi Nwabudike, along with other top officials over the Commission’s consistent violation of the court’s order. George Dahn, among others to give reasons, if any, why they should not be arrested for disobeying the order of the court and in total defiance of the authority of the Commercial Court. Following legal proceedings at the court, Judge Morgan ruled in favor of the former workers and ordered the LACC to pay US$61,799, inclusive of court costs, statutory interest and successful attorney fees. Between 2019 and 2020, the LACC refused to honor series of Writ of Executions from Judge Morgan but they were all ignored, said Atty. The Judge, “apparently fed up with LACC irresponsible behavior” decided enough is enough and issued an arrest order for all Commissioners and Senior Management of LACC.
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January 22, 2021 01:52 UTC
Liberia: Man, 50, Jailed for ‘Raping’ 13-Year-Old Girl; Says He Believes the Case Will Go Nowhere
Liberia: Man, 50, Jailed for ‘Raping’ 13-Year-Old Girl; Says He Believes the Case Will Go NowhereMonrovia – A 50-year-old man identified as Bill C. Kollie has spent his second night behind bars at the Monrovia Central Prison for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl. Defendant Kollie was sent to prison on Wednesday by Monrovia City Court Judge Jomah S. Jallah. “According to her (Blessed C. Kollie), when she got the information from witness Jemall Davies, she asked her niece about what Jemall told her and her niece explained the same story. “That very day they (Blessed C. Kollie and Comfort Kahn) left the clinic with the defendant. “He stated that on the 17th of November 2020 in his absent, his wife again took the victim away without informing him.
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January 22, 2021 01:52 UTC
Liberia: At Launch And Dedication Of Afriktech Computer Lab In Monrovia, Commerce Inspector General Davies Wants Students Prioritize Computer Education
Liberia: At Launch And Dedication Of Afriktech Computer Lab In Monrovia, Commerce Inspector General Davies Wants Students Prioritize Computer EducationMonrovia – Liberia Inspector General Josephine Davies has encouraged students in the country to use education as a means of transforming Liberia. Meanwhile, she admonished students not to do things that will delay their education, stating that Liberia depends on them. For his part, the CEO of AFRIKTECH Lab Samuel D. Kamara said his institution was very grateful in working with high schools to setup their computers Lab. Afriktech solution is an information technology company that aim to provide ICT education for high schools in Liberia. “We set up computer lab, provide training materials and qualify Instructors to help students in getting quality ICT education,”Afriktech solutions give out Microsoft certificates to high school students at the end of every academic school year to help get them opportunities in their career after high school.
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January 22, 2021 01:49 UTC
Liberia: Board of Phebe Hospital Clears Former Staff Following Audit By Internal Audit Agency
Gbarnga – The Board of Phebe Hospital has cleared two of its former staff of allegations of payroll paddling and financial misapplication. The audit findings established that the four senior staff were not guilty of the allegations that led to their suspension. The audit also established that the four senior staff diverted funds for the institution to purchase materials for the hospital. Following the findings of the audit, the hospital’s Board reinstated two of the senior staff – Jackson and Akoi – and parted ways with Pewu and Saykor. Pewu and Saykor, Varpilah said, have been placed back on the Phebe’s payroll, awaiting transfer to the Ministry of Health.
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January 22, 2021 01:41 UTC
Liberia: Cathedral’s Class of 1982 Dedicates Art Home
MONROVIA – A 39-year-old graduating class of the Cathedral High School, known as the Vipers, on Tuesday dedicated their first project, an Art Room. Principal Mrs. Rose Marie-Gray thanked the Vipers Class said the Art Room project is timely and will be used for the intended purpose. Making special remark and cutting the ribbon to the Art Room, Viper J. Fonati Koffa described the togetherness and project as one of the great joy of our class, with a labor of love. Viper Koffa is the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives snd Grand Kru County District#2 Representive. The Deputy Speaker and other students attended Cathedral from Kindergarten up to high school, where he and others graduated in 1982.
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January 22, 2021 01:39 UTC
Liberia’s Ambassador At-Large Riccardo Milici Provides Humanitarian Services to Liberians; Identifies with Clinic, Religious Groups
Monrovia- Liberia’s Ambassador-at- Large, Prof. Riccardo Milici has intensified his humanitarian services to Liberians, reaching out to communities, Churches and clinics in Montserrado and Grand Bassa Counties. Prof. Milici, a bone and spine specialist, is an Italian national. Advocating for InvestmentIn addition to his humanitarian services, Prof. Milici has pledged to engage potential investors in Italy and Europe and the west to invest in Liberia. Meanwhile, Ambassador Milici was honored by several faith based organizations for his humanitarian services to Liberians. The Trumpet of Praise Tabernacle also presented Ambassador Milici a certificate of appreciation.
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January 21, 2021 09:30 UTC
Liberia: Labor Minister to ‘Risk’ National Security Documents and Data in Shady Bid for the Production of Residence and Work Permits
Liberia: Labor Minister to ‘Risk’ National Security Documents and Data in Shady Bid for the Production of Residence and Work PermitsMONROVIA – Minister of Labor, Cllr. FrontPageAfrica gathered that the Labor Ministry has not sought ‘no objection’ on this bid from the PPCC. Contec Global executives, FrontPageAfrica gathered, were part of United Arab Emirates (UAE) delegation that visited Liberia sometime last year, promising to massively invest in Liberia. Authorities at the Labor Ministry could not be reached for comments up to press time on Wednesday. I know what existence means in the absence of employment.”Added Senator Teahjay: “All of us are men, fathers and know what it means to be without job.
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January 21, 2021 08:24 UTC
President Biden Signs Executive Order Protecting Liberians on Temporary Status
Monrovia – United States new President, Joe Biden has signed into law an Executive Order granting protection for thousands of Liberians whose status have expired under former President Donald Trump’s Defense Bill signed in December 2019. The Executive Order extends the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) designated for Liberians in the U. S. until June 30, 2022, a relief for thousands of Liberians whose legal status expired in December 2020 under the law. It was among several Executive orders signed by President Biden on his first day in office, few hours following his and VP Kamala Harris’ ‘historic’ inauguration in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, according to CBS news. For over two decades, thousands of Liberian immigrants have lived with uncertainty in the United States after fleeing civil war in the 1990s and early 2000s. But advocates argued the excessive application fees blocked more Liberians from acquiring green cards until the term expired in December 2020, leaving thousands of Liberians’ fates in limbo.
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January 21, 2021 07:59 UTC
Liberia: JFK Hospital Entangled in Allegation Of ‘Unethical, Bad’ Health Practices Leading to Death of a Two-Year-Old Cancer Patient
“The allegation of Thelma Y. Saye, through her social media post against the hospital is false, misleading and is not true,” he said. You, Amie, Yarmah and the so-called heartless doctors at JFK hospital, you need to pay for what you have done. JFK Hospital Board, please investigate this murderer! The rest of you full names and the role you played in Baby Success death are coming soon! The way in which I handled baby Success case with transparency, care and passion, other people quickly started to join in.”“Sis.
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January 18, 2021 03:33 UTC
Min. Kemanyah Honored by Liberia National Police for Making the Force Recognized at the United Nations
The ceremony was held last Wednesday at a dinner hosted by the Inspector General for four officers of the Liberia National Police who are to depart the country for a United Nations assignment in South Sudan. According to Col. Sudue, the Liberia National Police recognition and preferment to serve the United Nations Mission in Sudan was made possible through Min. Please extend to your wife that the Liberia National Police appreciates her. He said a commitment was made to include LNP officers on a UN peacekeeping mission. Minister Kemayah dedicated the honor to H.E.
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January 18, 2021 03:33 UTC
Liberia: CDC Lawmaker Debunks Allegations Linking Him to Dismissal of Officials Who ‘Snubbed’ Ruling Party in December 8 Polls
Capitol Hill, Monrovia – Representative Ivar K. Jones (CDC, Disrict #2, Margibi County) has sharply reacted to allegations that he and other stalwarts of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) are behind the dismissal of several public officials assigned in Margibi for not supporting him in the December 8 Special Senatorial Elections. Rep. Jones contested on the ticket of the CDC and came second in the polls that saw former House Speaker James Emmanuel Nuquay returning to the Legislature as Senator of Margibi County. Following the elections, several public officials in the county have been dismissed, and their sackings have been linked to the ruling party’s stalwarts from the county. FrontPage Africa was not successful in getting comments from these officials as calls placed to them via mobile phones did not go through. Meanwhile, Rep. Jones also accused Senator Nuquay of masterminding the removal of several citizens of Margibi who did not support his candidacy and party while he served as a member and Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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January 18, 2021 03:00 UTC
Lion Club’s Governor Lossou G. Hermann Djibom Visits Liberia to Inspect Projects
MONROVIA – The District Governor for District 403A2 of Lions Clubs International, Lossou G. Hermann Djibom visits Liberia on January 18—21, 2021. He arrives on January 18, 2020, from Lome, Togo, and departs on January 21, 2020. While in Liberia, he will pay courtesy calls on Government officials, tour Lions projects, and visit the local Lion Clubs. Ever since that time he has held numerous positions in his Clubs, Zone, Region, Multiple District and District. He has attended nine (9) Multiple & District Conventions and six (6) International Conventions and Conferences.
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January 18, 2021 02:34 UTC
EDITORIAL: Raising Taxes At The Expense Of The Poor – The Audacity of APM Terminals in Liberia
EDITORIAL: Raising Taxes At The Expense Of The Poor – The Audacity of APM Terminals in LiberiaTHE ONGOING DEBATE over the APM Terminals offers a perfect opportunity for those in the corridors of power to correct the flawed concession now causing headaches for Liberians. WE ARE APPALLED at the audacity of APM Terminal’s flimsy explanation that the increment was in line with its concession agreement with the government of Liberia which allows a 2021 tariff adjustment using predefined formula. FROM ALL INDICATION, the concession with APM terminals was bad from the start. THE BOTTOM LINE is that APM Terminals can no longer continue to increase tariff on struggling businesses and ordinary Liberians. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD not stand by and allow APM Terminals to repeatedly raise taxes at will to the detriment of its own people.
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January 18, 2021 02:18 UTC
Liberia: Rep. Fallah Submits Bill Supporting Free Tuition at Public Tertiary Institutions
Capitol Hill Monrovia – The House of Representatives’ joint Committee on Education and Judiciary has begun scrutinizing a bill seeking to legislate the payment of free tuition for students attaining undergraduate studies at all public universities and colleges. It comes a little over two years after President George Weah, invoking his executive powers, declared tuition free for undergraduate students attending public universities and colleges across Liberia. In a communication petitioning the House to pass the bill, Rep. Fallah said the law will sustain the free tuition and WASSCE payment schemes launched by the President, even after the CDC-led Government. In addition to their statutory functions, the bill calls on the MFDP and MOE to take full responsibility of the program. ProhibitionPart VI of the act prohibits any student staying extremely long at any public university or college, and called for said student to be dropped.
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January 18, 2021 02:15 UTC