LFA Ends Probe In Missing US$200,000
LFA President Mustapha Raji appeared before the police on February 6, 2019 to explain the discovery of the mysterious transfer of US$200,000 from CAF’s accounts in Egypt to the accounts of Rosenbaum Contemporary Group in PolandMonrovia – The Liberia Football Association (LFA) has officially ended an investigation into the mysterious transfer of US$200,000 from Egypt to Poland. The LFA says the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has agreed to refund the US$200,000, which was included in the 2020 LFA budget passed at the 24th ordinary congress at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex in Paynesville on June 12. This means, the LFA will receive US$400,000 from CAF for this year, including CAF’s yearly subvention of US$200,000. LFA President Mustapha Raji appeared before the police on February 6, 2019 to explain the discovery of the mysterious transfer of US$200,000 from CAF’s accounts in Egypt to the accounts of Rosenbaum Contemporary Group in Poland. Former LFA Secretary General, Emmanuel Deah and CAF’s finance department underwent police investigations in Monrovia and Cairo based on a request from CAF compliance committee following an LFA complaint.
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June 18, 2020 02:15 UTC
Carter Center Supports Liberia’s COVID-19 Efforts
The Center’s Mental Health Program supports the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support pillar of Liberia’s national COVID-19 response. ATLANTA — As COVID-19 continues to spread in Liberia, The Carter Center has answered the request of the government to assist with prevention efforts and mental health support. The Center’s Mental Health Program supports the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support pillar of Liberia’s national COVID-19 response. For more information about the work of The Carter Center in Liberia, please follow our new Facebook page (facebook.com/CarterCenterLiberia). The Carter Center was founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, in partnership with Emory University, to advance peace and health worldwide.
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June 18, 2020 02:03 UTC
The Budapest Memorandum on Giving Up Nuclear Weapon
As it stands today, what message does the ignoring of the Budapest memorandum and the Crimea occupation sends to Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, India, and other possessors and wannabe possessors of nuclear arms? In my view, it emboldens them and creates a reasonable sense of suspicion that if they fail to own nuclear weapons, then they could one day have the same fate as Ukraine. Interestingly, Ukraine is not the only nation that got invaded by a global power after giving up its nuclear materials, remember that Iraq destroyed its chemical weapons stockpile and halted its biological and nuclear weapon development as required by the United Nations Security Council resolution around 1991. Today the same powers that invaded Iraq, Libya, and Ukraine are negotiating with North Korea to give up its nuclear program. But according to some in the United States’ Intelligence Community, Pyongyang wants to hold on to its nuclear capabilities for deterrence purposes, coercive diplomacy, and respect on the international stage.
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June 17, 2020 22:41 UTC
USAID Liberia Mission Director Hails Efforts Against Human Trafficking, Highlights Scourge of Child Labor
USAID Liberia Mission Director, Sara Walter is pointing to efforts by USAID to help Liberian families, particularly those with young children, deal with some of the adverse social and economic impact of COOVID-19. Monrovia – USAID Liberia Mission Director, Sara Walter, has hailed national efforts to investigate and bring an end to human trafficking in Liberia. Despite the progress, she said more needs to be done to shine a light on the scourge of child labor in Liberia. Earlier, the USAID Mission Director highlighted the United States Government’s efforts to provide Liberian children access to quality education. The program was held at the United Nations Headquarters in Monrovia with many, including Mission Director Walter, participating virtually because of COVID-19 social distancing protocols.
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June 17, 2020 15:56 UTC
Liberia: Despite Controversy, World Food Programme Says it Remains Committed to Providing COVID-19 Food Aid
These account for US$25 million directly from the Government of Liberia and US$5 million from the World Bank. Monrovia – The World Food Programme (WFP) Liberia remains committed to collaborating with the Government of Liberia (GOL) for the successful execution of the GOL COVID-19 Household Food Support Programme (COHFSP) as an important safety net for people affected by COVID-19 in Liberia. These costs include in-country transport cost, costs for cooperating partners supporting the programme, food safety and quality control, casual labour services, household enumeration/registration, among others. These include allocations toward the support costs of the Liberia Country Office directly linked to the execution of the programme (e.g. applicable rental costs, back office staff costs etc) and allocations toward the support costs of WFP Headquarters/Regional Bureau in their oversight and support function, called Indirect Support Costs (ISC).
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June 17, 2020 15:38 UTC
Financial Intelligence Unit Fines Afriland Bank for Breach of Currency Regulation
The Financial Intelligence Unit has admonished the Afriland Bank to put in place mechanism to avoid breach of the regulations on both Suspicious Transaction Reporting (STR) and Currency Transaction Reporting (CTR)Monrovia – The Financial Intelligence Unit of Liberia (FIU) has fined the Afriland Bank the L$250,000 for the violation of section 2.1.2 of the currency transaction reporting regulation. The FIU fined the bank in keeping with its Act of 2012, specifically section 67.39(n). According to a release, Afriland was found to be in breach of the regulation for filing currency transaction report far beyond the required statutory period of three days. The current regime of cash payment over the counter and at ATMs remains a high risk to money laundering and terrorist financing in Liberia,” stated the release. Meanwhile, Afriland Bank has paid the fine and presented the receipt to the FIU.
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June 17, 2020 10:18 UTC
Slavery. Colonialism. Racism.
Racism did not exist as a social construct and action prior to slavery and colonization. Last week I posted something on the linkages between racism, colonialism, and slavery and few people asked me to elaborate. Racism did not exist as a social construct and action prior to slavery and colonization. Police brutality is a by-product of racism and racism is the ideological and moral justification for a social and economic order deriving from slavery and colonialism. Racism, as a by-product of the slave trade and colonialism, will disappear with social and economic justice.
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June 17, 2020 09:00 UTC
GOL/WFP Food Distribution Exercise? Some Hard Questions and Concerns that Must Be Addressed
In an attempt to dispel the concerns, the Government released the cost breakdown of the operational and administrative cost for the food distribution exercise today, but the breakdown had led to many questions than answers. Did the GOL and WFP sign any agreement for the food distribution exercise? What actually constitute supply chain costs and what constitute non-supply chain costs for NGOs doing the distribution? Nearly 95% of human capital working on the food distribution efforts constitute high paid public sector employees. The questionable allocations to unexplained lines items in the covid19 food distribution budget, heighten the need for more enquiries into procurement and expenditures.
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June 17, 2020 09:00 UTC
Liberia: Where Lies The Truth in WFP-Liberia US$9M COVID-Food Distribution Saga as Breakdown Unveiled
According to the CBL, the US$25 million was due to be received by WFP on Monday June 15 2020. Said Ali: “Breakdown of administrative costs for food distribution as released by the government this morning. “Judging from the breakdown of administrative costs for food distribution as released by the government this morning. “Any suggestions to the contrary are totally unfounded, James Belgrave, Communication Officer, UN World Food Programme in Rome, Italy told FPA Monday. “We have also demanded the Food Distribution Plan for the entire Country.
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June 17, 2020 04:18 UTC
US 2020 Report On Liberia Suggests Ways To Improve Fiscal Transparency
The minimum requirements of fiscal transparency include having key budget documents that are publicly available, substantially complete, and generally reliable. According to the State Department, fiscal transparency is a critical element of effective public financial management, helps build market confidence, and underpins economic sustainability. It reviews governments that were originally identified in the 2014 Fiscal Transparency Report and Equatorial Guinea. It makes specific recommendations of short- and long-term steps such government should take to improve fiscal transparency. Finally, it includes a detailed description of how funds appropriated by the Act are being used to improve fiscal transparency including benchmarks for measuring progress.
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June 17, 2020 04:07 UTC
‘A Man of Strong Conviction’: Jucontee Thomas Woewiyu Laid to Rest
PHILADELPHIA – Betty Woewiyu remembered her husband, Jucontee Thomas Woewiyu at a peaceful celebration of life in the city of brotherly love last Saturday, recalling a man full of conviction and one she remembers as her best friend. “Tom was a man with strong conviction and had a deep love for humanity. In addition to being a king and a servant, Tom was a man. Woewiyu leaves to mourn the Woewiyu, Kaneboh, Dousuah, George, Karzorbeh, Karmoh, Thomas and Dahnsaw families. Honorable Woewiyu also leaves the legacy of his beautiful family; his lovely wife, Betty Karmoh Woewiyu, children; Boyd G. Woewiyu, Hawa Zoe Dahnsaw, Jucontee Thomas Woewiyu, Jr., Monconjay Thomas Woewiyu, Naanco Tomaudina Woewiyu, KaymaNuokay Woewiyu; his eighteen grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and a host of relatives.
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June 17, 2020 03:46 UTC
INTERVIEW: CPP’s Alexander Cummings Proffers Solutions to Liberia’s Economic Recovery; Political Uprightness
Cummings spoke to ECOWAS Radio Saywhar Gbaa on several cross-cutting national issues and proffered some considerable solutions to Liberia’s economy and political mishaps. ALEXANDER CUMMINGS: I was excited about the opportunity to be the first chairman after the signing of the framework agreement. To what extent would you agree that Liberia as a country doesn’t need strong men but strong Institutions in promoting public sector Ethics? ALEXANDER CUMMINGS: Yeah, clearly, we have to define democracy in our country; we should not just replicate the western model. ALEXANDER CUMMINGS: It’s even incorrect that the CPP is quote on quote sitting on the fence and being mute about everything.
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June 17, 2020 03:22 UTC
Former Central Bank Liberia Governor Weeks Requests Court to Fast-Track Hearing of the L$16Bn Case
Monrovia – Former Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) Governor Dr. Milton A. Weeks has requested Criminal Court ‘C’ to advance his case on the docket for the May Term for speedy trial. Defendant Weeks made the application on Thursday, June 11, through a motion title:” Motion for the Advancement of Case on the Court’s Docket”. Meanwhile, Defense motion was expected to be heard on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 but has been postponed until further notice due to ill health of the judge. The indictment was issued on the former CBL Governor immediately after State prosecutors had dropped charges against him in the second indictment, making the current indictment the third.
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June 17, 2020 03:00 UTC
Nimba Diaspora Citizens Distribute Cash to Nineteen Administrative Districts As COVID-19 Intervention
Ganta, Nimba County – As part of its COVID-19 intervention, the Union of Nimba Organizations in the Diaspora (UNOD) COVID-19 taskforce has made a cash presentation to the 19 administrative districts within Nimba county. The UNOD COVID-19 Task Force is a special Committee established by United Nimba Citizen Council (UNICCO) to generate and manage resources for dealing only with the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Chairman of the Steering Committee, James Harris, in a special message delivered on his behalf by UNICCO Country’s Representative, Atty. “We want to show to the world that we are from a special County and we want to show to other counties that we are special people and we are together. Also speaking, Representative Joseph Somwarbi (District #3, Nimba County) and a member of the taskforce lauded the effort of the diaspora citizens for their patriotism and love for country and fellowmen.
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June 17, 2020 02:15 UTC
Public Works Minister Mobotu Nyenpan Assures Lawmakers of Ganta-Southeastern Road Maintenance Work
The 225 Kilometers road is one of the major road corridors in Liberia, linking several counties of the Southeast and neighboring Ivory Coast. By Gerald C. Koinyeneh, [email protected]Capitol Hill, Monrovia – The Minister of Public Works, Mobuto Vlah Nyenpan has assured members of the House of Representatives that all is set for maintenance work on the Ganta-Zwedru road. The 225 Kilometers road is one of the major road corridors in Liberia, linking several counties of the Southeast and neighboring Ivory Coast. Speaking further, he said maintenance work will be split into two- a team from Zwedru towards Tappita and from Ganta to Tappita. Plenary then voted in favor of a motion by Rep. Kaine Wesso, mandating the Minister to submit copies of his strategies and plans for the road work to the House’s Committee on public works within one week.
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June 16, 2020 23:26 UTC