Alleged Fuel Thefts At Water & Sewer Undermines World Bank’s COVID-19 Support To Liberia
And the World Bank, in response, provided support, which includes water treatment chemical, diesel fuel to pump water from White Plains to Monrovia and its environs as well as provide other water and sanitation services for three months. Additionally, the World Bank provided 59,000 gallons of diesel fuel. The diesel fuel is intended to power the corporation’s standby generators at its treatment plant and dislodge waste from the COVID-19 treatment centers. In two other earlier incidents, over 10,000 gallon of diesel fuel were taken away from the White Plains treatment center. In Buchanan, LWSC customers say water supply has not been consistent as claimed by the management in Monrovia.
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June 10, 2020 08:48 UTC
Hummingbird Resources Acquire the Kouroussa Gold Project in Guinea, Raises Funding for the Dugbe Project in Liberia
In Liberia, Hummingbird has a conditional earn-in agreement with ARX Resources Limited (“ARX”) in respect of the Company’s Dugbe Gold Project. Monrovia – Hummingbird Resources plc (AIM:HUM) has signed a binding heads of terms agreement for the acquisition of the Kouroussa Gold Project located in Guinea, from Cassidy Gold Corp, subject to standard conditions precedent including Government approval. The Kouroussa Gold Project, a near term development asset in the prolific Siguiri Basin, has a high-grade mineral resource of 1.18Moz of gold at >3g/t. I am proud of the fact we were nimble enough to change direction and acquire the Yanfolila project in Mali. “Whilst we continue to believe completely in the potential of the Dugbe Gold Project we also realise that it is a very different project to what we are focused on at Yanfolila.
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June 10, 2020 08:37 UTC
Liberia: Senate Imposes US$0.30 Tax on Each Gallon of Petroleum Product; Approves FY2019/2020 Recast Budget at US$518M
Capitol Hill, Monrovia – The Liberian Senate has passed the hotly debated recast budget for Fiscal Year 2019/2020 at US$518 million with an imposition of US$.30 on a gallon of all petroleum products. Report by Gerald C. Koinyeneh, [email protected]The Senate took the decision through a resolution signed by the majority of its members in plenary. In addition, the Senate called for a consideration of US$520 million as the ceiling for FY-2020/2021 national budget. The FY-2019/2020 recast budget was passed amid allegations that lawmakers received bribe from the Executive to influence their decision. Although the resolution met the required majority for approval, several Senators did not affix their signatures to the documents.
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June 10, 2020 08:31 UTC
Liberia: Rep. Samuel Kogar Blasts House Speaker Chambers Over Unjust Handling of Session
Speaker Chambers has constantly been accused of being partial in handling of sessions and being protective of Finance Minister Samuel Tweah and other government officialsCapitol Hill, Monrovia – Representative Samuel Kogar (District #5, Nimba County) has denounced House Speaker Bhofal Chambers for ‘illegally handling’ proceedings at the House of Representatives. Rep. Kogar’s comments followed Speaker Chambers’ decision to cease a communication sent to plenary by the Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Samuel Tweah. In his communication, the Finance Minister stated that the President is exploring all options and engaging Liberia’s development partners to boost FY-2020/2021 budget. I think we have graduated from the Sirleaf’s time and it is about time for us to be constructively vocal on these national issues,” Rep. Kogar scolded Speaker chambers. This man needs to be told of his wrong doing.”However, Speaker Chambers insisted that Minister Tweah’s letter was done out of courtesy to the House, but he was not the appropriate authority to address them.
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June 10, 2020 08:26 UTC
Liberia: Stakeholders Defend Proposal for Amendment of CBL Act for Autonomy over Printing of Banknotes
MONROVIA – The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) submitted to the legislature several provisions of the Act creating the CBL for amendment consideration. The CBL believes these amendments will solve some of the issues the Bank faces, which limits its capacity to operate effectively. “If the Microeconomic is good no financial institution will want to get their money out of the bank to keep. As of today, we have a currency management committee at the CBL, we will inform the Senate at every stage of the way on the process of printing of money. You should have assurance that this management team has remain in line of all the instruction given by the CBL.”
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June 10, 2020 08:15 UTC
Liberia: Govt Intensifies Campaign for Indigenization in Oil and Gas Sector; Extends Pre-qualification Timeframe
To facilitate the enforcement of this provision, LPRA is conducting pre-qualification of Liberia companies and has issued a request for expression of interest. LPRA encourages Liberian companies to take advantage of this opportunity and position themselves as partners in the quest for hydrocarbon resources. Nine offshore blocks in the Harper Basin are being tendered during the licensing round. This region represents Liberia’s most prospective geological regions and the only unexplored and undrilled region in West Africa Transformed Margin. The 2020 Liberia Offshore Licensing Round runs from April 10, 2020-February 28, 2021.
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June 10, 2020 08:03 UTC
Prince Moye’s Headache: George Mulbah’s Roles in Deputy Speaker’s Senate Ambition Could Prove Costly
Prince Moye (center) during one of their consultation trips in KokoyahGbarnga, Bong County – Deputy Speaker Prince Moye is set to accept a petition from residents of Bong County to contest the 2020 senatorial election. Who is George Mulbah to be telling us to vote for his candidate? Who is George Mulbah to be telling us to vote for his candidate? “George Mulbah does not have the moral ground to convince anyone to support Rep. Moye’s candidacy for the senate. Tiangay Taylor, a resident of Gbarnga, said the current unfinished status of the community college owes particularly to George Mulbah.
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June 10, 2020 07:52 UTC
Liberia: Family of Late Mensah Stage Protest At Police Headquarters, Demand Independent Investigation
Francis Mensah needs Justice!!!! !”Monrovia – Family, friends and sympathizers of the late Francis Mensah on Tuesday, June 9, staged a peaceful protest at the Headquarters of the Liberia National Police (LNP) in Monrovia, demanding justice for the death of their son. Francis Mensah, 3, was allegedly killed by a police officer while enforcing the State of Emergency (SOE) declared by President Weah on April 10. The incident that led to the death of the late Mensah took place in the West Point community, where police had gone to enforce the lockdown. Francis Mensah needs Justice!!!!!”.
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June 10, 2020 07:43 UTC
ANC Executive Committee Rescinds Majority Youth Wing Decision to Suspend Chairman Myers
Monrovia – The Executive Committee of the opposition Alternative National Congress has overturned a decision by majority members of party’s youth wing to suspend its Chairman, Benjamin Myers. According to a document from the party’s Executive Committee, the decision of the youth wing contravenes the party’s constitution. Reading the statement on behalf of the opposing group, Kesselly Mulbah said the action to suspend Myers was in line with the party’s constitution, which was allegedly breached by embattled youth chairman. “The Executive Committee of the Indomitable National Youth Congress has unanimously voted to suspend Mr. T. Benjamin Myers for an indefinite period and forward him to the grievance and ethics committee for investigation,” Mulbah said. At the same time, the Executive Committee has invoked a “Police Power” over the youth wing with immediate effect, pending outcome of the investigation.
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June 10, 2020 07:41 UTC
SHED, RHRAP Donate Assorted Medical Items to Liberia’s Bureau of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Monrovia – Two civil society organizations have donated medical supplies worth over US$8,000 to the Bureau of Corrections and Rehabilitation to provide medical care for prisoners during the COVID-19 pandemic. The implementing organizations are Serving Humanity for Empowerment and Development (SHED) and Rural Human Rights Activist Program (RHRAP). Accepting the items, Edwin McGill, Director of Prisons of the BCR said the donation of the medical supplies was “very timely”. “The nurses are excited that you’ve been a help to making their daily work at prisons easier,” Davis said. Meanwhile, SHED and RHRAP are hopeful that protecting the lives of inmates will be prioritized by both the Government of Liberia, partners and all Liberians.
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June 10, 2020 07:39 UTC
Liberia: National Civil Society Council Calls for Vigilance Amid Easing of COVID-19 Controls
Mrs. Loretta Pope-Kai, the chairperson of the National Civil Society Council of Liberia (NCSCL)MONROVIA – The public should remain vigilant despite the government of Liberia easing of restrictions over the coronavirus pandemic as the number of cases remains surging, the National Civil Society Council of Liberia (NCSCL) has urged the public. “NCSCL is appealing to everyone within the borders of Liberia not to see this move by the President to mean that the fight against the virus is over,” the country’s largest civil society group said in release on Tuesday. The President has stretched a dusk-to-dawn curfew to 9 pm daily for counties that have recorded the disease and lifted it for the ones that have not. He also removed travel restrictions, limiting it to counties with no record of the disease. The release praised President Weah for the move.
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June 10, 2020 07:30 UTC
The Dilemma of the Liberian youth—balancing issues of survival and issues of the future of a Nation
So, it seems to me, a serious conversation about Liberia’s challenges and future requires a civil conversation with Liberia’s youths, thus my reason for writing this piece. I write simply to stimulate a non-partisan conversation with and amongst Liberia’s youths about how we might move our country to a better place. By virtue of their numbers and our new democratic dispensation, Liberia’s youths practically hold the future of the country in their hands. That sponsorship often comes with a shackle that literally makes the patron the owner of the young person. The choices we make every time we are confronted with this question impact the future of the country, for better or for worse.
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June 10, 2020 07:30 UTC
An Open Letter To America
· The killing of a 25-year-old mentally ill BLACK man (Ezell Ford) on August 11, 2014. · The death of a 25-year-old BLACK man (Freddie Gray) – who died in police custody a week after his arrest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Q1qqMp5_o– This link talks about:· The unjustifiable arrest of a BLACK man (Clarence Evans) whom the police took for someone else. I have read and continue to read legends of an America fronting the causes of oppressed people even away from home. However, the uncountable cases of the shooting and killing of BLACKS in America indicate that there is something fundamentally wrong with the justice system.
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June 09, 2020 16:52 UTC
Liberia: St. Paul’s Presbyterian School Gives to Parents for Students’ Upkeep
Monrovia – The St. Paul’s Presbyterian School, along the Barnesville Road in Gardnersville, has distributed rice to parents and guardians for the upkeep of their children amid the global pandemic of Covid-19.. GLC provided to St. Paul’s Presbyterian School financial, educational material and logistical support for 10 years. Each of St. Paul’s 200 students received two 100-pound bags of rice and five gallons of vegetable oil,” Mrs. Harris said. The former GLC Founder further stated that her friend Des Jardins paid tuitions fees for St. Paul’s students and a student at the Catholic University. “The San Diego Thursday Bible Study Women have also made contributions to the development of St. Paul’s School,” Mrs. Harris said.
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June 09, 2020 16:29 UTC
Liberia: Pres. Weah Closing in on Naming Syrenius Cephus as Elections Commission Chairman
A. Ndubusi Nwabudike was a flop, now President George Weah is closing in on naming controversial Solicitor-General, Cllr. Sayma Syrenius Cephus, as the next chairman of the National Elections Commission to steer the affairs of this year’s midterm senatorial elections and the 2023 general and presidential elections, leaks from within the Executive Mansion unveil. Criminal Court ‘B’ at the Temple of Justice reported that there was no document in its archive of the court to prove that the rejected nominee for the National Elections Commission Liberia, Cllr. Ali: “The thought of Saymah Syrenius Cephus becoming Chairman of the National Elections Commission is a recipe for chaos. Korkoyah as Chair of the NEC but the Liberian Senate confirmed him,” he said.
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June 09, 2020 07:30 UTC