Liberia: House Special Committee Wants Administrative Action against LPRC for Distorting Information
The committee reported that in a meeting with the LPRC Managing Director, Ms. Marie Urey Coleman, she failed to state reason why petroleum products were not being imported at that time. The practice of provisional lifting allows importers to take products from each other to be paid later. The committee reported that in a meeting with the LPRC Managing Director, Ms. Marie Urey Coleman, she failed to state reason why petroleum products were not being imported at that time. “The major problem is provisional lifting which is allowed before LPRC can verify the amount of product that is offloaded. Excerpt of the report: “The major problem is provisional lifting which is allowed before LPRC can verify the amount of product that is offloaded.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 27, 2020 06:45 UTC
Liberia: TRIBE Launches Annual Map the System Research Program
MONROVIA – A newly-established educational social enterprise, TRIBE, recently launched a youth unemployment and education research program. The research is a part of a Global Map the System Program that challenges young people to think differently about social and environmental change. TRIBE seeks to assess youth unemployment across Liberia with a particular interest in identifying current skill gaps and limitations on access to opportunities and resources. Wainright Acquoi, the Co-founder & CEO of TRIBE stated that The Map the System Research Program is one of several programs the institution will be launching this year. The following high schools are participating in the study, Soltiamon Christian School System, G. W. Gibson High School, Mildred Taylor Seventh Day Adventist High School, J. J. Roberts United Methodist High School, and Cathedral Catholic High School.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 27, 2020 04:18 UTC
GOL Needs Money to Avert A Constitutional Crisis
These headaches hail not just from the Senate, though that is the body that, if nothing is done to remedy a most critical situation, would provoke a constitutional crisis in Liberia. Everyone knows that the Liberian government under President George Weah is facing the worst financial crisis in recent history — why? No one — not President Weah, not Finance Minister Samuel Tweah, nor even then CBL Governor Nathaniel Patray could provide any explanation as to what happened to all that money. What did that tell the Liberian people — the first people who should know what happened to their money? The only thing we know is that many top Liberian government officials, including President Weah, have been very busy building sprawling real estate projects — all within the first few months of the Weah administration.
Source:Daily Observer
February 27, 2020 02:15 UTC
Liberia: Public Service Call for Liberian From China, Reported With Coronavirus
Monrovia – FrontPageAfrica has reliably been informed that the National Public Health Institute (NPHIL) has launched a hunt for a Liberian national suspected of carrying the deadly Coronavirus. Multiple sources confirmed to FPA, citing Chinese intelligence and information sharing community that the suspected carrier is among a group of people avoiding quarantine by traveling by roads including some Chinese citizens, into Monrovia. The suspected traveler reportedly transited in neighboring Ghana from China and entered Liberia by road. The public is being asked to provide any information regarding the alleged carrier and anyone Liberia by road to avoid being quarantined. Dr. Fallah urged anyone with a relative or friend who traveled from China and entered Liberia by road to please notify them in order to have the traveler and others quarantined.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 26, 2020 16:18 UTC
EU Ambassador Calls on Media Professionals To Tell Positive Stories About Liberia
Eight young media professionals were selected to participate in the EU-Liberia Partnership Campaign for Young Media professionals. They were selected from a competitive process, among them four are Europeans, while the other four are LiberiansMonrovia – European Union Ambassador to Liberia Hélène Cavé has challenged journalists selected to participate in the EU-Liberia Partnership Campaign for Young Media professionals to tell positive stories about Liberia. Eight young media professionals were selected from a competitive process. Speaking at the official launch of the campaign on Monday, February 24, Ambassador Cave expressed confidence that the young media professionals will be up to the task. “I am confident that your different experiences and backgrounds will be very inspiring and enriching; for yourselves, as young media professionals, as well as for Europeans and Liberians hearing and reading your stories,” she said.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 26, 2020 14:11 UTC
Liberia: Delay in Funding Midterm Election Could Raise Transparency Issues, NEC Chairman Warns
We will not take civil servants pay to fund elections if that will mean I am no more Minister of Finance, so be it,” he said. If some of those monies come in, it will be used to fund elections. The NEC Chairman had alarmed that the Commission is running out of time for the preparations of the election and the referendum. Korkoyah clarified that the cutting down of the activities by the NEC will in no way affect the process. When the government decided to hold election to fill in the vacancy, funding availability became a major issue.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 26, 2020 06:45 UTC
Liberia: House Specialized Committee Wants APM Terminal Concession Agreement Amended
Capitol Hill, Monrovia – The House of Representatives’ Specialized Committee reviewing all tax incentives and concession agreements in Liberia has called for the amendment of APM Terminals Concession. The Committee does not believe that a concession should be signed and ratified without a review clause. The Committee does not believe that a concession should be signed and ratified without a review clause,” the Committee stated. A review of information obtained from legislative proceedings during the passage of this concession was ratified without provision for review. The Committee does not believe that a concession should be signed and ratified without a review clause.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 26, 2020 06:33 UTC
Liberia: ‘No Money Converted to Personal Use’ – Amry Chief of Staff Vindicates Ex-Defense Minister
I have no idea,” Gen. Johnson testified. Chief of Staff Johnson was subpoenaed on Monday, February 24, to testify against former Defense Minister Samukai. The Chief of Staff was summoned on Monday, February 24, along with Defense Minister Daniel D. Ziankahn. Gen. Johnson also testified that the AFL pension account was changed in October 2017 to the AFL Welfare and Morale Account. Samukai, Minister of Defense, the Chief of Staff of AFL, Gen. Ziankahn, and signatory “B”.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 26, 2020 06:33 UTC
Liberia’s Former Finance Minister to Serve As Deputy Director at the IMF
Dr. Anointte SayehMONROVIA – Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), today proposed the appointment of Antoinette Sayeh as a Deputy Managing Director, effective March 16, 2020. In announcing her selection of Ms. Sayeh, Ms. Georgieva said:“We are welcoming back a dear friend and member of the IMF family. Before joining President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s Cabinet, she worked for the World Bank Group for 17 years, holding various senior positions. Prior to that, Ms. Sayeh worked in Liberia’s Ministries of Finance and Planning. Her stint as Finance Minister is still regarded as one of Liberia’s finest, as she helped engineer the debt relief and put Liberia on the road to recovery after a brutal civil war.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 26, 2020 06:33 UTC
Liberia: Representative Kanie Wesso Spearheads Road Project Linking Gbarpolu & Lofa Counties – FrontPageAfrica
Rep. Kanie Wesso (District #2, Gbarpolu County) is leading a collaborative effort between residents of his district and Salayea, in Lofa County to construct a road linking the two districts to boost trade and other developmentsSalayea, Lofa County – Residents of Belle and Salayea Districts in Gbarpolu and Lofa Counties respectively, are rallying to construct the road linking the two counties to boost trade and other development activities. The initiative followed series of negotiations between Rep. Kanie Wesso (District #2, Gbarpolu County) and residents led by elders of Kpayaquelleh Town in Salayea District, Lofa County. The bridgeless Via River, which forms the boundary between Belle and Salayea districts has become a major impediment to trade and social activities. The Gbarpolu Lawmaker urged residents of the two districts to cooperate and vowed to stand with them for the successful completion of the project. Meanwhile, the Gbarpolu lawmaker, beside road, continues to undertake series of projects in the agriculture and health sectors.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 26, 2020 06:22 UTC
Liberia: Lawmaker Wants Executive Protection Service Director Questioned over Brutality against Journalists
Zenu Miller died on February 15 after a brief illness at the ELWA HospitalMONROVIA – A member of the House of Representatives, Moima Briggs Mensah wants to Plenary invite Executive Protection Service (EPS) Director Trokon Roberts to answer questions to allegations surrounding Journalists Zenu Miller and Christopher Walker EPS brutality. Zenu was pronounced dead on Saturday, February 8, 2020 at the ELWA Hospital after he had accused some members of the elite presidential guard, the Executive Protection Service (EPS) of brutally flogging him. The Miller family has rejected the Weah Administration offer of underwriting the cost of autopsy on the remains of the top journalist. Zenu Miller complained of being brutalized on Sunday, January 26, 2020 exactly a month tomorrow by Agents of the Executive Protection Service at the final of National County Sports Meet where he had been providing commentary for the football match. All journalists, the Zenu K. Miller Family, friends of Miller and the public are kindly asked by the Press Union of Liberia to be seated at the PUL before 11:00am on Friday at the Headquarters of the Union on 44 Clay in Monrovia.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 26, 2020 06:22 UTC
York Foundation Sustains Regular Monthly Feeding Program at Liberia School of Blind
Flashback- Visually impaired students, staff of the school of the Blind bluffed with canes donated by Den Tut Rayay, Saqar and Martin-Scott Tabi of the Malachi York FoundationMonrovia – Liberia School of the Blind has informed this newspaper that the Malachi York Foundation (MY) has not reneged on its regular monthly feeding program for the students of the school. In a recent interview with reporters, Mr. Jackson Sowah, principal of the school, said his administration is grateful to the Malachi York Foundation for keeping its promise of providing a one-time regular monthly meal for the blind students. “Our reliance on the humanitarian support of the Malachi York Foundation has not been let down. When contacted, Saqar Ahhah Aherhsu and Den Tut Rayay, representatives of the Malachi York Foundation in Liberia, said they are happy that their organization is committed to impacting lives that are truly in need of help. Aherhsu and Rayay said the School of the Blind, the New Hope Academy and other educational facilities in Liberia will continue to receive the Foundation’s support.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 26, 2020 06:21 UTC
Liberia: Court Grants Rep. Kolubah Two Weeks Foreign Medical Leave
Representative Kolubah was denied a request for medical leave by the court on February 12 this year when Judge Willie ruled that he could not grant the lawmaker the medical leave for the second time because the court was not given sufficient notice to study his request. Tuesday’s ruling of the court makes it the second time the Montserrado County lawmaker, who is a staunch critic of President George Weah, will leave the country to seek treatment in Ghana. His first medical leave was granted in August 2019 after his lawyer and doctor had pleaded with the court, submitting that he had been diagnosed of an unnamed illness that would require treatment abroad. This latest move by Judge Willie to grant the lawmaker medical leave comes after a heated argument between Representative Kolubah’s lawyer, Cllr. Findley Karngar and Montserrado County Attorney Edwin Martin.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 26, 2020 06:18 UTC
Liberia: Kokoyah Students Get Notebooks from Research & Dev. Network – FrontPageAfrica
Seeing the poor education and hygiene of the people in the MNG concession area, I took pity and compassion. So we decided to identify with the locals of the community to assist in our little way. Lucy Zorgbah, wife of the town chief of Saweh Town, thanked the team and said what LRDN did for them, was out of love. “If you did not love us, you would not have brought books for our children to learn. He had promised to give back at least 25 percent of the proceeds from the sale of his book — “Liberia in the Colorful World of Diplomacy,” launched in June 2019.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 26, 2020 06:11 UTC
Health Ministry Reinforces Awareness on Early Detection of Cancer In Liberia
Congo Town – The Ministry of Health has described cancer as a “National Concern,” while calling for joint efforts in order to curb the illness. Dr. Jallah said being knowledgeable of early signs and symptoms of Cancer and seeking medical attention right away will help save many lives. The Health Minister stressed that awareness is equally important and should target market places, rural communities and other hard-to-reach areas. She expressed concern that the fight against cancer receives limited support due to perceptions that the awareness process on the illness is expensive. Meanwhile, Dr. Moeti is calling on everyone to seek early screening, treatment and care as a means of overcoming stigmatization surrounding cancer.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 26, 2020 06:11 UTC