Liberia: Alexander Cummings Calls for Dismissals in Govt, Closure of Schools Amid Gasoline Saga
Due to the shortage of gasoline, in many instances, people are made to stand in long queues for several hours before getting served”. “As a result of the rescheduling of the vessels, we anticipate this unforeseen shortage of gasoline within ten to fourteen days. Within this period, we will experience shortage of gasoline (PMS) on the Liberian market,” he LPRC stated. “The Management of APM Terminals Liberia Ltd. wishes to put on record that the company has not rescheduled any vessels and we have no knowledge of vessels being rescheduled. Therefore, we totally and completely reject the unsubstantiated claim and wish to inform the Liberian public accordingly,” APM Terminals stated in a press release.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 13, 2020 01:52 UTC
Liberia: Ruling Party Says Prevailing Gasoline Shortage is A Result of ‘Errant Flaws’
According to the chairman of the CDC, the party cannot countenance to thread the path of errant flaws, that oftentimes dehumanizing citizensMONROVIA – Mr. Mulbah Morlu, Chairman of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), has attributed the current situation of gas shortage faced by Liberians to what he called “errant flaws”. “While we support government’s efforts to alleviate the fuel shortage, we urge the government of Liberia to also double the efforts in ways that make the transaction of business and movement of our people easier. As such, according to Chairman Morlu, the Party’s Reconciliation Roundtable will take place on 6 March 2020 at the National Headquarters of the CDC in Congo Town. “While we support government’s efforts to alleviate the fuel shortage, we urge the government of Liberia to also double the efforts in ways that make the transaction of business and movement of our people easier. Thank you for the collective efforts.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 13, 2020 01:52 UTC
Liberia: Ecobank Finally Leaves Lofa County
Voinjama, Lofa County – Ecobank, the last in a series of out-of-town commercial banks to operate a branch in Lofa, a geographically isolated county In Liberia, closed its doors to residents of Lofa County on February 7, 2020. We can’t access our account because there is no commercial bank in Lofa. Senator Zargo told FrontPage Africa that it is regrettable that residents no longer have access to a local commercial branch. “The loss of Eco bank branch has a ripple effect on Lofa County as a whole,” Senator Zargo said. We are feeling the pinch of not having a commercial bank.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 13, 2020 01:07 UTC
Liberia: Inter-Religious Council Says Gasoline Shortage Escalates Hardship
Kortu K. BrownMonrovia – The Inter-religious Council of Liberia (IRCL) says the shortage of gasoline in the country is exacerbating the already impoverished condition of the vast majority of ordinary Liberians. Kortu K. Brown, said the socio-economic conditions of Liberians have been greatly affected by the ongoing gasoline shortage. It will affect the cost of transportation; and the cost of transportation will also affect the cost of other commodities on the market. He said the current shortage of gasoline in the country exposes the “incompetence of key officials” and the entire government to be overhauled. It will affect the cost of transportation; and the cost of transportation will also affect the cost of other commodities on the market.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 13, 2020 00:45 UTC
Liberia: “Remains of Fallen Ambassador Fossung to Be Repatriated Soon”, Foreign Ministry Discloses
Monrovia – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says all modalities have been worked out to repatriate the remains of Former Liberia’s Ambassador to Senegal Her Excellency Madam Mary-Ann Fossung. According to a Foreign Ministry release, Former Ambassador Fossung died on February 3,2020 in Tunis where she had gone to seek medical treatment. Meanwhile, the Ministry wishes to clarify a publication in one of the local dailies that surrounds the remains of the fallen Liberian Ambassador to Senegal. The Ministry in the strongest term debunks such publication and wishes to clarify that at no time was the remains of the fallen Ambassador seized and that everything is on course for the body to be repatriated for interment. Finally, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to emphatically state that at no point in time was the Ambassador remains seized by the Hospital as reported in the media.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 13, 2020 00:33 UTC
Liberia: KEEP Extends National Reading Campaign to Zwedru
MONROVIA – The Kids’ Educational Engagement Project (KEEP) has extended it’s National Reading Campaign to Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County. Mrs. Moore explained that the National Reading Campaign is for the benefit of all parents and children of Liberia. He urged teachers, students and residents of the County to participate in the Reading Campaign because it will benefit them and the County to have more educated and informed citizens. On February 6, 2020, in Monrovia, KEEP launched its National Reading Campaign which was attended by senior officials of the Ministry of Education, educational sector partners, teachers and students. KEEP is a local charity primarily dedicated to the promotion of a culture of reading in Liberia.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 13, 2020 00:11 UTC
Liberia: Governance Commission, UN Women Launch Gender Policy
Handing over the policy to the Commission, UN Women County Representative, Marie Goreth Nizigama thanked the GC for taking ownership of the initiative and leading the development of its gender policyMonrovia – The Governance Commission (GC) and the UN Women have launched the gender policy developed against gender stereotypes. Handing over the policy to the Commission, UN Women County Representative, Marie Goreth Nizigama thanked the GC for taking ownership of the initiative and leading the development of its gender policy. “The Governance Commission has taken several steps to demonstrate its commitment to promoting gender equality in the workplace. “The Governance Commission has taken several steps to demonstrate its commitment to promoting gender equality in the workplace. “We as the Ministry of Gender has the mandate to make sure that we mainstream the gender policy throughout the length and breadth of this Republic and we try to make sure that our national gender policy is fair in every sector,” Min Klafleh stated.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 12, 2020 22:52 UTC
As Gasoline Crisis Continues, Prophet Gives Early Warnings, Predicts Shortage Of Rice On Liberian Market Soon
As Liberians murmur over the current situation being encountered; the shortage of gasoline on the Liberian market seems to publicly reawaken a prediction from the public that following the ongoing gasoline crisis in the country, another nightmare Liberians should expect in the near future will be the shortage of the country’s stable food RICE. Speaking further Prophet Daniels said, “We need to pray for this country, and the government that is in power, if you can remember last year it was a serious issue of the shortage of Liberian Dollars on the Liberian market, this situation created serious embarrassment for this government. He said the shortage of gasoline on the Liberian market is not an ordinary thing, but God must be placed in whatever this government want to do or is doing. “Look what our neighbor is doing in coming to our rescue to solving our gasoline crisis. This government must do something now,” concluding, the Prophet warned.
Source:GNN Liberia
February 12, 2020 21:45 UTC
Liberia: Coronavirus Fallout Hits TRANSCO CLSG Project, Could Delay Electrification
ABIDJAN – The much-anticipated March 2020 scheduled partial commissioning of the CLSG transmission line in Liberia has been moved to June 2020, a delay arising out of the Novel Coronavirus outbreak in China, FrontPageAfrica has learned. The resulting impact of the novel coronavirus is far-reaching and affects every project, including the CLSG interconnection project which has Chinese firms implementing the project in Liberia. The General Manager of TRANSCO CLSG Mohammed M. Sherif made the revelation at the high-level Commercial Framework meeting in Abidjan, Wednesday, February 12, 2020. Mr. Sherif explained that difficult terrain and poor condition of the roads are some of the challenges in the implementation of the CLSG project. He said restriction intended to contain the coronavirus epidemic in China has impacted the CLSG project, hence the March 2020 commissioning.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 12, 2020 18:56 UTC
Liberia: Did LPRC Lie? APM Terminals Distances Itself from Rescheduling of Vessels Claims
According to APM Terminals, it has no involvement with the discharging of petroleum vessels which only dock at the LRPC and BMC pier which are outside the APM concession areaMONROVIA – APM Terminals, the private company managing the Free Port of Monrovia has debunked the Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC) statement that the current shortage of gasoline in the country is due to APM Terminal rescheduling of vessels wanting to dock at the port. “The Management of APM Terminals Liberia Ltd. wishes to put on record that the company has not rescheduled any vessels and we have no knowledge of vessels being rescheduled. Therefore, we totally and completely reject the unsubstantiated claim and wish to inform the Liberian public accordingly,” APM Terminals stated in a press release. “The Management of APM Terminals Liberia Ltd. wishes to put on record that the company has not rescheduled any vessels and we have no knowledge of vessels being rescheduled. Therefore, we totally and completely reject the unsubstantiated claim and wish to inform the Liberian public accordingly,” APM Terminals stated in a press release.” APM Terminals LiberiaAPM Terminals stated that that is not involved in the discharge of petroleum products and that petroleum vessels berth at the LPRC and BMC pier only which are outside the APM Terminals concession area “therefore, APM Terminals is NOT involved in the scheduling/rescheduling of Petroleum vessels planned for the two piers The Management of APM Terminals Liberia Ltd”.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 12, 2020 17:35 UTC
Liberia Signs Free Roaming Accession Act
The free roaming /accession act agreement was signed on Friday, February 7, 2020 between the Liberia Telecommunication Authority represented by its Chairperson Ivan Brown and Antigou Cherif, Director General of the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ARPT) of the Republic of Guinea in Conakry, GuineaMONROVIA – Liberia has signed the Accession Act to Free Roaming in the West African Sub-Region in line with the Abidjan Protocol. The Abidjan Protocol is to make Free Roaming a reality across all countries of West Africa. The free roaming /accession act agreement was signed on Friday, February 7, 2020 between the Liberia Telecommunication Authority represented by its Chairperson Ivan Brown and Antigou Cherif, Director General of the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ARPT) of the Republic of Guinea in Conakry, Guinea. He disclosed along with Free Roaming, Liberia is committed to making progress together with its neighbors in the Region on other telecommunications issues of great concern, including coordinating and resolving cross-border frequency interference and spill-over. 3 on the implementation of Free Roaming, comes into force upon signature by at least five (5) Authorities/Agencies of regulatory members of the Abidjan protocol.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 12, 2020 16:18 UTC
Liberia Revenue Authority Dedicates Production Studio to Boost Tax Awareness – FrontPageAfrica
The studio is built to produce tax messages to educate the public on tax payment. The intent of these messages is to encourage tax compliance and boost revenue collection, Commissioner General Thomas Doe Nah said during the dedication. Information Minister Lenn Eugene Nagbe described the idea of the studio as an innovation that supports growth and development. The Minister of Information thanked LRA for creating new measures to ease tax payment and stressed the importance of providing more tax information and awareness on these measures. Mr. Rennie said the provision of adequate tax information will create a positive mindset and make citizens more responsible in meeting their tax obligations.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 12, 2020 12:33 UTC
Liberia – ‘Just a Minor Delay’: S. Leone Did Not Deny Entry of Tankers on Emergency Mission for Gas
A senior government official, speaking on condition of anonmity Wednesday dismissed social media reports that government of Sierra Leone had refused entry of the 20 tankers en route to Sierra Leone for emergency supply of gasoline. The source said efforts are ongoing to finalize paperwork with border authorities in Sierra Leone to allow the passage of the tankers. A FrontPageAfrica correspondent in the Bo Waterside area counted some 20 trucks moving toward Sierra Leone Tuesday night and a senior administration official confirmed on condition of anonymity that the trucks were headed to Sierra Leone. It is unclear whether those expectations are linked to the 20 tankers making its way into Sierra Leone. So, some of our neighboring countries, have partnerships with some of the importers here – so we are using that route.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 12, 2020 11:48 UTC
Liberia: Ruling Party Set to Call Off Mobilization Retreat Amid Major Gasoline Shortage
RETREAT OFF: The ruling Coalition for Democratic Change through its Chairman Mulbah Morlue is due to hold a news conference today to announce the call off of this weekend’s retreat. The CDC chair told FrontPageAfrica early this morning that the press conference will address the ongoing gasoline crisis for which the retreate is being called off. Critics have also taken the government to task over the lack of independence of the committee constituted to look into the gasoline shortage. The Coalition of Political Parties(CPP)-backed Dillon threw pointed jabs at President Weah’s rants at the weekend. But President Weah insists, his partisans simply need to return to the drawing board and have some patience.
Source:Front Page Africa
February 12, 2020 09:22 UTC
Liberia struggles to meet cassava shipping requirements
Liberia is currently struggling to meet cassava shipping requirements. This poses as a huge risk as the cassava sector stands to lose $15m from a contract with a China-based company. The company, Welcome Development Industry Limited, signed a contract with National Cassava Producers Union of Liberia (NCPUL) that could see 500 metric tons of cassava-chips exported to China on a monthly basis. Emmanuel Tambah, president of NCPUL, has expressed uncertainty about the union’s ability to meet up with the agreement, citing financial constraints. A Protocol of Phytosanitary Requirements is a derivative of the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, which is an international treaty of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Source:GNN Liberia
February 12, 2020 09:06 UTC