MONROVIA — The Liberian Senate has invited the Secretariat of the Liberia Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (LEITI) to appear before Plenary constituted in a Committee of the Whole on Thursday, October 27, 2022, at noon to provide requisite information on the status of its work and challenges it encounters. This will include compliance issue of the various mining and logging companies as well as future work plans. A Senate Press and Public Affairs Release say, the invitation extended to the LEITI Authority is predicated upon communication to the Senate Plenary from Grand Kru County Senator, Numene T.H. Prot Tempore Chie, in his recent statement marking the opening of final sitting of the 5th Session of the 54th Legislature called on the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) to pay key attention to the extractive industry for enhanced revenue generation. The extractive Industry in Liberia includes mining, logging, commercial farming in palm, rubber, coffee and fishery.

Source: Front Page Africa October 22, 2022 10:35 UTC