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Finance Ministry faces news blackout.

Newspaper publishers in Liberia announced a news blackout against the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning for failing to pay for media services rendered to the ministry.    Monrovia, August 28, 2024: The leadership of the Publishers Association of Liberia (PAL) urges all its members not to publish or disseminate press releases and statements from the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning …

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US 20M Cash Consignment Transit not illegal

[Monrovia, August 29, 2024] – The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) clarifies media reports that a US$20M cash importation consigned to the Bank of Ghana (BoG) destined for Liberia is a legitimate transaction. The importation of United States dollars is part of the Bank’s normal function, which is required to meet the needs of the economy, including the USD withdrawal …

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LRA Customs Commissioner defies S/Court?

The case revolves around an ongoing litigation involving shareholders of Medtech Scientific Liberia Limited, in which the Supreme Court has ruled that the parties return to the status quo ante. Monrovia, August 28, 2024- A circular sent to exporters and importers by Liberia’s Customs Commissioner Saa Saamoi hours after the Chambers Justice Yussif D. Kaba had ordered parties in the ongoing …

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Breaking news: Cllr. Scott & Family members set free

Wednesday, August 28, 2024: The Supreme Court of Liberia has set free former Chief Justice Cllr. Gloria Musu Scott and family members on charges of murder and conspiracy due to the government’s failure to establish connections to the defendants murdering the late Charloe Musu. Former Chief Justice Scott and three family members were sentenced to prison last year over the …

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Tweah, others get breathing space.

The Justice’s decision to place a stay order halting the case followed a request for a writ of prohibition against the ongoing legal proceedings involving Mr. Tweah and other indictees. By Lincoln G. Peters  Monrovia, August 27, 2024-A Justice in Chambers at Liberia’s Supreme Court, Yussif D. Kaba, has halted an ongoing corruption case regarding US$6.2M brought by Liberian prosecutors …

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McGill claims Presidential immunity. – Liberia news The New Dawn Liberia, premier resource for latest news

Ex-Minister of State Senator Nathaniel McGill petitions the Supreme Court of Liberia for a Writ of Prohibition against the State in his ongoing interrogation by the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission and the Civil Service Agency for alleged payroll padding, among other things.   By Lincoln G. Peters  Monrovia, Liberia, August 27, 2024- Ex-President George M. Weah’s Minister of State for Presidential Affairs, …

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Empowering Youth Nationwide with Digital Skills

Paticipants at the digital training program Training 10,000 youth in digital skills may have seemed ambitious, but President Boakai’s first State of the Union address earlier this year included this proclamation, and indeed, he has delivered. It took longer than the six months he mentioned in his address, but logistics were finally in place last month, and teachers were recruited …

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On 2nd Thoughts: Why GoL needs to be politically sensitive

By Othello B. Garblah Governments have the responsibility to be politically sensitive in making certain decisions to prevent situations that could undermine their constitutional legitimacies. That is not weakness; it is a way of exercising political correctness, especially in a fragile society like Liberia, where recent election results have heightened tension. Last Thursday’s action by the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency …

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Gongloe calls for constitutional reforms.

Former presidential candidate Cllr. Tiawan Saye Gongloe calls for reform of the Constitution of Liberia to buttress ongoing fight against corruption in the public sector. By Lincoln G. Peters  Monrovia, Liberia, August 26, 2024—Renowned Liberian Human Rights Lawyer and former presidential candidate Cllr. Tiawan Saye Gongloe is proposing dozens of reforms within the Liberian legal system as a paradigm for …

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