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LERC’s Board Reviews JEP’s Electricity Tariff Application for Bong and Nimba

The Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) Board of Commissioners (BoC) is currently reviewing Jungle Energy Power’s (JEP) electricity tariff applications for Nimba and Bong counties. On September 25 and 27, the Commission held two separate public hearings in Bong and Nimba counties to solicit the inputs and recommendations of customers and electricity users. During each hearing, more than 100 stakeholders, …

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Commentary: Loans and Corruption mix

  By: Togba-Nah Tipoteh It should come as no surprise to anyone that loans and corruption do not mix. When there is no program in action, as in Liberia, to end corruption, then any loan to any corrupt entity promotes corruption. More food to the greedy makes the greedy greedier. Therefore, the news that there are more loans coming to Liberia …

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Red Cross and partners transfer cash to 1,500 flood victims

The Liberian National Red Cross Society has provided cash assistance to families affected by flood in 22 communities here. Monrovia, Liberia, September 27, 2024 – The Liberia National Red Cross Society (LNRCS), with support from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the European Union (EU), has successfully completed the first phase of its emergency …

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UNDP Leads Joint Monitoring Team to Assess Farmer Cooperatives’ Progress

Monrovia, Liberia; September 26, 2024: Farmer Cooperatives supported by the government-funded Accelerated Community Development Programme (ACDP), implemented and managed by UNDP, are excited about engaging in commercial swamp rice and cassava production/cultivation. During a one-week intensive joint monitoring mission, UNDP led a team from the Ministries of Finance and Development Planning, Agriculture, and Internal Affairs to engage farmers on progress …

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ECC ends National Security Dialogue

A Liberian election monitoring body is recommending a series of reforms to enhance the conduct of future elections in the country. Monrovia, Liberia, September 27, 2024- The Elections Coordinating Committee (ECC) has conducted a one-day National Security Dialogue to assess performance of the Joint Security Task Force (JSTF) during the 2023 elections, offering recommendations for improving future electoral security efforts. …

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Commissioner Lighe Pushes for Ecofriendly Maritime Transport

Beijing, China – September 25, 2024 – The Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA) reaffirmed its dedication to advancing sustainable maritime transport at the Global Sustainable Transport Forum 2024 (GSTF-2024) hosted by the Ministry of Transport of the People’s Republic of China in Beijing under the theme, “Sustainable Transport: Connecting the World through Logistics.” Addressing the GSTF-2024 on Wednesday, Commissioner/CEO Cllr. Neto …

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Letter to God: Lord, who are they rescuing?

By Othello B. Garblah Dear Father: Have you heard, they say the Resue man from the Market Place fini rescuing himself ehn. They say da na small rescue ley man rescue himself oo. The noise in the village na easy; everybody just talking about him rescue. But my son, it na strange. Ley people started rescuing themselves ever since day …

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Koijee accuses Boakai of political harassment

Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) Secretary General Jefferson Koijee has been spewing allegations against the Boakai administration, alleging political harassment and intimidation. Monrovia, September 27, 2024/The Secretary General of Liberia’s former ruling political party, the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), Jefferson Tamba Koijee, has accused the Boakai regime of indulging in acts that target political actors and ordinary people. Koijee …

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Diaspora Liberians seek voting rights

The group also seeks clarification on “Absentee Ballot” and “Constituency” in Article 80 ‘C’ of the Liberian Constitution. Monrovia, September 27, 2024/The All-Liberian Conference on Dual Citizenship (ALCOD) delegation has held talks with Madam Davidetta Browne-Lansanah, the Chairperson of the National Elections Commission (NEC), on how diaspora Liberians of voting age can directly participate in future national elections. The delegation, …

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Throw some ‘Jonahs’ out of the ship

President Joseph Boakai is under immense pressure to reorganize his eight-month-old government amid widespread discontent and criticism. By: Naneka A. Hoffman         Brewerville, Liberia, September 26, 2024 – The Bishop of the New Water in the Desert Pentecostal Church in Brewerville, Montserrado County, Dr. Kortu K. Brown, is recommending to President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to throw out those …

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