Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

Monrovia, Liberia – The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) on Wednesday, initiative an investigation into the former Minister of State for Presidential Affairs, Nathaniel McGill alleged corruption scandal. The former Minister of State for Presidential Affairs now Senator of Margibi County was invited to answer on allegations of payroll padding and acts of corruption at the Ministry of States during his administration. The LACC declared in a letter to Senator McGill that it has opened an inquiry into claims of corruption and payroll padding concerning salary disbursements for an additional payroll with 728 names at the Ministry of State for Presidential Affairs.…

Monrovia, Liberia – The Director General of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority, Emma Metieh Glassco, has received criticism from the World Bank about the Liberia Sustainable Management of Fisheries Project (LSMFP). In a letter dated August 16, 2024, addressed to Madam Glassco, the Bank said “This letter serves as a formal expression of our concern with the report’s content. The document contains factual inaccuracies and weighty allegations that fundamentally mischaracterize the role, priorities, and actions of the World Bank. The report also misrepresents the nature of the World.” The letter stated that reallocations under the Project for which no…

Monrovia, Liberia – A day-long governance and society debate organized by Lincoln Peace Foundation (LIPF) through its Policy Advocacy Network is anticipated to raise awareness among Liberians about policy advocacy and the role that people play in demanding justice and accountability in the public sector. The keynote speakers at the symposium will be Liberian lawyer Cllr. Tiawan Saye Gongloe, political leader of the Liberian People’s Party, Dr. Jeremiah Z. Whapoe, political leader of the Vision for Liberia Transformation Party, and executive director of the Environmental Protection Agency, Dr. Emmanuel King Urey Yarkpawolo. The interactive discussion with the theme “Enriching the mind…

Monrovia, Liberia – In an effort to close the knowledge gap, the University of Liberia’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences Department has requested support from the European Union as part of a new fisheries project that the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) has launched in Monrovia through Director General Emma Metieh Glassco. Speaking on August 20, 2024, Tuesday, at the official opening of the Liberia Fisheries Governance Project (LFGP), a project funded by the European Union and located in Monrovia, Madam Glassco urged the EU to include enhancing the University of Liberia’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Department’s human resources capacity in…

Monrovia, Liberia – Dr. George Agyekum Donkor, the Honorary President of the Global Network of Export-Import Banks and Development Finance Institutions (G-NEXID), has issued a call to action for DFIs and Exim banks to assist trade diversification and infrastructure development. Strategic investments in important industries can create robust economies that can survive shocks from around the world, Dr. Donkor claimed. In order to improve regional value chains and establish a more balanced global economy, he called for increased collaborations with emerging nations. Quoting Nelson Mandela, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”…

Monrovia, Liberia – The Liberia Diplomatic Think Tank (LiDTT) has voiced grave concerns about the government of Liberia’s protracted failure to fully reveal and execute the findings of an investigation into the widespread posting of Foreign Service Officers during the former President George Weah administration, which was a flagrant violation of Foreign Service Manual Part-I Section 1.5. The group believes that a complete disclosure and application of the investigation will remove the tarnished reputation of the Foreign Service that the Weah-led administration has created, and more significantly, it will increase the legitimacy of the government’s Foreign Service reform process, which…

Monrovia, Liberia – Through its vice president, T. Bannies Brown, a group known as the “Rubber Planters Association,” has revealed that exporting rubber without adding value deprives the government of money, creates unemployment for its people, and prevents the Liberian Rubber Industry from reaching its full potential. As a result, the sector is ranked lower among rubber-producing nations and falls short of the requirements set forth by the International Rubber Research and Development Board (IRRDB) and the Global Platform of Sustainable Natural Rubber. Speaking with reporters on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 in Monrovia, Bannies said that following the group’s successful…

Monrovia, Liberia – The second Liberia National Inter-University Debate Competition, which will include nine universities, has been launched by the University of Liberia. Beginning on Monday, August 19, 2024, in the University of Liberia’s auditorium on Capitol Hill, the competition will run until August 25, 2024. As a result, UL will be hosting it for the first time since it was founded in 2023. The following universities are competing in this year’s championship: the University of Liberia, Cuttington University, Nimba University, Adventist University of West Africa, African Methodist Episcopal University (AMEU), Stella Maris Polytechnic University, Notre Dame University, Faith University,…

Monrovia, Liberia – In order to create generational prosperity via education and develop their skills and abilities for a better Liberia, Nimba University graduates have been challenged to close societal disparities. On August 17, 2024, in Sanniquellie, Nimba County, Liberia, during the 8th graduation convocation of Nimba University, Dehpue Y. Zuo, the Deputy Finance Minister for Economic Management of the Ministry of Finance and Development, call on the graduates exert all efforts to bridge the generational gap. “It is our collective duty to close the wealth gap between generations and develop the skills, talents, and education that will contribute to…

Monrovia, Liberia – Amidst accusations of dubious financial dealings and other misconduct within the Authority, President Joseph Boakai placed the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) Board of Commissioners under suspension in April of this year. This ruling was made just one day after the commissioners; Israel Akinsanya, Zotawon D. Titus, James Gbarwea, and Osborne K. Diggs including chairperson is Madam Edwina C. Zackpah were granted a favorable ruling by the Supreme Court. The President stood by his choice in the face of strong opposition. In a statement announcing the suspension, the Executive Mansion said, President Boakai has asked the General Auditing Commission…