Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

Monrovia, Liberia – Agents from the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) reportedly raided suspected drug sellers on Thursday morning at around 4:30 AM in the area of Small-Town Community, which is home to the CDC headquarters. Eye witnesses stated that the drug dealers dashed into the party headquarters, setting off a chase by the LDEA. According to a Frontpage account; CDC Secretary General Jefferson Koijee took to Facebook as early as 6 AM, stating, “Heavily armed state security forces have invaded our party’s headquarters for the second time this morning, engaging in sporadic shootings that caused panic and chaos among citizens and…

Gives US$25,000 Scholarship Check Monrovia, Liberia – China Union is trying to mend its reputation in Bong County by contributing to the community’s healthcare and education systems. China Union acknowledged that it had abandoned almost all of its obligations under the terms of its Mineral Development Agreement (MDA) in Liberia. The business gave a US$25,000 check to the Fuamah Scholarship Committee last week in order to help brilliant students further their education. Also, China Union gave over US$2,000 in medical supplies and $1,000 worth of educational supplies to the Fuamah Hospital. Following the discovery by a specialist House Joint Committee…

Monrovia, Liberia – At the India-Africa Business Conclave in New Delhi, India, Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung argued in favor of Liberia, citing the two countries’ long-standing diplomatic ties that had persisted for more than sixty years. Speaking at the conference on August 21, 2024 in India, the vice president of Liberia stated that when Liberia accepted India’s Duty-Free Tariff Preference (DFTP) Scheme for Least Developed Countries (LDCs), the two countries started a new trade agreement in 2012. He claimed that 94% of all tariff lines are covered by India’s preferential market access for Liberia’s exports under the program. Over US$…

Discusses Strongly about WECC Court Monrovia, Liberia – Cllr. Sylvester D. Rennie, president of the Liberian National Bar Association (LNBA), and Amb. Mark C. Toner, the newly appointed US ambassador to Liberia, have exchanged ideas for the creation of a war and economic crimes court as well as the bolstering of diplomatic ties. At a recent Roundtable launch for Transitional Justice stakeholders, which was organized by the new US Ambassador at the US Embassy in Monrovia in honor of the NBA and other stakeholders, the two leaders exchanged ideas. The LNBA greeted and congratulated the recently accredited US Ambassador to…

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…