Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

Monrovia, Liberia – China has revealed that some individuals have alleged that the government has created overcapacity in electric vehicles and other new energy sources through the use of subsidies. China has flooded the market with its products at supposedly low rates in order to absorb the excess capacity, distorting market prices and damaging the economy of other nations. The Chinese government report that none of this could be further from the truth. China’s ambassador to Liberia, Yin Chengwu, declared that there was no excess supply of new energy being produced in China. According to economic theory, “overcapacity” occurs when…

Monrovia, Liberia – The claims that former vice president of the Republic of Liberia, Honorable Jewel Howard Taylor, was attacked by an unidentified assailant in the Duport Road area are being looked into by the Executive Protection Service (EPS), but no proof has been gathered to support these claims. The assertion of the targeted attack, as reported in the media, could not be supported by the preliminary investigation EPS conducted. According to the investigation, former vice president Jewel Taylor was in a convoy of two cars when one of the back windshields of the car made a noise that caused…

Monrovia, Liberia – Sixty percent of the first group of refugees from Ghana to Liberia are drug addicts, according to Patrick Worzie, Executive Director of the Liberia Refugee Repatriation and Resettlement Commission. Speaking on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at the press briefing of the Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs, and Tourism, Mr. Worzie stated that 770 returnees had been registered, of whom 60% were battling drug addiction. He underlined the pressing challenges associated with this government-backed repatriation initiative in Liberia. In his explanation of the situation, Mr. Worzie said that sixteen of the returnees are expectant mothers, fifteen have mental…

Monrovia, Liberia – Jerolinmek Piah, Liberia’s Information Minister has made it clear that the government of Liberia has not come to a decision about the legal entry of any earthmoving machinery. At the recently ended cabinet retreat in Monrovia, Mamaka Bility, Minister of States Without Portfolio, said that the Liberian government plans to import 285 earthmoving machines, 19 of which will be placed in each of the country’s 15 counties. Minister Piah clarified, however, that the government has not complied with the regulations and agreements that must be followed before purchasing any earth moving equipment during the regular press briefing…

FOR APPROVING MULTIPLE CONTRACTS AMOUNTING TO USD$22.4 MILLION WITHOUT LEGISLATURE CONSENT Monrovia, Liberia – The national Legislature has heard a plea for mercy from the Ministry of Public Works for their failure to follow the proper processes when awarding contracts. On Tuesday, May 28, 2024, the Liberian Senate pardoned the Ministry following the controversial awarding of contracts for over 22.4 million to multiple corporations for the construction of roads throughout the nation without the consent of the legislature. The Public Works Minister was reportedly accused by Senators Abraham Darius Dillon, Nathaniel McGill, Amara Konneh, and Simeon Taylor of issuing contracts…

SAYS WEAH GOV’T FAILED TO LISTEN TO RICE IMPORTERS Monrovia, Liberia – The country’s rice problem is complex, but it may be resolved, according to Minister Amin Modad of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Speaking on Friday, May 24, 2024, on the second day of the Cabinet retreat in Congo Town, the Minister stated that the government has implemented policies and plans to handle the rice problem. He claimed that the previous administration misled the populace into believing that the price of rice had stabilized for the previous six years. Minister Modad disclosed that rice importers had submitted multiple…

Monrovia, Liberia – Despite rumors of rising rice prices in Liberia; the chief executive officer of the Saah Young Business Center in Waterside, a Liberian businessman, anticipates bringing hundreds of metric tons of rice into the nation. In an interview with reporters over the weekend, Saah Young Kinsley stated that the metric tons of rice were valued at over a million US dollars. He mentioned that the rice was an Indian parboiled variety that was meant to alleviate the nation’s rice problem. In contrast to other rates that have been projected in the press, he claimed that the rice will…

BUT, THE NEWS MEET MIX-REACTION FROM THE PUBLIC Monrovia, Liberia – About 285 earth moving equipment are anticipated to arrive in Liberia, according to Minister of State without Portfolio Mamaka Bilility. The Minister of State without Portfolio stated that each of the fifteen counties will receive nineteen pieces of earth moving equipment when she made her presentation at the Ministerial Complex in Congo Town on Friday, May 24, 2024, at the Cabinet meeting. According to the Minister, 285 pieces of branded earthmoving equipment would shortly arrive in Liberia and be distributed throughout the nation. She claimed that the President Project…

COMMITS TO FULLY SUPPORT CDC, DONATES TO FIRE VICTIMS Monrovia, Liberia – Three members of the Movement for Economic Empowerment’s executive committee were removed by the national executive committee for actions that went against the Party’s platform. After a one-day meeting, a resolution consisting of eight counts was adopted, demanding the removal of the three party executives. Jeremiah Paye, Patrick Karmoh, and Matthew Shan are among those that were kicked out. Speaking at a press conference held just after the meeting over the weekend, Mr. Mehn asserted that the national executive committee has maintained its membership in the Coalition for…

Monrovia, Liberia -The Prison Fellowship Liberia has made a passionate appeal to the Liberian government and international developing partners to invest in the corrections and rehabilitation sector of the justice system in Liberia in order to raise the profile of its human rights records. In order to lessen jail overcrowding and improve access to justice, the Fellowship’s Country Director, Reverend Francis Kollie, stated that decentralizing defense attorneys’ services and demonopolizing the judicial system’s legal services are necessary. Prison Fellowship Liberia’s Country Director, Reverend Francis Kollie  during a news conference on Wednesday in Paynesville, urged the Liberian government, via the President’s…