Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

FOR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH FY2023 ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT SUBMISSION Monrovia, Liberia – 17 government comptrollers’ wages have been withheld by the Ministry of Finance and Development-Planning through the Comptroller and Accountant General due to allegations of non-compliance with the submission of yearly financial statements for the fiscal year 2023. According to a communiqué from the Finance Ministry on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, Elwood Netty, Liberia’s comptroller and accountant general, ordered that the comptrollers’ wages for March 2024 be postponed in order to carry out the aforementioned action. As per the press release, the Office of the Comptroller and Accountant General was…

Monrovia, Liberia – The Committees on Defense, Security, Intelligence and Veteran Affairs, and Judiciary, Claims and Petitions have been recognized as the most productive committees in the first quarter of the Liberian Senate by the Leadership. Senate Pro-Tempore Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence made a special remark on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, following the 55th Legislature’s return to a special session. She stated that both committees have been very aggressive in carrying out their given duties, and that they will be compensated appropriately and legally. She emphasized that the Senate’s assistance, via the Committee on Defense and Security, which is chaired by Senator…

Paynesville, Liberia – On Monday, April 1, 2024, Cllr. J. Cole Bangalu, the Minister of Youth and Sports, had a courtesy call from Yin Chengwu, the New Chinese Ambassador accredited to Monrovia, in his Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex Office in Paynesville. During the one-hour visit, the two officials got to know one another better as a new Chinese diplomat stationed close to Monrovia and a new minister of youth and sports, respectively. Amb. Chengwu congratulated Minister Bangalu on his appointment as Minister of Youth and Sports at the acquaintance meeting. It is worth noting that the Ministry of Youth…

Monrovia, Liberia – The chief of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA), Abraham Kromah, has made a shocking revelation: he claimed that increased border security has enabled a worrying rise in drug imports. Expressing his dissatisfaction with the ineffective attempts to stop drug smuggling, Kromah declared he would remove all LDEA agents stationed at different border posts. Kromah claimed that the assigned LDEA personnel have not done their necessary diligence when checking cars coming into and going out of Liberia, especially at night. He pointed out that this careless attitude has allegedly allowed drugs to flood the nation, endangering both…

Monrovia, Liberia – The National Oil Company of Liberia’s (NOCAL) Officer-in-Charge, Jake Kabakole, has finally spoken out in response to recent allegations that he stole more than US$600,000 from the organization. Jake Kabakole characterized the study as a disinformation campaign and smear campaign aimed against both him and the esteemed office of the entity’s person in charge. Jake Kabakole provided clarification during the Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism Special Press Briefing held in Monrovia on Monday, April 1, 2024. He stated, “At no point in my oversight of the national oil company, have I signed off on any…

AS BOAKAI ADMINSTRATION TO SACK OVER 700 MINISTRY OF STATE WORKERS, SAYS SUPPLEMENTARY PAYROLL IS OVERCROWDED Monrovia, Liberia – On Friday, over 300 additional staff members at the Ministry of State lost their tempers and caused chaos at the Executive Mansion. The Ministry of State employees were seen in a demonstration mood, stopping normal working activities at the seat of the Liberian presidency. It is reported that their fury stemmed from Deputy Minister Cornelia Kruah-Togba informing them during a meeting that the government is terminating their services because it cannot fulfill their contracts and due to allocated resources. Their expectation was…

AS SURVIVORS STRUGGLES TO CARE FOR THEMSELVES WITHOUT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Rivercess County, Liberia – According to reports, authorities on Sunday morning formally declared Aaron Harris deceased. Harris was an injured party from the Chio Town mudslide who was receiving treatment at the John F. Kennedy Hospital in Monrovia. This increases the total number of victims to 11. After Monday night’s mudslide at an abandoned mine in Chio Town, authorities found and declared ten people dead. Of the others, about seven people, including Harris, were gravely injured and were transferred to various hospitals and herbalists. Some of the people who were…

Monrovia, Liberia – Lernnart Dodoo, the editor of FrontPage Africa, has urged the Peter Quaqua Mediation Team to convince Team Julius Kanubah, the party that lost the contentious PUL 2022 elections, to dismiss their lawsuit from the court. Mr. Dodoo, who is a member of the Press Union of Liberia, wrote an open letter to the Peter Quaqua Mediation Team requesting that the team use its influence to convince Team Kanubah to drop the lawsuit and resume mediation proceedings with the goal of holding fresh, transparent elections for the Union. The FPA Editor believes that the only way the union…

Monrovia, Liberia – Following accusations of financial and other malpractices at the FIA, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has suspended Mr. Stanley Ford, Director General of the Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA), with immediately effect. In light of the President’s stated policy that no malpractice will be tolerated, the Ministry of Justice has been instructed to conduct a thorough inquiry into the situation. Insuring that justice is done, the president expressed confidence that the investigation will ensure that justice is served. Additionally, in an effort to ensure a speedy resolution, the President has urged Mr. Ford to participate completely and submit…

Monrovia, Liberia – The National Customs Brokers Association of Liberia’s Independent National Elections Commission has made public the results of the election held over the weekend to elect a new corps of officers. The commission’s chairman, Emmanuel Doe, announced the results after the votes were counted, naming James Hinneh as the winner, Memo Zogar as the vice president, and Charles Karpeh as the secretary general. Mohamed Perry was named Treasurer; Amelia Doe was named Assistant Financial Secretary; and Ezekiel Nyenpan was named Financial Secretary. Speaking shortly after he was declared the winner, the President-elect of the National Customs Brokers Association…