Silence Not An Option For Liberia Revenue Authority in the Deaths of Its Employees Albert Peters and Gifty Lama
Silence Not An Option For Liberia Revenue Authority in the Deaths of Its Employees Albert Peters and Gifty LamaFOUR DAYS AFTER the bodies of Albert Peters and his workmate, Mrs. Gifty Asmah Lama, were discovered dead in vehicle on Broad Street near the Sacred Heart Cathedral, details of how or why the pair were brutally murdered remain a scanty. ”He(Augustine) told me that we should pray,” Madam Peters told Prophetkey. MADAM PETERS HOWEVER NOTED that her husband was not the party type. IT WAS WHILE on the lookout Madam Peters revealed that she saw her husband’s car. SAID MADAM PETERS: “The driver shouted; and I ran to the car, and that’s how we started raising an alarm.
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October 06, 2020 06:56 UTC
Liberia: Bong Residents Want Superintendent Esther Walker Audited amid “Missing US$9K” of County Development Fund
Nearly 75 protesters turned out to demand Walker restitute the money or resign as superintendent of the county. Gbarnga, Bong County – Bong County Superintendent Esther Walker went face-to-face with dozens of demonstrators who descended on the Gbarnga Administration building Monday to protest the alleged mismanagement of US$9,950 County Development Fund by the leadership of the county. Nearly 75 protesters turned out to demand Walker restitute the money or resign as superintendent of the county. Holder claimed Walker and Mulbah have turned the social development fund into a “cash cow’ that favors a select few. Attendees instead brought placards and chanted slogans such as “poor Walker has gotten rich in Bong County under President George Weah’s Administration,” and “President George Weah punished Bong County with mother Esther Walker”.
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October 06, 2020 06:45 UTC
Liberia: Govt to Cough out Thousands of Dollars to Settle Former Deputy Governor Charles Sirleaf or Termination of His Tenure at the Central Bank
Liberia: Govt to Cough out Thousands of Dollars to Settle Former Deputy Governor Charles Sirleaf or Termination of His Tenure at the Central BankMr. Charles Sirleaf was amongst several other Central Bank staffers who facec charges in connection with the alleged unlawful printing of local currency worth millions of dollars that reportedly disappeared in 2018. Mr. Sirleaf was appointed and commissioned in February 2016 to a five-year-tenured position. While the legal process was ongoing, President Weah appointed Madam Pearson to the position of Deputy Bank governor for operation. But the PIT also outlined that 15 of the companies listed by the central bank to have taken part in the “mop-up” exercise denied any involvement. Another eight companies listed by the central bank were not in operation when the PIT made their visit.
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October 06, 2020 06:45 UTC
Liberia: Female Senatorial Candidates Crave Support Ahead of Ahead of December 8 Special Senatorial Elections
It was aimed at showcasing and soliciting support for female candidates contesting in forthcoming elections. Still others are Represenatives Mariamu Beyan Fofana and Julie Fatorma Wiah (Lofa County) Dedeh Nohr Jones (Lofa County), and Princess S. Macauley (Margibi). Although some of them are rival candidates, all of the women that attended the forum spoke of a singular mission: to increase the number of women at the Liberian Senate. Speaking further, she said while no country has achieved gender equality it is now time to accelerate efforts with added momentum for the realization of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in these difficult times. She said the General Assembly’s action is “clearly an effort to accelerate the realization of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.
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October 06, 2020 06:45 UTC
Liberia: Rural Communities Continue Call for Share of Logging Revenue
The group early last month petitioned the Legislature to allot US$1,006,055.18 or 30 percent of revenue collected from logging companies in the last three fiscal years—2016/2017, 2018/2019 and 2019/2020—to communities as land rental fees. Under the New Forestry Reform Law of Liberia, these CFDCs represent the interest of the communities where logging concession are located. They are entitled to 30 percent of logging revenue as land rental fees in addition to cubic meter fees and social agreements they sign with logging companies. This was a huge part of the forestry reform in Liberia in order to give communities their share of forest resources. The Government of Liberia owe communities US$8.3 million out of the $27.7 million it has collected but only $2.6 million has been transferred to date.
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October 06, 2020 06:33 UTC
Liberia: Senate Raises Concern Over Reported Passport Scandal
The US State Department of State designated Wonplo and his entire family blacklisted from entering the US. According to the US Secretary of State, the designation is made under Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 (Div. The law also requires the Secretary of State to either publicly or privately designate such officials and their immediate family members. In addition to Mr. Wonplo, I am announcing the public designation of his spouse, Dennice Wonplo, and their minor children. This designation reaffirms U.S. commitment to standing with the people and government of Liberia in their fight against corruption.
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October 06, 2020 06:33 UTC
Liberia: National Elections Commission Unveils Symbols For Referendum
Madam Browne Lansanah said the symbols for the 2020 national referendum as agreed by all primary stakeholders would now prepare Liberians to vote during the Constitutional Referendum and Special Senatorial elections slated for December 8, 2020. Monrovia – The first in a series of official unveiling ceremonies of symbols for the conduct of the 2020 Constitutional Referendum has taken place in Ganta City, Nimba County, under the umbrella of the National Elections Commission, (NEC). Performing the unveiling ceremony Monday, the Chairperson of the NEC Madam Davidetta Browne-Lansanah, reaffirmed the commission’s delight for the journey leading to the closing of the symbol finding chapter as well as the national referendum vetting consultations. Madam Browne Lansanah said the symbols for the 2020 national referendum as agreed by all primary stakeholders would now prepare Liberians to vote during the Constitutional Referendum and Special Senatorial elections slated for December 8, 2020. 2 has opened in Monrovia at the headquarters of the National Elections Commission on 9th street in Sinkor.
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October 06, 2020 06:33 UTC
National Teachers Association of Liberia Wants Government Refrains from Pensioning its Members without Prior Notice
Nyumah, the president of the National Teachers Association of Liberia speaking on World Teachers DayMonrovia – Madam Mary W.M. Nyumah, the president of the National Teachers Association of Liberia is calling on the government to pay more attention to improving the welfare of teachers. Madam Nyumah made the call during program marking the celebration of this year World Teachers Day under the theme: “Teachers – Learning in Crisis, reimagining the future”. Nyumah, the president of the National Teachers Association of LiberiaAlso, serving as Keynote Speaker, Montserrado County Education Officer K. Samuel G.S. He added that this year’s World Teachers Day has a greater significance in light of the challenges that teachers have faced during the COVID-19 crisis.
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October 06, 2020 06:22 UTC
Liberia’s Youth Are Central to National Development – And Land is Essential to their Success
With secure rights to land, instead of working for low wages on someone else’s land, youth can invest in their own land and labor to grow a farm-based livelihood. Moving toward secure land rights for youthWhile these challenges are pervasive, securing youth land rights is an achievable goal. Hailed as one of the most progressive land laws in sub-Saharan Africa, the Land Rights Act (LRA) established legally guaranteed land rights for all Liberians (previously, almost 80% of the population lacked legally recognized land rights) and includes specific protections for youth and women’s land rights. Civil society organizations (CSOs) must act to raise awareness of youth land rights among youth and broader communities. Aside from land, youth will benefit from agricultural inputs and trainings that will set them up for success in the agricultural sector.
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October 06, 2020 06:11 UTC
DID USAID, IDA, ETC. SPEND USD $612M ON AGRICULTURE IN LIBERIA?
Did her Government use any of the USD $612M donation/loans to buy any agricultural equipment, supplies, employ former combatants, etc.? allocated USD $612M for agriculture, a portion of the USD $5B donated/loaned to Liberia. This is the million-dollar question; is this USD $612M agricultural project another fiasco as was the USD $30M Lofa Rice Project? But the USD 612M project has no such evidence to show that the INGOs and/or private farmers started any farms. IRAQI FOOD FOR OIL SAGA: (https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2004/04/15/the-oil-for-food-scam-what-did-kofi-annan-know-and-when-did-he-know-it/)Lofa Rice Project with Equipment: (https://frontpageafricaonline.com/opinion/why-the-foya-rice-project-became-a-fiasco-the-true-story/)Lofa Rice Project: (https://www.facebook.com/notes/frontpage-africa/liberias-us30m-snafu-how-libyan-funded-agriculture-project-vanished-into-thin-ai/204694182884109/)2012/2013: (https://www.cabri-sbo.org/en/documents/citizens-guide-to-the-national-budget-2012-2013-fiscal-year)2013/2014: (https://www.cabri-sbo.org/en/documents/a-citizens-guide-to-the-national-budget-fiscal-year-2013-2014)2014/15:(https://docs.google.com/a/mopea.gov.lr/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=bW9wZWEuZ292LmxyfG10ZWYtYnVkZ2V0fGd4OjUxODNkYzUwM2YyMzU5MTc)2015/16: (https://www.cabri-sbo.org/en/documents/2015-16-citizens-guide-to-the-national-budget)2016/17: (https://www.cabri-sbo.org/en/documents/fact-sheet-or-short-citizens-guide-to-the-fiscal-year2016-17-draft-national-budget)2017/18: (https://www.cabri-sbo.org/en/documents/a-citizens-guide-to-the-national-budget-1)2018/19: (https://mfdp.gov.lr/index.php/department-of-budget-reports/citizen-s-guide/citizen-guide-fy2018-2019)
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October 06, 2020 03:11 UTC
Liberia: LFAM, British Embassy Take COVID-19 Awareness to Local Communities
The campaign under the theme “Supporting Women and babies mothers to prevent COVID-19” started on September 1, 2020 and is expected to climax on December 1, 2020. LFAM’s Country Representative to Liberia, Abdul- Rahman Fayiah Bah disclosed his institution is concerned about the welfare of pregnant women, babies and their mothers during this global pandemic. He said qualified Liberians have been sent into three communities, including Old Road, New Kru town and West Point communities. The Cardiff-based organization works to reduce the number of women who die during pregnancy and childbirth in Sub-Sahara Africa. Through its maternal mortality programme in hospitals and health centres across Africa, it dispenses medicines to prevent post-partum haemorrhage.
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October 05, 2020 12:11 UTC
Is there Hope for a Failing Liberia?
1 in 3 children under the age of 5 are stunted and Covid19 has uncovered a festering rape culture in Liberia. The current state of Liberia is an unwritten death sentence that has ushered in collective paralysis. Human capital gains are directly correlated with economic growth and there’s no counterfactual to prove otherwise. Our governments have never prioritized human capital as an economic strategy for real transformation to lift millions of our people out of excruciating poverty. Just as in the investment world long-term investments require patient capital, Liberia requires patient capital, patient people, patient politics, patient democracy, and patient opposition.
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October 05, 2020 10:41 UTC
Prices for Data And Voice Increase Due to Liberia Telecommunications Authority Order
MONROVIA – In February 2019 the Liberian Telecommunications Authority (LTA) issued LTA Order: 0016-02-25-19, which imposed surcharges of US$0.008 for each minute of on-net voice calls and US$0.00065 for each megabyte of data. The Civil Law Court issued a Prohibition or Injunction on the LTA Order and mandated that the LTA Order shall not take effect until the matter before it was finally determined. It should be recalled that after a hearing at the Civil Law Court, that Court ruled that the LTA had the power and authority to issue the LTA Order. In response to this Ruling, Orange Liberia appealed to the Supreme Court. This has been announced by both Orange Liberia Inc. and Lonestar MTN late last week; and this means that as of October 5, 2020 there will an increase in the prices for data and voice call.
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October 05, 2020 07:52 UTC
More Dangling Questions Than Answers after Bodies of Researcher, Auditor at Liberia Revenue Authority Were Discovered on Snapper Hill
Gifty was known to Albert’s family and her spouse knew him and workmates indicate that there was nothing to suggest an unhealthy social relationship. According to police, Mrs. Peters was said to be the first to have discovered the bodies in the vehicle. “It is while on their way to Snapper Hill that her daughter spotted Albert’s car and alerted both her mother and the relative who was driving them. It was this relative who approached the car first just as Mrs Peter’s was getting out of her car. It was her driver who took the keys to Albert’s car which was still in the ignition.
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October 05, 2020 07:41 UTC
Orange Liberia Reportedly Preparing to Fight Recent Supreme Court Ruling on Payment of Revenues to Govt, Despite Making Millions
FrontPageAfrica has been informed that in spite of the ruling, Orange Liberia is again putting up a defiant posture against paying government just revenue and is preparing another court challenge to delay payment. In the recent Court ruling, the Supreme Court warned Orange and its lawyers against strange legal practices. Signed: Management, Orange Liberia Inc.”The decision by Orange is rattling feathers in the sector and the government which expressed a willingness to work along with the cellular operators on a payment regime. “This is deceptive because as a result of this very LTA order, Orange eliminated three-day free calls last year September and blamed the LTA order for that. In the recent Court ruling, the Supreme Court warned Orange and its lawyers against strange legal practices.
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October 05, 2020 07:30 UTC