Environmental stakeholders in Liberia have celebrated World Pangolin Day for the second time, in an effort to bring awareness to the state of the world’s most trafficked animal.
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Recommends Dee-Maxwell Kemayah’s Confirmation as Foreign Minister
In a surprising twist, the Senate’s Committee on Foreign Affairs has recommended that the controversial foreign minister-designate, Dee-Maxwell Kemayah, be confirmed by the Senate.
Nimba’s Sen. Prince Johnson Resigns from ECOWAS Parliament to Focus on His College
Sen. Prince Y. Johnson has pronounced his resignation from the ECOWAS Parliament, where he served as deputy speaker. He plans to now focus on opening his polytechnic university.
Maryland Senator Drafts Bill for Vocational Training Institute in Pleebo
Maryland’s Sen. J. Gbleh Bo. Brown has proposed an act to create another higher institution of learning in the county.
Senator Alleges That Ivorians and Others Have Set Up Illegal Farming Estate in Grand Gedeh
Representatives from the National Security Administration, the Ministry of National Defense, and the Liberia National Police have been asked to appear before the Senate to address issues relating to claims made by Grand Gedeh’s Sen. Marshall Dennis on trans-border land conflicts in Gbarzon Statutory District involving Ivorians, Burkinabe, and Mozambicans.
Minister of State Pledges L$5 Million in Loans as Part of CDC Campaign
The minister of state for presidential affairs, Nathaniel McGill, has pledged L$5 million (US$25,000) in micro-loans to Coalition of Democratic Change constituents and families living within 52 communities in Montserrado’s sixth district.
Margibi’s Rep. Ben Fofana Announces Senate Run, Highlights Past Accomplishments
Rep. Ben Fofana of Margibi’s fourth district says he will challenge the incumbent senator, Oscar A. Cooper, in the Dec. 8 senatorial elections this year.
Min. Tarpeh Says Senate Chose WFP’s High Admin Cost for COVID-19 Food Support
Commerce Minister Wilson Tarpeh, who chairs the National Steering Committee for the COVID-19 food distribution, says senators are responsible for the high administrative cost requested by the U.N. World Food Programme to head the food distribution.