The conversation about corruption in Liberia often tends to focus on the negative, according to Blair Glencorse. The Executive Director of the Accountability Lab believes Liberians mostly “talk about wrongdoers and not about do-gooders.†Such a focus, he said, “makes people feel hopeless.â€
Potential Presidential Candidate Cummings Leaves U.S. Job at Coca-Cola
On Dec. 7, the Coca-Cola Company announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer Alexander B. Cummings will retire March 31, 2016.
Citizens Petition Former Mboo Statutory District Sup’t to Run for Representative in 2017
Citizens of Margibi’s district two have petitioned the Former Superintendent of the Mboo Statutory District, Henric Marcus Speare, to contest the district’s representative seat during the 2017 elections.
Younquoi Challenges Reports of Constitution Review Boycott by Lawmakers
Nimba’s district eight representative, Larry P. Younquoi, has refuted the recent reports by media houses in Monrovia that lawmakers boycotted the five-day Constitution Review Committee retreat in Ganta.
Sup’t Zuagele Reveals Cordial Relationship between the Nimba Admin and Legislative Caucus
Superintendent Fong G. Zuagele said in a statement addressing members of the National Legislature that his administration enjoys a cordial working relationship with the Nimba County Legislative Caucus.
US Withdraws Sanctions Against Charles Taylor and Associates
In an unexpected move, U.S. President Barack Obama lifted sanctions against former Liberian President Charles Taylor, who is in a maximum-security prison for a raft of war crimes.
Unification City Residents Express Disapproval Over Mayor’s Mandates
A group of Unification City residents has expressed its disapproval with Mayor Roseline Davis over her recent mandates.
Urey: “ALP Will Ensure Equal Opportunity for Allâ€
Businessman Benoni Urey, in the launch of his All Liberian Party, has vowed that there would be equal opportunity for all if the ALP wins the presidency in the 2017 elections.