The House of Representatives has agreed to invite stakeholders involved in the printing of the alleged missing billions of Liberian dollars banknotes this Thursday, November 8, 2018.
LACRA Begins Harvesting Cocoa Farm in Grand Bassa
The Liberia Agriculture Commodity and Regulatory Authority have begun harvesting its cocoa farm in Grand Bassa’s second district.
Rep. Larry Younquoi Conditionally Supports Bill to End Tenured Positions
Rep. Larry P. Younquoi of Nimba’s eighth electoral district says he supports a recent bill submitted by President George Weah calling for an end to tenured positions, provided that key institutions are unaffected.
MOPP and CRC Redundant Workers Stage Joint Protest to Demand Benefits
Former workers of the Maryland Oil Palm Plantation and Cavalla Rubber Corporation are staging a joint protest to demand benefits allegedly owed them by their former employers. The protesters are redundant employees of the two companies which are operated by SIFCA Group of Companies, a French corporation based in Cote D’Ivoire.
Was Weah’s Appointment of Ad-Hoc Justice in Ja’neh Prohibition Proceeding Supported by Law?
On Tuesday, October 30, the Executive Mansion announced that President George Weah appointed J. Boima Kontoe, a resident judge of the Ninth Circuit Court in Bong, as ad-hoc justice to sit for the hearing and determination of a writ of prohibition in the matter brought on behalf of Associate Justice Kabineh Ja’neh of the Supreme Court.
Liberia Ranks Slightly Above Average in Good Governance
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has released its annual evaluation that measures good governance across the continent. The latest iteration of the Ibrahim Index of African Governance shows Liberia having a slightly better than average ranking of the 54 African countries measured. Liberia ranked 23rd in Overall Governance – a significant improvement from the first report published in 2007 when Liberia ranked 40th.
Liberian Journalists in America Want Weah to Identify Funding Source for Tuition Waiver
The Association of Liberian Journalists in the Americas, also referred to ALJA has called on President George Weah to identify the source of funding to support his pronouncement of tuition waiver for undergraduate students at all public tertiary learning institutions across the country.
President Weah Presents Bill to Cancel Tenure Positions in Government
President George Weah has presented a bill to the House of Representatives to repeal all tenure positions in the executive branch of government.Â