After legislative staffers threatened to barricade the Capitol Building if the Liberian Dollars portion of their salary arrears were not paid, the Senate’s Ways, Means, and Finance Committee says that portion was eliminated during the government-wide ‘salary harmonization’ process.
Senators Make US$15,000 Monthly in Benefits, Sen. Dillon Reveals
Montserrado’s Senator Darius Dillon has updated the public with the breakdown of benefits allotted to members of the Liberian Senate.
Unity Party Suspends Eight Senators for Voting for Associate Justice’s Impeachment
Unity Party announced on Tuesday that it has suspended the membership of eight senators for failing to adhere to its position in voting for the impeachment of former Supreme Court associate justice, Kabineh Ja’neh.
Tyler, Sherman, Others Plead Not Guilty in Corruption Trial
Defendants in the Global Witness corruption case have pleaded not guilty to court charges.
Margibi Citizens Request Sen. Tornonlah to Accept Pay Cut Proposal
Citizens in Margibi are requesting Senator Jim Tornonlah to accept the proposal to cut down his salary and benefits.
Senators Johnson, Tornonlah and Others Reject Pay Cut as Measures against Declining Economy
Barely one week after a proposal calling for a reduction in the salaries and benefits of public officials was presented to the Liberian Senate, some senators have strongly rejected the proposal.
Citizens Welcome Senators’ Proposal for Pay Cut with Caution
Several citizens have welcomed a proposal from three members of the Liberian Senate for a 25 percent reduction in the benefits of public officials as an austerity measure against the continuous decline in the country’s economy.
Varney Sherman, Alex Tyler, and Other Government Officials Implicated in Global Witness Report
Global Witness, a corruption watchdog that focuses on issues related to natural resource exploitation, has released a report implicating several Liberian government officials in a corruption scandal involving the publicly traded British firm Sable Mining.