Liberian News

The administration of the Booker Washington Institute (BWI) in Kakata, Margibi County, has lauded the long-standing partnership between it and the management of Firestone Liberia.

The Government of Liberia ("GoL") and Golden VerOleum (Liberia) Inc. ("GVL") Thursday, September 2, announced a partnership for the cultivation of sustainable palm oil by the company and by Liberian smallholders and farmers, mill processing and value-added manufacturing. The investment is expected to total US$1.6 billion, creating more than 35,000 direct jobs and building a whole new economic sector in Liberia's southeastern counties.

Monrovia, Liberia - The Cabinet last Friday supported progress being made on two of the most significant issues for the future development of Liberia beyond 2011: Local Governance and Decentralization, and the development of a new National Vision.

The Microfinance Unit of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in collaboration with the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), and CARE International, has completed a weeklong financial training program for more than one hundred women representing five community based organizations.

A Liberian educator, Mr. John Nester Randall says the government’s compulsory primary education was not making any impact on the life of many students. And this, he blamed it on the lack of creativity by the Ministry of Education (MOE).

When recalled Liberia’s Ambassador to the United States of America arrived home, those who followed developments regarding the manner in which the President took the decision briefed a sigh of relief that they would have gotten the true story and clarity that did not happened as the recalled Ambassador sounded on unclear on why the president humiliated him.

Students hailing from the District of Pleebo Sodoken attending various universities in Monrovia do not believe that those in cabinet positions around President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf are giving her information to enable her take informed positions of issues of national importance.

UN top envoy in Liberia, Ellen Margrethe Løj has hailed Ghana’s long-standing commitment to the restoration of peace and security in Liberia, describing it as “very special.”  Awarding UN Peacekeeping Medal to Ghanaian peacekeepers at two separate ceremonies, the first in Monrovia and the second Buchanan, Ms. Løj paid glowing tribute to Ghana for its sacrifices and contributions towards the consolidation of peace in Liberia which has been forthcoming since ECOMOG in the 1990’s.  SRSG Løj stated that the Ghanaian dedication “has given Liberians the hope of experiencing the same peace that Ghanaians enjoy.”

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia has donated a consignment of text books to the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law of the University of Liberia.

All-time politician, Dr. Togba-Nah Tipoteh, sharing his thoughts on the much revered BHP Billiton Agreement which the government says stands to benefit the country, said the concession , as it is, is out-of-date,  and that  it is  not promotive of Liberalization.

The Government of Liberia (“GoL”) and Golden VerOleum (Liberia) Inc. (“GVL”) Thursday, September 2, announced a partnership for the cultivation of sustainable palm oil by the company and by Liberian smallholders and farmers, mill processing and value-added manufacturing. The investment is expected to total US$1.6 billion, creating more than 35,000 direct jobs and building a whole new economic sector in Liberia’s southeastern counties.

The Justice and Peace Commission (JPC) of the Catholic Church of Liberia yesterday made public its latest findings, the second in a series, on the activities such as attendance of sessions, introduction of bills and many others, of members of the 52nd National Legislature, with concerns as to whether they are getting better or doing their best in their overall approach to the work for which they were electe

All after-decision non-conformists in Government, principally under the Executive Branch of Government, would have themselves to blame for openly disagreeing with official policy actions.

Notwithstanding the current infrastructurally cramped conditions of Roberts International Airport (RIA), Liberia in the days of old was the epic center of international air traffic in West Africa, with the likes of KLM, Pan Am, etc., plying daily schedules. But the golden days suddenly eclipsed; courtesy of long years of civil conflict which left the heretofore first class airport of RIA in total ruins and triggered the exodus of international aviation giants.

Defense lawyers for Charles Taylor today concluded the direct examination of the former Liberian president's 20th defense witness.

Monrovia, Liberia - President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has signed a proclamation extending by fifteen (15) days the Fifth Regular Session of the 52nd National Legislature of the Republic of Liberia.

The Chairman of Golden Agri-Resources Limited, the lead investor of Golden VerOleum (Liberia) Limited, arrives in Liberia Thursday for a one-day visit.

Charles Taylor's 20th defense witness, a former radio operator first in the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) rebel group and then in the Special Security Service (SSS) unit of Mr. Taylor's government, today disputed the evidence of several Revolutionary United Front (RUF) radio operators, who in 2008 testified before the Special Court for Sierra Leone about radio communications that took place between the RUF and Mr. Taylor's government in Liberia.

The youths of the Mano River Basin under the umbrella of the West African Youth Network (WAYN), have concluded a week-long peace and security conference, with emphasis on the pending Guinean election, in Sierra Leone with over 50 young people from Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast participating.

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has made new appointments in Government, subject, where applicable to confirmation by the Liberian Senate: