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Monrovia – The Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) has called on the government of Liberia to use a bribery scandal in Indonesia of a global oil palm giant linked to Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL) as a wakeup call to enforce the country’s investment laws.  A GVL contractor at work in Butaw, Sinoe County Seven people, including members of subsidiaries of GVL’s Indonesian financier Golden Agri Resources Limited have been arrested and being probed by anti-graft officials over bribery, Reuters news agency reported over the weekend. They are accused of bribing Indonesian lawmakers to avoid an investigation into plantation permits and palm…

Monrovia – In addition to the reopening of health facility to the public in May of this year, the Liberia National Red Cross Society (LNRCS) has launched a free ambulance service to help with the movement of patients in and around the city of Monrovia. Report by Jackson F. Kanneh, [email protected]  Speaking at a press conference Tuesday, October 30, LNRCS Secretary General Saybah Tambah described the provision of the free ambulance service to the public as well as the reopening of the LNRCS clinic as a “giant step” in the fulfillment of better health care system for the people of…

Monrovia – The Liberia National Police (LNP) have confirmed the arrest of three suspected criminals in connection with the burglary of the Afriland Bank in Gbarpolu County. Report by Augustine T. Tweh, [email protected] The arrest was made following an armed robbery incident at the Afriland Bank in Gbarpolu County on Tuesday October 23, 2018. Speaking during a press conference at the National Headquarters of the LNP, the spokesperson of the LNP, Moses Carter said suspects Daniel, Alias Monk, Gabriel A. Rivercess and Jeremiah Merchant were arrested on Wednesday October 24, investigated and charged with multiple crimes ranging from criminal conspiracy,…

Monrovia – Jurors at the Civil Law Court at the Temple of Justice early this week held the SN Brussels Airline to pay the amount of US$13K for a missing luggage belonging to a Liberian lawyer, Cllr. Moifie Kanneh. Report by Kennedy L. Yangian, [email protected] The liable verdict handed down by the jurors came as the result of a lawsuit filed to the court during its December 2015 Term by Cllr. Kanneh on action of damages for wrong. In an eight count petition to the court, Cllr. Kanneh alleged that on July 18, 2015 purchased a round trip ticket from…

Monrovia – President George Manneh Weah has submitted before the 54th Legislature a bill calling for the cancellation of tenured positions within the Executive Branch of Government. Report by Gerald C. Koinyeneh, [email protected] The bill entitled “An Act Prohibiting the Tenure of Public Officials Within the Executive Branch of Government” was captured on the agenda read by the Deputy Chief Clerk, J. Sayfah Geeplay, of the House of Representatives during the first day sitting of the of the Legislature’s re-called session that’s currently ongoing at the Capitol. Immediately after the adoption of the agenda, the Members of the House voted…

Monrovia – Members of various constituents across the country are grappling with the impactful downtrend of the economy while their elected representatives of House have held a US$100,000 feast intended to settle their political differences and save Speaker Bhofal Chambers from losing his political influence. Reported by Lennart Dodoo, [email protected] and Henry Karmo [email protected] FrontPageAfrica has reliably gathered from some members of the House, who are familiar with the budget of Sunday’s one-day retreat, that the leadership of the House of Representatives put aside US$100,000 for the retreat. On Sunday, October 28, the House of Representatives held a one-day retreat…

Monrovia – In the wake of the high demand for gasoline and fuel on the Liberian market, commercial bikers and locals, who purchase the products in jerry cans (gallons) are being denied by pump attendants from buying the products. Reported by Edwin G. Genoway, Jr 00231886458910 [email protected] For the past weeks, there has been scarcity at various service stations in and around Monrovia with just a handful of stations open to the public for few hours of the day. Petrol stations are visibly seen close during the day. The very few that can be opened to the public can have…

Monrovia – A new survey on social cohesion and reconciliation (SCORE) has found that majority of Liberians do not support amnesty for perpetrators of war crimes and crimes against humanity. However, the survey revealed that majority of Liberians seek apology, the truth and compensation from perpetrators as preconditions for amnesty. A woman looks at the uncompleted Maher Massacre monument in Bomi County in September 2018 MONROVIA–Liberia fought one of the 20th Centuries bloodiest civil wars, with an estimated 250,000 people killed and thousands more displaced. The Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in 2009 recommended the country set up a…

Monrovia – The Chairperson of the Liberia Medical and Dental Council (LMDC), Dr. Linda Birch has underscored the need for health practitioners in Liberia to undergo continuous capacity building trainings to be proficient in the discharge of their duties. Reported by Gerald C. Koinyeneh 00231880881540 / 00231777769531 [email protected] Dr. Birch, speaking at the first “Medical Knowledge Fiesta-Continuous Medical Education” over the weekend said to be on par with the rest of the modern world in addressing the changing trends in the healthcare delivery system, professionals in the sector should be constantly trained and enlightened. Dr. Birch said, “When you graduate…

Bentol City – Venus P. Kollie is 18 and lives with her mother in Tuan Town, just 10 to 15 minutes’ drive from Bentol City in Montserrado County. The last of her mother’s five children, Venus was born with a conspicuously bloated right eye that she says all major eye clinics in Monrovia have failed to correct. She is an 11th grade student of Hope International Academy on the road leading from Bentol to Todee. So, she’s hopeful some help will come someday. The 18-year-old is in search of help to solve her eye problem that has been recommended for…