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The Editor, Since 2006, Liberia has now recently emerged to join and become a full-fledged part of the credible nations of the world (under Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf’s leadership). During the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s, this country had serious problems with monstrous levels of corruption, mismanagement in government and public corporation circles and bad governance. There were no attempts made by any previous government to rein it in.  Over the past 12 years there has been a virtual turnaround in public finance and nation development. Things would not not be rosy perfect…just yet. (We’ve had a national crisis like Ebola for…

Monrovia – In its bid to enhance the assessment and analysis of the economy, as well as the quality of economic forecasting to adequately inform fiscal policies, and in order to continue to improve the technical capacities of technicians at the Ministry, The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, Monday, July 3, 2018, officially dedicated its first-ever economic forecasting and training lab with support provided by the African Capacity Building Foundation.

Monrovia – In a communication to House Speaker Dr. Bhofal Chambers and read in plenary on Thursday, July 5, the Honorable Lt. Col. Jimmy W. Smith called for the enactment into law “An Act Detaching the Monrovia Vocational Training Center (MVTC) from the Ministry of Youth and Sports to become an Autonomous Institute.”

Fendell – Deputy Labor Minister for Planning and Manpower Development, Atty. Phil Tarpeh Dixon has urged contractors and employees across Liberia to put passion for their jobs ahead of greed for huge salary.

Monrovia – “Broad reforms and bold steps to inhibit corruption are needed to transform the business climate to attract domestic, regional and foreign investment, to grow the economy and to seek further fiscal and monetary stability,” said US Ambassador Christine Elder.

Monrovia – After working for over 30 years, retired Kolubo Anita Manow of TOTAL- Liberia has alleged that the company has failed to pay her pension benefits in spite of sustaining injury on the job.

Monrovia – Parents have started taking custody of their children as police continue to investigate a strange church called ‘Saint Assembly,’ established six years ago.

Monrovia – President George Manneh Weah on Thursday, July 5, vetoed the ratified Concession Mineral Development Agreement between the government of Liberia and Hummingbird Liberia Incorporated. Following the President’s action, the bill was returned to the Senate with several recommendations.

Monrovia – The results of Liberian students who sat the 2018 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) are disastrous. This has reaffirmed the weakness of the country’s education system, proving that it cannot compete in the sub-region.

Monrovia – The Monrovia City Court Judge J. Kennedy Peabody has summoned the son of former Vice President Joseph N. Boakai, Joseph Boakai Jr. to appear before the court on Tuesday, July 10, to answer to the alleged crime of theft of property.