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An independently conducted poll shows that 88% of Liberians are not in favor of the new Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) order to impose additional surcharge on telecommunications consumers while another 68% say they are not aware of or are confused by the surcharge.    The poll results come in the wake of Liberian GSM companies’ announcement that they would add on a surcharge of US$0.008 for each minute of on-net voice calls and US$0.00065 for each megabyte of data as imposed by the LTA.

In February, 2019 the Liberian Telecommunications Authority (LTA) issued LTA Order: 0016-02-25-19, which imposed surcharges of US$0.008 for each minute of on-net voice calls and US$0.00065 for each megabyte of data. Both Lonestar MTN and Orange Liberia Inc. challenged this LTA Order for many reasons, among which was that the surcharge was a tax and only the Legislature has the power to impose tax.

MONROVIA – The Liberia Medicines & Health Products Regulatory Authority (LMHRA) and several stakeholders of the LMHRA held a one-day meeting aimed at brainstorming on strategy and galvanizing resources to build an Internationally Certified Quality Control Laboratory (QCL) to ensure the general public has access to safe, effective and quality medicines.

MONROVIA – Citizens United for Constitutional Democracy-CUFCOD, a local pro-democracy and rights advocacy group which specializes in tabulating population perception based constitutional governance and democratic governance issues has released its latest survey which states that 80% of Liberians want double nationality (dual citizenship).

BONG COUNTY – The midterm special senatorial by-election has taken a new turn. What all thought was a two-horse race has become a three-man race.

The largest Mandingo Association in America called Federation of Liberian Mandingo Associations in the United States of America, following months of bickering and grueling election campaign season between two formidable camps each having a female Presidential candidate, has elected Ms. Tuma Fofana.

Margibi County – Rev. Alexander B. Collins is an aspirant in the upcoming December 8 senatorial elections that every aspirant in Margibi County are watching as the date draws near.

MONROVIA – A Senatorial Candidate declared that no one has followed elections in Grand Gedeh County is unfamiliar with the many rumors and allegations against Mr. Arthur C. Y. Duogee, as it pertains to his negative influence on the outcomes in the county. This was contained in a press statement on Monday at his residence in Monrovia during a press briefing.

Monrovia – The National Adult Education Association of Liberia (NAEAL), under the project “Right On” Film for Change and Development Project, has certificated 29 young Liberians in Filmmaking and Media for Peace.

London – The world must overcome the extraordinary divisions created by coronavirus and unite to defeat the pandemic, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in a pre-recorded speech in line with other leaders, and played out at the UN General Assembly on Saturday 24th September. In his virtual address to the Assembly, Boris Johnson will announce a series of new measures to help lead the world out of the crisis and set out an ambitious five-point plan to prevent future pandemics. The plan, developed in consultation with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and…