Author: Henry Karmo

MONROVIA – The National Elections Commission (NEC), in keeping with Section 11.2 of the Elections law, has submitted to the Liberian Legislature a draft budget of US$91,958,547.72 for the conduct of the 2023 Presidential and General elections. In a communication to both Senate and House of Representatives, the NEC said the total amount projected is for biometric system to conduct voters’ registration and elections. In the Senate, the communication from the NEC was sent to the Committee on ways, Means and Finance to be brought back with recommendations in two weeks. The Plenary of the House of Representatives mandated its…

MONROVIA – Senator Edwin Melvin Snowe of Bomi County has responded to media reports that he ran away from Senate’s discussion on the religious holiday bill he proposed.

MONROVIA – Farmers in Liberia have been urged to collectively work together to ensure sustainability in the rice and fish farming sectors.

MONROVIA – The Liberia Telecommunication Authority (LTA) has signed a licensing agreement with the Liberia Research and Education Network (LRREN) which gives LRREN permission to operate as an internet Service Provider for Academia.

The submission is in-line with section 65 of the amendment and restatement of the PFM act of 2009, which provides for the change in the fiscal year and for the formulation of a special national budget of six months to pave the way for the transition to the new fiscal year, which begins in 2022. MONROVIA – The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning has submitted to the Legislature the Special Draft National Budget for fiscal year July 1 to December 31, 2021 in the tone of US$301.5 million consisting of only domestic revenue.

MONROVIA – Muslims who anticipated that beginning Tuesday, May 25, 2021 the legislature would begin to discuss what they have long craved for will have to wait a little longer as the Senate failed to discuss the proposed legislation from Senator Edwin Snowe (IND-Bomi County).

MONROVIA – Fifteen students of the Kollah Foundation institute on the Robertsfield highways are currently benefiting from a scholarship scheme funded by the Sam O. Siebu (SOKS) Foundation with special preference given to female students who maintain academy excellence.

MONROVIA – Vice President Chief Dr. Jewel Howard-Taylor has commended the Blue Crest University College’s administration for complimenting the government of Liberia’s Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development, education for all component.

MONROVIA – Senator Steve Zargo (LP-Lofa County) says his last minutes withdrawal from the Senate leadership election to give Senator Prince Johnson (NDR-Nimba Couty) a free ride to the position was because of betrayal from members of his party.

President George Weah and an array of high-profile officials of government received this package of COVID Organic which has not been approved by the WHO as a gift from his friend, the President of Guinea Bissau, Mr. Umaro Sissoco Embaló. MONROVIA – When the controversial COVID Organic herbal oil arrived in a small box on a charter flight last May, President George Weah who himself along with a host of government officials, were present to receive the package, told reporters that the Malagasy herb was a gesture from his “friend” the President of Guinea Bissau, Mr. Umaro Sissoco Embaló, had…