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Monrovia – The Independent Media Stakeholders Committee has resolved to immediately recuse itself from any probe into the recent controversial Press Union of Liberia (PUL) Elective Congress held in Gbarnga, Bong County.  The 11-member committee was appointed November 23, 2022, by PUL’s President Mr. Charles Coffey to probe the electoral disagreement resulting from the PUL’s election. The committee, meeting in an emergency session on Friday, December 9, 2022, affirmed that while it remains open to help resolve the current impasse/stalemate within the PUL, it cannot proceed any further because the issue is in court.

Brazzaville– While Africa is witnessing its lowest level of new COVID-19 cases since the onset of the pandemic, a recent four-week rise—the first such sustained increase in four months—underscores the criticality of maintaining vigilance as the end-year holiday seasons sets in.The continent recorded a four-week long rise until 20 November, but the number of new cases dropped slightly in the past two weeks ending on 2 December breaking the upward trend. However, the new cases reported in late November account for less than 10% of cases recorded in the same period in 2021 and 2020. While deaths rose by 14% in…

MONROVIA — Liberia’s Justice Minister and acting head of state, Counsellor Musah Dean has granted permission for the holding of the December 17, planned peaceful rally organized by the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP).

Monrovia  – Some 120 youths selected and trained to become Eco-brigades in Buchanan and Greenville have been urged to become ambassadors for their respective cities by initiating businesses that will transform the Buchanan and Greenville into clean, green cities. Officially launching the Youth Eco brigade in Buchanan, the Superintendent of Grand Bassa County, Mr. Janjay Baikpeh, said the youth were being empowered to help to clean up the port city of Buchanan, and its environs.

MONROVIA – The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 officially launched its foundation as a charitable arm to serve humanity. The Foundation named and styled “The LRA Foundation” is established as a way of giving back to the communities and assisting the needy in the country. LRA Commissioner General Thomas Doe Nah said the Foundation is the Authority’s way of giving back to society as part of its social corporate responsibility.

Monrovia – The Acting Chair of the Cabinet, Justice Minister Frank Musah Dean Jr., on Tuesday, December 6, met with the leadership of the Ministry of Finance to apprise him of implementation of President George M. Weah’s mandate to pay all civil servants on or before December 15, 2022. President Weah issued a directive last month to the MFDP to ensure that all salaries of civil servants for the month of December and the remaining salaries for November are fully paid by the 15th of this month.

Monrovia – The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) on Wednesday (Dec 7) officially launched its foundation as a charitable arm to serve humanity. The Foundation named and styled “The LRA Foundation” is established as a way of giving back to the communities and assisting the needy in the country.

Monrovia – A leading Liberian clergyman, Rev. Dr. Kortu K Brown, says it is unacceptable for elements or supporters of Ruling and/or Non-ruling parties to threaten the peace and tranquility of Liberia. On Monday, Lewis Brown, Chair of Alexander Cummings’ presidential election team, was attacked by those believed to be members of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change following his appearance on Voice of Liberia radio station, where he had gone to rally Liberians about a planned “we are suffering” protest expected to take place on December 17.

Dakar – The newly appointed Director-General (DG) of the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), Mr. Edwin W. HARRIS Jr, was sworn in along with the Commissioners and other Heads of ECOWAS Institutions at the ECOWAS headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, on December 01, 2022. It would be recalled that Mr. Edwin W. HARRIS Jr. assumed duty as Director-General of GIABA on August 01, 2022. He was appointed at the helm of the Community Institution based in Dakar, Senegal, by Decision C/DEC.7/07/22.

Foya, Lofa County- Mr. Alexander Shiakeh, the Value-Chain and Agribusiness Specialist of the Smallholder Agriculture Transformation and Agribusiness Revitalization Project (STAR-P) at the Program Management Unit (PMU) of the Ministry of Agriculture has verified the matching grant utilization for at least twenty-two smallholder farmer groups and agribusinesses in the country. The smallholder farmer groups and agribusinesses in Lofa County expressed gratitude to the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and its partners including the World Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) for matching grants of over Two Million United States Dollars being disbursed to them.