Author: Press Release

WASHINGTON DC – Liberia’s Ambassador to the United States of America, Canada and Mexico, His Excellency Ambassador George S.W. Patten Sr., was on Friday, August 21, 2020, discharged from the hospital and is recovering very well at home.

Atty. Kowo emphasized that the county treasury is an extension of the Ministry of Finance payment system, which is a successful model for decentralized budget execution. He also avowed that there is a need for extension to other counties, currently not part of the county treasury framework. MONROVIA – As the FY 2020/2021 commences, Liberia’s Comptroller and Accountant General (CAG) Janga A. Kowo and his technical team have concluded county treasuries visit to Grand Bassa, Nimba, Bong and Margibi counties, as part of efforts to inspect the county treasuries for budget execution.

The decision by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry was announced recently during a meeting with businesses that are involved in the Liberian used clothes industry. MONROVIA – The Liberian Government, through the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI), has issued a 30-day ultimatum to non-Liberian owners of used clothes businesses across the country to regularize such business establishments or face the full weight of the law.

Monrovia – Following a vigorous evaluation of Liberian companies who applied to be prequalified for the country’s ongoing Offshore License Round for the Harper Basin, The Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority (LPRA) has pre-qualified seven Liberian Companies.

Since 2009, Rodney’s newspaper FrontPageAfrica has been heavily involved with Journalists for Human Rights, which trains journalists so they can use traditional reporting skills to cover human rights and other important issues in their communities. Toronto – Journalists for Human Rights is delighted to announce that journalist and author, Rodney D. Sieh, is our newest Ambassador.

In a Joint Statement by the European Union Delegation and the Heads of Mission of France, Germany, Ireland and Sweden in Monrovia, is expressing concerns about the rising number of rape cases in the country, drawing importance to combatting sexual and gender-based violence  Monrovia – The European Union Delegation and the Embassies of its Member States resident in Liberia – Germany, France, Ireland and Sweden – issue the following statement:

Monrovia – The Female Journalists Association of Liberia (FeJAL) says it is disappointed that the government of Liberia will deploy police officers to brutalize peaceful protestors on day three of the anti-rape protest.

Accra, Ghana – The State of Israel through MASHAV (Israel’s Agency for International Development) has presented various humanitarian and Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), food items and startup kits to the Liberian Health Services and to young single mothers and families in Liberia, affected by COVID 19.

Lomé, Togo, – The leading pan-African banking group, Ecobank, is delighted to announce that it has won the Award for Innovation in Financial Services at the 2020 edition of the prestigious African Banker magazine Awards. The Awards, which reward banking excellence in Africa, were announced at a virtual ceremony held on 26th August.

MONROVIA –   The Board of Governors of the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), during its 19 August 2020 sitting on Monetary Policy’s decision, agreed to retain the monetary policy rate of 25.0% based on projected headline inflation of approximately 17.0% for quarter three of 2020. Price indices of energy and non-energy commodities in low- and middle-income countries fell in quarter two.