Author: Press Release

MONROVIA – The Jackie’s Foundation, a newly formed humanitarian NGO, has identified with disadvantaged youths, young men and women, who are locally referred to as ‘zogos’, by giving them food and other items. The Foundation, whose Chief Executive Officer is the young Ms. Jackquelyn Kabeh Smith, also provided similar things to groups of old folks in the Duport Road and other communities in Paynesville City, outside Monrovia. During the Foundation’s maiden edition of distribution of bags of rice and the other items recently in Duport Road Community, Ms. Smith, who is based in East Africa, told the zogos, who were…

MONROVIA – The Program Specialist at the UNDP Mr. Moses Massah has applauded the Government of Liberia and the UNFAO for the recent inventory of Liberia’s forest as well as all preparatory activities done under the Liberia Forest Sector Project implemented by the REDD+ implementation Unit at the FDA. Mr. Massah also applauded the Government of Liberia for the submission and implementation of Liberia’s Nationally Determined Contribution which has enforced the commitment of securing the protection of 30 percent of Liberia’s forest and protected areas. He made these and other statements while serving as keynote speaker at the program marking…

Today, March 22, 2023, the visiting Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB), met with the senior management team of Public Procurement and Concessions Commission (PPCC), to discuss issues related to the work of PPCC, and how such work can be used to promote transparency and greater accountability in the public procurement and concessions awards processes.

MONROVIA – Liberia’s leadership in building a strong national community health workforce program has been described as a remarkable example of partnership, commitment, and innovation. This program has transformed how health services are delivered and has brought quality and affordable care to many communities.

MONROVIA – Operators of the Free Port of Monrovia, APM Terminals Liberia has donated a set of 15 computers to business association at the Port. The beneficiary groups are the Custom Brokers Association, the Fula Business Association and the Liberia Business Association. The donation forms part of efforts by the company to assist Port stakeholders with the requisite tools and technical knowledge needed to accelerate the Port Automation and Digitization (PAD) project being rolled out by the company together with the National Port Authority and the Liberian Revenue Authority. Members from the beneficiary associations do business at the Port on…

Monrovia – The Director General of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority, (NaFAA) Hon. Emma Metieh Glassco is expected to represent Liberia in Europe at the two days Blue Justice Conference 2023 which will take place at the UN City, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Monrovia – Fifty-Seven Liberian workers at the China Mall in Paynesville City, are being made to sign employment Contracts with their Management and to benefit from increments in salaries. On Tuesday, March 21, 2023, a team Labour Inspector led by Deputy Labour Minister for Planning and Manpower Development, Madam Hannah M. Karbo discovered that 57 Liberians working with the Chinese business center were working without any employment status such as employment contracts or letters of employment in violation of the 2015 Decent Work Act of Liberia. Deputy Minister Karbo and her team also discovered that the workers were working for…

Golden Veroleum Liberia was nominated along with ten other corporate organizations. Nominations were through general public submissions, followed by a review and background checks. A team of respected panelists exercised their expert judgment to choose the winner in each category. The panel cited the construction of housing for workers, support for the educational needs of both GVL employee’s dependents and children from the surrounding communities, free health care, rehabilitation and construction of community roads, the provision of USD$100,000 annually for scholarships, and the provision of safe drinking water as among the basis for selecting GVL for the award GVL currently…

The leadership of the Civil Servants Association of Liberia (CSAL) is appealing to President George M. Weah not to sign into law the recent pension and benefit bill for former lawmakers passes recently by the Liberian senate.

Monrovia – Following nearly four years of intensive studies at the prestigious Félix Houphouët-Boigny National Polytechnic Institute (INP-HB) in the Ivorian capital Yamoussoukro, 14 government scholarship students are currently in the country to undergo internship.