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Liberia: Are The Courts Quietly Stalling The Anti-Corruption Commission’s Cases?
A Margibi County corruption case — backed by a paper trail of prosecutors asking, three separate times, for a trial date — is raising hard questions about whether Liberia's...
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Liberia: Gongloe Demands Disclosure of President’s Pay, Questions 40% Salary Cut, Constitutional Compliance
Monrovia — Renowned Liberian lawyer Cllr. Tiawan Saye Gongloe has challenged President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to publicly disclose his salary, raising questions about the legal...
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Liberia: LACC Marks 18th Anniversary, Pushes Prevention, Prosecution, and Recovery of Stolen Assets
Monrovia — The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission has celebrated its 18th anniversary with renewed calls for stronger prevention of corruption, institutional collaboration, prosecution, and recovery of...
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179th Independence: Gongloe Calls Corruption a Sin, Says Liberia Suffers from “Poverty of Good Leadership”
Monrovia – As Liberia marked its 179th Independence Anniversary with celebrations across the country and among Liberians in the diaspora, renowned human rights and...
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Victims, Advocates Urge Chief Justice to Rescind Promotion of Lawyer Accused of Paying Bribes to Protect Traffickers Convicted in Country’s Largest Human Trafficking Case
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Victims and anti-trafficking advocates are urging Chief Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay Sr. to rescind this month’s appointment of Bestman Juah to a key government...
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Liberia: LACC Opens Preliminary Review of ANC’s Complaint Over MRU Peace Center Project
Monrovia – The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) has begun a preliminary review of allegations surrounding the controversial Mano River Union (MRU) Center for Regional Peace...
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Liberia: Civil Service Agency Blocks 1,381 Unverified Employees On the Ministry of Local Government’s Payroll
Monrovia — The Civil Service Agency (CSA) has presented to the Ministry of Local Government a comprehensive Personnel and Credential Verification Report, along with...
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Liberia’s Anti-Corruption Watchdog Asked Liberians to Report Corruption By Putting Allegations in Boxes – It Didn’t Work
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An effort by the Liberian Anti-Corruption Commission to encourage citizens to report corruption by putting allegations in boxes at government agencies has failed, with fewer...
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Liberia Airport Authority Board Chair Mantein Accused of Orchestrating Removal of MD Hughes, Motive Questioned
MONROVIA – Well-placed sources within government circles have informed FrontPage Africa that the Board Chairman of the Liberia Airport Authority, Nyah Mantein, is allegedly...
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‘Senate Is Not Above the Law’, – Cllr. Gongloe Warns Amid Dispute Over Justice Minister and GAC Audit
Monrovia – Prominent Liberian lawyer and former Solicitor General, Cllr. Tiawan Saye Gongloe has raised constitutional concerns over the Liberian Senate’s decision to cite the...
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Liberia: LACC Vows to Operate Strictly Within a Framework of the Law and ‘Not on Political Sentiments
MONROVIA – On the heel of public mixed-reactions over the issuance of clearances by the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) of several
By Emmanuel Weedee-Conway
past and...