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Liberia: GAC Audit Uncovers Massive Revenue Gaps, Faults LRA, MFDP, CBL Over Untraceable Transactions; Officials Insist ‘Variances Are Common’
Monrovia – A damning compliance audit by the General Auditing Commission has uncovered sweeping irregularities in Liberia’s government revenue collection system, with hundreds of millions...
Environment
Liberia’s Forests Could Be Its Biggest Economic Break — If the Money Reaches the People
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President Joseph Boakai has created a Carbon Market Authority to trade forest carbon credits, potentially generating hundreds of millions for development. It comes...
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Liberia: Bong County Lawmaker Marvin Cole Says House Speaker Lacks Full Independence As He Relies On Executive’s Directive
Monrovia – Speaker Richard Nagbe still sits at the helm of power of the Legislature, undisputedly, the third-highest-ranked public official of the state; however, Bong...
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Liberia: GAC Auditor General Jackson Warns of Tough Sanctions Against Ministries, Agencies Failing to Submit Financial Statements on Time
Monrovia - Auditor General P. Garswa Jackson has outlined punitive measures being taken by the General Auditing Commission (GAC) and the Ministry of Finance...
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Liberia: Police Officer Assigned in Ganta Under Investigation Over Rape Allegation
GANTA, Nimba County - The Liberia National Police (LNP) Ganta Detachment says it has launched an active investigation into a serious rape allegation against an...
Analysis
Liberia: CDC Declares Total Victory after Tweah’s Acquittal as Government Scrambles for ‘Moral Win’
Monrovia –The acquittal of former Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel D. Tweah Jr. in the widely publicized US$6.2 million corruption case has triggered...
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Liberia’s House Backs 30 Percent Gender Quota for Candidates, but Women’s Groups Warn of Easy Escape Clause
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Liberia’s House passed a groundbreaking new election bill that says at least 30 percent of candidates put up for election by political parties should...
Economy
Liberia: MFDP Minister Ngafuan Reveals National Envelope Remains Inadequate to Address Competing Development Priorities Hands-On
Monrovia – Despite the evolution of the national budget to cross the billion-dollar mark for the first time in the history of the country,...