The Deputy Minister for Operations at the Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy (LME), Emmanuel O. Sherman, has reaffirmed government’s commitment to combating illegal mining across Liberia to enable the nation to safeguard its resources and as well boost revenue generation in the mining sector. Illicit mining, according to Sherman, undermines the economy of a nation and give rise to
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The ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) has called for trust, openness and cooperation between election management bodies and the media to ensure the delivery of credible, transparent and peaceful elections in West Africa. “The media remains the most reliable instrument through which electoral issues involving participation and inclusivity are encouraged,” Prof Mahmood Yakubu, president of the ECONEC governing board
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The President of the Liberia Football Association Mustapha Raji says his mission is to re-brand the entity. The LFA President told a general staff meeting on Wednesday, October 31, 2018 that he wants to make the LFA work more effectively and efficiently. President Raji informed the staff the new LFA Administration is going to reintroduce the insurance policy for staff
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Citizens of Margibi County are expected to assemble at the Kakata Administrative Building soon to decide the usage of their County Social Development Fund remitted to the County by the central government. The decision on the usage of the fund will be decided by the citizens at the County Council Setting as prescribed in the budget law of Liberia, a
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Ahead of the pending Bong County Council Sitting, the News Editor of Kwatekeh FM, a local community radio station in Gbarnga, Joseph Titus Yekeryan, has stressed the need for Community Radio Stations in Bong County to be prioritized during the pending County council sitting. Speaking in an interview with The Monrovia Times on recently, Mr. Yekeryan stated that community radio
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The World Bank Group (WBG) has released its recent publication titled: ‘License To Drill’ to governmental and non-governmental bodies in order to help improve transparency and accountability in the extractive and mineral sectors of the country. Presenting the book to the government and civil society organizations at a formal ceremony held at World Bank’s country office in Congo Town on
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