President George Manneh Weah has sent a message of congratulations to His Majesty King Harald V of the Kingdom of Norway on the occasion of that nation’s 134th anniversary of its constitution adoption.The Constitution of Norway was signed at Eidsvoll on May 17 in the year 1814. The constitution declared Norway to be an independent kingdom in an attempt to
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The Plenary of the House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Banking and Currency and Judiciary to scrutinize a legislation seeking the establishment of the African Export-Import Bank (AFREXIMBANK) in Liberia. “I am pleased to resubmit to your Honorable Body for ratification a bill titled: An Act ratifying the agreement for the establishment of the African Export-Import Bank (AFREXIMBANK),
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First Lady Clar Weah made history Wednesday when she led the kickball team of the Ministry of States to its biggest win in the Intra Governmental league. Madam Weah playing as first striker (#4) for the Ministry of States Kickball team Wednesday inspired them to a famous win over the Internal Affairs Ministry ladies in a Group C pairing. The
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The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) has placed five insurance companies under provisional administration. The companies, according to CBL assessments, have significant capital deficits and have consistently fallen below the capital requirements for licensed insurance companies since the first quarter of 2017. The CBL named the affected insurance companies as African Insurance Corporation of Liberia (AICOL), Capital Express Assurance Company
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Members of the joint budget committee today adjourned the budget and expenditures hearing of ministries and agencies. The budget and expenditures hearing is intended for government institutions to explain and defend additional funding allotment in the last and current budget year. According to the chairman of the Joint Budget Committee, District # 5 Rep. Thomas Fallah, most government institutions heads
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The Acting Chief Administrator of the Jackson F. Doe Hospital has hankered the indulgence of the joint budget committee of the Liberian Legislature to consider increment of its budget for the establishment of a Neurosurgeon Unit. The call comes in the wake of limited budgetary support to the only referral hospital in north-eastern Liberia to cater to several needs of
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The National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) has levied a fine of US$50,000 on the Management of Africa Zhong Sheng Hai Fishing Company for smuggling a whole consignment of fish on the Liberian Market. According to NaFAA press release, the operators of the Africa Zhong Sheng Hai fishing Company on June 8, 2018, secretly offloaded huge consignments of fisheries products
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Some aggrieved former employees of the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) early yesterday assembled in front of the Foreign Ministry on Capitol Hill in Monrovia, calling for the replacement of LRA Commissioner General, Madam Elfreda S. Tamba. The Foreign Ministry plays host to the offices of President George Manneh Weah. According to the head of the group, Samuel Richard Harmon, the
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