The Commissioner General of the Liberia Revenue Authotity, Thomas Doe Nah has lauded the strategic partnership between the Swedish Tax Agency (STA) and the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA). The STA has been collaborating with the LRA since 2019, focusing on enhancing the LRA’s human resources department, strengthening compliance risk management, and improving taxpayer services and communication processes. Commissioner General Nah, while addressing a recent study tour mission to Sweden, expressed his satisfaction with the partnership, stating, that the LRA is pleased with the collaboration and expressed confidence that it willRead More

The President of the Republic and Standard Bearer of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) has broken another record: the first sitting President of Liberia to enter formerly unreachable communities of Liberia and giving Liberians, deep into the woods, a sense of belonging to Government and the Presidency. Again the President excited hundreds of near-inaccessible rural residents, this time David-Ta, a deeply remote town in Fuarmah District, Bong County by entering the countryside village at the head of a sizable caravan of partisans, supporters and officials of his CoalitionRead More

By: O’Neill Philips The World Bank has committed to support the development of digital economies through continent-level initiatives in Liberia. The Bank’s commitment was made by the Country Manager to Liberia, Georgia Wallen, during a diagnostic workshop. She said the Bank has adopted an ecosystem approach to support countries to achieve accelerated, inclusive, and sustained growth through economy-wide digital transformation. According to her, the move is not only about adopting technology but rather creating an entire digital environment that is inclusive and sustainable to benefit all. She asserted that theRead More

The Standard Bearer of the African Liberation League—Reverend Sara Beysolow Nyanti, has expressed disappointment in the conduct of some public officials who continue to undermine global efforts to make Liberia a drug free society. Her criticism is in the wake of another damaging image for the country regarding the latest report of the arrest of a huge consignment of drugs at the Roberts International Airport (RIA). The Airport Chief of Security Samuel Freeman stands accused of facilitating the smuggling of the drug out of the Airport terminal, using an unauthorizedRead More

The following piece was sponsored by Accountability Lab. “We weren’t ensuring that the communities were a part of the planning of activities we implemented.” This was a confession of one of the participating organizations sharing their stories on failures. Celebrating success is obvious. But what if we also celebrate stories of failures by recognizing that brand-new ways of thinking are often the result. Additionally, sharing these mistakes can ensure that other organizations avoid the same. The recent Fail Faire organized by Accountability Lab, with support from the West African Civil Society Institute, providedRead More

Liberia The National Elections Commission (NEC) informs electoral stakeholders that materials for the October 10, 2023 General Elections have started arriving in the country. According to a release under the signature of the NEC’s Deputy Director of Communications Prince Dumbar, the commission, Ballot boxes as well as yellow and gray precinct kits have arrived into the NEC Central Warehouse. “Additionally, the NEC has received mock (sample) ballots for all categories of election (President, Senate and House of Representatives) for training purposes,” the Commission says. Accordingly, tactile ballot guides for theRead More

President Weah Begins Bong County Engagement Amid Rousing Welcome, Dedicating New Salala Market Bong County: The President of the Republic and Standard-bearer of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), Dr. George Manneh Weah arrived in Bong County Monday, September 11, to a tulmutous welcome by throngs of citizens first at Nyanforlah, Salala District, Distinct #6 before cruising through a plethora of towns and villages of the central province. The President’s visit is in continuation of his nationwide citizens engagement exercises aimed at consolidating national support for his reelection in theRead More

Press release: The Government of Liberia, under the visionary leadership of President George M. Weah and the Ministry of Labour, is pleased to announce a historic milestone, the successful conclusion of the final payment to the dedicated 596 former workers of “Liberia Company,” widely known as Cocopa Rubber Plantation workers who served prior to the Liberian civil war in 1990. These diligent former employees first approached the Government of Liberia in 1996 with a claim of $772,425 United States Dollars as their rightful severance benefits owed to them by “LiberiaRead More

Bomi County Senator Edwin Snowe Jr, who doubles as a ranking member of Liberia’s delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament; is calling for the arrest and prosecution of— Mr. Samuel Freeman, the Director of Security who is being linked to the alleged smuggling of banned substances into the country via the Roberts International Airport. In a Facebook post after the Airport Management suspended Freeman, Senator Snowe said Freeman should by now be dismissed, arrested and taken behind bars and investigated properly. “Suspension my foot! The man should be dismissed and placedRead More