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Tuesday, December 19th, 2023

 

Liberia Trains Diplomatic Officers

A delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Monrovia has commenced the training of Liberian diplomatic officers and staff at its Embassy in Accra, Ghana. Headed by the Deputy Foreign Minister for Administration, Thelma  Duncan-Sawyer, the eight-member delegation has been conducting a week-long training tagged ‘Performance Management System’ which is expected to be replicated to other Liberian foreign missions across Africa. A release from the Liberian Embassy in Accra says the training is under the Public Sector Modernization Program and is sponsored by the World Bank. During her introductoryRead More


Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Team Kanubah in PUL Controversy

The Supreme Court of Liberia has ruled in favor of the National Campaign Management Team of Julius Kanubah in a case seeking to overturn a controversial mandate by Associate Justice Joseph Nagbe. In a verdict delivered on Tuesday, 19th December 2023, the Supreme Court ruled that Justice Nagbe was in error to have ordered the lifting of a Stay Order placed on all activities of the former administration of the Press Union of Liberia including a so–called induction of officers–elect. The Supreme Court found that in mandating the reversal ofRead More


Liberia: Executive Submits 2024 Draft Nat’l Budget To Legislature

The Executive branch of government through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning- MFDP, has submitted to the House of Representatives- the Country’s Draft National Budget in the tune of US$625.57 million for fiscal year 2024. Deputy Finance Minister for Budget and Development Planning, Tanneh Geraldine Brunson, during the submission process Tuesday, December 19, 2023 added that of this amount, US$623.14 constituting 99.6 percent is projected as domestic revenue, while the amount of US$ 2.43 million, or 0.39 percent is projected to come from external resources. Deputy Minister Brunson addedRead More