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Doubts Over Oil Discovery - Was the Truth Stretched?

[FrontPageAfrica]Shares in Frank Timis' African Petroleum (AP) have fallen 90 percent over the past 12 months and reports of an alleged investigation by the National Stock Exchange of Australiaamidst claims of stocks dumping by senior AP executives have made international headlines.

Several Top Gov't Officials Snub LACC's Assets Verification Exercise

[Heritage]The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) has disclosed that several top officials of the Government of Liberia (GOL) have "deliberately refused to cooperate" with its Assets Verification Exercise.

Global Witness On Gov't Back

[Heritage]The international watchdog, Global Witness, has challenged the Government of Liberia (GoL) to urgently address violations of Liberian laws recently published in a LEITI Audit Report.

Assets Declaration Ignored

[NEWS]The latest assets declaration report released by the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) on the verification of public officials' assets has exposed several officials who allegedly refused to allow their assets [already declared] to be verified by the LACC.

Gunmen Target Local Oil Installation

[Magharebia]Tripoli -An armed group on Monday (May 20th) struck the Mellitah oil and gas complex west of Tripoli, wounding at least two guards.

Prince Johnson Accuses Sirleaf of Vote Rigging in 2011

[New Dawn]Nimba County is said to be in a state of shock following a live radio confession by the county's Senior Senator Prince Y. Johnson (PYJ), detailing how he influenced elections officials in the county to cheat for his NUDP's candidates.

Defaults in Labor Law, Decent Work Bill

[New Dawn]Defects in both the current Labour Law and Draft Decent Work Bill 2010 have been discovered, with a call for action to bring Liberia in harmony with international standards and the practice on child labour.

Audits, Verifications Without Prosecution a Waste of Liberia's Taxpayers' Money

[FrontPageAfrica]THE LIBERIA ANTI-CORRUPTION Commission released its Verification report Tuesday in which it is purported that some officials of the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf-led government misrepresented the facts and lied in their declaration of assets.

University of Liberia Graduates Over 500 Without Visitor or Keynote Speaker

[FrontPageAfrica]Less than 500 students have gotten their Degrees in various disciplines from the state University.

President Sirleaf Departs Liberia for AU Summit in Ethiopia, Ticad V in Japan, and Forbes Philanthropy Event in the United States

[Liberia Govt]President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf departed the country on Wednesday, May 22, for intergovernmental engagements in Ethiopia and Japan, and a philanthropy event sponsored by Forbes Magazine, in the United States.

Gov't 'Hooked' in Int'l Audit Report

[Heritage]The Fourth Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) Report for Liberia says the National Port Authority(NPA) and APM Terminals received the total payments of US$748,922.48 and US$497,311.80 respectively from a number of companies for which flag receipts were not issued. According to the report, APM Terminals did not submit templates showing payments made to NPA nor did NPA submit templates of receipts from APM terminals and onward payments to Ministry of Finance (MoF).

Our Arms Are Open If Maritime Calls for Dialogue - Families of Dead Cadets

[Heritage]The families of the Four Dead Cadets of Maritime on May 16, 2013 say their arms are opened if the Liberia Maritime Authority (LMA) calls for dialogue. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, May, 16, 2013 in Sinkor, Monrovia, the Spokesperson of the families, Madam Wangar Reed-Dennis, said the families had initially submitted to a peaceful dialogue with the understanding that the LMA would had sympathized with them and provided answers surrounding the deaths of their family members , but that did not h

Secrecy in Oil, Gas and Mining Conspires Against Economic Development

[Heritage]The lives of over a billion citizens could be transformed if their governments managed their oil, gas and minerals in a more open, accountable manner, according to the Resource Governance Index released by the Revenue Watch Institute.

Gov't Silent Over Reported Sale of Japanese Donated Rice in Guinea

[Heritage]The Government of Liberia (GOL) through the Ministry of Commerce & Industry is yet to comment on the reported sale of a huge consignment Japanese donated rice to Liberia in neighboring Guinea. Last week, the Heritage, based on cogent reports obtained from officialdom, reported that the United Commodities Incorporated (UCI) recently sold huge consignment of the Japanese donated rice to Liberia in neighboring Guinea.

Leave No Stone Unturned in the Fight Against HIV/Aids

[Heritage]We must leave no stone unturned in dealing with the growing issue of HIV/AIDS in our beloved country, Liberia. By this, we should do away with utterances and comments that have the inclination to stigmatize those living with the virus.

PUL Gives Position On 'Ellen's Double Standard' On Press Freedom in Liberia

[Heritage]The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) has given its position on what it calls 'President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf's double standard' on Press Freedom in Liberia. The PUL gave the position on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 when it officially declared an end to all of its protest actions against the disapproving and threatening remarks made against journalists by the Director of the Executive Protection Service (EPS), Othello Warrick.

Demolition On Pause in ELWA Land Dispute

[Heritage]The massive demolition of properties that followed a recent Supreme Court ruling in the Montserrado District # 6, ELWA, Robertsfield Highway Community has been halted, Montserrado County District #6 Representative, Edwin Melvin Snowe, Jr. has disclosed.

NPA Boss Lied Under Oath in Assets Declaration

[Heritage]The Liberia Anti-Corruption Corruption Commission (LACC) has held the Managing Director of the National Port Authority (NPA), Madam Matilda Parker, liable for what it calls the 'intentional and material misrepresentation of the facts' during her Assets Declaration (AD) to the Commission.

Tom Kamara Foundation to Be Established

[NEWS]The New Democrat Newspaper has announced the established of a foundation in honor of its fallen Publisher and Managing Editor Tom Kamara.

Tubman University Veep Resigns

[NEWS]The Vice President for Administration at the William V.S. Tubman University in Harper has resigned.

Liberia Has Lost a Voice

[NEWS]The faith based media group, Christian Media Center, says it finds it difficult to accept that Archbishop Michael Francis has finally left Liberians without a word from his lips.

Land Inventory Project Begins in Gbarnga

[New Dawn]The Land Commission has launched its Urban Land Inventory Project in Gbarnga, Bong County. The Project is intended to map up the city for proper records of the population, as well as the number of houses, among others.

Saturday May 25, Is African Liberation Day

[New Dawn]Saturday May 25, 2013 has been declared as African Liberation Day and it is to be observed as a working holiday, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has by Proclamation declared.

'Country Devil' Fear Scares Teachers, Students

[New Dawn]Residents of the Gibi District in Margibi County are calling on the Government of Liberia, through the Ministries of Education and Internal Affairs, to aid them in over-coming traditional practices against formal education. Residents of Gibi District, which has over 10,000 residents, complained that during the regular instructional period, there are disruptions by country (traditional) devils.

LTA Parliamentarians Make Suggestions to Improve Telecomunications Sector

[FrontPageAfrica]The First Telecommunications Consumer Parliament organized by the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA), has ended in the Central Liberian provincial City of Gbarnga, Bong County, following a one-day session, with parliamentarians proffering several recommendations to improve the telecommunications sector in Liberia.

Ellen Resists 'Lost Generation' Debate

[New Dawn]President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has counter-argued the general perception here that the young people were "lost generation," rather saying they are "opportunity" generation.

Foreign Technicians Expected for RIA

[New Dawn]The Liberian Government has invited a technical delegation from Equatorial Guinea to Monrovia in early June after both governments agreed on May 21, 2013 to arrange the financing and construction of the Roberts International Airport (RIA) and social housing in Liberia.

Assets Declaration Fallout in Liberia - NPA MD Parker, LACC Spar Over a 'Lie'

[FrontPageAfrica]Monrovia- The report issued by the Liberia Anti Corruption Commission (LACC) that some officials of the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf-led government misrepresented the facts and lied in their declaration of assets with the commission has hit high notes in Liberia.

President Sirleaf Breaks Ground for New U.S.$10 Million Vocational Training Center in Monrovia, a Gift of the People's Republic of China

[Liberia Govt]President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has broken grounds for the construction of a new US$10 million Monrovia Vocational Training Center (MVTC) campus, aimed at helping Liberia achieve its transformative goals.

Bishop Michael Kpakala Francis Is Dead

[Heritage]The Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Church in Liberia, Michael Kpakala Francis, is dead.