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The House of Representatives is expected to investigate Chinese mining firm, China Union, for alleged failure to live up to Mineral Development Agreement.

President Weah Begins 3rd Round Nationwide Tours With Margibi County, Dedicates Projects Monday, 19th April 2021 Photo Credit: Executive Mansion (Kakata, Margibi County): The President of the Republic, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah, has begun the third leg of his nationwide tour, making the first stop in Margibi County where throngs of citizens, including chiefs, youth and women on Monday, April 19, 2021, accorded him a rousing welcome.   Upon arrival, and following a heartwarming ceremo...

nd Alieu Sahid Tunkara BONG MINES, Liberia and LUNSAR, Sierra Leone – In 2012, Frienkeen Tyler, of Bong Town in the Fuamah District of Bong County was feeling good about his future. Employed as a security guard by China Union, the Chinese mining company, he received a steady salary. His three children attended the company’s tuition-free school and received medical benefits. But in 2015, Tyler, 35, and his family were plunged back into poverty and uncertainty when China Union shut down opera...