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Share Capitol Hill, Monrovia – Representative Ivar K. Jones (CDC, Disrict #2, Margibi County) has sharply reacted to allegations that he and other stalwarts of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) are behind the dismissal of several public officials assigned in Margibi for not supporting him in the December 8 Special Senatorial Elections. Rep. Jones contested on the ticket of the CDC and came second in the polls that saw former House Speaker James Emmanuel Nuquay returning to the ...

The Salala Rubber Corporation (SRC) operating in Margibi County has rejected claims by villagers that it is involved with human rights abuses and land grabs the local villagers have claimed in recent times. It may be recalled that villagers in the operational areas of SRC recently told journalists who toured villages surrounding the plantation that SRC was forcefully grabbing their land and refusing to employ them.  They further indicated that some men hired by the company attacked rights advo...

Judge Roland Dahn and Magistrate Victoria Ducan It has taken almost four months since Chief Justice Francis Korkpor mandated the Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC) to conduct an ethical inquiry into the circumstances surrounding accusation of Judge Roland Dahn and Stipennary Magistrate Victoria Duncan’s ‘unethical behavior’ in the over a million United States dollars theft case that involves the Senate Secretary Nanborlor Singbeh and several other individuals. Judge Dahn currently serves a...

Asorted agricultural inputs delivered by the MOA STARP-P Project to local farmers. More than 8,000 smallholder farmers in seven counties including Grand Bassa, Bong, Nimba, Margibi, Bomi, Cape Mount and Gbarpolu counties have begun receiving basic farming implement from the Government of Liberia (GOL) through the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) in order to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on farming communities, a press release from the MOA has disclosed. According to the release, the exercise whi...

Liberia: SRC Reacts to Media Reports against Company’s Interests Liberia: SRC Reacts to Media Reports against Company’s Interests Share Weala, Margibi County – The attention of the management of Salala Rubber Corporation (SRC), hereinafter referred to as the company, has with absolute shock been drawn to publications carried in the local print and electronic media over the past week, alleging malpractices by the company on various fronts, as  a result of its rubber plantation operations...

Liberia: Salala Rubber Corporation accused of masterminding violence against affected communities, Green Advocates By Gerald C. Koinyeneh   Salala Rubber Corporation, established in 1959, holds a concession of over 40,000 hectares in central Liberia, but has often been accused of land grabbing and destruction of the locals’ farms, including private rubber farms and edible crops like eddoes and plantains.   Weala, Margibi County – Aggrieved residents of affected communities have accused th...

Liberia: Senator Nuquay Requests Rep. Jones and Education Minister Sonii to Reinstate Officials who were Dismissed over Support for Him Liberia: Senator Nuquay Requests Rep. Jones and Education Minister Sonii to Reinstate Officials who were Dismissed over Support for Him Share MONROVIA – Margibi Senator J. Emmanuel Nuquay has pleaded with Education Minister Ansu Sonii and Margibi District 2 Representative Ivar Jones, to reinstate former Harbel Multilateral High School Principal Madam Louise R...

Oliver is a brother of Montserrado County Senator Darius Dillon. All 12 jurors, in a unanimous verdict Thursday, January 14, 2021, brought down a not-guilty verdict in favor of Oliver Dillon, something that was subsequently affirmed by Judge Joe Barcon. “After returning from our room of deliberation and considering the fact, we have resolved and agreed that Oliver Dillon is not guilty of the crime of murder accuse of.” Judge Barcon declared Oliver a free man predicated on the jurors’ verd...

-For donating hand washing station to RIA, other supports to the health sector Health Minister Dr. Wilhemina Jallah Health has lauded the Rotary Clubs of Monrovia, Sinkor and Gbarnga for their collective project of hand washing station at the Roberts International Airport (RIA), something she said will further boost the fight against COVID-19. Accepting the hand washing station from the Rotarians and turning same over to Bishop John Allen Klayee, Managing Director of Liberia Airport Authority, ...

Liberia: National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority Intensifies Fishing License Fees Collection Liberia: National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority Intensifies Fishing License Fees Collection Share Harper City Maryland –The compliance and enforcement team of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority has intensified the collection of 2020/2021 fishing license fees in Harper city and other landing sites in Maryland County. The NaFAA compliance and enforcement team is currently in Mar...