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Weapons Of Creation :Guns Turn Into Art
For the past few years, the founder of the Liberia-based Fyrkuna Metalworks and his team of skilful craftsmen have been collecting weapons scrap -- relics of the West African country’s vicious civil conflict -- for their Arms into Art project. Read More -
WAEC Results Expected Next Month
The West African Examination Council Monrovia-office Monday disclosed that results of this year’s WAEC exams would be released in July. Read More -
Liberian Arrested For Black Money:In Vietnam
Two African men have been arrested for allegedly attempting to cheat locals out of money in the central province of Khanh Hoa, local police said Sunday. Read More -
Liberia To Benefit From US$100B Investment From Indian
Libeia has been 19 nations named amongst countries in Africa to benefit from a US$100-billion investment from an Indian company, according to the Business Standard online. Read More -
US$695m Complex For Liberia
A delegation of the Make Group, a South Korean-based investment company specializing in Africa’s development, last week paid a courtesy call on President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Vice President Joseph N. Boakai with a pledge that they will invest US$695 million in the construction and development of a Millennium Village Complex. Read More
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Weapons Of Creation :Guns Turn Into Art
WAEC Results Expected Next Month
Liberian Arrested For Black Money:In Vietnam
Liberia To Benefit From US$100B Investment From Indian
ECOBANK Sues LIBERCELL for U$3m Debt
US$695m Complex For Liberia
LBS Ghanaian Employee Resigns
Baccus Matthews’ Foundation Keeps Alive
Prayers For Tom
President Off To G8 Summit
LBS Boss Under Fire:Ordered To Account for US$350,000 & Dismiss Ghanaian Employee
Stop Collecting Bond Fees: Chief Justice Warns Magistrates
Peacekeepers Honoured
New Law Against Illicit Drugs
Land Secured For Ministerial Complex
Fire Back When Attacked:Commander Orders Nigerian UNMIL Troops
SG Dashes Ex-Soldiers’ Hopes:For US$48 million Benefits
EU Signs Agreement For Bee Health In Liberia
Ghanaian Firm Takes Over Liberian Company
Gov’t Blasts Global Witness
More Gay Woes Insight
Gold Prospects In Cape Mount
Wife Killer Guilty
National Archives Documents Financial Records
Mother Denies Killing Daughter
Liberia Battles ‘Demons’
Celebrating 10 Years of Peace
Liberia Wants Neighbors Boost Mining
Frontpage Slapped With US$1m Lawsuit
Liberia Suffers Governance Gap
Dangerous Ventures
Free Speech Campaigner
S/Korea To Build Industrial Complex
Putu Restores Hope
Thank You
US Billionaires to Invest in Liberia
Despite intense lobbying that preceded submission of the multi-year fiscal budget of US$649.72 million to the national legislature almost a month later than scheduled, approving it is far from sight.
“This is not a 26 budget which we will hurry to pass because 26 is coming. We’ll have to thoroughly scrutinize all areas this financial document covers before approving it. And that will take time,” Rep. Edwin Snowe (Montserrado district #6) warned Friday during their budget retreat in Careysburg.
In fact, Rep. Snowe, who chairs the House Committee on Rules, Order and Administration, said lawmakers would begin their Independence Celebrations break this week and return in August before resuming the budget scrutiny process.
He said the budget must be seen to touch the lives of all Liberians and not only those who are civil servants.
But the Executive, which presented the draft budget at the Capitol last May, has since experienced anxiety following a senate ultimatum not to pass the budget unless President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf fired acting mayor Mary Broh of Monrovia.
Their delay in deliberations on the draft budget prompted the President to host a dinner for the lawmakers followed by a luncheon hosted by Finance Minister Amara Konneh for both houses of the bicameral legislature in a clear lobby for them to expedite the budget.
Unfortunately, the fiscal budget should have started functioning on 1 July 2012, all indications now show that actual deliberations on this major financial document will begin in August with a cumbersome process involving top officials of ministries and government agencies, as well as experts from the public and civil society organizations.