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US$800K Scrap Sold for US$5,600 in Bong

US$800K Scrap Sold for US$5,600 in Bong

Africa-Press - Liberia. Bong County's Fiscal Affairs Superintendent, Paul A. Sulonteh, has raised alarm over what he termed as an illegal sale of over...
HPX Outlines Long-Term Infrastructure and Mining Plans for Liberia

HPX Outlines Long-Term Infrastructure and Mining Plans for Liberia

Africa-Press - Liberia. HPX President and CEO Bronwyn Barnes recently provided updates on the company’s activities, including progress on the Mount Nimba project (located...
Joint Ways, Means and Finance Committee Discovers Additional US$51M Revenue, Pushing FY2024 Draft Budget to US$743.8M

Joint Ways, Means and Finance Committee Discovers Additional US$51M Revenue, Pushing FY2024 Draft Budget...

Africa-Press - Liberia. The Joint Committee on Ways, Means, and Finance of the 55th Legislature has uncovered an additional $51.451,000 in revenue for the...
Joint Ways, Means and Finance Committee Discovers Additional US$51M Revenue, Pushing FY2024 Draft Budget to US$743.8M

Joint Ways, Means and Finance Committee Discovers Additional US$51M Revenue, Pushing FY2024 Draft Budget...

Africa-Press - Liberia. The Joint Committee on Ways, Means, and Finance of the 55th Legislature has uncovered an additional $51.451,000 in revenue for the...
Liberty Corridor Ready for Inter-Ministerial Concessions Committee

Liberty Corridor Ready for Inter-Ministerial Concessions Committee

Africa-Press - Liberia. The Liberty Corridor development project is poised to head to the Interministerial Concessions Committee, following significant progress made by the Liberty...
Koung Questions the Purchase of 5 LWSC Trucks

Koung Questions the Purchase of 5 LWSC Trucks

Africa-Press - Liberia. The Vice President of the Republic of Liberia, Jeremiah Kpan-Koung has questioned the then CDC-led government’s unrealistic amount in the procurement...
Liberia Intellectual Property Office Partners with Central Agricultural Research Institute to Drive Innovation in Agriculture

Liberia Intellectual Property Office Partners with Central Agricultural Research Institute to Drive Innovation in...

Africa-Press - Liberia. LIPO Director-General Garmai Koboi, left, signs her copy of the MOU while Anthony Taplah, CARI Head of Program, Agricultural Mechanization, and...
Pres. Boakai Submits Bill Replacing Goods and Services Tax with Value-Based Taxation in Liberia

Pres. Boakai Submits Bill Replacing Goods and Services Tax with Value-Based Taxation in Liberia

Africa-Press - Liberia. In a letter addressed to House Speaker Fonati Koffa, President Boakai said implementing VAT would enhance tax compliance and boost revenue...
Cocoa Beans Exported from Cote d’Ivoire to EU Originate from Deforested Land in Liberia

Cocoa Beans Exported from Cote d’Ivoire to EU Originate from Deforested Land in Liberia

Africa-Press - Liberia. Authors of an investigation reveal that companies sourcing cocoa from Côte d’Ivoire are promoting the destruction of forests in Liberia.The conclusions...
IMF Calls for International Support to Boost Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa

IMF Calls for International Support to Boost Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa

Africa-Press - Liberia. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on the international community to increase funding for countries in Sub-Sahara to grapple with...