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Entries from April 2009

Liberia: Internal Affairs Boss Tightlipped Over Restitution Order

April 19th, 2009 · No Comments

Mr. Ambulai Johnson, Internal Affairs Minister Internal Affairs Minister Ambulai Johnson is yet to comment on his reported failure to restitute US$7,200 he ordered withdrawn from the Grand Cape Mount County Development Fund despite repeated commitments to do so.

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Tags: Political reporting

Liberia: MIA Can’t Account For Over US$127,000; GAC Verdict

April 19th, 2009 · No Comments

Auditor General John S. Morlu, II The General Audit Commission (GAC) Report on the Fiscal Accounts of the Government of Liberia for the fiscal years ended 2005/2006/2007 has revealed that a total of US$127,422.17 is unaccounted for in the purchase of fuel at the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

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Liberia: Pres. Sirleaf Receives Another Degree

April 15th, 2009 · No Comments

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in a joyous mood Furman University in South Carolina, the United States, has conferred on President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, an honorary degree of Doctor of Humanities.

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Liberia: Disarmament Commission In Rental Crisis

April 15th, 2009 · No Comments

A partial view of the NCDDRR headquarters Verbal clashes Tuesday flare up at the headquarters of the National Commission for Disarmament Demobilization, Reintegration and   Reconstruction (NCDDRR) over rental arrears owed the owner of a building housing an annex of the commission.

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Ghana: American Mining Firm and Mining Community in a Tussle

April 14th, 2009 · No Comments

Cocoa, coconut, plantain and cassava farms in Grumesa, a farming community in the Wassa Amenfi East District of the Western Region face being destroyed by the mining operations of Golden Star Resources. Some of the crops, on a total land size of 25 acres have already been cleared by the American mining company since February [...]

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Tags: Environment · Sneak In

Liberia: City Mayor-Designate Hooked In Unprovoked Attack

April 14th, 2009 · No Comments

South African-born writer and scholar wrote passionately in one of his discourses in which he cried for his beloved. Peter Abrahams’ writings can be analyzed contextually within the scope of the turbulent years of Apartheid and the attendant consequences as such.

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Liberia: Gov’t Officials Booked In Audit Report

April 14th, 2009 · No Comments

The General Auditing Commission (GAC) has recommended that former Public Works, Lusine Donzo, who is currently serving as Advisor to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf for Infrastructure, former Acting Public Works Minister Charles Carpenter, and former Assistant Public Works Minister and Comptroller, John Gbalah be reprimanded for “seemingly conspiring and syndicating” with Consolidated Group Inc. to [...]

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Obama not happy about political bickering in Kenya

April 11th, 2009 · No Comments

US President, Barrack Obama now wants Kenyan politicians to roll up sleeves, solve their problems and move the country forward. Obama has raised concerns over the raging corruption in Kenya and threatening scenarios in the coalition Government. Kenya’s coalition Government is designed from that of Germany.  Apparently, over a year since the coaltion was put [...]

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Kenya’s Coalition Government falling apart

April 8th, 2009 · No Comments

From Nairobi, Kenya Kenya, whose coalition government is designed from that of Germany is in trouble once more. Tension is rising and hopelessness is weighing in as the coalition government struggles and scrambles to stick together.

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Carbon market is hooked to old fashion way

April 8th, 2009 · No Comments

(Bonn, Jurnal Nasional) World liberal financial system might been collapsed twice in the last 50 years, but carbon market that will be used to sell Indonesian forest ability to absorb carbon emission is still going to use the old fashion way system.

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Tags: Climate Change