Press Release

Monrovia, Liberia – The President of the Republic, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah, has dismissed with immediate effect the Managing Director of the Liberia Airport Authority (LAA), Bishop John Allen Klayee.

Bishop Klayee was relieved of his post early Tuesday, July 6, 2021 for administrative reasons.

The Deputy Managing Director for Administration, Martin Hayes, will act as Managing Director of the LAA pending the appointment of the entity’s new boss.

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As the debate for fifteen thousand US dollars to Senators intensifies, Senator Darius Dillon indecisive over his share say it’s intended for “Legislative Engagements”.

According to Senator Dillon, the money was given to him with good intention; stating that he will not undermine the original intent of it.

Defending his share of the amount, the Monsterrado County Lawmaker asserted that the money is part of allotment for his legislative engagement with his people.

Senator Dillon furthered that he and his team are expected to reach a decision this Wednesday, to identify areas the money will be spent.

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Monrovia — President George Weah has nominated P. Garwa Jackson as Auditor General of the General Auditing Commission while the County Attorney for Montserrado County Edwin Klah Martin has once again been nominated to serve as the Chairperson of the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission. J. Alyosius Tarlue Jr. gets reappointed as Governor of the Central Bank of Liberia.
Other appointments include:
National Human Rights Commission
Cllr. Dempster Brown Chairperson

Atty. Pela Boker Wilson Commissioner

Cllr. Charles Kear Harris Commissioner

Atty. Mohammed E. Fahnbulleh Commissioner

Mr. Pindarous W. T. Allison Commissioner

National Commission on Higher Education
Dr. Micheal Sleweon Director General

Liberia National Lotteries
Reginald Nagbe Director General

Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Angel R. Banda Assistant Minister/Small Medium Business

Ministry of Labor
Ruth Baryogar Assistant Minister/Manpower Development

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
Dave Jackley Deputy Director General for Administration

Mittal Steel Parent Company
Thomas Grupee Board Member

Ministry of Transport
Gertrude J. D. Williams Assistant Minister/Administration

Liberia Maritime Authority-Foreign
Emmanuel Reeves Senior Deputy Commissioner-Finance

Margaret Ansumana Senior Deputy Commissioner-Legal

Joseph Nimley Toe Deputy Commissioner-Registration

General Auditing Commission
P. Garwa Jackson Auditor General

Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission
Cllr. Edwin Klah Martin Chairperson

Central Bank of Liberia
J. Alyosius Tarlue Jr. Executive Governor (reappoint)

Dr. Musa Dukuly Deputy Governor/Economic Policy (reappoint)

Ministry of Agriculture
Lealea Andrews Deputy Minister/Technical Services

Civil Service Agency
Onika Smythe Jackson Deputy Director for Human Resource Management & Policy

Governance Commission
D. Karn Karlor Commissioner for National Integrity Systems

Liberia Refugee Repatriation and Resettlement Commission
Aretha M. B. Divine Deputy Executive Director-Administration

National Commission on Disabilities
Daintowon Domah Pay-Bayee Chairperson

Liberia Broadcasting System
Tetee Gebro Deputy Director-General/Administration

Sorbor George Deputy Director-Broadcasting

Jallah Grayfield Deputy Director-Public Affairs

Tapenty Young Deputy Director-Technical Operations

The appointments are subject to confirmation by the Honorable Liberian senate where applicable.

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Addressing a news conference on Wednesday, at the University main Campus on Capitol Hill, the Executive Director of the Center for Testing and Evaluation, Professor Moses Hinneh, said a total of eleven thousand two hundred ninety-nine (11,299) candidates registered for the entrance in the Under Graduate and the College of General Studies.

According to Prof. Hinneh, out of the total number, only eleven thousand, one hundred sixty-three (11,163 or 98.8% ) candidates wrote the Exam, one candidate (1 or 0.01%) was disqualified while one hundred thirty-five (135 or 1.19%) candidates were absent.

He acknowledged that out of the total eleven thousand, one hundred sixty-three (11,163) candidates who wrote the Entrance Exams, four thousand, six hundred seventy-one ( 4,671 or 41.84%) candidates passed regularly, eight hundred sixty-eight (868 or 7.78%) students passed provisionally while five thousand, six hundred twenty-four (5,624 or 50.38% ) candidates were unsuccessful.

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Addressing a news conference on Wednesday, at the University main Campus on Capitol Hill, the Executive Director of the Center for Testing and Evaluation, Professor Moses Hinneh, said a total of eleven thousand two hundred ninety-nine (11,299) candidates registered for the entrance in the Under Graduate and the College of General Studies.

According to Prof. Hinneh, out of the total number, only eleven thousand, one hundred sixty-three (11,163 or 98.8% ) candidates wrote the Exam, one candidate (1 or 0.01%) was disqualified while one hundred thirty-five (135 or 1.19%) candidates were absent.

He acknowledged that out of the total eleven thousand, one hundred sixty-three (11,163) candidates who wrote the Entrance Exams, four thousand, six hundred seventy-one ( 4,671 or 41.84%) candidates passed regularly, eight hundred sixty-eight (868 or 7.78%) students passed provisionally while five thousand, six hundred twenty-four (5,624 or 50.38% ) candidates were unsuccessful.

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