The taskforce’s chair, council member Edwin Kla Martin, stated that the procedure is not intended to persecute a certain group during his remarks on Thursday at the Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism (MICAT) Regular Press Briefing in Monrovia.

The recovery and retrieval procedures, he continued, would be based on solid evidence, and nobody would be wrongfully accused due to their political membership.

The taskforce also promises to respect and maintain the confidentiality of any information provided by anyone who may have information about any hidden or stolen governmental assets.

As per Cllr. Edwin Kla Martin, the objective of the President Boakai Executive Order is to initiate a fresh phase of responsible governance and accountability.

stating that the foundation for all civilized countries in the world is excellent governance and accountability. He pointed out that democracies, responsible government, the rule of law, and accountability are the cornerstones of civilized nations.

According to the Assets Recovery Chair, the state and its citizens are destroyed by corrupt nations, which are considered to be vouchers.

He claimed that extreme poverty, inadequate health care delivery systems, underdevelopment, shoddy roads, subpar educational initiatives, and low pay for system workers are the consequences of corrupt countries.

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The World Bank Group has released a national assessment on development and climate in Monrovia in light of this. The study seemed to look at how climate change is affecting Liberia, deal with these problems with development partners’ help, and advance the field for the good of the country and its people.

In remarks during the launch, the World Bank Country Director for Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone stated that the study is crucial for the Liberian government to work on in order to support the national development plan of the nation.

In his view, decreasing poverty is the goal of the World Bank’s 21st-century core principles, which includes combating climate change. The greater growth rate since 2013 is examined in the report, he said, adding that the World Bank finds this to be highly significant.

Mr. Taliercio mentioned that the private sector, including development partners, should work with the government to combat climate change in Liberia because of the report’s thorough examination of the country’s climate, water, health, food, environment, forestry, energy, and climate finance.

The World Bank Director informed his audience that the report highlights noted that if Liberia does not face climate change sooner, the country’s poverty rate may increase, severely affecting the country’s economy, agriculture, and other important sectors, including the risk of national disaster.

He expressed the World Bank’s full readiness to work with the Liberian government. According to the World Bank Country Director, the areas of infrastructure development, electricity, land, forestry, carbon capture, and other important areas are key to the report for the protection and development of Liberia in the space of climate change.

Mr. Taliercio pleaded with the Liberian government to pay key attention to the report and add the climate change issue to the country’s budget.

Speaking as well, IFC Senior Country Manager for Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, Kyle Kelhofer, notes that the research comes at a critical moment and urges action to address climate change together with the business sector.

He noted that the corporate sector and civil society are crucial to the process and promised the full assistance of his organization to address climate change. According to Mr. Kelhofer, initiatives aimed at increasing capacity, including those related to agriculture, are crucial in the fight against climate change.

He went on to say that the banking industry is crucial to the effort to combat climate change. The country director stated that the report’s introduction today marks the beginning of the fight against climate change in Liberia.

Representing the government of Liberia, Deputy Minister for Budgeting at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, Minister Tanneh G. Brunson, said, Climate change has become a reality for Liberia and, in fact, much faster than all scenarios could have predicted.

According to her, climate change is not just an environmental issue, and too many people still believe this. She noted that the threat from climate change is serious and impacts both the public and private sectors. Madam Brunson added that it is an all-encompassing threat to health, agriculture, peace, and security, to the very ground millions of people live on, and to the global economy.

Climate change is a development concern that everyone should strive to address, according to the MFDP deputy minister. At the World Bank’s Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) launch for Liberia, she expressed her pleasure about being there.

According to the report, despite being one of the countries that emits the fewest greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming, Liberia is not well-prepared to deal with the consequences of the phenomenon. Therefore, rather than focusing on mitigation, many of the climate measures that the study recommends are in response to the needs for climate adaptation.

The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, takes seriously the report’s conclusions, according to Deputy Minister Tanneh Brunson. The government assures partners that it will continue to fund initiatives like these for the benefit of Liberia, its citizens, and all other citizens.

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Emma Johnson is another final year student at the state-run medical school. She asserted that one of her major challenges in medical school is having a child and the lack of medical resources to facilitate their studies.

She noted: “For me, one of the challenges I face while being in a medical school is having a child. Having a child and attending a medical school of study is a huge challenge. We don’t have books. If we want books, sometimes we have to find a way to download the soft copies to be able to read because we don’t hard copy books,” she asserted.

The female medical students were explaining their challenges over the weekend when they received a donation of some spetical, from the Finance Officer at the European Union Delegation to Sierra Leon, who formerly worked in Liberia for four years and five months, as his way of giving back to female medical students in Liberia to enhance their work.

In responding to the numerous challenges outlined by the female medical students, AM Doglitti Clinical Coordinator Madam Gbanblon acknowledged the multiple challenges faced by the medical school.

She, however, sent a passionate plea to the EU Ambassador to look in the direction of the medical school with whatever support they can provide to the medical school.

She disclosed that there are lots of challenges that the medical students go through ranging from inadequate medical instructors, lack of specialists or consultants in the country to train the young generation of medical students.

She continued: “As a faculty member of the medical school, I’ll say there are lots of challenges that our students go through, ranging from us not having enough faculty members to the fact that we don’t have many specialists or consultants in the country to train the young generation, looking outside the fact that we don’t have what it takes to accommodate our students, talking about bus transportation, talking about dormitories, talking about hospitals that will accommodate most of the students,” she noted.

The lack of seating capacity to accommodate many students in the medical school based on the increased number of medical students is a serious challenge, said AM Dogliotti, Clinical Coordinator.

In brief remarks, the Finance Officer at the EU Delegation to Sierra Leon, Kiril Nikolov said his family was moved to donate spherical to final year female medical students based on their motivation and sacrifices they make to safe human lives.

The EU Delegate said these female medical students are the new hopes of Liberia because they are different, smart, and devoted to their professions of saving lives, noting stressing that he drove almost 600km from Sierra Leon to be in Liberia with a new hope of Liberia.

Nikolov emphasized that it is a great honor for him and his family to donate to female medical students of Liberia because majority of his family members are medical practitioners who spent their entire lives saving human lives.

The donation is in honor of his 93-year-old aunt, who spent half of his life as a medical doctor saving human lives, noting that his first profession was as a lifeguard assigned to the sea to save lives.

The EU diplomat said that his contribution is intended to save millions of lives especially the lives of children who are vulnerable to many diseases in Africa.

The Achille Mario Dogliotti College of Medicine and Health Sciences which is known as AM Dogliotti was established in the early and mid-60s as a concept for Liberia to train its own medical doctors by President William V. S. Tubman.

The AM Dogliotti College of Medicine and Health Sciences was formerly called the Monrovia-Torino College of Medicine was merged with the University of Liberia as the seventh academic program, and the second professional school (the Law School being the first professional school).

The country’s oldest and only medical school is still faced with challenges, as outlined by some female final year medical students and faculty members.

Reported by: Watson G. Richards

Contact: +231880381808

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The Proclamation is in conformity with a Legislative Act of October 24, 1916, which established the Second Wednesday in March as a National Holiday to be observed as a “Decoration Day.”

According to a statement from the Foreign Ministry, the ceremony celebrates the country’s historical heroes and heroines who sacrificed their lives for their country.

According to the Proclamation, citizens and young people should be constantly reminded of significant moments in the country’s history to motivate them to take up greater acts of duty and patriotism.

The Proclamation further states that it is appropriate to designate a day to honor the memories of the deceased, perpetuating their love and hope that unite people, families, and fellow countrymen.

Given the significance of the day, the Ministry of Education has decided to commemorate it with a series of events that will increase public awareness of the contributions and deeds of great people and their loved ones. These events will include a parade led by students, government representatives, and Ministry of Education personnel to the tombs of the late President William V.S. Tubman, the state cenotaph of pioneers and an educator, at the Centennial Memorial Pavilion on Ashmun Street; additionally, there will be a procession to Warren Street, the late President Daniel B. Warner’s tomb, and then onto the Palm Grove Cemetery on Center Street, where the late Presidents Joseph Jenkins Roberts and Williams R. Tolbert rest.

The Proclamation further states that an indoor program commemorating the day, will be held at the Providence Baptist Church on Broad and Ashmun Streets commencing at ten o’ clock ante meridian.

After the indoor program, there will be a parade and laying of wreaths on the tomb sites of the selected past presidents and educators.

The Presidential Proclamation calls upon all ministries, agencies, local and international organizations, and the general public to join the Ministry of Education to organize and execute appropriate programs to make the day meaningful.

President Boakai has ordered that the National Ensign be flown at Half-Staff from all public buildings, Military Camps and private residences from 6 o’clock ante meridian to 6 o’clock post meridian.

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During the 54th Legislature, on August 25, 2023, members of LEGISPOOL, an association representing professional journalists covering the legislature in Liberia, had its elective congress and unanimously elected a new corps of executives to serve as the group’s leaders for the following two years.

In an effort to address the long-standing leadership issue within the Press Union of Liberia, the umbrella group for all media outlets in the country, Koinyeneh of LEGISPOOL encouraged the heads of auxiliaries to begin discussions. He invited the Executive Mansion Press Corps., the Judiciary Reporters Association, the Sports Writers Association of Liberia, and the Reporters Association of Liberia to join the battle to preserve the union.

The newly elected president expressed disapproval towards legislators who failed to show up for the program. In his words, their nonattendance sends a message to journalists that they should back their own candidates rather than push them.

The newly elected officials, which comprised President Gerald Koinyeneh, Vice President Jackson Clay, Secretary General Blamo Toe, and Assistant Secretary General Bill Cooper, were sworn in at the Joint Chamber of the Legislature on Friday, March 8, 2024.

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He stated that it is imperative that both current and former government officials be held responsible for their stewardship and any possible misappropriation of public funds, but stressed that this process shouldn’t be restricted to the last six years, which corresponded with the Coalition for Democratic Change administration.

The senator from Margibi County stated that obtaining assets that may have been misappropriated and conducting an investigation with fairness and impartiality depend on a transparent process.

In his opinion, leaders can show that they are dedicated to maintaining the rule of law and integrity in public service by working with the Office of Assets Recovery and any other investigating agencies.

All officials, past and present, are being urged by the senator to accept the accountability process and aid the Office of Asset Recovery in their vital tasks.

Senator McGill once served in the Weah administration, and played a key role in the governing process. The Margibi senator served as minister of state for presidential affairs before his sencion by the U.S. government in 2022. The senator’s closeness to the then president made him more powerful, almost running all affairs of the country internally while, the former president allegedly focused on international engagements.

Many Liberians also accuse the Margibi Senator of embezzling money and resources from the people and of participating in other sorts of corruption. The senator was also charged with interacting with ex-warlords and providing them with positions of security in various organizations.

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Speaking on Friday, March 8, 2024, at the Roberts International Airport, President Boakai extolled his Ivorian counterpart for their overwhelming welcome and willingness to assist Liberia in the area of Electricity, Security, and Agriculture amongst others.

President Boakai added that President Alassane Quattara has promised to continue spearheading efforts to influence Liberia’s progress.

Following their meeting, the President said that his Ivorian colleague had consented to extend its grid to Liberia in order to boost the country’s electricity supply, which will ultimately help the country’s populace as a whole.

He added that both nations are worried about the subregion’s security situation, and Ivory Coast has indicated a desire to collaborate toward bolstering the security sector.

“Cote d’Ivoire is willing to restructure and even consider to increase their megawatts they giving us. They also willing to work with us on the security line where we will have a joint security meetings.”

In order to promote growth, President Boakai pledged to collaborate with his colleague to further solidify the positive ties between the two nations.

A long history of cohabitation, intermarriages, trade, cultural exchanges, and enduring friendships characterizes the relationship between Liberia and Cote d’Ivoire.

Foreign Minister Sarah Beysolow-Nyanti, Ministers Boima S. Kamara of the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, J. Alexander Nuetah of Agriculture, Morley Paul Kamara, the President’s Senior Economic Advisor, and Monie R. Captan, Managing Director of Liberia Electricity, accompanied the President.

Executive Assistant to the President Morie Yuade Nemah, Presidential Press Secretary Kula B.N. Fofana, and Acting Chief of Protocol Antoinette Wolo were among other delegation members.

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The head of state of Ivory Coast declared that both Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire had made great progress and promised the backing of his administration in areas such as power, agriculture, peace, and security.

As the first country he visited on official business following his election in 2023, President Alassane Ouattara also conveyed his sincere gratitude and admiration to President Joseph Nyumah Boakai Sr. and the people of Liberia.

In terms of agriculture, electricity, development, peace and security, and other areas, the president of Liberia reiterated the readiness and commitment of his government to collaborate with Côte.

The degree of growth that Côte d’Ivoire has attained in recent years was praised by him and his counterpart.

President Boakai expressed gratitude to President Alassane Ouattara and the Ivorians for hosting the just concluded African Cup of Nations and for winning it.

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Leading the charge to guarantee procedures that result in the discovery, restoration, and recovery of public assets and resources is required of the team.

Individuals assigned to the team, tasked with closely adhering to and carrying out the Executive Order according to the Executive Mansion, are:

1 . Cllr. Edwin Kla Martin, Chairman

2. Ms. Maima Robertson, Vice Chair

3. Mr. Alexander Cuffy, Member, Special Advisor

4. Mr. Martin Kollie, Member, Good Governance Activist

5. Mr. Ahmed Dempster, Member

6. Hon. Emmanuel Gonquoi, Member, Advocate

7. Dr. Ranny B. Jackson, Member, Public Policy Expert

8. Ms. Angel Andrews, Member, Youth Representative

9. Ms. Victoria Moinsemah, Member, Business Community

10. Mr. George Moore, Member, Security

11. John Mulbah Gblee, Member, Security

12. Mr. Trocon Martin Allen, Member, Private Sector

13. Representative, General Services Agency

14. Representative, Liberia National Police

15. Representative, Ministry of Justice

The Minister of State Without Portfolio for Special Services will serve as ex-officio.

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A resolution advocating for the creation of the WECC was unanimously signed by more than forty members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, and forwarded to the Liberian Senate for approval in order to provide justice to the victims of the country’s civil wars.

Representative Sumo Mulbah of Montserrado County Electoral District #3 is the primary sponsor of the resolution, which was signed on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Representative Yekeh Kolubah and three other representatives are co-sponsors.

During a press conference held at his Monrovia home on Thursday, March 7, 2024, Blahyi stressed the need to confront historical injustices in order to promote the advancement of the country.

A key figure in Liberia’s civil war, General Butt Naked saw the moral and spiritual necessity of setting up a court to make those responsible for wrongdoing accountable.

He emphasized that unresolved grievances impede economic growth and stability and that impunity has a negative impact on Liberia’s prosperity.

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