Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/ Liberia's First Independent Daily en Sun, 05 May 2024 01:21:43 +0000 Tue, 01 Mar 2022 04:05:39 +0000 Liberia: Gov’t Prosecutes NEC Boss for US$182K https://www.liberianobserver.com/govt-prosecutes-nec-boss-us182k The  US$182Kcorruption trial against Davidetta Browne Lansanah, Chairperson of the National Election Commission, is expected to begin tomorrow with the submission of evidence from prosecutors.  The electoral body chair faces counts of corruption, conflict of interest, and money… cbe3ddd6-ea42-4acd-a36f-112ae3d61991 Tue, 01 Mar 2022 04:05:39 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily Liberia: Bishop Klayee Vindicated https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-bishop-klayee-vindicated ... "I knew I was Innocent," he says A dark cloud must have been cast over the religious community, following the sudden dismissal of Bishop Allan Klayee from the Roberts International Airport (RIA). But with time, he has been declared ‘not guilty of any wrongdoing and has come to… 5c4b5aae-c6d9-42f2-afb2-0e30b6bf4a48 Tue, 21 Dec 2021 08:05:08 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily Liberia: US$182K Corruption Scandal Hooks NEC Chair https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-us182k-corruption-scandal-hooks-nec-chair The Chairperson of the National Elections Commission has been hooked for corruption, conflict of interest, and money-laundering by the Liberia Anti- Corruption Commission. The LACC’s findings against Davidetta Browne-Lansanah is a result of a month-long investigation into a Daily… 97ae7c1a-6b28-4394-8e0f-3213cc51313f Thu, 16 Dec 2021 03:45:33 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily LACC Probes NEC in 'Family Affair' Deal with Tuma Enterprises https://www.liberianobserver.com/lacc-probes-nec-family-affair-deal-tuma-enterprises The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission has announced a probe into the National Election Commission for allegedly awarding a contract to a company that has a link with the chairperson of the Commission.  The LACC, in a statement disclosed that they have placed the entire leadership… 8b391b4a-2c8d-4cb3-a41e-5aa14101c438 Fri, 19 Nov 2021 03:15:00 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily Liberia: LACC Probes NEC Commissioners https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-lacc-probes-nec-commissioners The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission has announced a probe of the National Elections Commission in connection with the lease of 20 facial recognition thermometers at the cost of US$182,320. The LACC decision comes after the Daily Observer newspaper reported that NEC was leasing twenty… liberianobserver@gmail.com (Staff Editor) d8646f0a-0e91-4eb4-b827-4c6a668bfc78 Thu, 18 Nov 2021 20:22:56 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily Criminal Court Cites CBL Governor over Controversial LACC's ‘Dual Accounts’ https://www.liberianobserver.com/criminal-court-cites-cbl-governor-over-controversial-laccs-dual-accounts The Judge of Criminal Court ‘C’ has invited the Executive Governor of the Central Bank of Liberia to provide explanations regarding conflicting information from the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) about two government accounts at the bank. The two separate accounts are, the… abednegodavis75@gmail.com (Abednego Davis) 411426e9-db12-4f40-918d-7dec80f2edc2 Thu, 09 Sep 2021 03:03:18 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily A Test Case of President Weah’s Declared Resolve to Fight Corruption https://www.liberianobserver.com/test-case-president-weahs-declared-resolve-fight-corruption Hope deferred, it is said, makes the heart sick and filled with longing. Such is the case with the past and present governments whose solemn pledges to fight corruption and treat it as ‘Public Enemy Number 1’, have floundered and left the Liberian nation with a sense of loss and left the… 0142b41e-f82a-4b1b-b706-e9aff6425a23 Wed, 01 Sep 2021 07:23:07 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily ‘I Admitted to Stealing Under Duress’ https://www.liberianobserver.com/i-admitted-stealing-under-duress -- Suspended Buchanan Port Manager breaks silence from exile Charles MacArthur Gull, former Buchanan Sea Port Manager, has broken silence from exile by saying that his admittance to stealing nearly US$500,000 was done under pressure. Gull took to his Facebook account yesterday (August 16… 3de6fcd4-cef4-4e9b-af45-f2c12dc8ddf0 Tue, 17 Aug 2021 21:07:10 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily