https://www.liberianobserver.com/ Liberia's First Independent Daily en Sat, 27 Apr 2024 07:44:03 +0000 Thu, 26 Jan 2023 06:50:45 +0000 https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-house-reviews-us446-deal-women-and-girls-empowerment   lmsonpon@gmail.com (Leroy M. Sonpon c595715b-941d-457f-ba10-b70e915de7b3 Thu, 26 Jan 2023 06:50:45 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-president-weah-delays-2023-budget ... The delay of the budget is meant to put pressure on lawmakers to pass it quickly and with as little scrutiny as possible, given that the government would run out of cash for operations in 2023. President George Weah has requested members of the  House of Representatives to grant… lmsonpon@gmail.com (Leroy M. Sonpon 9b100e59-698d-4e44-ac77-2eee97d40348 Wed, 02 Nov 2022 02:33:28 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/diaspora-liberians-could-vote-2023-election-if “The Commission shall cause the establishment of as many registration centers as necessary within the Counties at Liberian Embassies and Consular Offices in countries where Liberians are resident and shall cause to undertake continuous and periodic registration of voters,” reads an amendment to… lmsonpon@gmail.com (Leroy M. Sonpon aefaac7d-d0fb-41fd-a4ce-98d0d5a2e083 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:26:11 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-nec-defends-biometric-voting-system .... “Contrary to reports, NEC has trained technicians and there will be continuous training to conduct a biometric voter registration exercise, which includes the use of facial recognition and fingerprint," the NEC chair Davidetta Browne - Lansanah said. The National Elections Commission… lmsonpon@gmail.com (Leroy M. Sonpon a15bb987-bdb1-45be-a253-d586b402a8f9 Thu, 08 Sep 2022 03:49:51 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/house-adjourns-27-bills-passed-2nd-quarter The House of Representatives of the 54th Legislature has adjourned after passing 27 bills in its 2nd quarter of sitting.  Members of the House are expected to resume work on October 14. In compliance with revised rules and procedures of the Legislature, the Senate and the House have… lmsonpon@gmail.com (Leroy M. Sonpon d6e0a51e-29b8-40b7-980c-1f12c33316bd Mon, 25 Jul 2022 08:29:26 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-senators-accuse-of-criminal-liability-road-fund-saga "It is clear that approving such a transaction after the fact is wrong and may make legislators who approved such an illegal act criminally liable tomorrow,” Sen. Karnga-Lawrence argued. Senator Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence has launched an extraordinary attack on the Senate, accusing her… dopoejr@gmail.com (Robin Dopoe) b22a3faf-9a10-4355-9a5f-6833f8db659b Thu, 23 Jun 2022 11:29:33 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-laying-ghosts-road-fund-diversion-rest-may-not-be-anytime-soon Since when has it become a rule that House and Senate Committees, whether acting jointly or severally, are clothed with the authority to approve changes in the Budget Law or better still to act on behalf of the Legislature without a joint Resolution of approval? This is the question that… bc930788-660a-46fd-ad53-4695526b4303 Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:13:38 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-house-petitioned-scrap-taxes-menstrual-pads Making menstrual hygiene supplies, including sanitary pads, more affordable, available, and accessible, is one of the critical and complicated legislation about to be reviewed by the 54th Legislature. In Liberia, access to affordable menstruation products is a privilege.  According… lmsonpon@gmail.com (Leroy M. Sonpon a2c0c106-76ff-4993-a8a1-f7cef0499d89 Wed, 01 Jun 2022 03:47:47 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-house-vets-bills-student-loans-death-penalty — The National Student Loan Bill, submitted by Rep. Gray, is designed to help students pay for post-secondary education and the associated fees, such as tuition, books and supplies, and other educational expenses. The House of Representatives has begun reviewing a bill  that would… lmsonpon@gmail.com (Leroy M. Sonpon 38b6ee7a-d07e-4b9d-98ca-bfb15589e1d8 Fri, 27 May 2022 03:02:04 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-aml-concerned-about-status-third-amended-mda ... Says it reaffirms commitment to Liberia  ArcelorMittal Liberia has disclosed that it “has learned through unconfirmed media reports” that the House of Representatives has made appointments to the conference committee and some other decisions over the past few days regarding the… dyates460@gmail.com (David A. Yates) 1b4d9fe5-c230-4c55-82c0-2392266f62b5 Thu, 31 Mar 2022 07:21:11 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-houses-letter-weah-explains-rejection-aml-deal “... the due diligence exercised on the proposed ArcelorMittal Liberia Mineral Development Agreement established a series of observations that the House of Representatives wishes to bring to your attention,” says House of Representatives The most significant foreign direct investment to be… dopoejr@gmail.com (Robin Dopoe) 4fa89457-52aa-49e3-a98d-4e845642e2bb Wed, 30 Mar 2022 07:11:13 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-jail-or-pardon .... FDA Boss Faces House's Contempt Charges Today The Managing Director of the Forestry Development Authority (FDA), C. Mike Doryen is expected today to face the wrath of members of the House of Representatives on “Contempt Charges” for refusing to appear before Plenary to answer questions… lmsonpon@gmail.com (Leroy M. Sonpon e2e5262b-40c4-4f6e-8f1b-dfc048c701b0 Tue, 08 Mar 2022 07:06:35 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-house-passes-2022-budget-us7866-million The House of Representatives has ratified the 2022 Draft National Budget of US$786.6 Million The budget was approved yesterday with an increment of exactly US$1 million from its previous amount of US$785,587,340.00 submitted by the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning on behalf… lmsonpon@gmail.com (Leroy M. Sonpon 2d1d3f0f-4f9a-4e25-8ef7-c56023052bd1 Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:04:39 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-house-summons-mary-broh-over-banana-sellers-l47m-loss The House of Representatives has summoned Mary Broh, the Chair of the Citizens Engagement  Board (CEB), for disposing goods valued at about L$4.6 million. The House's Plenary on December 2, the 13th Special day sitting, voted to "cite" Madam Broh for the first time since the inception of… lmsonpon@gmail.com (Leroy M. Sonpon 4a6ed7e6-03c6-4762-93c2-83825f4529d4 Fri, 03 Dec 2021 07:08:01 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-nimbaians-reject-extension-arcelormittal-mda ...Until certain conditions are met About 100 aggrieved Nimbaians, most of who were clad in black have stormed the grounds of the Capitol demanding the House of Representatives to reject the amended ArcelorMittal Liberia Mineral Development Agreement (MDA). The group of Nimbaians,… lmsonpon@gmail.com (Leroy M. Sonpon 9d667b52-40b3-420b-b664-b6c1b6e99d28 Fri, 03 Dec 2021 06:44:11 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-house-passes-own-version-bao-chico-deal ... Sends back to Senate The Plenary of the House of Representatives has ratified its own version of the BAO CHICO mineral development agreement, authorizing the Chinese company to engage in the extraction of iron ore in Gbarpolu County. The House took the route of rejecting an early… lmsonpon@gmail.com (Leroy M. Sonpon 0ea4d0e9-870b-470d-b9e0-fe3772610c3f Wed, 01 Dec 2021 04:38:31 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/senate-grants-pres-weahs-request-amends-liscr-deal The plenary of the Liberian Senate has amended the shipping agreement between the government and LISCR.  The Senate’s decision followed a report from the Senate Committee on Maritime. The Committee assured the plenary that the ratification would increase the Liberia Maritime… jbcarter1956@gmail.com (J. Burgess Carter) e8d0ab56-ff2a-4f12-9ab6-c94a546dd237 Sun, 21 Nov 2021 06:41:00 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/another-lawmaker-confronted-woman --This time, for ‘hit-and-run’ accident Representative Nathaniel Barwah of Grand Kru County was allegedly assaulted by a lady who accused him of a hit-and-run vehicle accident while in the traffic. The alleged incident took place earlier this morning on the grounds of the Capitol. It… lmsonpon@gmail.com (Leroy M. Sonpon cf4848e5-8aa8-4104-bc65-9bd00467baf4 Tue, 16 Nov 2021 19:41:09 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/petition-fight-climate-change-under-houses-review The House of Representatives has begun reviewing a Climate Change petition which is demanding more ambitious action to tackle global warming in the country. The House, upon receiving the bill, voted for the petition to be sent to the Committees on Claims and Petitions; Lands, Mines, and… lmsonpon@gmail.com (Leroy M. Sonpon 95e47091-054b-4f88-9826-7ce4d797e03b Sat, 13 Nov 2021 13:08:00 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/house-halts-bao-chico-deal ... Cites ‘missteps by Senate’, but now the real questions begin. The House of Representatives has unanimously refused to concur with the Liberian Senate on the passage of the “Act to Ratify the Mineral Development Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Liberia and the Bao Chico… lmsonpon@gmail.com (Leroy M. Sonpon c889c95c-5990-436d-bc5e-02c0d56dabd9 Wed, 10 Nov 2021 06:51:39 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily