https://www.liberianobserver.com/ Liberia's First Independent Daily en Fri, 03 May 2024 21:21:23 +0000 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:26:11 +0000 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-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-house-wants-ratify-3-priority-bills-break The House's Plenary has mandated its appropriate Committees of three “priority bills,” that need to be ratified before the closure of its special session on December 17. The bills in question are the revenue sharing law and the investment incentive agreements between the government of… lmsonpon@gmail.com (Leroy M. Sonpon cc35f1b0-d178-4594-9d5d-ac70c04e0415 Thu, 16 Dec 2021 04:17:28 +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/intimidated-forced-apologize -- The case of Makanvee Sheriff and the House of Representatives  When Makanvee Sheriff decided to take matters into her own hands against Representative Nathaniel Bahway, she never considered that she would be facing the entire House of Representatives.  Madam Sheriff had… lmsonpon@gmail.com (Leroy M. Sonpon 7e7b1f50-19a2-4ff9-8613-cbba783a8134 Wed, 17 Nov 2021 06:08:31 +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