Day: June 14, 2018

LWSC Suspend Several Managers, Engineers and Procurement Staff For Corruption

IPNews-Monrovia,Liberia-14 June 2018:Authorities of the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC), has suspended several project managers and procurement staff for time indefinite without pay, pending an investigation into the failures and delays of the Weala Water System and the Slipway Reservoir project, according to a press statement. According to the release, the officer-in-charge (OIC) of …

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Supreme Court Suspends Executive Privileges for Government Officials

IPNews-Monrovia,Liberia-14 June 2018:The Supreme Court yesterday suspended its executive privileges (dispensation) that exempted executive branch officials, who are Attorneys-At-Law from sitting the examination to qualify as Counselor-At-Law. No specific date has been scheduled for the examination, but, the applicants are expected to sit for the examination before the end of 2018, according to Attorney Darryl …

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Legislature Begins 2018/2019 Expenditure Public Hearings Today

IPNews-Monrovia,Liberia-14 June 2018: The Joint Standing Committee on Ways, Means, Finance, and Development Planning, Public Account and Expenditure of the House of Representatives and the Senate will today begin scrutinizing the Expenditure Component of the FY US$562.2 million Draft Budget in public hearings, after nearly a month of closed-door hearings of the revenue portion. According …

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Sam Mannah Fires Back at Alex Cummings; Says “governance is quite different from selling a bottle of Coke”

IPNews-Monrovia,Liberia-14 June 2018: Presidential Press Secretary Sam Mannah has fired back at recent comments attributed to the opposition leader of the Alternative National Congress , Alexander Cummings, to questioning President’s George Weah’s ability to lead. Mannah termed Cummings comments as mere wishful thinking which are far from gripping with current realities in the discharge of …

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