The Management of National Transport Authority (NTA) has disclosed that plans are on the way to provide separate transport services to students in uniform, farmers and marketers to help ease some of their financial burdens to remain focused and contribute meaningfully to the development of Liberia
The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), through the Liberia Bankers Association (LBA) yesterday officially launched the West African Monetary Zone project implementation in Monrovia.
The Management of the Liberty Investment Inc, producer of Aqualife Mineral Water, has stated that it has no plan whatsoever to produce and sell contaminated water to the public, and termed as “harmless error” foreign particles recently found in a sac of the company's plastic water.
A consortium of businessmen and women are calling on authorities at the Ministry of Finance to do everything possible within their scope of operations to fast track the payment of domestic debts to local and foreign businesses in the country.
The National Election Commission (NEC) and political parties yesterday (Dec19) began a two-day Inter-Party Consultative Committee (IPCC) workshop on financial management with political parties in Liberia. NEC Acting Chairman Elizabeth Nelson said that the two-day event is part of efforts by the Commission to strengthen and improve the capacity of political parties so as to enable them become national in character.
Madam Nelson: “Since the conduct of the 2011 elections, relations between the NEC and political parties have improved tremendously. This is due to the frequent IPCC meetings and frank discussions that characterize such meetings. It is only befitting that political parties, as key stakeholders, be appropriately informed and involved every step of the way in any given electoral process.”
Chairman Nelson said that NEC sees the process of IPCC meetings as a demanding priority. “That is why NEC has demonstrated its commitment in deepening the understanding of political parties in all of the processes leading to elections.”
She said as a clear manifestation of this commitment, 'Building Trust and Confidence in Electoral Processes' is well articulated in the NEC six year (2013-2018) strategic plan as one of its key strategic objectives.
According to her, NEC's six-year strategic plan can only be achieved through a strong and constructive engagement of political parties.
Chairman Nelson: “In furtherance of enhancing the capacity of political parties, the NEC in 2010 also organized and conducted training in Building Resources in Democracy Governance and Elections (BRIDGE). These knowledge-sharing and learning experiences are significantly important elections management in Liberia in general, and also has improved relations between NEC and political parties.”
For his part, the Regional Director of the International Foundation for Electoral System (IFES), Mr. Almami Cyllah, called political parties in Liberian to build a strong relation with NEC so as to enhance the democratic process of the country.
