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53rd Legislature Commences Final Sitting
10 January 2017, 12:40 am Written by Wilfred GortorMONROVIA, January 9 (LINA) - The National Legislature Monday began the 6th and Final Session of the 53rd Legislature in keeping with Article 32(a) of the Constitution of Liberia. Article 32(a) of the Liberian Constitution states that: "The Legislature shall assemble in regular session once a year on the second working Monday in January."
Speaker Nuquay Nudges Coordination To Achieve Development
10 January 2017, 12:30 am Written by Wilfred GortorMONROVIA, January 9 (LINA) - House Speaker Emmanuel Nuquay has re-emphasized the need for proper coordination among the three branches of government, terming it as "the way forward in doing the work of the Liberian people." "There is no need to be at loggerheads or to engage in unnecessary confrontations over matters that can be easily resolved. The work of our branches of government it inextricably linked," Nuquay said.
ECOWAS Closely Monitoring The Gambia – Pres. Sirleaf
10 January 2017, 12:22 am Written by Ministry of InformationMONROVIA, January 9 (LINA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is closely monitoring the situation in The Gambia ahead of the planned inauguration of President-elect Adama Barrow later this month. ECOWAS Chairperson and Liberian leader Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said sub-regional leaders were holding series of meetings to reach a decision on the situation to find solution to the political stalemate in The Gambia.
Envoy Brown Presents Letters Of Credence To Cuban Gov’t
10 January 2017, 12:18 am Written by Ministry of InformationMONROVIA, January 9 (LINA) - Liberia’s Ambassador to the Republic of Cuba, Mr. Lewis G. Brown, II, has presented his Letters of Credence to the Cuban Government. According to a dispatch from New York, Ambassador Brown presented his Letters to the Vice President of Cuba, Mr. Salvador Valdes Mesa, during an official ceremony held at the Revolutionary Palace in Havana recently.
Third U.S., Liberia Dialogue Starts January 10 In Washington
9 January 2017, 11:43 pm Written by Ministry of InformationMONROVIA, January 9 (LINA) - Foreign Minister Marjon V. Kamara, at the head of a high-level delegation, is in Washington, D.C., to attend the Third US-Liberia Partnership Dialogue. According to dispatch from Washington, D. C., dialogue takes place at the Department of State on Tuesday, January 10, where Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield will host the day-long event.