MONROVIA, November 25 (LINA) - Lofa County Senatorial candidate Gladys Beyan has pledged to forge “positive change” that will lead to rapid growth and development in the county.

MONROVIA, November 26 (LINA) -Several former executive members of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) have endorsed Robert Sirleaf’s bid for senator of Montserrado County.

MONROVIA, November 26 (LINA) -The Criminal Court ‘C’ at the Temple of Justice has denied a motion for severance trial filed by the former Managing Director of the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) Moses Wogbeh.

The court denied the motion Tuesday because it lacks sufficient grounds in law and facts, according to Judge Yusuf Kaba.

The defendant filed the motion on November 14following his indictment on February 20 by the Grand Jury of Montserrado County along with seven other accused former officials of the FDA for Economic Sabotage and Criminal Conspiracy.

Others indicted are Jangar Kamara, Cllr. Benedict Sagbeh, John Kantor, Augustine Johnson, Torwan Yanty, David Blyee and Maxwell Gwee.

According to Judge Kaba, the court also denied the motion for severance trial because it does not find any legal justification to separate the defendants for the purpose of a trial.

In the indictment, the grand jurors stated that between April 2010 and December
2011, co-defendants Wogbeh and others did “knowingly conspire to defraud” the government of revenue.

It said the accused facilitated the wrongful and illegal issuance of 61 Private Use Permits (PUPs) that authorized commercial logging operations on nearly 2.5 million hectares of land in Liberia.

“The co-defendants also contravened Section 5.6d and 18.9b of the National Forestry Reform Law (2006), and 2.3b of the Community Rights Law, thereby depriving communities of revenue and the Government of Liberia of land rental which it would have been entitled to issue the license under the Community Rights Law (2009),” according to the indictment.

Final verdict in the case is expected on Monday, December 1, at the Criminal Court “C” in Monrovia.
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ROBERTSPORT, November 26 (LINA) – House Speaker Alex Tyler has urged Liberians to be focused and farsighted when they vote in the upcoming midterm senatorial election.

MONROVIA, November 25 (LINA) -The Commissioner of the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization (BIN), Colonel Lemuel Reeves, is calling for a revisit of the Alien and Nationality Act to reflect current day realities.

MONROVIA, November 26 (LINA) -Deputy Information Minister Robert Kpadeh has urged contestants in the special senatorial elections to kick-start their daily political campaigns with the dissemination of Ebola prevention messages.

SANNIQUELLIE, November 26 (LINA) – Nimba County Superintendent Fong Zuagele has cautioned youths against staging demonstrations or riots during the processes leading to the special senatorial election on December 16.

MONROVIA, November 26 (LINA) - Two presidential nominees who appeared before the Liberian Senate for confirmation hearings have promised improved and quality services at their establishments if confirmed.

ROBERTSPORT, November 26 (LINA) -The Ministry of Agriculture has introduced a new cassava production technology to farmers in Grand Cape Mount County, an official has disclosed.

TUBMANBURG, November 26 (LINA) -The Executive Director of Positive Change for Girls Initiative (PCGI), Veronica Johnson, has called on the government to prioritize the education and agriculture sectors even as the country tackles the Ebola virus.