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Vol.31 No. 112 Tuesday, June 14, 2022
L$40.00
Eviction Hangs Over INCHR For Rental Debts, If…
eport reaching this paper says the Debt Court
Rpresided over by Judge James Jones has issued a
Writ of Summons for Cllr. Dempster Brown and
Madam Mary Broh.
The Writ which was written
on June 8 cautioned the
defendants that if they fail to
appear, the court will be left
with no other alternative but
“Stay Out of Bomi Politics!”
-Snowe Warns College President
Bomi County Senator
Edwin Snowe has warned
t h e n e w l y i n d u c t e d
president of the Bomi
Community College (BCC)
to stay out of the county’s
politics if he wants to
succeed at the college.
He cautioned the president
o f t h e c o u n t y ’ s o n l y
institution of higher learning
to remain focused on his
d u t i e s a s a s c h o o l
Edwin Snowe
to render judgment of
default as provided by law.
They are to appear before
t h e D e b t C o u r t o f
Montserrado County sitting
in its July term regarding
some US$ 125,000 in rental
debts incurred by the
Independent Commission
on Human Right (INCHR).
The rental fee is owed by
the INCHR for using the
current premises in Sinkor
which was secured by the
Director General of the
General Services Agency,
Mary Broh through a lease
administrator and stay out
Cont’d on page 10
Lawmakers Call For Gov't's Compliance
…As House Leadership Signs MOU With NICOL Insurance
agreement with Mamud
Jallah and Adboui Barry,
owners of the said property.
Jallah and Barry’s six-count
actions of debt to the court
accused the two public
o ff i c i a l s o f a l l e g e d l y
r e f u s i n g t o s e t t l e
obligations with them from
July 1, 2021 to present.
They said the defendants
entered into an agreement
and had been in their
property mentioned but
have refused to comply
with the rental contract.
“Plaintiffs submit and say
that while it is true that nonpayment
of rent is not the
ground to evict or eject a
r e n t e r i n a n y r e n t e d
property, however, given an
u n a b a t e d n o n -
p e r f o r m a n c e p o s t u r e
exhibited over the years by
the defendants, plaintiff
request court to order the
defendants to pay all of the
outstanding rental owed
t h e m f r o m J u l y 1 t o
December 30, 2021 and up
t o n o w t o a v o i d t h e
inconvenience imposed on
t h e m f o r y e a r s , ” t h e
plaintiffs are pleading with
the court.
Apparently, the legal suit
has gotten the Commission
off balance to enforce its
m a n d a t e a s i t m i g h t
gradually be rendered a
toothless bulldog if it
reneges in going farther to
address some of the issues
that the human rights body
lifted in its annual human
rights situation report for
2021 and the first quarterly
human rights situation on
Liberia for 2022.
In the 1960s, a number of
pan-African heads of states
and scholars such as
K w a m e N k r u m a h o f
Ghana, Julius Nyerere of
Kenya, Sékou Touré of
G u i n e a a n d K e n n e t h
Cont’d on page 10
GC
Commissioners
Fight
Over OIC Post
The Management of The
N a t i o n a l I n s u r a n c e
C o r p o r a t i o n o f L i b e r i a
(NICOL) and the leadership of
the House of Representatives
have signed a Memorandum
of Understanding (MOU).
The MoU is in keeping with
law, for the provision of group
Cont’d on page 10
US Ambassador To Liberia
Tours APM Terminals
Ambassador of the United
States of America to Liberia
Michael A. McCarthy and a
high-level delegation from
the US Embassy and
U S A I D v i s i t e d A P M
Terminals Liberia on June
9, 2022.
T h e v i s i t g a v e t h e
A m b a s s a d o r t h e
opportunity to see the
workings of Liberia’s largest
seaport, as well as to
receive first hand updates
o n m a c r o - e c o n o m i c
business development, ong
o i n g i m p r o v e m e n t
initiatives, and the Port
Cont’d on page 9
Cllr. Dempster Brown
MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2022 L$151.4294 /US$1 L$152.9794/US$1

Tuesday, June 14, 2022
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DIRECTOR OF MINES AT MINES AND ENERGY MINISTRY
APPOINTS ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR MINES
USURPING THE
PRESIDENT’S FUNCTION
“This is to inform all sectional heads of the Ministry of Mines
and Energy that Mr. Arma George Fully, Jr. has been appointed
as Acting Assistant Minister for Mines, Ministry of Mines and
Energy.” – Excerpt, Memo from Arthur C. Gotolo
By Lennart Dodoo, ldodoo@frontpageafricaonline.com
MONROVIA – FrontPageAfrica has in its possession
a memorandum circulated by the Director of Mines
at the Ministry of Mines and Energy announcing the
appointment of Mr. Arma Fully as the Acting Assistant
Minister of Mines, an appointment that did not come
from the Executive Mansion.
The Memo which was written by the Director of
Mines, Mr. Arthur Gotolo reads:
“This is to inform all sectional heads of the Ministry
of Mines and Energy that Mr. Arma George Fully, Jr.
has been appointed as Acting Assistant Minister for
Mines, Ministry of Mines and Energy.
In view of the above, you are asked to please accord
him all necessary cooperation for smooth operation of
the Ministry.”
When contacted for comments, the Public Relations
Officer at the Ministry said the appointment of Mr.
Fully met all the requirements of the Ministry to fill the
void created by Mr. Emmanuel T. T. Swen who was in
the United Kingdom pursuing a master’s program.
When questioned whether the appointment of such
a position was authorized and announced by Executive
Mansion, he said, not all appointments are announced
by the Office of the President.
He, however, said, Mr. Fully has returned to his
previous position due to the return of Mr. Swen.
Also speaking to FrontPageAfrica, Mr. Fully who
originally serves as the Director for Hydrocarbon at
the Ministry said his appointment was made through
a written recommendation from the Minister of State
for Presidential Affairs to the Minister of Mines and
Energy, Mr. Gesler Murray. He said, based on the
recommendation from Min. McGill, the Minister and
Energy Minister served him a letter of appointment to
the position of Acting Assistant Minister for Mines.
A copy of the letter from Min. McGill to Min. McGill
reads:
Mr. Minister:
I extend warmest greetings and write to kindly
request that you consider Mr. G. Armah Fully to act as
Assistant Minister for Mines. When considered, he will
act in the stead of Hon. Emmanuel T. T. Swen who has
been granted study leave in pursuance of his academic
sojourn.
As you are aware, Mr. Fully is currently the Director
of Hydrocarbon at your Ministry and has the requisite
technical and professional skills to administer the
Bureau of Mines accordingly.
Kind regards.
Sincerely yours,
Nathaniel McGill
Minister and Chief of Staff to the President
It can be recalled that President in April suspended
the Director-General of the National Bureau of
Concession (NBC) for dismissing his deputy, Nathaniel
Bracewell.
President Weah described the action by the NBC boss
to terminate the services of Mr. Bracewell as arbitrary
and without due regard to the Office of the President.
At the same time, President Weah warned all public
officials to immediately refrain from exercising any
power, function, and duties assigned to the President
of Liberia, and to act within the confines of their
authorities.
U.S. AMBASSADOR TO LIBERIA
TOURS APM TERMINALS LIBERIA
MONROVIA
Ambassador
of the United
States of
America
to Liberia Michael A.
McCarthy and a highlevel
delegation from the
US Embassy and USAID
visited APM Terminals
Liberia on June 9, 2022.
The visit gave the
Ambassador the
opportunity to see the
workings of Liberia’s
largest seaport, as well
as to receive firsthand
updates on macroeconomic
business
development, ongoing
improvement initiatives,
and the Port Digitization
partnership between
APM Terminals Liberia
and the Liberia Revenue
Authority. Likewise,
the Ambassador learned
about the critical concern
of the port channel and
dredging requirement.
The delegation then
boarded tugboats and
participated in the
docking of a large clinker
vessel to the berth to see
in-person the marine
services provided by APM
Terminals Liberia in the
Freeport of Monrovia.
The challenges associated
to the lack of dredging
were made visible by
the need for specialized
maneuvering of the
Marine Pilots and the Tug
Masters to bring in vessels
safely and efficiently.
Commenting on the
operations of APM
Terminals Liberia and
its importance to trade
facilitation for the Liberian
economy, Ambassador
McCarthy stressed the
need for continuous
collaboration between
Liberian government
agencies and private
concession holders to
provide the most efficient
operations for Liberian
businesses and ultimately
consumers.
“The Freeport of
Monrovia is critical
to Liberia's future.
The United States
and Liberia's other
trading partners believe
efficient and transparent
operation of the port is
vital to Liberia's future
growth and prosperity.
We support the efforts by
APM Terminals Liberia
to fully digitize customs
and port processes to
help achieve that goal.
We are pleased with the
progress we have seen
with digitization so far,
and we expect to see it
completed without delay,”
Ambassador McCarthy
said.
As a multinational
port operator with 75
ports globally, and
specifically operations
in the United States
ports of Los Angeles,
Newark, Miami and
Mobile, APM Terminals
global has a long-lasting
relationship with the
United States of America
dating back decades. That
relationship includes the
use of a US Guard Coast
ISPS program active in
nearly all global seaports,
including the Freeport of
Monrovia, which better
facilitates global trade.
The Managing Director
of APM Terminals
Liberia highlighted
the importance of
such collaborations,
especially regarding
the Port Digitization
implementation.
“The journey we have
embarked on to partner
with the Liberia Ministry
of Finance, Liberia
Revenue Authority,
Liberia Custom
Brokers Association,
Liberia Shipping Line
Association, and Liberian
Commercial Banks to
implement digitization
at the Freeport required
strong partnerships with
a clear vision of benefiting
Liberia consumers. The
US government has
been a strong partner
in this direction and
is fully on board in
supporting the process.
We are very pleased to
have such an important
partner providing such
great support to this
improvement initiative.
And most importantly
support to an initiative
that will bring such a great
benefit to the Liberian
business community
and to the Liberian
population.” Mr. Graham
commented.
During the visit, the
Ambassador and his team
interacted with various
management and staff
members and received
hand on instructions on
how tugboats function
and the extreme level
of teamwork needed
for complex marine
operations.
APM Terminals Liberia
marine coordinator
Sam Jabbah, who led
the visit on the tugboat
operations, commented
“It is great to see the
appreciation for the skills
and teamwork of the
APM Terminals Liberia
marine team. The Marine
Pilots and crews of the
tugboats and pilot boats
perform on a daily basis,
and it was a real pleasure
to show a delegation like
this the great work that
goes on the Freeport of
Monrovia.”
The visit is part of a
broader effort by the
Ambassador to strengthen
the relationship between
the United States of
America and Liberia,
especially in the areas of
trade facilitation.
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Liberia Mr. Michael
A. McCarthy and a high-level
delegation from the US
Embassy and USAID visited
APM Terminals Liberia on
June 9, 2022.
The visit gave the
Ambassador the opportunity
to see the workings of
Liberia’s largest seaport, as
well as to receive firsthand
updates on macro-economic
business development,
o n g o i n g i m p r o v e m e n t
initiatives, and the Port
Digitization partnership
between APM Terminals
Liberia and the Liberia
Revenue Authority.
He also learned about the
critical concern of the port
channel and dredging
requirement.
The delegation then boarded
tugboats and participated in the
docking of a large clinker vessel
to the berth to see in-person the
marine services provided by APM
Terminals Liberia in the Freeport
of Monrovia.
The challenges associated
with the lack of dredging were
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JUNE 14
2022
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more headline news
Koijee wants garbage
clubs in MCSS schools
By Lewis S. Teh
Monrovia City Mayor
Jefferson T. Koijee
is suggesting the
need to establish sanitation
clubs in schools operated by
the Monrovia Consolidated
School System (MCSS) across
Montserrado County to
enhance effective waste
management.
"Let's begin to create
sanitation clubs in our
various high schools; it's my
c o n v i c t i o n t h a t t h i s
initiative will help everyone
By Kruah Thompson
h e M i n i s t e r o f
TGender, Children
a n d S o c i a l
Protection, Williametta E.
Saydee-Tarr has joined
hundreds of Liberian women
at the climax of fourteen (14)
days fast and prayer exercise
for Liberia and the Subregion.
The fast and prayers were
organized by the Liberian
Women Mass Action for Peace
under the banner “Women in
Peacebuilding Network
to change their mindset,
including students about
waste management”, he
urged.
Mayor Koijee spoke
recently at the D. Twe
Memorial High School in the
borough of New Kru Town on
Bushord Island, while
serving as guest speaker at
the induction ceremony of
newly elected officials of
MCSS.
He said cleanliness of any
city is not only the job of the
Mayor, but the entire
(WIPNET).
S p e a k i n g o v e r t h e
weekend at the Invincible
Park on Old Road, Minister
Saydee-Tarr told the women
that a society without peace
is like life in the state of
nature without knowledge,
noting that it erases all gains
and puts the country
backward.
She stressed that the
importance of peace for any
society is obvious, adding
that without peace, no
nation or no individual can
citizenry.
“We need to deal with the
minds of the people to
change their mentality and
clean their various homes,
communities and other public
areas in order to live in a safe
and clean environment and
stop waiting for MCC alone to
do all'. Let us begin taking
responsibility of cleaning our
City," Koijee stated.
He also stressed that
residents of Monrovia should
take the lead in giving the
city a facelift, adding that
waste collection and disposal
is very expensive in Liberia
and the world at large.
Mayor Koijee: "With your
collaboration, we can keep
our city clean so that it can be
compared to the best and
decent cities across the
world.”
At time the same time, the
MCC boss promised to work
with the newly inducted MCSS
officials in tutoring students
properly and adequately to
enhance their performance in
West African Senior Schools
Certificate Examination
(WASSCE).He called on the
best teachers in various
s u b j e c t s , i n c l u d i n g
Mathematics, Chemistry, and
English, among others to
come together and start
Solidifying peace is key
-Gender Minister tells praying women
move forward.
"Only in a peaceful
atmosphere can we continue
to grow as a nation and secure
our children’s future. We can
help keep the peace by
listening to each other and do
our best to understand each
other. We have to try to be
helpful to each other and see
o u r c o m m u n i t y a s a n
extension of our homes",
Minister Tarr continued.
She assured the women
that she will deliver their
petition to President George
Manneh Weah, saying "As
always, we know he is our
more headline news
tutoring public school students
under a single umbrella,
something he says, would help
students to perform well during
exams period.
He also promised to provide
food for both teachers and
students during their academic
excellent studies while they are
on campus.
He then extolled President
Weah for paying WASSCE fees for
all students writing the exams
across Liberia, including free
he Director General of
Tthe Center for National
D o c u m e n t a t i o n ,
Records and Archives (CNDRA) Mr.
Emmanuel Lomax has appealed
to government and development
partners to lend more support to
the Center to help address some
challenges there."The cultural
heritage sector of Liberia needs a
complete overhaul to meet up
with demands of the 21st
century", he said.Mr. Lomax
spoke recently at program
marking the celebration of
International Archive Day
organized under the auspices of
the CNDRA in Monrovia.
H e s a i d r e c t i f y i n g
international protocols and
treaties isn't enough, stressing a
need for government to take
practical steps to make the
National Archives what it’s meant
to be and to promote the image
of Liberia, while preserving the
country’s rich heritage.
Mr. Lomax added that doing so
would require government
through the National Legislature
to increase budgetary allocation
for the CNDRA, as a way of
m o t i v a t i n g i n t e r n a t i o n a l
partners to lend more support to
the Center.
premier champion and will
definitely ensure that all
mandated sectoral agencies
purposefully and intentionally
carry out their part as it relates
to the issues raised therein. You
can rest assured that this
President as the Feminist -In-
Chief, along with his second in
command - Chief Dr. Cllr. Jewel
Howard Taylor, who is a female
and as such will naturally seek
our interest as she has already
proven to be a staunch gender
equality enthusiast; we know
for a fact that our President
shall continue to support the
cause of the women of Liberia."
tuition policy at the University of
Liberia.
Koijee observed that these
interventions are making positive
impact in the lives of young
students nowadays, noting that
before then, parents had to
struggle to pay their children
school fees throughout, after
which they began paying exam
f e e s . H e s a i d t h i s w a s
disheartening for less-fortunate
parents and students, who are
orphans.
National Archive appeals
for more support
By Lewis S. Teh
"We can't begin to ask our
partners for assistance when
national government isn't
demonstrating interest; our
government has to take bold steps
to encourage our partners", he
s t r e s s e d . H e c a l l e d o n
international partners, including
the U.S. government, ECOWAS,
AU, United Nations through
UNESCO to join the Government of
Liberia in lending support to
CNDRA for the improvement of the
institution.
The Director General explained
that the Archive is faced with
multi-dimensional challenges and
is in dire need of support, ranging
from renovation to equipping to
undertake its function and
mandate.“As you may be aware,
our mandate here at the Archive
covers the entire cultural heritage
landscape of Liberia, including
materials and performing arts such
as the Zeon arts, library, cultural
troops, the musical and movie
industry and historical sites”, Mr.
Lomax outlined.
The Center for National
Documents, Records and Archive
(CNDRA) was created in 1977. The
Agency oversees the acquisition,
maintenance, and dissemination
of documents and records that are
related to the functions of the
Government of Liberia.
She lauded President Weah for
sheltering praying mothers by
providing space for women from all
walks of life, Christians, Muslims,
Traditional alike.
Touching on sexual and genderbased
violence (SGBV), the
Minister appealed to all, including
parents to be watchful of their
children and the most vulnerable
amongst in their communities
against would-be perpetrators.
“You can never be too
protective. Let’s continue to make
our quest for peace very inclusive -
we need all hands on deck."
Editing by Jonathan Browne

DAILY OBSERVER Tuesday, June 14, 2022 Page A22 N26 16 59
Shop Owners Protest
Closures at Red Light
By Tina Mehnpaine
The arbitrary
shut down
of Red Light
market by
the Liberia
National Police on Monday,
June 13, has raised the ire
of business owners who
are now demanding the
reopening of their stores
with immediate effect.
The police had closed
the country’s largest
commercial center to
reinforce its backup
operation with the
Municipal Police of
Monrovia and Paynesville
in ensuring that Red
Light Market is cleared of
marketeers.
The operation seeks
to provide means for the
our businesses for one day
is dangerous,” said Teta
Johnson.
“The government is
making life very difficult for
its citizens,” said Emmanual
Duo, who also owns a store
in Red Light. “The business
people are taxpayers and
can’t not be treated in such
a manner. You can’t shut
down their businesses
because of the reason to
ensure restrictions. Allow the
business to go on why you
try to restrict the people,” he
argued.
When contacted, Police
Spokesperson Moses Carter
maintained that the police
had decided to restore order
at the market in order to
allow the road construction
to be carried out smoothly.
According to Carter,
the decision to shut down
businesses at the market is
for time indefinite.
“I can’t tell when we are
going to allow stores and
shops to reopen in the market.
We are working to remove
the street vendors from the
area so as to continue the
UNDP Invests US$860K to Grow Liberian
Businesses, Agri Cooperatives
UNDP Liberia
in partnership
with
iCampus Liberia,
have
launched the second round
of the Growth Accelerator
grant competition, which is
designed to provide finance,
business skills and mentoring
to accelerate the growth
of impactful business start-
completion of the road
project and ensure that
marketeers will return to
the newly constructed and
dedicated Omega Market.
However, the police
operation has been criticized
by marketeers and small
business owners who think
that such action deprives
them of livelihood.
And with emotions
running high,they yesterday
blocked traffic at the ELWA
Junction in response to the
police action and demanded
the reopening of their
respective shops and stores.
Many carried signs or
shouted “freedom”, as they
assembled at the ELWA
Junction, Paynesville
City Hall and at President
George Weah's Rehab
Road residence to call
for the reopening of their
businesses.
They claimed that the
closures of the market would
make it difficult for them to
survive and take care of their
families.
Red Light has remained
a place of contention for
several months as many
traders have been defiant to
the government’s mandate
to halt business activity to
allow the completion of the
ongoing road construction
work.
But that has not been
the case, as the project
experienced delays, making
it difficult for the road
construction company to
operate its equipment, with
thousands of vendors who
spread their wares on the
roadside to sell.
Getrude Wilson, chairlady
of the group, said early
ups in Liberia.
This year the competition
seeks to identify and provide
grant funding and training
to seven (7) promising
business ventures, as well
as five (5) agricultural cooperative
societies as a means
of spurring growth and development
of agribusinesses
in Liberia.
Each successful venture
will receive up to
US$40,000 in funding to expand
their profit-making activities,
as well as business
development training and
mentoring to ensure they
succeed and transition into
fully fledged commercial
businesses that are generating
value for their owners
and stakeholders, as well as
providing employment to
Monday morning, they went
to open their businesses,
only to be stopped by police
officers who threatened to
beat them if they disobeyed.
She said there was no
notice from the police
informing them about the
abrupt closure.
“We went to Red Light
this morning but, to our
utmost surprise, they [police
officers] shut the whole Red
Light down. They said there
wouldn’t be any stores or
shops open. They barricaded
the whole place,” she said.
“We asked the police what
happened and they said that
we shouldn’t ask them,” she
explained.
“Some of us took loans
from Access Bank Liberia to
do business and we must sell
everyday to meet up with
our obligations. So closing
— Deadline for Round 2 Growth Accelerator grants is June 16, 2022
Amb. McCarthy Tours
APM Terminals Facility
US Ambassador
Michael
McCarthy
has led a
high-power
delegation to visit APM
Terminals Liberia to assess
the workings of Liberia’s
largest seaport, and the port
digitization projects.
While Amb. McCarthy
toured the facility, he said
it was important that government
and concession
holders, including APM
Terminals, provide the most
efficient operations for Liberian
businesses and ultimately
consumers.
“The Free Port of Monrovia
is critical to Liberia's future.
The United States and
Liberia’s other trading partners
believe the efficient and
transparent operation of the
port is vital to Liberia’s future
growth and prosperity,”
the Ambassador said. “We
support the efforts by APM
Terminals Liberia to fully
digitize customs and port
processes to help achieve
that goal. We are pleased
with the progress we have
seen with digitization so far,
and we expect to see it completed
without delay.”
During the Ambassador's
visit on June 9, he boarded
tugboats and participated in
the docking of a large clinker
vessel to the berth to see
in person the marine services
provided by APM Terminals
Liberia in the Free
Port of Monrovia. The challenges
associated with the
lack of dredging were made
visible by the need for specialized
maneuvering of the
Marine Pilots and the Tug
Masters to bring in vessels
safely and efficiently.
He was informed about
the improvement initiatives
at the port which include a
digitization project between
APM Terminals Liberia and
the Liberia Revenue Authority.
people with disabilities, the
youth and women.
The Growth Accelerator
grant competition,
which is part of UNDP Liberia’s
Livelihoods and
Employment Creation
programme, will this year
invest US$860,000 towards
spurring the growth of micro,
small and mediumsized
business enterprises
(MSMEs) and agricultural
cooperatives into fullfledged
commercial entities
contributing to the reduction
of poverty and inequality in
the country through creation
of sustainable businesses
that can employ the youth,
people with disabilities and
women.
“In 2021, we received
many entries in the first
round of the Growth Accelerator
grant competition and
noted a great demand for allround
business development
support. The interest highlighted
the entrepreneurial
US Ambassador McCarthy (center)
As a multinational port operator
with 75 ports globally,
and specifical operations
in the United States ports
of Los Angeles, Newark,
Miami, and Mobile, APM
Terminals global has a longlasting
relationship with the
United States of America
dating back decades.
That relationship includes
the use of a US Coast Guard
ISPS program active in nearly
all global seaports, including
the Free Port of Monrovia,
which better facilitates
global trade.
Commenting on the digitization
project, Jonny Graham
said the journey they
have embarked on with the
LRA and other government
agencies, is built on a clear
vision of benefiting Liberia
road construction work,” he
told the Daily Observer in a
mobile telephone interview.
The relocation of
marketers from Red Light
to Omega began on July
10, 2021. The decision was
predicated upon the need
to facilitate smooth process
of the road construction
work. The Minister of State
for Presidential Affairs,
Nathaniel McGill, once
said that the government
would lose more than US$1
million if sellers in the area
are not relocated to allow
the road construction work
to continue without any
hindrances.
But the government’s
mandate to relocate
marketers to the Omega
Market has been met with
constant resistance from
petty traders, who say there
is a lack of sufficient space
and other much needed
amenities at Omega Market
for everyone who would
move from Red Light to
sell.
passion and energy of Liberians,
which must be harnessed
and fully developed
to accelerate the country’s
growth and development,”
said Stephen Rodriques,
UNDP’s Resident Representative
in Liberia.
This year’s competition
scales up its support to 12
winners, up from last year’s
five winners.
“This is a huge investment
made by UNDP that
will go directly to impacting
the lives of individuals
who will emerge successful,”
said iCampus CEO,
Luther Jeke.
consumers.
“The US government has
been a strong partner in this
direction and is fully on
board in supporting the process.
We are very pleased
to have such an important
partner providing such great
support to this improvement
initiative,” Graham said.
“And most importantly support
an initiative that will
bring such a great benefit to
the Liberian business community
and to the Liberian
population.”
Meanwhile, APM Terminals
Liberia marine coordinator
Sam Jabbah, who
led the visit on the tugboat
operations, said it was a real
pleasure to show the Ambassador
and his delegation
the working of the marine
pilots and the crews of the
tugboats.

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A statement said the visit learned about the critical
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docking of a large clinker vessel
to the berth to see in-person the
marine services provided by
APM Terminals Liberia in the
Freeport of Monrovia.
The challenges associated to
the lack of dredging were
made visible by the need for
specialized maneuvering of
the Marine Pilots and the Tug
Masters to bring in vessels
safely and efficiently.
C o m m e n t i n g o n t h e
operations of APM Terminals
Liberia and its importance to
trade facilitation for the
L i b e r i a n e c o n o m y ,
Ambassador McCarthy
s t r e s s e d t h e n e e d f o r
continuous collaboration
b e t w e e n L i b e r i a n
government agencies and
private concession holders to
provide the most efficient
operations for Liberian
businesses and ultimately
consumers.
“The Freeport of Monrovia
is critical to Liberia's future.
The United States and
Liberia's other trading
partners believe efficient and
transparent operation of the
port is vital to Liberia's future
growth and prosperity. We
support the efforts by APM
Terminals Liberia to fully
digitize customs and port
processes to help achieve that
goal. We are pleased with the
progress we have seen with
digitization so far, and we
expect to see it completed
without delay,” Ambassador
McCarthy said.
As a multinational port
operator with 75 ports
globally, and specifically
operations in the United
States ports of Los Angeles,
Newark, Miami and Mobile,
APM Terminals global has a
long-lasting relationship with
the United States of America
dating back decades.
That relationship includes
the use of a US Guard Coast
ISPS program active in nearly
all global seaports, including
the Freeport of Monrovia,
which better facilitates global
trade.
The Managing Director of
APM Terminals Liberia
highlighted the importance of
s u c h c o l l a b o r a t i o n s ,
especially regarding the Port
Digitization implementation.
“The journey we have
embarked on to partner with
the Liberia Ministry of
Finance, Liberia Revenue
Authority, Liberia Custom
Brokers Association, Liberia
Shipping Line Association,
and Liberian Commercial
B a n k s t o i m p l e m e n t
digitization at the Freeport
required strong partnerships
with a clear vision of
b e n e f i t i n g L i b e r i a
c o n s u m e r s . T h e U S
government has been a strong
partner in this direction and is
fully on board in supporting
the process. We are very
pleased to have such an
important partner providing
such great support to this
improvement initiative. And
most importantly support to
an initiative that will bring
such a great benefit to the
Liberian business community
a n d t o t h e L i b e r i a n
population,” Mr. Graham
commented.
During the visit, the
Ambassador and his team
interacted with various
m a n a g e m e n t a n d s t a ff
members and received hand
on instructions on how
tugboats function and the
extreme level of teamwork
needed for complex marine
operations.
APM Terminals Liberia
Marine Coordinator Sam
Jabbah, who led the visit on
the tugboat operations,
commented “It is great to see
the appreciation for the skills
and teamwork of the APM
Terminals Liberia marine
team. The Marine Pilots and
crews of the tugboats and
pilot boats perform on a daily
basis, and it was a real
pleasure to show a delegation
like this the great work that
goes on the Freeport of
Monrovia.”
The visit is part of a broader
effort by the Ambassador to
strengthen the relationship
between the United States of
A m e r i c a a n d L i b e r i a ,
especially in the areas of trade
facilitation.
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