AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoTrade Reform Watch: Liberia’s second National Time Release Study is launched at Freeport of Monrovia, with the LRA, WCO and a UK-backed programme mapping why cargo clearance is slow and costly—now the real test is turning recommendations into reforms. Nimba Skills Push: A Karnplay vocational institute bill is filed by Rep. Nekeh Gaye, while FITCI in Sanniquellie expands heavy-duty driving and equipment training, enrolling 400+ students in five months. Independence Spotlight: Historian Dr. Herbert C. Brewer named National Orator for the 179th Independence celebration in Buchanan. Drug Case in Focus: Monrovia City Court sends the US$19.2m cocaine case to Criminal Court C for trial, as debate continues over transparency and due process. Health & Services: Boakai orders Phebe Hospital reopened after a shutdown over staffing and salary disputes; Health Ministry launches a nationwide immunization catch-up campaign. Protest & Rights: Police vow to protect peaceful assembly for the July 17 STAND protest, warning against violence. Governance & Accountability: INCHR refers its suspended chair to LACC over a UNICEF grant, and suspends the executive director pending investigations. Rubber Value Addition: Boakai seeks legislative nod for an US$18m investment incentive for a Bong County natural rubber processing facility. Immigration Pressure: Liberia repatriates its first 17 nationals from South Africa amid xenophobic tensions.
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