AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoTrade Facilitation: Liberia’s Liberia Revenue Authority has launched a second National Time Release Study to cut cargo clearance delays at Freeport of Monrovia, with partners warning the real test is turning recommendations into reforms. Education & Literacy: Read To Succeed begins its second edition, training 65 teachers in Montserrado and Grand Bassa to improve phonics, fluency, and comprehension for early-grade learners. Agribusiness & Investment: Liberia Special Economic Zones Authority (LSEZA) highlights the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone project at the Liberia–Nigeria Trade and Investment Forum in Lagos, pitching value addition and jobs. Governance & Accountability: INCHR refers its suspended chair to the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission over a UNICEF grant, while also suspending the executive director amid payroll irregularity claims. Justice: Monrovia City Court sends Global Logistics Services (GLS) manager Paul King and co-defendants to trial in the US$19.2m cocaine case. Security & Rights: Liberia National Police vows to protect peaceful assembly ahead of the July 17 STAND protest, warning against violence and property damage. Environment: Mongabay reports deforestation pressures on Liberia’s cocoa frontier, tracing forest loss to migrant-driven “cocoa rush” in the southeast. Regional Mobility: The U.S. ends routine visa processing in Freetown from Aug. 1, shifting applicants to Monrovia, Accra, or Dakar for interviews.
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