Monday, February 06, 2006
Liberia: Bryant’s NTGL Links To 8.5M Corruption, Cases Documented
Displaying of documents with starting details to journalists on these cases, Mr. Junius spoke of a US 90,000 case involving a secretary at the Finance Ministry who received the money to deliver the goods and services in question to the ministry but to no avail, and said an attempt to arrest the individual by his organization for investigation was resisted by former officials at the ministry.
Leadcom wins Africa contracts
The projects include Leadcom's undertaking of turnkey responsibility (equipment and services), for the planning, design, supply and implementation of telecom sites, and for the supply of microwave transmission equipment.
Expatriates bet on future stability of Liberia
The president has drawn on U.S.-based talent. Several key posts in her government have gone to prominent figures in the diaspora or colleagues from her time at Harvard. Among them is Richard Tolbert, 55, who gave up a Wall Street career as an investment banker with UBS to become an economic adviser to the president and chairman of her National Investment Commission. His pay: $61 per month.