My company, S&G Corporation of Point Four, Bushrod Island is registered in Liberia. As a natural born Liberian, my goal is to help the less fortunate of the Liberian society by creating jobs and helping children by creating a community center for kids. I want to see Liberia rise again to her glory days of prosperity. With these goals in mind, we used our personal funds and invested in Liberia. We had 10 persons employed between December 2008 and May 2010.

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My Experience Relocating to Liberia: Corruption Prevails Liberian Daily Observer My company, S&G Corporation of Point Four, Bushrod Island is registered in Liberia. As a natural born Liberian, my goal is to help the less fortunate of the …

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Public Works Minister Samuel Kofi Woods has pleaded with local road construction firms to expose anyone at the Ministry that ask them for bribe or any form of inducement in other to win contracts from the infrastructure ministry.

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The Doyen of the Catholic Church in Liberia Monsignor Father Robert Tikpor who served as National Orator of the 163rd Independence anniversary celebration held in Sanniquellie, Nimba County says several factors are responsible for the slow pace of Liberia’s progress and achievements.

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National Orator, Ft. Tikpor (left) chats with Chief Justice Lewis

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““I am warning this nation, to kick away corruption, bury it head and foot in the grave, stop corruption otherwise it will raise its ugly head very loud again, we are talking about corruption in high places, it will corruption in the heavens, stop it now, it is eating up the government’s energy, please stop it catch what you can work for”, Catholic prelate Monsignor Dr. Robert Tikpor, National Orator at the oldest African country’s 163^rd Independence Day stated Monday during Liberia’s Independence Day.

Father Tikpor who was delivering for the second time in his life the country’s Independence Day Oration in the historic town of Sanniquellie, Nimba County, told a crowded hall of government officials, heads of foreign diplomats, traditional chiefs and other Liberians that the Unity Party (UP) led-government needs to, in his words, bury the virus heads and toes.

This year’s Independence Day was officially observed in the northern rural Liberian county of Nimba with Sanniquellie, the provincial capital of the county, serving as host to Liberia’s 163^rd Independence Day in a colorful event that was preceded by several other events heading to Monday’s main event, including several dedication ceremonies.

July 26 is celebrated annually as Liberia’s Independence Day. The war-torn country is the first independent country in Africa, when it declared its independence in 1847.

A floater decorated with the National red, white and red colors

Speaking on a selected theme “In National Unity, we will stand”, Father Tikpor, warned that unless the Government buries the deadly corruption virus that is currently eating the energy of the government, all else achieved will go down the drain.

Talks and debates on the issue of corruption continue to confront President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf’s government despite affords in the setting and funding of some anti-corruption agencies such as the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) and the European Union funded General Auditing Commission (GAC) which has already produced over 30 audit reports suggesting massive corruption.  

The Catholic father who turns 84 in September of this year reminded the government that corruption was dangerous and called on public officials to catch what they work for.

Tikpor, after his oration, became the proud recipient of the ‘Knight Great Band in the Humane Order of African Redemption’, bestowed upon him by President Sirleaf.

The new Armed Forces of Liberia parades Host-city Sanniquellie's principal streets

President’s Unity Call: President Sirleaf, in her remarks, could not pretend on the host county’s most troubling effect as she used the occasion to call on the citizens of Nimba to be united in the midst of county’s engulfed land disputes.

While commending them for turning out in mass to ensure the successful staging of the celebrations in their county, she cautioned them that unless peace reigns from their hearts the recently submitted Land Commission Report will be of no significance.

The issue of land disputes became a post-war crisis in Liberia with host Nimba being the center of it, causing several misunderstandings that have led to fears of a potential.

President Sirleaf gave words of encouragement to Nambians that with the civil war being fought in the country over the last decade, Liberia has shown to the world that it will still rise up from its post- war status to a developing nation among the comity of nations.

She added: “I call on all Liberians backward never and forward ever.”

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This year’s 163rd Independent Celebration Orator, Rev. Monsignor Robert G. Tikpor of the Catholic Church has said that corruption and sectionalism remain a major barrier to development here in Liberia.

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Liberia’s US$4.9 million debt owed various financial institutions, now waived, affected its integrity relative to borrowing,World Bank country Manager Ohene Owusu Nyanin said Wednesday.

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The decision by the World Bank to grant debt relief to Liberia under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative (HIPC) is welcome but more needs to be done to prevent corruption in the post-conflict country, said campaign group Global Witness yesterday. Global Witness is calling upon the Government of Liberia to promote better financial governance by implementing the recommendations of audits carried out as part of the HIPC process.

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The international investment watchdog, Global Witness, said it welcomed the decision by the World Bank to grant debt relief to Liberia, but warned that the government of Liberia needs to do more to prevent corruption.

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