. This article is more than 3 years old Campaign group says tycoon’s firms have also bought assets owned by offshore structures   Wed 11 May 2016 21.00 BST Phil Edmonds playing cricket Edmonds played in 51 Test matches for England and has carved out a reputation as a City dealmaker. Photograph: Frank Tewkesbury/Getty Images Companies co-founded and run by Phil Edmonds, the international cricketer turned tycoon, paid “bribes” to African officials and have bought assets owned by secretive offshore structures, a campaign group has claimed. The allegations, which have emerged as David Cameron prepares to host world leaders for an anti-corruption summit on Thursday, are contained within a report released by Global Witness and are based on leaked documents that have been seen by…

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Following an assessment by DEECO Oil and Gas Ltd based in Nigeria, it disclosed that high quality  Crude oil has been discovered ialong the Jor River in Gbarnga city.Bpng  County Libweia.   According to our correspondent, Sand miners along the Jor River have been reporting the emergence of fuel from underground when they are going about their mining activities. This drew the concern of stakeholders in the County including District #3 Representative Josiah Marvin Cole who recently invited a Nigerian oil company to investigate whether it was actually crude oil. Following the assessment, the Chairman of DEECO Oil and Gas Ltd, Dr. Sunday Ayokunle Popoola spoke to a cross section of citizens at the Administration Building in Gbarnga, on Thursday, July 4, 2019 and “said after…

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 Testimony is a complete deviation and distraction of  the 62 pieces of evidence gather by the taskforce What was intended to be a major move by former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to redeem her administration’s hotly criticized laissez fair policy on corruption following reports about one of the biggest scandals during her tenure appeared to some citizens, particularly the alleged culprits, as a witch-hunt allegedly perpetrated by the former president to settle scores with her political opponents. The case had been lingering and dusting in the throes of complicated dynamics but it was recently given some impetus for the first time since the advent of the George Weah administration, and wounds created amongst the protagonists are seemingly recharged. Taking the witness stand a few days…

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  – Established Distribution  site In Maryland County   The  presence of CIMAF cement on the Liberian Market has automatically  created a sharp paradigm shift in  the prices of the commodity  in Maryland, Grand Kru and River Gee counties. According  to  Market survey conducted by businessdayliberia prior to the appearance of  CIMAF product on the Liberian southeastern market ,  cement from cemenco, Futa etc  was sold on the parallel market  at the  price  of us$15-20 per-beg  respectfully. CIMAF appearance has introduce a new price of  a beg of cement in Harper city and its surrounding at the  rock button price of  10 USD to distributers  while retailers now  market  to  earned users  at the price of  USD 11.00. Due  the  high   demand for the distribution…

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  BME is showcasing its African presence, expertise and technology at the 2019 Investing in African Mining Indaba where it will also highlight its strengthened presence in West Africa. The region is poised to become one of the top five gold-producing regions in the world. “The mood is even more buoyant than it has been in previous years,” says Michael Klaasen, BME’s general manager for West Africa operations. “Almost all the countries in this region have vast mineral reserves that remain untouched, making it a very lucrative area for foreign investment.” With some of the world’s largest deposits of gold, bauxite, iron ore and diamonds, Klaasen noted that it was encouraging to see many West African governments seeking to make their mining charters easier to…

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     Monrovia – Global Tracking and Maritime Solutions bulldozed their way through accountability, transparency and vetting cracks at Liberia’s National Port Authority to secure a controversial agreement, which   the Liberia Chamber of Commerce  describe as a complete  heap for  more economic hardship on Liberians. The agreement involves what is known to most businesses and those shipping containers as the Cargo Tracking Note (CTN) or Loading Certificate, an official shipping document that contains information related to the cargo and its movement between ports. Various shipper councils in different countries require this document for importation. CTN is requested by Customs to importers for clearance of cargo. All documents related to cargo must have CTN number if shipped under CTN. The CTN number must be provided to…

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