SINOE COUNTY in fulfilment of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between Golden Veroleum (Liberia) Inc. (GVL) and the people of Butaw, GVL has completed the construction works of US$120,000 eight classroom annex and a teacher quarters at the Butaw Junior High School for the elevation of the school to Senior High School level. This […]
Sinoe County – Golden Veroleum (Liberia) Inc. (GVL) has announced a reduction of about 440 employees from its workforce across its concession areas in Sinoe and Grand Kru Counties. The redundancy exercise cites the downturn of the global economy, including the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic happening globally and in Liberia, poor infrastructure causing the company […]
Sinoe County. – Liberia’s biggest oil palm developer, Golden Veroleum Liberia. Inc (GVL) has joined Liberia’s effort to curb the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic in its operational areas. The company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr. Ferdy Handojo, reminded all employees to observe all the necessary precautionary measures against the deadly coronavirus outbreak that is […]
The commentary by Friends of the Earth (FOE) published in Mongabay on 31 October is erroneous and ignores the fact that GVL has instituted various measures and has been transparent about its efforts under challenging circumstances within Liberia. GVL had previously responded to the report, High Risk in the Rainforest, in July 2018 refuting many […]
Experts from Earthworm Foundation (formerly TFT) and members of GAR’s Sustainability Team conducted field assessments in September 2018. This resulted in a set of recommendations and an action plan which was agreed by GVL. The GVL team has been implementing the action plan since November 2018 including: Engagement with communities to discuss and negotiate the conversion of provisional […]
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in partnership with Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) on January 15, 2019, officially launched the “Improving Communication and Understanding of the RSPO Standard and mechanisms and their application in Liberia and at the West Africa Level” project in Monrovia. The project is a one year pilot aimed at bridging […]
Sinoe County, Liberia- About 20 Liberian staff from GVL’s Human Resource Department benefited from a two day HR Interactive Workshop held at the Training Center in Butaw Estate, Sinoe County facilitated by GVL General Manager for Human Resources, Eric Kaye Goll. The training communicated the role of Human Resources Managers, Assistant Managers, Officers and HR […]
Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL) welcomes the immediate removal of a travel ban imposed on the company’s executives last December. On January 17, 2019, Associate Justice Sie-A-Nyene G. Youh, presiding in Chambers, at the Temple of Justice ordered the immediate uplift of the imposed travel ban on GVL executives. The travel ban has been imposed as […]