Sinoe County – On 14th June 2019 40 employees of Golden Veroleum Liberia benefited from a day long transport safety training in Butaw District Sinoe County. Speaking at the opening of the workshop GVL Occupational Health and Safety Manager, William Tweh said the exercise is an internal safety workshop organized for the transport department as […]
Read MoreOn Saturday 22nd June 2019, the people of Du- Wolee Nyennue MOU community in Kpanyan Statutory District, Sinoe County smoked peace pipes with GVL as the community turned over almost 1,000 hectares of land it has withheld from development between the company for over two years. The handover of the of the land was backed […]
Read MoreMonrovia, 03 May 2019 While GVL recognizes Mr. Brownell’s personal commitment to land rights and environmental concerns in Liberia, leading to him being awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize, we think it is important that the facts of the matter are accurately reported. Brownell’s assertion of being forced into exile due to his advocacy […]
Read MoreExperts 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 […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read MoreSinoe 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 […]
Read MoreGolden 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 […]
Read MoreSinoe County – (January 11, 2019)– Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL) says it will explore the expansion of its oil palm project to Toto in Lower Sanquein, Sinoe County following a request from citizens of the statutory district. Any GVL project requires the Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) of communities and the satisfactory completion of […]
Read MoreGolden Veroleum Liberia (GVL) and Ivorian Ago Giant Industry Corporation, SIFCA signed a US $34Million agreement with the Government of Liberia to construct a joint venture oil processing plant in Maryland County. The plant will be one of the biggest oil palm factories in the region with a production capacity of 80 metric ton per […]
Read MoreGrand Kru County, (March 12, 2019) – Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL) is disappointed and greatly disturbed by the assertions of bad labor practices made by Representative Nathaniel M. Bahway of District #1, Grand Kru County, to the House Plenary on March 7, 2019. The complaint of Representative Bahway to the House Plenary lacks basic facts […]
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