Golden Veroleum Liberia has strongly refuted allegations contained in a Global Witness (GW’s) report regarding its operations in Liberia. GVL says it recently met with Global Witness in London to respond to 20 draft assertions submitted to the company for comment ahead of the report publication. We are highly transparent in all our operations and […]
Read MoreGolden Veroleum Liberia on Monday, June 29 hired 60 Liberians at its Po–River farm site and 32 others at its Ylatwen community farm in Wedabo, Grand Cess County Administrative District, totaling 92 Liberians employed this week in Grand Kru County. The move by the company is in line with a memorandum of understanding signed with […]
Read MoreIndonesian Ambassador, Harry Purwnato and his wife Lili recently concluded a visit to the headquarters of Golden Veroleum Liberia. During the visit the ambassador presented GVL’s Vice President for Government Affairs, Harry Harmon with credentials solidifying his status of honorary consul for the Republic of Indonesia in Liberia. As honorary consul, Harmon will strengthen bilateral […]
Read MoreGolden Veroleum Liberia or GVL has presented a check for L$504,000 or its equivalent of US$6,000 to the Liberia Surgical Outreach Program or LISOP, a non-governmental and non-profit organization in the country. GVL says the donation is the company’s way of identifying with LISOP that is buttressing efforts of the Liberian government in undertaking projects […]
Read MoreMonrovia, Liberia – President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has expressed serious displeasure at the news of the vandalism and looting of properties at Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL) in Butaw, Sinoe County on Tuesday, May 26, 2015. “As a government, we cannot allow a few people to undermine the interest of this country; to run investors away […]
Read MoreA four member delegation from the Sinoe County Association in the Americas, Ambassador Enterprise and Innovative Education Liberia recently ended a multi-day visit to Liberia, including a day trip to Golden Veroleum’s Wakefield Nursery in Sinoe County. According to Professor Gary Friesen, who leads Ambassador’s educational technology programs, the visit was part of a long-term […]
Read MoreWhen news broke last Thursday that the Asian Oil Palm giant Golden Veroleum Liberia had signed a US$20.984M contract for the construction of its Oil Palm Mill in Sinoe County, the south-eastern region shook awakening to the dawning of a new era in the agriculture sector of post-war Liberia. Both citizens and overgrown palm trees […]
Read MoreGolden Veroleum Liberia signed a Letter of Acceptance with Malaysia-based Modipalm Engineering Sdn Bhd for the construction of its Tarjuowon Palm Oil Mill and Greenville Bulking Station. The contract, worth upwards of 21 million USD, is expected to be completed by 2017 and will employ several hundred Liberians during construction and approximately 150 Liberians in […]
Read MoreLondon-based Forest Peoples Programme recently issued a report in which it claimed elements of Liberian concession agreements to be illegal. The report titled “Harmful Social and Environmental Impacts of Liberia Palm Oil Project Exposed” looked into palm oil company Golden Veroleum Liberia’s activities in the local communities of Grand Kru and Sinoe County. In a […]
Read MoreMONROVIA – Recent employment of over 46 persons in Sinoe and Grand Kru Counties puts Golden Veroleum Liberia employment base at a little over 4,000 Liberians being employed so far in the country, the company has announced. The company in a release said the move is in fulfillment of a pledged made earlier this year that […]
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