Global Giving is an on-line marketplace which allows people to donate to international projects that appeal to their interests and STAR radio is now a Global Giving project! This means that our American supporters may now make tax-deductible donations to STAR.
Humanity United gives STAR radio generous grant
One of our top goals this year at STAR radio is to
broaden our base of support to include new types of donor and partners from
different countries. This was achieved
this year when Global Giving (www.globalgiving.com)
agreed to our request to include STAR Radio on its internet platform which
allows individuals to fund international
projects of interest, and for Americans to donate on a tax-free basis. Since we posted a project description on
Global Giving four months ago, STAR Radio has earned a total of $3,000 donated
by a dozen individuals. We learned recently that Humanity United, a
grant-making organization based in California, will donate $130,000 to STAR
Radio in Liberia through the Global Giving site. Many
thanks to Global Giving and Humanity United for their generous support to STAR
radio!
Deputy Finance Minister warns against tax evasion
Written by Vivian Gartyn
Thursday, 13 December 2007
Deputy Finance Minister for Revenue has warned business entities against conniving with revenue agents to evade taxes.
Madam Elfreda Tamba said any entity engaging in such practice would be harming itself as foreign auditors would come in to conduct audits.
She called on the entities to make all payments of their taxes to the Central Bank and report any harassment to the Finance Ministry.
Madam Tamba also challenged finance officials to be honest in their operations as the country cannot develop without domestic taxes.
She spoke at the opening of the Bushrod Island Collectorate of the Finance Ministry.
The collectorate is to maintain and update the tax roll and monitor tax compliance of businesses with yearly income of less than five million Liberian dollars.
Madam Tamba said education campaigns would be carried out on the importance of paying taxes and encouraged small businesses to adhere to the payment.
The Liberia Marketing Association, members of the Lebanese, Nigerian and Fula business communities attended the ceremony.
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Stream the Liberia Truth and Reconciliation Hearings Held in the U.S.
For the first time in history, a nation's Truth and Reconciliation Commission held official public hearings in the United States. More than 30 individual witnesses from across the United States presented testimony before the full Commission of Liberia from June 10-14, 2008. STAR Radio recommends the following website to our listeners interested in streaming these testimonies: TRC of Liberia
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Stream Radio Porgramming from STAR radio's sister station in Sierra Leone, Cotton Tree News (CTN).
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