Liberia: Ministry of Commerce Bars Media Coverage of Contaminated Rice Disposal
Liberia: Ministry of Commerce Bars Media Coverage of Contaminated Rice Disposal
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Monrovia Journalists covering the Ministry of Commerce and Industry were left stunned on Tuesday, March 2 when officials of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry blocked them from covering the disposal of a huge quantity of contaminated rice it claimed to have seized at the Freeport of Monrovia.
The press had been invited by the Ministry to cover the exercise but when the team that accompanied Inspector General Josephine Davis arrived at the warehouse belonging to one of the major rice importers, K & K Trading Corporation, the press corps was informed by the ministry’s Communication Director, Jacob Parley that all coverage of the exercise was suspended until further notice. Parley promised to invite the media to provide coverage if all of the protocols were put in place.