Liberia, Nov. 4 -- Capitol Building, Monrovia- Gathered in huge numbers early Tuesday before regular sittings of both chambers of the Liberian Legislature, a group of business owners and importers decried frustration in doing business in Liberia.

By Emmanuel Weedee-Conway

The business owners, predominately women, under the banner China Business Women United with One Voice and the Consortium of Liberia Importers, presented urgent petition to both chambers of the Legislature to demand urgent intervention over severe shipping delays and mounting port bottlenecks.

Similar petition was also presented to the National Port Authority (NPA), as the group, dressed in dominant white, proceeded to the "Gateway of the nation's economy."

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