The media consultant of Alpha; Atlantic and Southeast Resources Sayma Syrenius Cephus has described as timely a clarification provided by Ms. Nena Terrell, USAID Liberia, denying and distancing the former Comptroller of GEMAP, Thomas Downing from a Global Witness’ publication accusing the Liberian government of trying to hand its forest concession contracts to “pirates”...Mr. Cephus...described as a product of falsehoods, lies and blackmail, the Global witness report...Cephus has described as totally incorrect claims that his companies have links with Samling Global but indicated that were such links to exist, they will however not be considered as any form of business transgressions.