Koffa Backstabbed …DJ Blue, Norman Join Majority Bloc
House of Representatives Speaker J. Fonati Koffa appears to be losing the battle in maintaining his position amid ongoing plot to have him removed, as the crisis took a dramatic turn on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, when two lawmakers from his Minority Bloc joined the Majority Bloc seeking to oust him. The joining of the…
Gov’t Tops UP Salaries …As US$16M Allotted In Draft 2025 Budget
The Government of Liberia says beginning January 2025, no central government employee will earn a monthly gross salary below the US$150 minimum as provided for in the Decent Work Act Of 2015. Earlier on Monday, November 18, 2024, President Joseph Boakia presented the Fiscal Year 2025 Draft National Budget to the National Legislature in the…
Taxpayers Week Kicks off Today…Over 100 To Receive Awards Nationwide
The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) will on today, Wednesday, November 20, 2024, kickoff a series of events in commemoration of its 2024 Annual Taxpayers Appreciation and Awards Ceremony under the theme: “Moving to Billions, Celebrating Taxpayers’ Impact.” In a release issued in Monrovia November 19, 2024, the LRA said the event, held annually, recognizes taxpayers…
Probing ‘Fake’ US$8M Criminal Bond …Tweah, Others Face Judge Dixon Today
Former Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah and others are expected to face Judge A. Blamo Dixon of the Criminal Court “C” at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia on today, November 20, 2024, to justify the US$8 million criminal appearance bond filed through their legal team. The former finance minister, Cllr. Nyanti Tuan, former acting…
US$75M English Literacy Program Launched
U.S. Ambassador Mark Toner and Liberia’s Minister of Education Dr. Jarso Maley Jallah have launched a US$75 million initiative to boost English literacy skills for Grades I-6. On November 19, 2024, the both parties officially launched the five-year, $75 million Liberia Foundational Skills Activity (LFSA) intended to strengthen foundational literacy skills for students in Grades…
Drama Expected Today…As Budget Submitted To Legislature
All eyes will be fixed on Capitol Hill today to witness events unfolding in the wake of the presentation of the National Budget for FY 2025 by President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to the Legislature. This is coming amidst ongoing stalemate at the House of Representatives in an attempted plot to oust House Speaker J. Fonati…
Koffa Proves ‘Stubborn’…Says “The Nonsense Must Stop”
House of Representatives embattled Speaker J. Fonati Koffa has told the Majority Bloc lawmakers seeking his removal that resignation is an optional and a voluntary act and he has no intentions of resigning position for any reasons. It can be recalled that last Thursday, November 14, 2024, there were rumors about the resignation of the Speaker…
Boakai Poised To Meet Maada Bio …Arrives In Sierra Leone
President Joseph N. Boakai has landed by road in Sierra Leone for a High-Level discussion with President Julius Maada Bio to enhance bilateral ties between the two African countries. Speaking over the weekend, Presidential Press Secretary Kula Fofana said President Boakai and his delegation are expected to stay four working days in Sierra Leone. While…
‘Liberia Lacks Discipline’…Dillion On National Stagnancy
Montserrado County Senator Abraham Darius Dillion says one of Liberia’s greatest problems blocking its ability to progress is the level of indiscipline in the nation. Speaking Monday, November 18, 2024 on ELBC Super Morning Show, Senator Dillion said it is easy for anyone to predict the country’s problems right from the traffic where people act…
AU Delegation Visits Liberia …To Strengthen Climate Change Mitigation Efforts
The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has welcomed a high-level delegation from the African Union (AU), led by Her Excellency Ana Nembe, to engage in collaborative efforts aimed at mitigating the impacts of climate change in Liberia. The courtesy visit, held on Monday, November 18, 2024 at the Ministry of Foreign…
