About 450 forest dependents communities across four Southeastern counties of Liberia have raised an astounding income totaling 2.2 million Liberian Dollars under eleven months, after receiving needed capacity building support to improve their livelihood, boost their income and elevate their standard of living. The money was raised by farmers, hunters, fishers, miners, vulnerable women, youth…
Voice of Liberia Radio CEO, journalist Sekou Sheriff, has written a rather vocal letter to the National Security Advisor to the President Joseph Boakai Samuel Kofi Woods, highlighting several human rights violations allegedly perpetrated by the current regime. In an open letter to Security Advisor Woods, the journalist said there’s seething indignation borne of the…
Liberia’s Vice President, Hon. Jeremiah Kpan Koung, Sr., has called upon all Liberians to unite in addressing the nation’s pressing electricity challenges. According to a February 8, 2025 release, speaking at the opening session of the National Energy Sector Coordination Retreat, VP Koung emphasized the urgent need to move from theoretical discussions to actionable solutions….
This paper has independently verified that at no point in time did Labor Minister Cllr. Cooper W. Kruah appoint Henry McGill as the Assistant Director for Operations of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Task Force as previously reported. Our investigation uncovered that Mr. McGill had not been employed by Minister Kruah, but rather, the Labor Minister…
Counsellor Albert Sims, one of the lawyers representing Club Beer Factory in the Action of Summary Proceedings to Recover Possession of Real Property, has found himself in trouble with the Civil Law Court. The case against Club Beer Factory was filed by the Intestate Estate of the late Jeda Tor, who accused the Factory of…
Rebel-style Speaker of the 55th Legislature, Richard Nagbe Koon, has held a one-on-one meeting with the Speaker of the Kingdom of Morocco’s Parliament, Rachid Talbi Alami. The engagement, which took place in Morocco at the weekend, focused on strengthening parliamentary relations and advancing regional plenary discussions. During the meeting, Speaker Alami provided Speaker Koon with…
In the ongoing preliminary trial of the arson attack on the Capitol Building, lawyers representing defendants Thomas Etheridge and Eric Susay say state lawyers have failed to point out the degree of the fire that led to the burning of the building. In a final argument of the preliminary examination trial on Thursday, February 6,…
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), following the first review of the arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), has granted Liberia access to US$46 million. According to a release dated February 6, 2025, the funds will be used to bolster Liberia’s international reserve position. In September 2024, the IMF Board approved…
The Government of Liberia through the Public Procurement and Concessions Commission (PPCC) has launched the “Electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) System” to strengthen transparency and accountability in the public sector. Speaking Thursday, February 6, 2025 at the EJS Ministerial Complex in Congo Town, during a program which brought together ministries, agencies and international partners, PPCC Executive…
The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications says it has resolved to return to the vendor three buses which it purchased under questionable circumstances, as was reported by a local newspaper. VERITY Newspaper, in its Wednesday, February 5, 2025 edition, published a banner headline story titled: “Corruption Clouds MOPT As GSA Rejects Questionable US$28.5K Purchases.” The…
