The Plenary of the Liberian Senate has mandated its Committees on Concession and Investment, Land and Mines, as well as Judiciary to investigate claims that Liberian-owned businesses are being disenfranchised by concession companies in the country. Plenary’s decision was triggered by a communication submitted to it on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, by Bomi County Senator…
The Minister of Mines and Energy Wilmot Paye has disclosed that the Government of Liberia and Putu Iron Ore Mining Company have begun a mediation process on the future of the company in Liberia. The Putu Iron Ore Mining Company, a Russian-affiliated company, signed a Mineral Development Agreement (MDA) with the Republic of Liberia on…
A prominent citizen of Grand Gedeh County wants former Superintendent Peter Solo to account for funds intended to construct the Grand Gedeh Community College, conduct road maintenance, amongst others. A complaint from a civil society group referencing I.G. Danex Liberia LTD., an engineering company operating in Liberia and headed by Godfery I. Daniel, alleged that…
The Office of rebel-style House of Representatives Speaker Richard N. Koon has refuted the online publication by The Liberian Investigator titled: “Majority Bloc Plans Impeachment Proceedings Against Chief Justice Sie-A-Nyene G. Youh. The newspaper report said that the Majority Bloc was planning to introduce a resolution seeking the impeachment of Chief Justice Sie-A-Nyene G. Youh,…
The alleged arson attackers in the burning of the Capitol Building through their lawyers have taken flight to the Chambers Justice of the Supreme Court Yamie Qui-qui Gbeisay, after Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie reaffirmed the ruling of the Monrovia City Court Magistrate L. Ben Barco, in the Motion to Suppress Evidence and Return Property to…
The Workers Union of Liberia’s most prestigious technical vocational training institution, the Booker Washington Institute (BWI), on Monday, February 17, 2025, staged a go-slow action in protest of unresolved salary concerns that brought normal campus activities to a halt. A representative of the Workers Union David L. Moore said the fight for salary increment started…
The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) says it has not issued any official statements regarding details of cases currently under investigation at the Commission. According to a release dated February 17, 2025, any reports or claims circulating on social media or other platforms that do not come from the Commission should be treated as false and…
President Joseph N. Boakai has returned to Liberia following his trip to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to participate in the 38th Ordinary Summit of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU). While in Ethiopia, President Boakai reaffirmed Liberia’s strong commitment to the AU’s Common Position on United Nations Security Council (UNSC)…
Orange Liberia Chief Executive Officer Jean Marius Yao has been summoned to appear before the House of Representatives through its Ad-hoc committee investigating persistent telecommunications network issues, or be held in contempt. During a hearing on Monday, February 17, 2025, the Ad-hoc committee said that Orange CEO Yao was absent from the public hearing without…
The Liberia Eco-Tourism Exploration recently embarked on, and completed the first field trip of the Martha M. Wright Heritage Tours for Schools. As part of the tour, about 100 students of the 10th and 11th grades of the Effort Baptist Church School in Paynesville were on Friday, February 14, 2014, taken to the famous Kpatawe…
