Despite the Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of J. Fonati Koffa, declaring him the legitimate Speaker of the House of Representatives, five loyalists from Koffa’s Minority Bloc have surprisingly crossed over to Representative Richard Nagbe Koon’s Majority Bloc. This recent action by Representatives Taa Wongbe, Moima Briggs, Romeo Quiah, Emmanuel Dahn, and Priscilla Cooper increases…
The Liberty Party (LP) is calling for respect for the rule of law and a calm political resolution to the leadership impasse in the House of Representatives. In a press release issued on Monday, April 28, 2025, the Political Leader of the Liberty Party, Senate Pro Tempore Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence, expressed concern about the ongoing leadership…
In their push for the immediate resignation of Seuku Konneh, the Vice President for Student Affairs at the University of Liberia (UL), the Student Unification Party (SUP) has continued its protests on campus. On Monday, April 28, 2025, SUP members disrupted classes in an effort to intensify pressure on Mr. Konneh to step down. With…
The Financial Intelligence Agency of Liberia (FIA) has imposed a 25,000,000 Liberian Dollar fine on Lonestar Cell MTN Mobile Money, Inc. (LCMMMI). The decision follows the company’s alleged failure to comply with Liberia’s Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) policies, procedures, control, and obligations, as provided for in Liberia’s AML/CFT Act of…
The Executive Mansion, through Presidential Press Secretary Atty. Kula Fofana, has stated that President Joseph Nyuma Boakai remains committed to collaborating with those who have a quorum to ensure uninterrupted governance. During a regular press briefing at the Executive Mansion on Friday, April 25, 2025, Atty. Fofana clarified that President Boakai’s recent mention of “quorum”…
The National Water and Sanitation Hygiene (WASH) Commission has clarified recent allegations linking the National Beverage Incorporated, the producer of Diamond Water, to the recirculation of water in its production process. WASH response comes amid recent allegations from some individuals believed to be journalists, thus prompting the company to threaten legal action against the journalists…
Over 200 former employees of the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) have formally expressed concerns regarding the prolonged delays by the Ministry of Labour in executing the court-mandated payments. The Supreme Court of Liberia recently ruled that the decision that the former workers were unlawfully declared redundant by GTZ. The Court also upheld GTZ’s liability for…
The Association of Liberian Journalists in the Americas (ALJA) strongly urges all members of the Liberian House of Representatives to fully comply with the recent ruling handed down by the Supreme Court of Liberia, which affirms Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa as the duly elected and legitimate Speaker of the House. In a press release issued…
As part of its efforts to drive rural economic transformation and strengthen food security, the Ministry of Agriculture, through its Rural Economic Transformation Project (RETRAP), has officially inaugurated two major agricultural facilities in Nimba County: a modern cold storage facility in Whenlenle and a Model Piggery Farm and Livestock Farmers Field School at the Nimba…
