The main opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), through its National Youth League, has pledged support to the ‘STAND July 17th Protest,’ headed by its former Party Chairman Molubah Morlu. The endorsement culminated in a vibrant street parade across central Monrovia, signaling a heightened build-up to the anticipated mass action. Journalist Rufus Divine Brooks, Jr.,…
The House of Representatives- HOR, has instructed its Joint Committee on Ways, Means, and Judiciary to review, within two weeks, an instrument seeking to decentralize Liberia’s national development planning by creating budgetary lines for each of the country’s 73 electoral districts. The proposed legislation, titled “An Act to Create a Budgetary Line for the 73…
The Mutual Benefits Assurance Company has filed civil and criminal lawsuits against Bea Mountain Mining Corporation in Liberia, accusing it of malicious prosecution and abuse of judicial process. The dispute arises from a previously settled arbitration case involving International Construction Engineering (ICE), for whom Mutual had issued performance bonds. In 2017, an international arbitration awarded…
As part of its commitment to improving access to safe drinking water, Action Transforming Lives (ACTs), a non-governmental organization, has officially handed over 15 newly constructed hand pumps to several communities, a health facility, and a school in River Cess County. The turnover ceremony was held in Little Liberia, Fen River District, on Thursday, July…
Our attention has been drawn to an ongoing misunderstanding between the Liberia National Police (LNP) and STAND, the organizers of a highly publicized street protest scheduled for July 17, 2025. In a special statement delivered via the LNP’s official Facebook page on the evening of July 7, 2025, Inspector General Gregory O. W. Coleman requested…
The Liberia National Police (LNP) appears not to be taking lightly the July 17 Street protest organized by Solidarity and Trust for a New Day (STAND), as its Inspector General has warned the protesters against vandalism and the use of illegal weapons. Delivering a special statement via the official Facebook Page of LNP late Monday…
The Plenary of the Liberian Senate has summoned the Minister of Internal Affairs, the Superintendent, and the County Council of Grand Cape Mount regarding a serious violation of Section 2.9 of the Local Government Act. The Minister of Internal Affairs, the Superintendent, and the Grand Cape Mount County Council are required to appear before the…
Former Finance Minister Samuel Tweah has threatened to file an evidence-backed lawsuit against Spoon FM/TV owner Mr. Stanton Witherspoon for allegedly orchestrating baseless corruption allegations against him. Tweah has categorically denied any involvement in a US$30 million scandal related to COVID-19 funds, as claimed by Witherspoon. He is determined to restore his reputation through legal…
President Joseph N. Boakai has underscored the importance of reconciliation in Liberia, emphasizing that it should not be merely a concept passed down through generations, but a practice that is actively lived, shared, and embraced by all citizens. Speaking on Saturday, July 5, 2025, at the National Reconciliation, Healing, and Unity Program held at the…
In a stride toward strengthening cancer care and other forms of illnesses in Liberia, President Joseph N. Boakai has broken ground at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center, for the construction of the country’s first standalone radiotherapy center. The project is supported by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) under its Rays of Hope initiative,…
