13-year-old Samuel Sawah is suffering from Brain tumor. Doctors have advised his grandma, Hannah David, to fly him out of the country for advanced medical surgery. She said the most recent report by the Doctor states that Samuel has just 3 months to live if he is not taken out of Liberia. According to Ms….
The Monrovia City Court Stipendiary Magistrate L. Ben Barco has ordered the Joint Security to arrest the living body of Jenelai Alex Tyler, son of Bomi County Senator, Alex Tyler, for refusing to pay US$7,500 car debt.Magistrate Barco’s June 13, 2025 action came after complainant Rannie Baio informed the court that on May 30, 2025,…
The Government of Liberia is rolling out the installation of modern digital x-ray machines at various health facilities across the country, with the Jackson F. Doe Memorial Referral Hospital in Nimba County and the Tellowayan Memorial Hospital in Lofa County being the latest to benefit from such initiative. A technical team from the JNB Foundation…
A group under the banner “Ex-Officials of the Liberian Business Association” (LIBA) has called on James M. Strother to step-down as president of the institution, citing constitutional violations by overstaying in office without elections. Speaking, Friday, June 13, 2025, Madam Emma C. B. Marshall disclosed that Strother is no longer recognized as head of the…
The Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) concluded a one-week policy review and strengthening retreat on Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Buchanan City, Grand Bassa County. The retreat included the Commissioner General of the LIS, along with his team of deputy commissioner generals, directors, sectional heads, and senior officers. Its purpose was to enhance accountability and transparency…
In the preliminary hearing of the Capitol Building arson case involving four lawmakers, Magistrate Ben Barco of the Monrovia City Court at the Temple of Justice has reserved his ruling for today, June 13, 2025. This ruling will determine whether the state has established a prima facie case against the lawmakers. If so, the case…
After recently criticizing ArcelorMittal’s US$1.4 billion processing plant in Yekepa, Nimba County, Senator Nya D. Twayen has written the Plenary of the Liberian Senate requesting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to submit environmental documents for the company’s Iron Ore Processing Plant. In a communication on Thursday, June 12, 2025, Nimba County Senator Twayen said EPA…
The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) Grand Cape Mount County Detachment conducted a routine search operation at the Gbah Police Checkpoint, resulting in the arrest of 29-year-old Mohammed Kromah. According to a press release dated June 11, 2025, the officers discovered the following illegal substances in Kromah’s possession: 3 compressed plates of marijuana, weighing a…
President Joseph N. Boakai has recognized thirteen institutions of government for their excellent performance during the appraisal of his first performance contracts signed by appointees in October 2024 and March 2025, respectively. Those thirteen institutions include the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Public Works, Liberia Agricultura Commodities Regulatory Authority, Jackson…
Preliminary hearings for the trial regarding the arson attack on the Capitol commenced on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. During the proceedings, the state’s first witness was unable to clearly identify who among the lawmakers charged with the crime authorized the burning of the building. Cllr. M. Wilkins Wright, representing four of the five lawmakers involved…
