The Plenary of the House of Representative has summoned the Management of Sethi Ferro Fabrik, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Ministry of Labor over the explosion of an oxygen plant that led to the tragic death of a Liberian employee of Sethi. The decision was made from a communication read on Thursday, February 20,…
Just a day after the Supreme Court of Liberia ruled in favor of the Asset Recovery and Property Retrieval Team (AREPT) against popular transportation company Gracious Ride, in a case seeking to block the Team from seizing vehicles belonging to the company, the Chairman of AREPT Cllr. Edwin Kla Martin says there will be no…
The Government of Liberia has placed a restriction on procuring state vehicles with electronic nozzles in order to enhance cost effectiveness and operational efficiency. Speaking Thursday, February 20, 2025, the Director General of the General Services Agency (GSA) Galakpai W. Kortima said this regulation establishes clear guidelines for the Government of Liberia (GOL’s) vehicle procurement….
Sinoe County Senator Crayton O. Duncan has raised concerns over water pollution and soil degradation by gold miners in the county. In a communication to Plenary on Thursday, February 20, 2025, Senator Duncan requested the body to invite the Executive Director of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to explain measures put in place against water pollution…
Paris, France – February 20, 2025 – In a significant diplomatic engagement, His Excellency Ambassador Dr. Teeko T. Yorlay, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Liberia to France, received Mr. Mathieu Carmona, Deputy Director for State Protocol at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the Embassy of Liberia in Paris today. The…
The Liberian Government, through the Minister of Labour, Cllr. Cooper W. Kruah, Sr, has with immediate effect, ordered the full employment of 59 casual daily hired workers at two major investment companies, the Supreme Liberia, Inc. and the Menzeh Zinc Factory on Bushrod Island. Supreme Liberia is a mattress manufacturing company while Menzeh Zinc produces…
On Tuesday, 18 February 2025, the Honorable Supreme Court of Liberia, in its October Term A.D. 2024, admitted two Senior Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) Officers to the Supreme Court Bar as Counsellors- at- Law. The admittance of Lieutenant Colonel Joseph C. Palay, Judge Advocate General, Armed Forces of Liberia, and Major Thomas Preston Bombo,…
The National Civil Society Union of Liberia (NACSUL) expresses its profound sadness over the oxygen explosive incident that occurred during the evening hours of Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at the Gardnersville’s facility of Sethi Ferro Fabrik Company which resulted to the death of an employee, Saah Samukai. NACSUL, however, applauds the Management of Sethi Ferro…
The trial of former Finance Minister Samuel Tweah and four others facing corruption related charges is expected to kick off on Monday, February 24, 2025, at the Criminal Court “C” at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia. During a closed door meeting with Criminal Court C Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie, government lawyers presented pieces of…
The Minister of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) Augustine K. Ngafuan says that the cancellation of the US$17 million USAID-sponsored project and other projects in the country will have a direct and indirect impact on the country’s development. Speaking on Voice of America (VOA) Wednesday, February 19, 2025, Minister Ngafuan said that the USAID was…
