Nimba County Senator Nya D. Twayen has criticized Arcelor Mittal’s US$1.9 billion concentrated plant, part of its Phase II expansion, which is expected to increase Liberia’s annual iron ore output from 5 million to 20 million metric tons. During a press briefing for legislative reporters on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, Senator Twayen stated that the…
The Government of Liberia has issued a strong warning to political actors who may try to disrupt the peace in the country, emphasizing that anyone who commits a crime will face prosecution to the fullest extent of the law. During a regular press briefing at the Ministry of Information on Tuesday, June 10, 2015, Deputy…
President Joseph N. Boakai on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, submitted several instruments to National Legislature for ratification. The instruments submitted by President Boakai include; International Protocols on Illegal Tobacco Trade Production and the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, and an Act for the Collection, Processing, Transmission, Storage, Protection, and Use of Personal Information in Liberia. President…
After spending two nights at the Monrovia Central Prison (South Beach), former House Speaker J. Fonati Koffa and three others accused in the high-profile Capitol Building arson case have been released on a joint criminal appearance bond valued at $440,000. The bond was filed and approved on the morning of June 9, 2025, by Monrovia…
The Liberia National Police (LNP) has maintained that the arrest of Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) Chairman Janga Kowo was executed on the basis of probable cause. However, the LNP noted that although Mr. Kowo was released immediately upon arrival at its headquarters, the manner in which the arrest was executed has raised questions and…
The family of the late First Lady Nancy Doe has rejected and returned the gifts donated by former President George Manneh Weah as an expression of sympathy to the bereaved family. On June 8, the former Liberian president visited the Sinkor residence of the late First Lady to honor her legacy and to emphasize unity…
The Monrovia City Court at the Temple of Justice, over the weekend, sent to jail former Speaker of the House of Representatives J. Fonati Koffa and three other opposition lawmakers in connection with the Capitol Building Arson attack. Magistrate L. Ben Barco’s decision was as a result of a Writ of Arrest prayed for by…
Deputy Minister for Administration at the Ministry of State for Presidential Affairs, Atty. Cornelia Kruah, has categorically denied allegations that “ghost workers” appear on the ministry’s supplementary payroll. She emphasized that all individuals listed are legitimate employees of the ministry. Documents reviewed by this publication support Kruah’s assertion, showing no indication of phantom employees, until…
Nimba County District #7 Representative Musa Bility says that Liberia is suffering and emphasizes the need to break free from the chains of failed leadership. In an article Titled, “Third Option: Breaking Free from the Chains of Failed Leadership, Representative Bility said he was fully awake, fully burdened, and fully heartbroken by the sound of…
Liberia’s Vice President, Jeremiah Kpan Koung, has called on all citizens, government officials to actively participate in agricultural development, whether through small backyard gardens or large-scale farming projects. According to him, such efforts are essential to supporting the government’s ARREST agenda across all sectors. “Liberia is a country blessed with fertile soil that, even when…
