Monrovia City Court Magistrate L. Ben Barco has ruled that prosecutors established probable cause against Paul Jamaal King and several co-defendants in the alleged US$19.2 million cocaine trafficking case, ordering that the matter be forwarded to Criminal Court “C” for trial after an indictment is drawn by Criminal Court “A”. The ruling, delivered on Wednesday,…
Liberia’s House of Representatives has approved a proposal to increase the number of seats from 73 to 89 by adding 16 new seats. The proposal has now been sent to the Senate for consideration. However, Senator Abraham Darius Dillon, Cllr. Lafayette B Gould, Senator Amara Konneh, and several other Liberians have objected, arguing that the…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has submitted a proposed US$18 million Investment Incentive Agreement between the Government of Liberia and CGL International Ltd. to the Legislature’s Committee on Investment for review. The proposed investment seeks to establish a rubber processing facility in Bong County, a project expected to create approximately 300 direct jobs, enhance local value…
A joint public hearing is currently underway at the House of Representatives, where current and former government officials are appearing before the Joint Public Accounts and Expenditure Committee to respond to issues raised in the Auditor General’s Special Reconciliation Audit. The hearing is focused on government tax revenues collected through Government Transitory Bank Accounts and…
The Director General of the Liberia Broadcasting System (LBS), Eugene L. Fahngon, has debunked various online news and other media outlets that the Consolidated Group Incorporated, the official service provider of DSTV, has encouraged LBS to upload television content to the DSTV satellite platform. Verity online TV reported that Consolidated Group Incorporated (CGI) submitted a…
In a major step toward addressing mental health challenges in Liberia’s higher education sector, the African Methodist Episcopal University (AMEU) has announced the launch of a comprehensive campus-wide Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Program aimed at providing counseling, trauma support, and emotional wellness services for students, faculty, and staff. The initiative, which officially begins…
Latest report emanating from Ganta City, Nimba County, says an unidentified man believed to be in his late 40s was found dead on Tuesday after lying motionless for several hours on a market table in the LPRC Zone 3 Community. According to residents, the man was first noticed at about 11:00 a.m. and was initially…
State Radio ELBC has confirmed that the first group of Liberians requesting voluntary repatriation from South Africa has safely arrived home via the Robert International Airport. Seventeen of the twenty-nine citizens seeking assistance returned through the Roberts International Airport, where they were received by officials of the Liberia Refugee Repatriation and Resettlement Commission, headed by…
Hundreds of students converged at the Lower Margibi County Office of the Ministry of Labor in Harbel City on Tuesday following the official announcement of the 2026 Vacation Job Program aimed at providing temporary employment opportunities for students during the school vacation. The announcement was made by the Labor Commissioner for Lower Margibi County, Johnson…
In what is shaping up to be one of the most consequential oversight exercises of the 55th Legislature, the Joint Public Accounts, Expenditure and Audit Committee of the House of Representatives has announced a full public hearing and decentralization exercise scheduled for Wednesday, July 15, 2026, to interrogate the Auditor General’s findings on Liberia’s management…
