The Minister of Labour, Cllr. Cooper W. Kruah, Sr., has formally requested the Management of the Firestone Plantation Company to place an immediate hold on the proposed redundancy of Winston Ford, Co-Chair of the Firestone Agricultural Workers Union (FAWUL). In a communication to the company, the Minister indicated that the Ministry’s recommendation is based on…
The National Social Security and Welfare Corporation (NASSCORP) was established on July 10, 1975 by an Act of the Legislature to protect Liberian workers through social insurance. Fifty years later, it stands as the country’s most consequential public-sector social program, administering three core schemes-the Employment Injury Scheme for workplace accidents, the National Pension Scheme for…
The A.D. May Term of Court for Criminal Assizes A, B, C, and D, formally opened on Monday, May 11, 2026 across the country, with proceedings in Montserrado County capturing national attention, as the Deputy Minister for Administration at the Ministry of Justice used the occasion to sound a strong warning about the worsening crisis…
President Joseph N. Boakai has intensified Liberia’s diplomatic push for stronger regional cooperation, holding high-level bilateral talks with Kenyan President William Ruto and Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara focused on peace, governance, economic growth, and Africa’s collective future. According to an Executive Mansion release dated May 11, 2026, during separate meetings on the sidelines of the…
A Liberian Lawyer and Senior Counsel at Jarpah and Associates, Cllr Randy S. A Tarpleh, has stated his dissenting view on the recent verdict passed down by jurors in the just-ended Economic Sabotage case involving former Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah, who was acquitted by a 12-man jury. In his opinion, Cllr. Tarpeh argued that…
The Auditor General of the General Auditing Commission (GAC) P. Garswa Jackson has disclosed that a comprehensive audit of the Civil Service Agency (CSA) saved the Government of Liberia millions of dollars through reforms and improved accountability. Speaking on Monday, May 11, 2026, on ELBC, Jackson said audits are conducted to strengthen governance and are…
After more than 60 days of intense legal proceedings, a 12-member jury on Friday, May 8, 2026, handed down a long-awaited and highly scrutinized verdict in the US$6.2 million corruption trial involving five former public officials. The verdict which acquitted two defendants including Samuel D. Tweah and Moses P. Cooper and convicted three on select…
President Joseph N. Boakai has officially dedicated a modern US$5.5 million broadcast complex for the Liberia Broadcasting System, describing the project as a major step toward strengthening press freedom, national communication, and Liberia’s democratic future. Constructed through China Aid as a grant from the Government of the People’s Republic of China, the state-of-the-art facility was…
Representative Moima Briggs Mensah has sharply criticized a Nigerian member of the ECOWAS Parliament during a heated debate over Liberia’s political and security situation, accusing him of hypocrisy and selective criticism. Speaking during a parliamentary session of the Economic Community of West African States, Briggs Mensah fired back at Nigerian lawmaker Awaji Abiante after he…
The alleged murder trial of defendant Francis Nana resumed Wednesday at Criminal Court “A,” but his cross-examination raised concerns after jurors and prosecutors confronted him with multiple inconsistencies in his narrative surrounding the death of Police Officer Mark D. Bracewell. Nana maintained that the September 28, 2025 incident was “an accident,” but his answers shifted…
