The Civil Society Network of Liberia (CSNL) has condemned recent violent protests occasioned by massive looting, and destruction of properties belonging to Bea Mountain Mining Corporation (BMMC). Some citizens of Kinjor, Grand Cape Mount County were engaged in violent against the Mining Company, which led to the loss of lives. A statement by CSNL said…
The Deputy Chief Imam for International Affairs of the National Muslim Council of Liberia and Chief Imam of the Wilson Corner Central Mosque in Brewerville has craved the indulgence of President Joseph Nyumah Boakai and his cabinet to embrace an inclusive and merits based system of government. Speaking recently in District #17 Montserrado County, Sheikh…
The Movement with Integrity for National Development (MIND) says it welcomes new reforms undertaken by Minister Cooper Kruah at the Ministry of Labor. According to an April 16, 2024 release, the group thanked President Joseph Nyuma Boakai for appointing Minister Kruah to steer the affairs of the country’s labor sector, saying there couldn’t have been…
The 55th Legislative Joint Committee on Ways, Means and Finance will on Wednesday, April 17 commence public hearing on the 2024 Draft National Budget. The hearings will be presided over by the joint committee chair, Representative Dixon W. Seboe and co-chair by Senator Prince Moye of Montserrado and Bong Counties respectively. According to Press and…
A local sand mining company, HYDE, operating in the Township of Caldwell, Montserrado County has embarked on the construction of a modern town hall for the citizens. The structure is valued at US$100,000. Speaking with reporters recently, the Administrative Manager of HYDE Sand Mining Company, Alice K. Mulbah Reid said the company was concerned about…
The Ministry of Transport (MOT) has disclosed that the ministry will begin vehicle registration inspection exercise in Monrovia and its environs today. Addressing the Ministry of Information press briefing on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, Minister Sirleaf R. Tyler said the Ministry suspended all vehicle inspections in August 2023 to help give way to the conduct…
Tension and disagreements at the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) between Director Abraham Kromah and his deputy for Operations, Al Hassan Fadiga, appear to be far from over as the two senior security officials were embroiled in a verbal clash. A source hinted that Kromah and Fadiga along with other officers were in a meeting…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has issued a stern warning to illicit drug dealers in the country, saying they have his government to contend with. Speaking recently at the graduation ceremony of 127 rehabilitated youth at the EJS Ministerial Complex in Congo Town, President Boakai said dealers of drugs have taken an unsavory career in tempering…
The National Elections Commission (NEC) says it has received ballot papers for the Nimba County Senatorial and Grand Gedeh District #1 Representative by-elections. Speaking Monday, April 15, 2024, the NEC Chairperson Madam Davidetta Browne- Lansanah said the ballot papers arrived on Saturday, 13 April 2024 from the Republic of Ghana via the Roberts International Airport….
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, J. Fonati Koffa says there was no substandard wiring in house that could have possibly led to the building being gutted by fire late Sunday, April 14, 2024 in Paynesville. Addressing a press conference on Monday, Speaker Koffa said they do not know the cause of the fire…
