The Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) is currently reviewing a notice filed by Jungle Energy Power (JEP) requesting reconsideration of the recently announced electricity tariff. This comes after public hearings were held in Nimba and Bong counties on February 18 and 19, 2025, where stakeholders, local government authorities, businesses, and citizens voiced their opinions. In…
Former Grand Gedeh Superintendent Peter Solo has responded to what he terms as unfounded allegations by a CSO group under the banner Citizen for Better Liberia, accusing him of embezzling funds intended for the construction of a community college, road maintenance amongst other projects in the county. In an official response through a family member…
The Full Bench of the Supreme Court Bench has taken action on the Judiciary Inquiry Commission’s (JIC) recommendations on two judges for ethical misconduct in the discharge of their duties. Those suspended are Octavius B. Doe of the Monthly and Probate Court, Jaedae Statutory District in Sinoe County, and Magistrate Melvin Bah of the Paynesville…
In a concerted effort to enhance road safety and reduce traffic-related incidents, the Ministry of Transport, in collaboration with the National Road Fund, has initiated a comprehensive training program targeting motorcyclists across three counties, Nimba, Bong, and Margibi. This initiative commenced on February 18, 2025, in Ganta, Nimba County, continued on February 19 in Gbarnga,…
In addition to President Joseph Nyumah Boakai’s suspension of several government officials over failure to declare their assets, the Civil Service Agency (CSAS) has gone further to block over 200 names in accordance with the “one month no salary” mandate attached to the suspension. Speaking Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at the Ministry of Information regular press…
Bong County District #2 Representative James M. Kolleh’s role in the ongoing impasse at the House of Representatives through the forceful removal of embattled Speaker J. Fonati Koffa could be gradually landing him on slippery grounds, with constituents of the district beginning to show disapproval of his actions. Representative Kolleh, as House Chairman on Rules,…
After taking nearly one year to rule in the matter, the Full Bench of the Supreme Court has denied Gracious Ride, owned and operated by former Chief of Protocol Nora Finda Bundoo, a petition seeking to block the Asset Recovery and Property Retrieval Team from seizing its vehicles. The Supreme Court’s ruling on Tuesday, February…
The Supreme Court of Liberia has banned Cllr. Samuel S. Pearson from practicing law directly or indirectly for six months for conspiring with his brother, Mr. James Pearson, to deprived Mr. Ballah Yargbo of his rightful inheritance as the sole surviving heir of his late mother, Madam Maime Hayford Pearson. After the suspension of Cllr….
Maryland County District #1 Representative P. Mike Jury has written the Plenary for the establishment of an Internal Audit Department (IAD) at the House of Representatives. In a communication read on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, Representative Jury said the absence of an IAD continues to cast doubts over the operations, credibility and reputation of the…
The Plenary of the Liberian Senate has mandated its Committees on Concession and Investment, Land and Mines, as well as Judiciary to investigate claims that Liberian-owned businesses are being disenfranchised by concession companies in the country. Plenary’s decision was triggered by a communication submitted to it on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, by Bomi County Senator…
