The Government of Liberia has told its critics that the absence of key public figures, including the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, as well as several other lawmakers who intentionally boycotted the State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered by President Joseph Nyuma Boakai on Monday, January, 27, 2025, is not…
A pro-democracy organization, the Faith and Justice Network, says it is deeply outraged by the disturbing revelations of gross fiscal irresponsibility and economic mismanagement in the recent financial reports from the National Legislature. The network’s Executive Director, Reverend-Doctor Tolbert Jallah said a vast majority of the Liberian people, already wrestling with abject poverty, are now…
Grand Kru County Senator Albert T. Chie wrote the Plenary of the Liberian Senate on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 to revisit and resubmit eight proposed amendments to the 1986 Constitution. Senator Chie said eight proposed amendments to the Constitution which was submitted for National Referendum on December 8, 2020, but were not approved by the electorates….
The Liberian Senate on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 unanimously concurred with the House of Representatives to pass a crucial bill establishing the National Tourism Authority. This new legislation paves the way for the creation of an independent body, removing the Tourism Department from the Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism (MICAT) and granting it…
Rebel-styled Speaker of the 55th Legislature Richard N. Koon has promised a new chapter of growth and opportunity for Liberia. Speaking Monday, January 27, 2025 at the post State of the Nation Address (SONA) lunch at the Capitol Building in Monrovia, Speaker Koon said that the launch of the ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID) has…
Salala Rubber Corporation (SRC), Liberia’s third largest rubber plantation, has suffered significant losses following an alleged arson attack that destroyed nearly 150 rubber trees. The incident, which the Liberia National Police Margibi County Detachment is investigating as arson, occurred early hour of Tuesday, January 28, 2025 on the plantation near Bondolone, a small town adjacent…
The Female Journalists Association of Liberia (FeJAL) in partnership with the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) has launched an ambitious eight-month project to improve financial literacy and promote economic inclusion among Liberians, particularly women and under-served communities. According to a January 27, 2025 release, the project implemented along with PERT Consultancy Inc., seeks to provide…
Lawmakers of the 55th Legislature have expressed dissatisfaction over disrespect in the seating arrangement made for them during the State of The Nation Address (SONA) delivered by President Joseph Nyuma Boakai on Monday, January 27, 2025. During the ceremony, senators and representatives were seen standing on grounds that seats reserved for them were positioned among the…
Judge George W. Smith of the Sixth Judicial Circuit Civil Law Court has quashed the application for declaratory judgement filed by embattled Speaker of the House of Representatives J. Fonati Koffa based on the constitutionality of the matter before the court. Judge Smith ruled on Monday, January 27, 2025, denying the motion for Declaratory Judgment…
Liberia has officially submitted its “National Energy Compact” for financing consideration by the African Development Bank, the World Bank, and other global financing partners at the ongoing World Bank Group and African Development Bank Group Africa Energy Summit in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. According to a Ministry of Finance release dated January 27, 2025, the…
