The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) of Liberia Delegation at the 29th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP-29), held in Baku, Azerbaijan, has pushed Liberia’s agenda high at the global gathering which provided an invaluable platform for engaging stakeholders, advancing key negotiations, and strengthening Liberia’s position on climate change and sustainable forest management. The…
The Rural Renewable Energy Authority (RREA) of Liberia Director General Sam Nagbe says there has been a lot of progress made through the global community in the rural areas, but a staggering 600,000 plus homes in the rural areas of Liberia lack electricity. He said with the help of the World Bank, they aim at…
The quest to remove embattled House of Representatives Speaker J. Fonati Koffa took an extremely dramatic turn on Thursday, November 21, 2024, when members of the Majority Bloc elected Representative Richard Koon as Speaker of the 55th National Legislature. The action was taken shortly after a resolution to remove the speaker containing the signatures of…
The Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) Configuration on Liberia, H.E. Ms. Nicola Clase, the Permanent Representative of Sweden to the UN, is expected to make her first official visit to Monrovia from 21 to 26 November 2024. Madam Clase will be joined by Ms. Awa Dabo, the Director and Deputy Head of the Peacebuilding…
Barely a day after two lawmakers from the Minority Bloc of embattled House of Representatives Speaker J. Fonati Koffa joined the Majority Bloc seeking his removal, this paper has been tipped off by an inside source on plans by the speaker to resign his post. The source said that on Wednesday, November 20, 2022, a…
Criminal Court “A” Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie on Wednesday November 20, 2024, in his ruling of Writ of Hebeas Corpus and Bill of Information, told government lawyers that they are in violation of both local and international laws after admittedly handing over defendant Imbrahim Sheriff to his Guinean government. Imbrahim Sheriff was charged with mercenarism,…
The Judge of the Criminal Court “C” at the Temple of Justice Blamo A. Dixon has endorsed the US$8 million criminal appearance bond filed by Former Finance Minister Samuel Tweah and others facing trial for economic related crimes. The judge took the decision on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 after the defense council justified their bond…
The Government of Liberia has failed to address the plights of scores of dedicated volunteer teachers and health workers across the country after submitting the Draft National Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 with no allotment made to have them employed. Giving details of the draft budget submitted to the Legislature on by President Joseph Boakai…
The National Aids Commission (NAC) and partners have launched activities leading to the 2024 World AIDS Day. Speaking Wednesday, November 20, 2024 in Monrovia, Madam Cecelia J. Nuta, Chairperson of NAC, said they are pleased to launch pre-activities leading to the official commemoration of World Aids Day on Monday, December 2, 2024 at the Invincible…
Liberia and Sierra Leone have established partnerships to advance transformative initiatives in diverse sectors including food security that will create opportunities for economic growth and development in the two countries and region at large. The establishment came about when the two Heads of State, President Joseph N. Boakai, Liberia, and President Julius Maada Bio, Sierra Leone,…
