Members of the House of Representative on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, unanimously passed a bill establishing the National Tourism Authority. The Bill is titled: An Act to Amend Title 30, Public Authorities Laws Liberian Code of Law Revised Establish in Lieu The Liberian National Tourism Authority. The bill was passed through recommendations contained in a…
The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL) is urging President Joseph N. Boakai to recall recent appointments of officials made at the Public Procurement and Concessions Commission (PPCC). Addressing a press conference Tuesday, September 3, 2024, CENTAL Executive Director Anderson Miamen said all appointees, except one, were handpicked and did not participate in…
The Justice in Chambers at the Supreme Court of Liberia has declined to issue a writ of prohibition as prayed for by former officials of government who are being investigated for economic related crimes committed during the regime of former President George Weah. Justice Yusuf D. Kaba’s action is as a result of a conference…
The Liberia National Police (LNP) has arrested Nana Gyamfi, a 28-year-old Liberian journalist, for the illegal possession of a firearm. In a release dated Tuesday, September 3, 2024, the LNP said Journalist Gyamfi was arrested earlier on Tuesday at Kwatekeh Radio Station located on the Capital By-pass in Monrovia following a tip-off. The firearm was…
An adjunct lecturer at the University of Liberia Department of Communication and Media Studies is appealing to the Liberia Environmental Protection Agency and the Legislature to collaborate in developing a policy and legal framework that will make plastic recycling mandatory. Plastics constitute 14.2 percent of Monrovia’s waste, according to Research Gate, a Germany-based network of…
The Government of Indonesia has committed US$3.5 billion to African nations including Liberia, one of the countries participating in the three-day Indonesia-African Forum currently ongoing in Bali, Indonesia. The three-day event is anticipated to produce deliverables that can be implemented and have an immediate impact, with values expected to reach up to US$3.5 billion. The…
The main opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) has taken a definite position on the recent decision by the Supreme Court of Liberia to find former Chief Justice Gloria Musu Scott and her family members not guilty for the murder of the late Charloe Musu. The CDC Secretary General who spoke recently, blamed Mr. Stanton…
As Liberia enters its 21st year of unhindered peace since the signing of the Accra Peace Accord, Justice Minister Oswald N. Tweh says the Government of Liberia is committed to the establishment of a War and Economic Crimes Court to prosecute those who carried out atrocities during the brutal Liberia civil war. “It has been…
President Joseph N. Boakai has highlighted the need for economic collaboration between Liberia and Indonesia in areas captured under his of his ‘ARREST’ Agenda (including Agriculture, Roads, Rule of Law, Education, Sanitation, and Tourism) at the ongoing Africa-Indonesia Forum in Bali, Indonesia. The Liberian leader emphasized the significance of the long-standing relationship between Liberia and…
The National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) has disclosed a confirmed case of Monkeypox in Greenville, Sinoe County. Speaking Monday, September 2, 2024, NPHIL Director-General Dr. Dougbeh Chris Nyan indicated that a seven-year-old female in Sinoe County with no travel history has been confirmed with Monkeypox. He further noted that in the last 24…
