The Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives, Thomas Fallah, has set up an ad-hoc committee to probe the management of Bea Mountain Mining Corporation over its violation of a key recommendation from a specialized committee. Plenary’s decision was triggered by a communication from Montserrado County Electoral District 7 Representative, Emmanuel Dahn. Representative Dahn said Bea…
The Center for Media Studies and Peacebuilding CEMESP in partnership with the Accra based Media Foundation for West Africa over the weekend concluded a two-day Digital Skills Training Workshop for 50 female community radio journalists and bloggers. The participants drawn from Grand Bassa, Margibi, and Rivercess Counties were equipped with essential digital competencies, which empowered…
The Liberia National Red Cross Society (LNRCS) has donated assorted medical supplies to the John F. Kennedy Medical Center (JFK). The donation is aimed at enhancing the hospital’s capacity to treat wounds and save lives, particularly in the wake of the recent Margibi incident. “We provided essential materials including cotton wool, gauze pads, gauze bandages,…
The Ministry of Health has begun significant effort to distribute menstrual hygiene materials to high schools across Montserrado, Bomi, and Margibi Counties. This initiative coincides with the celebration of World Menstrual Hygiene Day, a global event aimed at raising awareness about the importance of good menstrual hygiene management. Speaking to journalists during the distribution ceremony…
Information Minister, Jerolinmek M. Piah says the Government of Liberia has not made any final decision regarding the acquisition of 285 earth moving equipment. Addressing the Ministry of Information regular press briefing on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, Minister Piah said it was a presentation made at just ended cabinet retreat by the Minister of State…
The Executive Director of the Liberia Refugee Repatriation and Resettlement Commission, (LRRRC) has disclosed a staggering 80 percent of the over 700 Liberian refugees, who were recently repatriated from Ghana, to be drug addicts. Patrick Worzie made the disclosure when he spoke on Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at the Ministry of Information regular press briefing…
The Vanguard Student Unification Party (SUP), says President Joseph N. Boakai’s first 100 days in office was is a failure. According to a press statement released by the student group on 28 May in Monrovia, SUP recalled January of 2024 that President Boakai promised the Liberian people of an agenda that will reflect change and…
The Commissioner General of the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS), Stephen Zargo has told members of the ECOWAS Citizens Union in Liberia to be good if they should be protected by the Government of Liberia. Speaking as one of the guest lecturers at program making the official celebration of ECOWAS Citizens Union 49th anniversary held at…
House of Representatives Speaker, J. Fonati Koffa, has outlined challenges confronting the education sector, recommending concrete steps to improve it. Speaker Koffa among those challenges highlighted the conferment of degrees on grandaunts not adequately capable of defending their respective academic credentials. The Speaker also decried the appalling learning conditions impeding learning activities at the tertiary…
The Senate Committee on Public Works has disclosed that Minister Roland L. Giddings apologized the committee for implementing contracts to fix the roads without legislative approval. Speaking on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, the Committee Chairman, Albert T. Chie said it was established that the Ministry misstep but it was in the interest of the Liberian…
