The President of the Liberian National Bar Association (LNBA) Cllr. Sylvester D. Rennie and United States Ambassador to Liberia Mark Christopher Toner have held talks on the establishment of a war and economic crimes court and strengthening of diplomatic relations. The both statesmen exchanged thoughts at a recent Transitional Justice Stakeholders Roundtable hosted by the new…
In the wake of a damaging audit report of the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) by the General Auditing Commission (GAC), the National Civil Society Council of Liberia (NCSCL) has taken President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. to task for hastily accepting the resignation of Deputy Governor for Operations at the Bank, Madam Nyemadi Pearson. NCSCL,…
Representative Foday E. Fahnbulleh of District #7 in Bong County has raised serious accusations against China Union, alleging that the company had secretly flipped ownership to another entity without informing the Liberian Government. China Union is the Chinese company that admitted to abandoning nearly all of its responsibilities under its Mineral Development Agreement (MDA) in…
Team Unity of Mae Azango has voiced significant concerns regarding the transparency and preparedness of the Press Union of Liberia (PUL) Election Commission, just two days before the initially scheduled election date of August 24, 2024. According to a release dated August 21, 2024, candidates representing Team Unity are Mae Azango for President, Aloysious Makor…
The Press Bureau of the House of Representatives has termed as fake and misleading media reports suggesting that Bong County District#3 Representative, J. Marvin Cole has been suspended as Chairman of the Rules, Order, and Administration (ROA) committee. Press Director Robert B. Haynes, in a statement issued Wednesday, August 21, 2024, stated that the Chairman…
Former President George Weah has expressed shock and dismay over what he termed as the police’s decision to open fire on innocent civilians near his party’s headquarters and in the surrounding areas. Speaking to a local daily yesterday August 21, 2024 following the police raid behind the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) national headquarters on…
Margibi County Senator Nathaniel F. McGill on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, honored an invitation from the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) to answer to allegations of payroll padding and other corrupt activities under his watch as Minister of State for Presidential Affairs during regime of former President George Weah. Senator McGill was invited specifically to answer…
The Liberia National Police (LNP) has dismissed with immediate effect Corporal Sabastine G. Weedee (LNP-2753) of the Police Support Unit (PSU) for criminal misconduct. The dismissal follows a complaint filed by Estella Metzger, an employee of the United Bank of Africa (UBA), who alleged that Officer Weedee visited the UBA 5th Street branch under the pretense…
The National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) through its Director General Emma Metieh Glassco has launched a new fisheries project in Monrovia with a call to the European Union to support the University of Liberia Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences Department to further enhance and strengthen the knowledge gap. Speaking Tuesday, August 20, 2024, during the…
The World Bank has taken issue with the Director General of National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFFA), Emma Metieh Glassco, in relation to the Liberia Sustainable Management of Fisheries Project (LSMFP). In a communication to Madam Glasso dated August 16, 2024, the Bank said, “This letter serves as a formal expression of our concern with…
