Liberia’s former Vice President and Political Leader of the National Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Jewel Howard-Taylor, says the National Patriotic Party recommends that registration fees for outlined positions in Liberia’s electoral process be set in several financial structures. The former Vice President proposed that the fee for a presidential candidate should be US$15,000, Vice President-US$10,000,…
The United States Government, through the U.S. Department of War and the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, has concluded an intensive four-week training program that certified 27 new Drill Sergeants for the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL). The training was conducted at Camp Sande Ware in Careysburg and formed part of continued cooperation aimed at strengthening…
By Derek M. Moore In Part I, we met Joseph Gbaba before the stage fully found him. In Part II, we followed the young playwright from Carroll High School to the University of Liberia, Blamadon Theatre Workshop, Dehkontee Artists Theatre, Inc. (DATI), Bai T. Moore, and the professional theatre training that helped sharpen what Liberia…
The recent interception of over 237 kilograms of cocaine, valued at a staggering US$19 million at Roberts International Airport (RIA) has generated public interest as many Liberians continue to wonder as to who owns the drugs and brought it into the country with the Government of Liberia naming at least ten persons of interest in…
Former Vice President Madam Jewel Howard Taylor has criticized opposition political parties and sections of the media for what she described as their persistent focus on negative developments in Liberia while overlooking positive achievements being made across the country. Speaking publicly on recent national developments, Madam Taylor argued that opposition figures and media outlets often…
The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has unequivocally rejected and condemned the false, malicious, and reckless reports circulating on social media alleging that DCP Fitzgerald T. M. Biago, Officer-in-Charge of the LDEA, is contemplating resignation due to pressure arising from ongoing investigations. According to a LDEA release, this claim is entirely baseless and without merit….
Criminal Court “A” at the Temple of Justice has formally granted temporary medical travel leave to Montserrado County District #15 Representative Abu Bana Kamara, alongside the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa. The court approved separate applications filed by the lawmakers’ legal teams to lift active travel restrictions, allowing them…
By Derek M. Moore In Part I, we followed Joseph Gbaba before the stage fully found him — from BTC and PHP, through his early schooling, to St. Philomena’s, Carroll High School, and the first play that revealed his belief that theatre could teach, unite, and preserve culture. But a calling is only the beginning….
Liberia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy has moved to calm public excitement over the reported oil discovery in Grand Bassa County, with Mines and Energy Minister R. Matenokay Tingban saying that the substance found is waste oil, not crude oil. The latest statement follows days of renewed public debate on Facebook, radio, community pages, and…
Reinforcing its commitment to corporate social responsibility and national development, the Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC) has donated one hundred (100) hospital beds, six (6) patient monitors, and six (6) anesthesia machines to the Ministry of Health for onward distribution to health facilities across the country. Presenting the equipment, LPRC Managing Director Amos B. Tweh…
