Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has thrown her full support behind the establishment of both the Office for the Establishment of the War and Economic Crimes Court for Liberia (OWECC-L)-led War and Economic Crimes Court process and a proposed Specialized National Anti-Corruption Court, urging President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to treat the proposal with the…
The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) has warned that more than 100,000 people could be affected by climate-related hazards during Liberia’s 2026 rainy season, as the country braces for heavier rainfall in the coming months. Speaking in an interview in Monrovia over the weekend, the agency’s Public Relations Officer, Archievego Menneah Doe, said the projection…
The Global Logistic Service (GLS)-Menzies has confirmed that its cargo handling and weight verification procedures detected a discrepancy in a shipment presented for acceptance, prompting the company to immediately halt the shipment and notify the relevant authorities in line with its established operational procedures. In a statement released by the company, GLS-Menzies said the action…
The Ministry of Labour has launched a robust nationwide Minimum Wage Salary Payment Verification Exercise, with several Liberian-owned businesses and entities found in violation. A Labour Ministry press release issued from Gbarnga, Bong County, quotes Labour Ministry’s Assistant Director of Minimum Wage Division, Madam Blessing Suah, who is heading the team, as disclosing that the…
Montserrado County Senator Abraham Darius Dillon has alarmed over what he calls the prolonged and deafening public silence by the Joint Security investigating the over US$19.2 million Cocaine Case. According to the Montserrado County lawmaker, it’s becoming even more troubling and vexing since the incident was reported on June 8. He added, “And, it has…
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Mullin v. Doe, giving the Trump administration broad authority to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and severely limiting the power of federal courts to review or block such decisions. While the immediate case centered on stripping legal protections from over 350,000 migrants from Haiti and Syria, the ruling…
The International Monetary Fund has praised Liberia for making significant strides in stabilizing its economy and implementing critical fiscal reforms, projecting a stronger economic performance in 2026 as the country continues its recovery and development trajectory. The IMF, in a statement released Thursday at the conclusion of its latest mission to Monrovia, said Liberia’s economy…
Barely a month after vowing not to go as Vice President to any political actors in Liberian politics, Alternative National Congress (ANC) Political Leader Alexander B. Cummings has finally succumbed offering a flexibility for his political ambition after two attempts of Standard Bearer only” vowing to now serve as a car boy to his political…
Mr. Paul King, the General Manager of GLS-Menzies-one of the persons of interest in the ongoing US$19.2 million drugs probe has informed investigators that the drugs was given to him by a person identified as Rahem Bah on June 5, 2026 who call his office for quotation. According to King’s testimony, the shipment was then…
The level of criticisms against Vice President Jeremiah Koung by some politicians from his own Nimba County continue to intensify with some citizens of the country describing it as hatred and envy against the vice president. Recently, former Mines Minister, Wilmot who is also a Nimnaian, labelled several allegations against the Liberian Vice President in…
