The House of Representatives has been embroiled in a series of crises originating from the quest of a group of lawmakers under the canopy of the Majority Bloc to remove Representative J. Fonati Koffa as Speaker of the House through a resolution. The impasse escalated as the body was split into two sessions, with the Majority Bloc…
The Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) says it is preparing to graduate at least 500 new recruits slated for Saturday, December 7, 2024 at the Joseph Nyumah Boakai LIS Training Academy in Lofa County. Speaking Tuesday, December 3, 2024, Elijah Rufus, Acting Commissioner of the LIS said since the academy was constructed ten years ago, this was…
The House of Representatives has been embroiled with a series of brouhahas centered on the division of the body over an ongoing attempt to strip House Speaker J. Fonati Koffa of his position. On October 17, 2024, about 47 lawmakers named and styled ‘Majority Bloc’ signed a resolution calling for the removal of the Speaker…
It is an unarguable fact that Liberia’s healthcare system has suffered critical challenges since the end of the civil war that destroyed the country’s infrastructures and claimed the lives of scores of citizens. It is even more unimaginable that in this 21st Century, an independent nation as old as 177 years, is still struggling to establish…
It’s no secret that the church is one of the strongest pillars of the existence of Liberia due to its pivotal role played in the formation of what would later be considered as the first independent nation of Africa. It is written in black and white that Liberia was established out of the belly of the church…
It’s barely nine months since you, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, ascended to the seat of the Presidency of the Republic of Liberia on January, 22, 2024, after a scarce win in a highly contested election against your fiercest political rival, then ruling establishment, the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC). The Liberian people elected you not…
It was a scary scene at the Capitol Building in Monrovia on Monday, September 16, 2024, when dismissed officers of the Executive Protection Service (EPS) ransacked and shut down activities of the Legislature for over an hour. The dismissed officers had gathered to demand from the Government of Liberia benefits for services rendered to the EPS, but the…
Few months ago, the Government of Liberia under the leadership of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai began the importation of the first and second batches of the 285 pieces of heavy-duty trucks and earth-moving equipment from the Freeport of Monrovia to the BTC Barracks. The equipment were brought into the country under a murky agreement with…
The Liberia National Police (LNP) announced that they will begin restricting motorcyclists and tricycle riders from using the main streets of Monrovia and its environs beginning May 15, 2024. The announcement followed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on April 23, 2024 between the LNP and Federation of Motorcycle and Tricycle Union of…
The Liberian Government has begun massive dismissals of employees who are said to be on supplementary payroll. The Ministry of State for Presidential Affairs recently dismissed about 700 workers while other ministries and agencies are considering similar actions. The Decision By the Ministry of State sparked protest on Friday, March 29, 2024 on the grounds…
