The Liberian Senate Statutory Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, Claims and Petitions, has scheduled the Chief Justice-Designate, Justice Yamie Q, Gbeisay, to appear before the Committee for commencement of his confirmation proceedings on Monday, July 14, 2025, at 1:00pm in the Senate’s Chambers. According to a released issued on Friday, July 11, 2025, the Committee’s…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has returned to Liberia following a high-level diplomatic visit to the United States, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to self-reliance and renewed international partnerships. Speaking to reporters at the Roberts International Airport (RIA) on Saturday, President Boakai described the visit as “a very positive move,” aligned with his Liberia First agenda—a philosophy…
In commemoration of World Population Day, the United Nations Population Funds (UNFPA) has estimated 2025 global population at 8.2 billion (8,231,613,700). The UNFPA statistics revealed that the population of the world is projected to increase to 8.3 billion, 8.36 billion, and 8.43 billion in 2026, 2027, and 2028 respectively, naming India (1.42billion), China (1.41 billion)…
The Supreme Court of Liberia has summoned all parties in a high-profile defamation case between former Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) Hassan Fadiga and his brother Hussein Fadiga, and former LDED Chief Abraham Kromah, mandating them to appear for a judicial conference. This follows a petition for a Writ of Error file last week by…
The Ministry of Justice on Friday, July 11, 2025, officially met with representatives of STAND (Solidarity of Trust for a New Day), a civic advocacy group planning to hold peaceful protests beginning July 15-17, 2025. STAND and partners: “We The People Movement”, participating Civil Society Organizations as well as the Youth League of the Congress…
Liberia is poised to host the highly anticipated 2025 Liberian Investment Conference from July 15 to 18, 2025, at the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ministerial Complex. At a press briefing on Thursday, July 10, 2025, William Anderson, the Chief Executive Officer of NOVA Africa Venture Group, confidently announced that this year’s event is being carried out…
The House of Representatives on Thursday, July 10, 2025 passed into law two landmark pieces of legislation: An Act for the Establishment of a Probate Court and An Act for the Establishment of a Labor Court in Nimba County. The passage follows a comprehensive report from the Joint Committees on Judiciary, Internal Affairs, Ways, Means…
The Senate Committee on Labor, in its recommendations to the Plenary, disclosed that the Ministry of Labor lacks the enforcement willpower as an institution mandated by Chapter 45 of the Decent Work Act regarding the issuance of “Work Permit”. The Senate Labor Committee submitted a report to Plenary on Thursday, July 10, 2025, on the…
The main opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), through its National Youth League, has pledged support to the ‘STAND July 17th Protest,’ headed by its former Party Chairman Molubah Morlu. The endorsement culminated in a vibrant street parade across central Monrovia, signaling a heightened build-up to the anticipated mass action. Journalist Rufus Divine Brooks, Jr.,…
The House of Representatives- HOR, has instructed its Joint Committee on Ways, Means, and Judiciary to review, within two weeks, an instrument seeking to decentralize Liberia’s national development planning by creating budgetary lines for each of the country’s 73 electoral districts. The proposed legislation, titled “An Act to Create a Budgetary Line for the 73…
