What could be a serious test of the legal system of Liberia has been proposed by former Associate Justice of Liberia Kabineh Ja’neh in his quest to contest the legality of the National Budget 2025 recently passed by the legislature. It can be recalled that both the Liberian Senate and the Majority Bloc of the…
The Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) has issued several directives to the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) setting 31st January 2025 as the deadline for the resubmission of a new Tariff Application Proposal. This decision follows a request from the Interim Management Team (IMT) of LEC to withdraw the Corporation’s tariff application that was filed in…
Gbarnga City Mayor Gallah Varpilah says beginning January 2025, Sunday selling will be prohibited in the city, a decision meant to align Gbarnga with other county capitals that have adopted similar practices. The mayor said he is in readiness to take the matter to the Supreme Court for interpretation if challenged. He argued that the…
The Liberian Ministers’ Alliance of Delaware Valley (LMADV) held its highly anticipated General Assembly 2024 on Saturday, December 21, at the House of Wisdom in North East Philadelphia. The event marked a significant milestone in the organization’s history, as members gathered to pass key resolutions that will shape the alliance’s future. In a bold move,…
A group under the banner “The Kids Reading For All Foundation” has donated educational materials, including pens, copybooks, pencils and L$2,800 to fifteen scholarship students at the Ambulia Gbangba Public School in Maizen, Bomi County. The donation, led by the foundation’s CEO Saimo Omias Kortu, Executive Director E. Reagan G.T. Barcon II, and other team…
The Movement for Progressive Change (MPC) through its national chairperson has condemned a recent statement by President Joseph Nyuma Boakai suggesting that government officials should be generous to ordinary citizens with stolen public funds. The party said it views the president’s statement as deeply troubling and blatantly encouraging corruption by government officials as long as…
Former Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah and four other ex-officials of government on Friday, December 20, 2024 pleaded not guilty to all economic related crimes levied against them, joining issue with the state. Defendants Samuel Tweah, former Finance Minister, Nyanti Tuan, former Acting Justice Minister/Solicitor General, D. Moses P. Cooper, former Controller of the Financial…
Both the Liberian Senate and the Majority Bloc of the House of Representatives have concurred to pass the Fiscal Year 2025 Draft National Budget in the tone of 880 million United States Dollars. The House Plenary took the decision Friday during the 2nd day sitting in the extension of the 3rd quarter following a comprehensive…
The Juvenile Court was established in 1972 under the Judiciary Law (Title 17, Liberian Code of Laws Revised, Chapter 10), a milestone for Liberia. However, it was originally designed as a regular adult court, and its infrastructure and processes were not tailored to the unique requirements of juvenile justice. The court has since operated under…
In the wake of Liberia’s selection by the Board of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) for a second Compact, Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan has held a very productive high-level engagement with senior officials from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to discuss the roll-out of the eagerly anticipated second MCC Compact. During…
