A 46 year-old man identified as Kelvin Jerry Dureng has been forwarded to the Monrovia Central Prison (South Beach) by the Monrovia City Court Magistrate L. Ben Barco for allegedly raping a minor in the Old Road Community on April 21, 2024, and has since been on the run. Defendant Dureng was arrested on December…
Despite recent happenings in the country’s political space, the head of the Archdiocese of Monrovia, Most Rev. Dr. Gabriel Blamo Jubwe, has cautioned Liberians not to allow personal and selfish interests derail the nation’s hard-won peace. In his Christmas message under the theme: “And His name shall be called Prince of Peace”, Archbishop Jubwe said,…
Montserrado County Senator Abraham Darius Dillon has condemned Sunday, December 29, 2024 mob violence that reportedly left one person dead and another severely wounded in the Paynesville area. Senator Dillon in a Facebook post said the act perpetrated against the Liberians is barbaric, unfortunate and disheartening, and a disturbing incident of that nature should never be tolerated…
The Ministry of Transport (MOT) in collaboration with the National Road Fund (NRF) has embarked on an Axle Load Control implementation and awareness campaign across the country. Speaking at the signing ceremony between the Ministry of Transport and WIDRA Liberia in Sinkor on Monday, December 16, 2024, Minister of Transport Sirleaf Ralph Tyler said it…
The Assembly of Liberian Health Professionals has announced that substantial progress has been made in addressing the salary disparities among health workers following the government’s recent actions. Speaking Tuesday, December 24, 2024 in Paynesville, the Acting Secretary General of the group Benjamin O. Suamey said a salary gap closure initiative has been implemented to ensure…
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…
