Madam Siobhán Mullally, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, has called on Liberia to prioritize prevention of trafficking in its development agenda and take concerted action to counter labour and sexual exploitation that particularly affect women and girls. Speaking Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at One UN House while concluding a 10-day official visit…
The Government of Liberia has announced a bounty of US$5,000 for anyone who provides relevant information regarding the fire incident at the Capitol Building in Monrovia. Speaking Wednesday, December 18, 2024, during a special press briefing, Information Minister Jerolinmek M. Piah said the money is available for anyone with credible information that will lead to…
The planned “White Tuesday” protest of December 17, 2024 turned chaotic as police were forced to exchange teargas with protesters who attempted to overrun the Capitol Building in Monrovia. The protesters resulted in throwing stones at the Liberia National Police after being prevented from using the premises of the Executive Mansion to access the capitol…
President Joseph N. Boakai has admitted to debts owed by Liberia to the ECOWAS Community, but said that the country is making significant efforts in paying some of those arrears. Speaking Monday, December 16, 2024 at the Roberts International Airport upon his arrival from the 66th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of…
After the Supreme Court Chambers Justice declined to issue a writ of certiorari prayed for by prosecution lawyers, Criminal Court “C” at the Temple of Justice will kick off today, Wednesday December 18, 2024, trail of former Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah and others to answer to alleged corruption allegations. Initially, the court set December…
As Police in Monrovia continues the investigation of a pastor in training known as Levite in the Garden of Prayer Church of God for allegedly raping a 12-year-old student, medical reports showed that the survivor had been sodomized overly. The incident allegedly occurred within the vicinity of the church compound in the Jamaica Road Community…
The Personal Aide to former President George Manneh Weah, Sekou Kalasco Damaro, and fourteen other rioters were sent to the Monrovia Central Prison (South Beach) by the Monrovia City Court Magistrate Ben L. Barco after being handed over to the court for involvement in Monday’s December 17, 2024 violent protest. The defendants are charged with…
Assistant Labour Minister for Trade Union Affairs Rufus Saylee has challenged the newly inducted leadership of the Bea Mountain Mining Company Workers’ Union (BMMCWU) to seek the welfare of their members as a key priority of the administration. Saylee said over the years, local trade union leaders across the country had compromised the welfare of…
The Majority Bloc of House of Representatives Joint Ways, Means, Finance and Development Planning and Public Accounts Committee has commenced the expenditure hearing of Fiscal Year 2025 Draft National Budget. It can be recalled that the draft budget for 2025 was submitted at a little over US$ 851Million, an increase of $112,875,039 compared with the…
The planned withdrawal of three member states including Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from ECOWAS seems to worry President Joseph N. Boakai, describing the action as “pressing challenge” to the region and calling for an urgent attention and coordinated efforts on the matter. Speaking Sunday, December 15, 2024 at the 66th Ordinary Session of the…
