The Specialized Committee of the House of Representatives set up recently to probe into the issue of budget tempering has presented a critical report to Plenary, confirming that unauthorized alterations had been made to the 2024 National Budget. The Committee, established by Speaker J. Fonati Koffa, was tasked with investigating these allegations of budget tampering….
Members of the House of Representative on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, unanimously passed a bill establishing the National Tourism Authority. The Bill is titled: An Act to Amend Title 30, Public Authorities Laws Liberian Code of Law Revised Establish in Lieu The Liberian National Tourism Authority. The bill was passed through recommendations contained in a…
The main opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) has taken a definite position on the recent decision by the Supreme Court of Liberia to find former Chief Justice Gloria Musu Scott and her family members not guilty for the murder of the late Charloe Musu. The CDC Secretary General who spoke recently, blamed Mr. Stanton…
Liberia’s former Minister of State for Presidential Affairs now Senator of Margibi County, Nathaniel F. McGill, through his legal team, has filed for a Writ of Prohibition against the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC). McGill’s writ seeks to halt any ongoing investigation into his actions during his tenure as Minister of State for Presidential Affairs under…
Liberia’s prominent civil society and anti-impunity organization, the Solidarity and Trust for a New Day (STAND), condemns the August 22 police raid that spread into the headquarters of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) in Congo Town, a suburb of Monrovia. STAND observed that the force used by the Police was brutal. STAND calls for…
Margibi County Senator Nathaniel F. McGill on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, honored an invitation from the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) to answer to allegations of payroll padding and other corrupt activities under his watch as Minister of State for Presidential Affairs during regime of former President George Weah. Senator McGill was invited specifically to answer…
The Liberia People Democratic Party (LPDP) has condemned what appears to be a retrogressive tendency in the democratic forward march speedily taking root in the governance of the state under the ruling Unity Party-led government. Speaking with reporters Friday, August 16, 2024, in Monrovia, LPDP National Chairperson D. Wa Hne, Jr. stated that if this…
The Liberia People Democratic Party (LPDP) has criticized the Government of Liberia for what it sees as missteps in proceeding with the rule of law. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, August 7, 2024 in Congo Town, National Chairman, D. Wa Hne said while it is true that the Unity Party led government is…
The Political Leader of the main opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) and former President George M. Weah has disclosed that the party will resist any attempt from President Joseph Nyuma Boakai intended to weaponize the country’s judicial system to his selfish advantage. Addressing a news conference on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, Weah said the…
The former ruling National Patriotic Party (NPP) has endorsed the Unity Party-led government’s prosecution of former officials from ex-President George Weah’s administration allegedly involved in corruption, but calls for the process to be holistic and non-selective. Recently, several senior ex-officials of the Weah-Taylor administration were indicted, including ex-Finance Minister Samuel Tweah, former National Security Advisor…
