The Students Unification Party (SUP) has alarmed over contradictions in President Joseph Boakai’s Rescue Budget as the Agriculture Sector receives little budgetary support. SUP, in a press release, said agriculture remains a tool of essentialism that leads to the eradication of poverty, and food insecurity, the provision of employment opportunities and the promotion of rapid…
The Chairman of the Unity Party (UP), J. Luther Tarpeh, has written Vice President, Jeremiah Koung to intervene in easing what he sees as a growing tension between the Liberia National Police and motorcyclists. In his communication to Vice President Koung, Tarpeh appealed to the Liberian Government to relinquish its plan of banning motorcyclists and…
Bong County Electoral District #7 Representative, Foday Fahnbulleh has written the Plenary of the House of Representatives over the pollution of St. Paul River in Fuamah and Sanoyea by local miners. Representative Fahnbulleh told his colleagues that the situation is causing serious health hazard for residents. “Honorable Speaker and colleagues, I wish to inform you…
As part of efforts to end post-electoral conflict in Liberia, Migrant as Messenger (MAMAL), has ended the first phase of post-electoral conflict awareness in Grand Gedeh, Bong and Nimba Counties. The campaign focused on a messages of unity, peace-building and reconciliation, thereby referencing the Farmington River Declaration. Citizens in those counties were enlightened on the…
To fast-track the establishment of the War Crimes Court in Liberia, pressure group, Global Justice for Peace and Human Rights Advocacy Network (GJPHRAN) has called on President Joseph Nyumah Boakai to swiftly sign the legal documents as a means to end impunity in Liberia. The group’s Global Director, Dr. Marie Scott Wilson in a press…
The International Observation Mission in Africa, Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy (EISA-IEOM) has expressed frustration over the absence of female candidates in pending by-elections in Nimba and Grand Gedeh Counties. The by-elections are expected to be held on April 23, 2024. According to Antonetta Hamandishe, Acting Country Representative and Chief of Party (EISA-LIEOM Project), the…
The National Elections Commission (NEC) says it has received ballot papers for the Nimba County Senatorial and Grand Gedeh District #1 Representative by-elections. Speaking Monday, April 15, 2024, the NEC Chairperson Madam Davidetta Browne- Lansanah said the ballot papers arrived on Saturday, 13 April 2024 from the Republic of Ghana via the Roberts International Airport….
The Solidarity and Trust for a New Day (STAND), a civil society organization dedicated to integrity, accountability and the rule of law, reiterates its call for the Senate to endorse the resolution by the House of Representatives on the establishment of the war and economic crimes court for Liberia. A statement issued on Monday, April…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has nominated human rights lawyer Cllr. Findley Karngar as Chairperson of the Office of Ombudsman. The president made the nomination last Friday less than three months after ascending to the country’s highest seat. The Office of the Ombudsman is charged with the responsibilities among other things, to enforce the adherence…
Women’s Situation Room (WSR) with support from Angie Brooks International Centre, holds a three-day Women Political Mediation and Peace Dialogue. This program aims at promoting peaceful electoral environment and community security in Liberia. Speaking Tuesday, April 2, 2024 in Monrovia, journalist Marka Davis pointed out some challenges media institutions faced during the recent presidential elections…
