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…
Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) Legislative Caucus Chairman, Senator Nathaniel F. McGill has disclosed that the party will be back in power 2029. Senator McGill made the statement recently at the party headquarters in Congo Town during an engagement with partisans and well-wishers. He said Liberians have already started missing former President George M. Weah…
The former Chairman of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), Mulbah Morlu has blamed their government for the failure to pressurize Bea Mountain to implement its Mineral Development Agreement. Morlu, now National Chairman of Solidarity Trust for A New Day (STAND), made the disclosure during a one-day fact-finding visit to Kinjor last Saturday. “Currently, I…
The Free Conscious Independent and Objective Thinkers of Liberia has described as a reckless, irresponsible, and willful attempt by Montserrado County District #10 Representative Yekeh Kolubah to malign and defame the hard-earned reputation of Minister of State Sylvester Grigsby, citing bribery. In a statement, the group said while it encourages free speech in Liberian society,…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai appears to be resolute in clamping down on vices that have undermined the development of Liberia, stressing that nothing will frighten him in his quest to transform Liberia. He said Liberia has what it takes to be developed considering the resources that God has given the country, but bad governance over…
