The Liberian Senate on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 unanimously concurred with the House of Representatives to pass a crucial bill establishing the National Tourism Authority. This new legislation paves the way for the creation of an independent body, removing the Tourism Department from the Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism (MICAT) and granting it…
Rebel-styled Speaker of the 55th Legislature Richard N. Koon has promised a new chapter of growth and opportunity for Liberia. Speaking Monday, January 27, 2025 at the post State of the Nation Address (SONA) lunch at the Capitol Building in Monrovia, Speaker Koon said that the launch of the ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID) has…
One of the suspects of in the Case of the Arson Attack on the Capitol Building has admitted to crime investigators that he and others planned and carried out the felonious act on the capitol at the home of embattled House Speaker J. Fonati Foffa. On Monday, January 20, 2025, after hearing a petition for…
The late Senator Prince Y. Johnson on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 was laid in state at the Capitol Building in Monrovia as part of activities leading to successful funeral rites. The ceremony was attended by the members of the Liberian Senate and House of Representatives along with citizens from Nimba County and government officials. The…
The Pro-Tempore of the Liberian Senate Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence has threatened staffers over their plan to unlawfully disrupt senate functions due to its alleged failure to pay arrears for extra sittings. It can be recalled that senate staffers in a press engagement with journalists said the senate refused to pay their benefits for the extra sittings…
Rule of Law Legislative Caucus in support of embattled Speaker J. Fonati Koffa has disclosed that members from the Minority Bloc of the House of Representatives have decided to return to session following the Supreme Court’s failure to clarify their ruling in the illegal removal of Speaker Koffa Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, January…
Embattled House of Representatives Speaker J. Fonati Koffa could be fast losing relevance in his quest to maintain the speakership position with at least four members of his Minority Bloc apparently crossing over to the Majority Bloc which had him ousted from his position. On Monday, January 6, 2024, during the session of the Majority…
The Liberian Senate is said to be conducting scrutiny of various lines of the National Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 that could see an upsurge in revenue generation up to US$900,000,000. On Saturday, December 14, 2024, the Senate ended hearings on the 2025 National Budget revenue component to assess the possibility of the Liberia Revenue…
The Majority Bloc members of the House of Representatives have suspended four lawmakers of the Minority Bloc including Montserrado County District #9 Representative Frank S. Foko, Bong County District #5 Representative Eugene K. M Kollie, Gbarpolu County District # 1 Representative Zinnah Norman and Sinoe County District #3 Representative Alex Noah. The decision was taken…
Contrary to claims that the Liberian Senate was now dealing with the Majority Bloc lawmakers of the House of Representatives seeking to oust House Speaker J. Fonati Koffa, the body has clarified that this is not the case while resolving to suspend business with the House amid ongoing court proceedings into its leadership stalemate. Montserrado…
