The President Pro-tempore of the Liberian Senate, Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence has strongly defended that august body’s integrity by saying that the US$47,000.00 recently spent in Buchanan Grand Bassa County was legal money acquired through the Senate’s Committee budget line. The Pro-tempore’s statement comes just a day after the Chairman of the Ways, Means Finance and Budget…
Grand Gedeh County Electoral District 2 Representative, Marie Johnson has called upon the Liberia Refugee, Repatriation, Resettlement and Reintegration Commission (LRRRC) to expedite the resettlement and reintegration process for the recently repatriated Liberians from Ghana. Representative Johnson serves as Chairperson of the House Standing Committee on Refugees, Repatriation, Resettlement, and Rehabilitation. She made the statement…
Days after the Minister of Internal Affairs of Liberia Francis Nyumalin brought an Indian identified as Manoj Kumar Vatwani into the country, the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) has deported the Indian man from Liberia leaving more questions than answer. According to our reporter, Vatwani was brought into Liberia on Sunday, June 9, 2024 by the…
The Liberian Senate has voted to establish a National Board that would determine the monthly price of rubber. The Rubber Board will regulate the prices of rubber on the Liberian market. Additionally, the Liberian Senate voted that Executive Order 124, which prohibits the exportation of unprocessed rubber from Liberia remains enforced. The Senate’s decision to…
Grand Kru County Senator, Albert T. Chie has pleaded with his colleagues for the allocation of US$1million each for the rehabilitation of the eleven domestic airports. Senator Chie in a communication on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, said there is a need for government to rehabilitate domestic airstrips across the country for economic growth. Senator Chie’s…
The Liberian Senate will on June 6, 2024 converge in the port city of Buchanan, Grand Bassa County, for a four-day retreat. The retreat runs up to June 9. According to the Senate Press Bureau, the retreat will be held under the theme: ‘Ensuring a robust Senate Oversight’. It is aimed at making revitalization plans…
On May 27, a significant milestone in Liberia’s commitment to sustainable forest management and climate action was achieved as key stakeholders convened at the Corina Hotel in Monrovia for the review and validation of feasibility studies supporting the Forest Sector Carbon Roadmap and Actions for Liberia. The primary objective was to get feedback and advice…
The Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives, Thomas Fallah, has set up an ad-hoc committee to probe the management of Bea Mountain Mining Corporation over its violation of a key recommendation from a specialized committee. Plenary’s decision was triggered by a communication from Montserrado County Electoral District 7 Representative, Emmanuel Dahn. Representative Dahn said Bea…
House of Representatives Speaker, J. Fonati Koffa, has outlined challenges confronting the education sector, recommending concrete steps to improve it. Speaker Koffa among those challenges highlighted the conferment of degrees on grandaunts not adequately capable of defending their respective academic credentials. The Speaker also decried the appalling learning conditions impeding learning activities at the tertiary…
The President Pro-Tempore of the Liberian Senate, Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence has disclosed that the second quarter of their sitting will be robust on implementation, monitoring and evaluation especially, with the various allotments in the 2024 National budget. Pro-Tempore Karnga-Lawrence made the statement on Thursday, May 16, 2024 at the opening of the second quarter. Senator Lawrence…
