Montserrado County Senator Abraham Darius Dillon has formally submitted to the Liberian Senate a proposed legislation titled the “Diaspora Development Fund Act of 2026,” a bill seeking to establish a sustainable national development financing mechanism through a fixed contribution of US$1 on every remittance transaction sent to Liberia from abroad. Liberia’s diaspora community remains one…
Representative Musa Hassan Bility has written a communication to the Plenary of the House of Representatives to summon the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC) Managing Director to clarify his recent statement that 76% Liberians have access to safe drinking water. In a communication presented to the office of the Chief Clerk on May 19,…
The Supreme Court of Liberia, through Justice-in-Chambers Yussif D. Kaba, has dismissed a Bill of Information filed by former Montserrado County District #10 lawmaker Yekeh Y. Kolubah, ruling that the House of Representatives was not properly served with the stay order issued in connection with his petition for a writ of prohibition. Justice Kaba delivered…
Despite the country currently reporting zero confirmed cases of the Ebola Virus, the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) says that the country remains at heightened risk for infection. Recently, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) reported a new outbreak of the Ebola virus disease in the country. As of Monday, May…
The Charge D’Affairs of the United States Embassy in Liberia, Joseph Zadrozny, has praised Jeety Rubber and its subsidiary, the Salala Rubber Corporation, for its model of private investment and community development in Weala, Margibi County. Speaking during a visit to the companies on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, Zadrozny described the companies’ achievements as a…
The Government of Liberia has launched a major investigation into possible revenue leakages and financial irregularities after a compliance audit uncovered serious discrepancies within the country’s revenue collection and reconciliation systems. At a joint press conference held Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Monrovia, Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan of the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning…
The Presiding Judge of Criminal Court “C” at the Temple of Justice has launched a formal investigation into alleged jury misconduct in the high-profile US$6.2 million economic sabotage case involving former Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel D. Tweah Jr. and several former government officials. The probe follows reports that some empaneled jurors may have…
A dramatic and emotionally charged trial involving the death of police officer Mark D. Bracewell ended Monday, May 18, 2026, in a hung jury, compelling the court to declare a mistrial. Jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict in the case of defendant Francis Nana, the commercial driver accused of murdering the officer with his…
The Management of John F. Kennedy Medical Center has noted several misleading social media posts alleging that doctors at the hospital are protesting over salaries and that no medical doctors are currently on duty. Speaking Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at the Ministry of Information, Minister Jerolinmek M. Piah said the Management categorically refutes these claims…
Four Senators from the Southeast of Liberia have written the Plenary of the Liberian Senate seeking intervention regarding the Proposed Dissolution of Cities, Boroughs, and Townships under Sections 2.16(c). 2.16(d), and 2.16(e) of the Local Government Act. In a communication to Plenary on Thursday, May 19, 2026, Grand Kru Senator Albert T. Chie, Numene T….
