The Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) has approved a 12% reduction in electricity tariffs for the Bong and Nimba counties grid, operated by Jungle Energy Power (JEP). The new tariffs, which will take effect on January 31, 2025, were announced by the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners Honorable Claude J. Katta during a ceremony…
What could have been a national disaster leading to the deaths of several citizens occurred in a miraculous manner when the Cestos River ITI Bridge collapsed early on Monday, December 30, 2024, with no casualties reported from the scaring scene. The collapse of the bridge came barely a month after it had undergone extensive repairs by…
A 46 year-old man identified as Kelvin Jerry Dureng has been forwarded to the Monrovia Central Prison (South Beach) by the Monrovia City Court Magistrate L. Ben Barco for allegedly raping a minor in the Old Road Community on April 21, 2024, and has since been on the run. Defendant Dureng was arrested on December…
Despite recent happenings in the country’s political space, the head of the Archdiocese of Monrovia, Most Rev. Dr. Gabriel Blamo Jubwe, has cautioned Liberians not to allow personal and selfish interests derail the nation’s hard-won peace. In his Christmas message under the theme: “And His name shall be called Prince of Peace”, Archbishop Jubwe said,…
Montserrado County Senator Abraham Darius Dillon has condemned Sunday, December 29, 2024 mob violence that reportedly left one person dead and another severely wounded in the Paynesville area. Senator Dillon in a Facebook post said the act perpetrated against the Liberians is barbaric, unfortunate and disheartening, and a disturbing incident of that nature should never be tolerated…
The Ministry of Transport (MOT) in collaboration with the National Road Fund (NRF) has embarked on an Axle Load Control implementation and awareness campaign across the country. Speaking at the signing ceremony between the Ministry of Transport and WIDRA Liberia in Sinkor on Monday, December 16, 2024, Minister of Transport Sirleaf Ralph Tyler said it…
Bill Jallah, aged 38, was forwarded to the Monrovia City Court on Friday, December 27, 2024, for allegedly murdering his girlfriend Princess Zuo in the Duport Road area. Jallah was charged with the crimes of Murder, Criminal Attempt to Commit Murder, and Aggravated Assault. Upon receiving Defendant Jallah, Magistrate Ben L. Barco of the Monrovia…
The Assembly of Liberian Health Professionals has announced that substantial progress has been made in addressing the salary disparities among health workers following the government’s recent actions. Speaking Tuesday, December 24, 2024 in Paynesville, the Acting Secretary General of the group Benjamin O. Suamey said a salary gap closure initiative has been implemented to ensure…
What could be a serious test of the legal system of Liberia has been proposed by former Associate Justice of Liberia Kabineh Ja’neh in his quest to contest the legality of the National Budget 2025 recently passed by the legislature. It can be recalled that both the Liberian Senate and the Majority Bloc of the…
The Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) has issued several directives to the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) setting 31st January 2025 as the deadline for the resubmission of a new Tariff Application Proposal. This decision follows a request from the Interim Management Team (IMT) of LEC to withdraw the Corporation’s tariff application that was filed in…
