The Liberian Senate has ordered an investigation into alleged bribery at checkpoints nationwide. President Pro Tempore Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence instructed the Committee on Defense and Security to probe the claims, following concerns raised by Grand Gedeh County Senator Thomas Yaya Nimely. Senator Nimely highlighted unnecessary checkpoints and alleged harassment of citizens by joint security members. The…
River Gee County Senator Jonathan Boy-Charles Sogbie has expressed dissatisfaction over several unfinished and abandoned projects across the country, disclosing that there are more of such in River Gee County. Speaking during the Senate’s regular session on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, Senator Sogbie expressed deep concern that several of these projects were initiated under the…
The Ministry of National Defense has issued a final and uncompromising warning to all illegal occupants of Camp Ramrod Military Barracks, popularly known as the 72nd Barracks, ordering them to vacate the premises within 14 days or face forceful removal. In a statement released Wednesday, January 21, 2026, the Ministry directed civilians unlawfully residing within…
Lawmakers of the 55th House of Representatives are expected to continue debates for the allocation of additional electoral seats after they failed to reach a common understanding on Tuesday. It can be recalled that tensions rose at the 3rd session of the House on January 20, 2025, as lawmakers debated a motion to reconsider the…
Tina Qualah, a 34-year-old woman from Liberia, is appealing for help from philanthropic organizations and generous individuals to secure foreign treatment for her stage II cervical cancer, which doctors say is rapidly spreading. In an interview on Monday, January 16, 2026, Tina’s mother, Ma Jartu Dukuly, shared that she received a call from her daughter…
The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) has secured a grand jury indictment against two officials associated with the Monrovia Consolidated School System (MCSS) for alleged acts of money laundering, bribery, and criminal conspiracy involving over Eight Million Liberian Dollars (LRD 8,279,500.00). Those indicted are Mr. Kabineh Keita, Insurance Broker of the MCSS, and Madam Sonita Dangan,…
The Representative of District #1 in Maryland County, P. Mike Jurry, attributes his political success to the support he continues to receive from Marylanders both at home and abroad. He said the support and patronage of his people made him not only a distinguished and strong political leader, but a National Icon destined to make…
The Republic of Liberia was represented by Dr. Teeko Tozay Yorlay, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, at a high-level ceremonial event held under the patronage of the United Nations in Nice on January 17, 2026, marking the official entry into force of the International Treaty on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of…
The University of Liberia Center for Testing and Evaluation (CTE) has released the results of the November 22, 2025, Entrance and Placement Examination, with a total of 3,277 or 40.97 percent of candidates passing successfully. The current results show that 1,747 female candidates or (53.31 percent) made successful pass for the undergraduate category. In the…
As part of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact development process, a high-level delegation from the United States on Monday, January 19, held technical engagements with the Board of Commissioners and management of the Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) at the Commission’s offices in Monrovia. The engagement marks an important step following the MCC Board’s…
