As campaign for the much-publicized Nimba County By-Election intensifies, the National Civil Society Council of Liberia (NCSCL) has warned against growing violence. NCSCL in a statement issued Friday, April 11, 2025, detested the looming tension in the county ahead of the main process. In the statement issued under the signature of Chairperson, Madam Loretta Alethea…
A cautious call by the Reporters Association of Liberia(RAL) to all state actors, governments across the world and individuals in particular to treat journalists with dignity and respect is prudent and must be heeded for the betterment of the noble profession. RAL, whose call was contained in a statement issued in Monrovia sometimes ago, among…
A US Based Non for profit, non-political group, “Glamorous Girls Of Delaware Valley”, has extended its humanitarian assistance to the Redemption Hospital in the Municipal Borough of New Kru Town and the 14 Military Hospital. The group on Wednesday and Thursday, April 9-10, 2025, as part of its usual good way gesture donated over two…
After overstaying pretrial detention period at the Monrovia Central Prison (South Beach), some up to nine years, on allegations of criminal charges, Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie of Criminal Court “A” at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, released 17 inmates (first batch of over 100) upon government’s failure to prosecute….
Deepening land crises are causing chaos by the day, especially in Southeastern Liberia, where scores of clans, districts and counties are said to be neck-to-neck in the battle for land ownership. The conflict is being exacerbated in that part of the country, with River Gee County Electoral District #3 Representative Johnson Williams reporting the death…
Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie of Criminal Court “A” at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia has ordered the release of over 100 inmates from detention at the Monrovia Central Prison (South Beach) based upon a motion filed by the defense lawyers. Judge Willie’s decision on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, is a result of a motion…
The Government of Liberia (GoL), through the Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism (MICAT), has clarified that former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor is receiving her entitled retirement benefits. This counters her recent public claims. Speaking Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Ministry of Information regular press briefing, Minister Jerolimek Piah said Madam Taylor is…
The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has officially declared the month of “April” as an anti-mob violence month, as the crime has become prevalent and widespread in the Liberian society. Due to the declaration, an Anti-Mob Justice Camping Month banner was hosted on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Ministry of…
On the day of presenting his first quarterly report for 2025, the Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr. Emmanuel Urey Yarkpawolo, formally informed swampland (wetland) dwellers of a planned massive demolition exercise. Speaking at a news conference held Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the EPA in Sinkor, Monrovia, the EPA boss notified…
Liberia’s Education Minister has said that the country remains firmly committed to multilateralism, sustainable development, and the transformative power of education, science, and culture. Speaking at the 221st Session in Paris, where Liberia sits on UNESCO Executive Board, Minister of Education Dr. Jarso Maley Jallah delivered a strong message on behalf of the government and…
