Former Lawmakers of the House of Representatives have established a Special Mediatory Committee tasked to resolve the leadership impasse at the House of Representatives. In a release dated November 11, 2024, the Special Mediatory Committee said it will make efforts to address the political standoff within the House of Representatives. It can be recalled that on October…
The Commissioner General of the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA), James Dorbor Jallah, alongside Deputy Commissioners for Administration and Technical Affairs, pledged their commitment over the weekend to institutional reform and compliance with established policies aimed at enhancing transparency, building staff confidence, maintaining integrity, and bolstering revenue collection. The LRA executives emphasized in separate remarks that…
As part of ongoing efforts to enhance the capacity of community structures established to provide technical support in management of customary land, the Multi-Actor Platform on Land Governance and Responsible Agricultural Investment in Liberia (MAP Liberia Land Platform) with technical support from the Liberia Land Authority (LLA) has trained over twenty-seven Community Land Development Management…
The Movement With Integrity For National Development (MIND) for the second time around has dismissed allegations made by a Board Member of Monrovia Consolidated Schools System (MCSS), Musa Fofee Fofana, that the Superintendent of the institution James A.S Momoh is awarding contracts for producing books as well as US$86,000 contract to vendors for the renovation of…
The Acting Minister for Presidential Affairs Samuel A. Stevquoah has written the Chief Clerk of the House of Representative Mildred Siryon informing her that due to prevailing circumstances, President Joseph N. Boakai is actively seeking extensive expert advice to ensure a thorough and compliant understanding of the Supreme Court’s ruling and its implications. Acting Minister…
The battle to remove Speaker J. Fonati Koffa from his position has reached a boiling point as newly uncovered documents reveal unprecedented financial mismanagement at the National Legislature. Koffa, the first-ranking legislator in the country, has been accused of recruiting 479 individuals onto the House’s supplementary payroll, a move that is costing the government over…
Several heads of sector agencies have been invited to appear before the Committee of the Whole of the Liberian Senate on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 1 P.M. According to a Senate release, the Ministers of Finance and Development Planning, Health, Education, Commissioner General of the Liberia Revenue Authority, as well as the head of…
As the leadership crisis at the House of Representatives continues due to plots to remove House Speaker J. Fonati Koffa, the ECOWAS Parliament has informed the august body of its decision to mediate between both sides in bringing an end to the crisis. In a letter addressed to Speaker Koffa dated November 8, 2024, the…
Liberia National Police (LNP) in collaboration with the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) has released an investigative report in circumstances leading to the death of the late army Sgt Manndeh Bobby, attributing the incident to suicide. During a meeting on November 8, 2024 at the Headquarters of the Liberia National Police in Monrovia, the Chief…
The Commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), General Michael Langley, said the United States government is seeking to address Liberia’s complex security threats through sustained engagement and cooperative partnership between both nations. Speaking at a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Langley outlined the deepening military and diplomatic friendship between the…
