Chamber Justice Yussif Kaba reserved a ruling in the writ of prohibition filed against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by former Executive Director Prof. Wilson Tarpeh on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Prof. Tarpeh petitioned the court because he said his tenure had not expired when President Joseph Nyumah Boakai appointed Dr. Emmanuel Urey-Yarkpawolo as the […]
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Chairperson of the Regional Centre for Governance and Security Policy Initiative (RCGSP), Jonathan Sandy, has described the presidential poll in Senegalese won by Bassirou Faye as another success story in the West Africa sub-region after the conduct of similar poll in Liberia. Sandy, a member of a consortium of civil society organisations leading the implementation […]
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Liberia: ‘Reckless and Baseless’
The Office of Rep. Thomas Alexander Goshua, II, has termed Rep. Steve Tequah of River Cess County Electoral District #1’s statement reckless and baseless. According to a release, Rep. Tequah recently alleged that Rep. Goshua was responsible for the ugly condition of a stretch of laterite road passing through electoral district #5 up to the […]
The Government of Liberia, with funding from the World Bank, West Regional, is expected to construct Liberia’s first solar farm and expand the Mount Coffee Hydropower Plant in Louisiana, Montserrado County, from 88 Megawatts to 126 Megawatts. Speaking in an exclusive interview with the NEW DAWN over the weekend after an assessment tour of the […]
President Joseph Nyumah Boakai’s Assets Recovery and Properties Retrieval Team has warned officials of the former ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) that no level of threats will thwart the government’s assets recovery efforts. Assets Recovery Taskforce Chairperson Cllr. Edwin Kla Martin issued the warning in Monrovia following consistent threats by CDC Secretary General Jefferson […]
Recently the House of Representative endorsed the establishment of the War and Economic Crimes Court through a resolution that was sent to the Liberian Senate for Concurrence. Presently, the resolution is in committee room with Nimba County Senator Prince Y. Johnson strongly opposing such decision for the court to be established. Senator Johnson Speaking to […]
Liberia’s Assets Recovery and Property Retrieval Core Taskforce has given a 10-day ultimatum to former government employees and private individuals who have government properties to voluntarily surrender these assets between March 22 and March 31, 2024, to avoid facing legal consequences. Highlighting the approach to be followed during the process, the Assets Recovery Taskforce Chairperson, […]
The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL) has called on the Government of Liberia through the new leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) to speed up investigation and release of findings into previous passport saga. CENTAL welcomes the March 18, 2024, press statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister […]
Monrovia — Representative Yekeh Y. Kolubah has accused President Joseph Nyuma Boakai of bribing each lawmaker of the House of Representatives with a US$4,500 furniture coupon to remove House Speaker Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa from the position. The Montserrado County Electoral District #10 lawmaker made the disclosure Thursday, March 21, 2024, at his office to […]
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Liberia: Scaring & Terrible!
Liberian businessman-turned-politician Mr. Simeone Freeman has termed President Joseph Nyumah Boakai’s first draft National Budget of US$692m as completely scary and terrible. The opposition Movement for Progressive Change (MPC) political leader addressed dozens of reports over the weekend, alleging that 92.5% of the proposed budget will be spent on government operations alone or recurring costs. […]
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Liberia: Your Voices Must Be Heard
In a poignant appeal to the people of Liberia, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice Beth Van Schaack urges citizens to rally behind calls for the establishment of a War and Economic Crimes Court for the country. In a recent article posted on the U.S. Embassy’s official website, Ambassador Van Schaack underscores the critical importance […]
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Liberia: Speed Up Passport Investigation
The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL) urges the Boakai administration, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to speedily investigate the previous passport saga and release the findings to the public. “CENTAL welcomes the recent decision of the government through MOFA ordering the return of all service and diplomatic passports, but we also […]
Liberia’s Information Minister Jerolinmek Piah has ordered former Liberia News Agency (LINA) Director General Kwame Oldpa Weeks to return LINA’s social media access to the Ministry or face legal action. LINA is a communication organ of the Ministry of Information. The information minister accuses Mr. Weeks of retaining control over official communication platforms belonging to […]
Liberia’s National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) says recent windstorm incidents across three counties in Liberia have left a trail of destruction, affected 1,863 individuals, and caused serious injuries to two persons. NDMA Executive Director Ansu Dulleh told a regular press briefing on Thursday, 21 March 2024, at the Ministry of Information in Monrovia that the […]
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Liberia: Boakai Flexes Muscle At Nasscorp
Monrovia — President Joseph Nyumah Boakai has dismissed National Social Security and Welfare Corporation (NASSCORP) Deputy Director General Madam Carmerna Cephas Yeke for gross insubordination to the Office of the President. So far, Madam Yeke’s dismissal on Thursday, 21 March 2024, could be the first for a senior official under the Boakai-led administration, which assumed […]
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Liberia: Boakai Orders Audit of MOS
Monrovia — President Joseph Nyumah Boakai has asked the General Auditing Commission (GAC) to conduct a comprehensive audit of the Ministry of State for Presidential Affairs. An Executive Mansion press release issued Thursday, 21 March 2024, said the audit is part of the Boakai Administration’s commitment to fighting corruption and promoting transparency and accountability. Officials […]
Former Montserrado County District #8 Representative Acarous Mosse Gray has disclosed that Grand Kru County Senator Albert Chie risks expulsion from the opposition Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC). Gray, former Secretary General of the Congress for Democratic Change and constituent of the Coalition for Democratic Change said the party will expel Senator Chie due to […]
President Joseph Nyumah Boakai has imposed financial restrictions on the Liberia Telecommunications Authority’s (LTA) outgoing chairperson, Madam Edwina Crump Zackpah. The restrictions, pending further notice, affect foreign travel, hiring new staff, contractors, or consultants, and purchasing capital assets/projects at the LTA. Due to the executive’s financial restrictions, the LTA is visibly absent from the West […]