Monrovia, Liberia – The House of Representatives in Liberia has issued a summons to Finance and Development Planning Minister, Samuel D. Tweah, requiring his presence at the legislative body on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, at 10:00 AM. The summoning comes in response to Minister Tweah’s repeated failure to appear before the House, sparking concerns about […]
Read MoreMonrovia, Liberia – In a concerted effort to combat Gender-Based Violence (GBV), the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection launched the “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.” The campaign, held under the global theme “Unity Invest to prevent violence against Women and girls” and the national theme “Empower, Secure our Nation: invest locally […]
Read MoreThe constitutional court dismissed their appeals to annul Mr Rajoelina’s candidacy. He also dismissed the accusations and called them a political tactic. Despite their withdrawal, the candidates’ names stayed on the ballot. Mr Randrianasoloniaiko gained 14% of the vote and Mr Ravalomanana 12%. The constitutional court has nine days to confirm the results announced on […]
Read MoreMonrovia, Liberia- As Liberians prepare to witness another peaceful government transition, Nimba County Senator Prince Johnson wants a Commission of Inquiry aimed at auditing the outgoing administration over corruption allegations and what he Calls misterious disappears of citizens during the last five years. The Nimba County Senator said the audit of the Weah, Taylor’s administration […]
Read MoreMonrovia, Liberia- According to reports, a 40-year-old guy named Chila Brow killed his girlfriend in the Bong Mines Bridge Community on Bushrod Island. The cause of victim Alice Zoe Kemokai’s death is still unknown, but on Tuesday, the 21st of November 2023, in early hours of the morning, other residents of the home where she lived found her body. The woman’s landlord, Weedor Brown, revealed in an interview conducted at the location of the crime that the “victim was discovered, helplessly, laying in her room after her children observed that the door was closed and she was nowhere to be seen”, highlighting the fact that, aside from the abuse she allegedly endured at the hands of Brow, the victim and her partner have never had any disagreements since she moved into her home.A search warrant has been initiated by the Liberia National Police for the suspected culprit. By: Alphanso G. Kalama
Read MoreMonrovia, Liberia- The government of Korea has donated ten brand new hyundai SUV vehicles to the government of Liberia through its embassy in Monrovia. during the donation ceremony was the South Korea’s Ambassador Extraordinary to Liberia, Kim Young-Chae who expressed that the gesture is in response to buttressing government of Liberia’s effect and government of […]
Read MoreMonrovia, Liberia- The World Bank has promptly blocked Liberia’s credit accessibility, blaming the administration of President George Weah’s inability to fulfill its debt settlement commitments. The Weah government is 60 days behind on debt repayments, thus this extraordinary move raises major questions about the soundness of the country’s economy. In a thorough statement, World Bank Vice-President for Western and Central Africa Ousmane Diagana emphasized the seriousness of the issue and disclosed that the suspension was brought on by the administration’s inability to repay loans that had already been disbursed. The Weah government failed to fulfill its debt payment obligations on the final day of October despite previous alerts to Finance Minister Samuel Tweah. “Effectively from November 15, the right of the respective borrower to make any further withdrawal of unwithdrawn amounts under the disbursing loans and the right to make any further withdrawal of unwithdrawn amounts under the trust fund grants and loans are collectively suspended,” Diagana maintained. Important sources of funding such as grants from the Institutional Development Fund, Project Preparation Facility Advances, and the International Development Association would be impacted by the suspension. Moreover, it will have an impact on other grants and loans financed by Bank-managed trust funds, which would put projects in Liberia at risk. In a […]
Read MoreMy Fellow Citizens, Dear Liberians;On November 17th, 2023, I received a call from President George Manneh Weah to congratulate me. I want to thank him for being gracious in his concession, after what will go down as one of the most closely contested elections in Liberia’s political history. He and his Coalition for Democratic Change […]
Read MoreMonrovia, Liberia – The President of the Republic, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah, Wednesday, November 22, 2023, convened a special Cabinet Meeting to discuss issues of national importance, including, most especially, his administration’s transfer of power to the incoming administration. President Weah used the meeting of ministers, deputy ministers, assistant ministers, directors and commissioners of […]
Read MoreMonrovia, Liberia- According to family sources , he died on November 18, 2022 late Saturday evening in Nimba County where his remain has been deposited in the Saclepea Mosque. The Professor who kicked the bucket at age 83 was reported ill early January of 2023 by one of his sons John Dopoe who attributed the […]
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