MONROVIA — Two major opposition political parties, in a joint press conference Wednesday, have termed President Joseph Nyumah Boakai’s decision to suspend Commissioners at the Liberia Telecommunication Authority (LTA) as an action executed with a disregard reminiscent of gangster-style maneuvers. By Edwin G. Genoway, Jr(231886458910)[email protected] The press conference, which was held at the headquarters of []
Monrovia — The Inspector General of the Liberia National Police, Gregory Coleman, has thrown a challenge to motorcyclists intending to protest against the announced restriction on them, if they feel entitled to resist the law. By Willie N. Tokpah/0777039231 Speaking Wednesday, May 1, when he inducted former Reporters Association of Liberia President, Cecelia G. Clarke []
Monrovia – United People’s Party Political Leader and Founding Chairman of the Congress for Democratic Change, McDonald A. Wento, has passed away. By Willie N. Tokpah/0777039231 The news of Wento’s death spread across social media on Wednesday afternoon, May 1, before being confirmed by some members of the UPP. Wento reportedly passed away on Wednesday, []
MONROVIA — A staunch supporter of President Joseph Boakai, Joshua Sengbeh, alias “Thank you Very Much”, is becoming frustrated and rethinking the role he played in the 2023 presidential election in helping his kinsman to power amid increasingly excruciating economic rocking the nation. By Selma Lomax, [email protected] Mr. Sengbeh, a native of Lofa County, said []
The US State Department released its 2023 Annual Human Rights Report on Rights Practices in Liberia focusing on issues of fundamental and inherent human rights violations, malfeasance, unorthodox behaviors of both the CDC led government, opposition Unity Party and other occurrences. By Jefferson Tamba Koijee; Former Mayor of Monrovia, A renowned Student Activist, Secretary General []
MONROVIA – President Boakai has launched Liberia’s Digital Transformation Project, targeting 10,000 youths nationwide. This initiative fulfills his commitment made during his first state of the nation address in January. He emphasized the importance of leveraging Information Communication Technology (ICT) to create jobs for Liberian youths. The goal is to empower 10,000 young people with []
MONROVIA – WESTCREST Liberia, a mineral Exploration and Development company operating in Bong County, Margibi, and Grand Bassa County, over the weekend donated three borehole hand Pumps to communities within its project operation areas. The initiative, valued at US$16,000 , is part of the company’s commitment to address the issue of safe drinking water in []
MONROVIA – An astute Liberian legal practitioner, Cllr. Arthur T. Johnson, with twenty-five years of experience in criminal law, criminal justice, and international and diplomatic studies, has been given the green light to practice before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, and all International Criminal Tribunals. Cllr. Arthur T. Johnson was cleared []
Monrovia-The John F. Kennedy (JFK) Medical Hospital has opened an Oncology Unit to treat people, mostly women, from breast cancer and other forms of cancer. By J.H. Webster Clayeh (0886729972)[email protected] Oncology is the field of medicine that studies, diagnoses, treats, and prevents cancer. It includes a wide range of medical specialties, such as surgical oncology, []
JOSEPH BOAKAI marked his first 100 days in office Wednesday, May 1, 2024 as Liberia’s 26th president under a cloud of uncertainty, apprehension, and gloom. THOUGH HIS administration is beginning to assume a definitive shape, the prevailing tensions in the country, divisions and the inherent fragility of the government, are palpable. IT’S BECOMING glaring that []
MONROVIA – Western Cluster Limited has fallen out of favor not only with the Senators of its operational counties, but also with the President, who has threatened to close the mining company in Liberia’s impoverished western region. By Lennart Dodoo, [email protected] Western Cluster Limited – Its Beginning Western Cluster Limited is a subsidiary of Elenilto []
Monrovia – President Joseph N. Boakai has thrown jabs at pundits opposing the primary work of his government, noting that their whine will not deter his administration from ensuring Liberia gets on the right trajectory. By Willie N. Tokpah/0777039231 “Let them go on Facebook and the media and say what they want to say, but []