The World Bank has allocated US$450,000 in response to the Liberian Government's emergency plan to address the plight of Liberians affected by the recent gasoline tanker explosion in the rural Liberian town of Totota, Bong County. This amount will help to address constrained technical and financial capacity to treat trauma and respond to other emergencies and will facilitate the deployment of a specialized medical team from Sierra Leone to boost the emergency response.
Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Gloria Scott along with three women was sentenced to life imprison after trial jurors delivered Dec 21 unanimous guilty verdict in a shocking murder trial involving the death of her teenage daughter.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is set to publish a 3-part investigative documentary detailing the atrocities and sexual crimes committed by Pastor Temitope Balogun Joshua, famously known as TB. Joshua.
Yekeh Kolubah, an insider of the incoming ruling Unity Party has brought to light the possibility of the United States government sanctioning the country’s next Vice President on graft related offenses and how the elected government is under pressure to surrender Senator Prince Y. Johnson for war crimes trial.
President George Weah, accompanied by a corps of government officials, including Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor, took the lead on Monday, January 8, in officially signing the condolence book to honor the memory of the late Commissioner General Thomas Doe Nah of the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA).
Former Auditor General John Morlu has implored the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission to launch comprehensive investigation into the operation of the Liberia Revenue Authority to tackle growing loses in tax revenue which is estimated between $300 million to $900 million yearly.
President George Weah has declared a week of national mourning, which started Sunday, January 7, 2024 as dire situation reports by health authorities emerge showing a growing number of fatalities from the Tuesday, December 26 tanker explosion in the Central Liberian town of Totota.
An Indian Navy warship was moving towards a hijacked Liberian-flagged vessel in the Arabian Sea, and aircraft were closely monitoring the situation, the Indian navy said on Friday.
United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) and British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Thursday that a Liberia-flagged bulk carrier had reportedly been boarded by armed individuals southeast of Eyl, Somalia.
