Liberia’s top security agency has announced it will withdraw protection from high-profile critics of President Joseph Boakai’s administration, sparking concerns of political intimidation.
A fire broke out early Wednesday morning in the generator room serving the Liberia Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Authority (LMHRA) and two other entities, forcing a temporary suspension of operations at the key public health agency.
The Government of Liberia, through the Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) in collaboration with the World Bank, has officially launched the 2025 Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES). The HIES will collect critical data to inform evidence-based policy decisions and improve socioeconomic planning.
Liberia's General Auditing Commission’s compliance audit has uncovered financial irregularities and evidence of significant revenue diversion in a high-profile contract with a United Arab Emirates-based firm, MedTech Scientific Limited.
The coalition of dissenting lawmakers in the House of Representatives appears to be unraveling, as members attempt to regroup and pursue a fresh resolution to unseat Speaker J. Fonati Koffa—days after the Supreme Court ruled their previous actions, including parallel sittings and the Speaker’s removal, to be unconstitutional.
Liberian President Joseph Boakai should follow through on his commitment to justice and human rights by renewing an executive order key to establishing a war crimes court to address accountability for civil war-era crimes in the country, six human rights groups said today. The order, signed on May 2, 2024, is set to expire on May 1, 2025.
A dramatic standoff unfolding in the House of Representatives has thrust Liberia into a constitutional crisis, as a rebellious bloc of lawmakers openly defy the Supreme Court and imperil the country's fragile rule of law.
Liberia’s ruling coalition, the Unity Party Alliance has strongly condemned what it describes as “judicial overreach” by the Supreme Court in the ongoing legislative impasse and criticized opposition threats of street protests as reckless attempts to destabilize the country.
Senator Amara Mohammed Konneh has called on the Unity Party government and President Joseph Boakai to fully and immediately implement the recent Supreme Court ruling which affirms the constitutional legitimacy of Speaker J. Fonati Koffa’s leadership in the House of Representatives.
More than 5,200 students celebrated their graduation from the Netlib Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) Saturday April 26, as the institution marked a significant milestone in equipping Liberian youth with practical skills and a renewed sense of hope for the nation’s future.
