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First Lady Clar Marie Weah on Thursday, January 18, welcomed the incoming counterpart, Mrs. Katumu Y. Boakai at the Executive Mansion as part of the ongoing transition process. The two distinct mothers of Liberia held a fruitful meeting during which they both expressed admiration for each other, stressing their respective passions for underprivileged citizens. During the frank engagement at the Executive Mansion’s Tea House, Mrs. Weah updated Mrs. Boakai about the various projects initiated under her watch as First Lady of the Republic. Paramount amount the projects, Mrs. Weah noted the construction of the Army Wives Vocational Training Center in…

The plenary of the House of Representatives has voted to maintain Chief Clerk Mildred Sayon and Sergeant-at-Arms, General Martin Johnson. The House has also elected C. Cormicks Chea, replacing G. Sayfurh Geplay who died in October 2023. The elections of the Secretariat Staff are in consonance with Article 49, which says: “The House of Representatives shall elect once every six years a Speaker who shall be the presiding officer of that body, a Deputy Speaker, and such other officers as shall ensure the proper functioning of the House.” The Speaker, Deputy Speaker and other officers elected may be removed from…

Former District #8 Rep. Moses Acarous Gray showed his magnanimous side in Monrovia when he gave generously to the William V.S. Tubman High School. Gray wanted to put some smiles on the faces of students and faculty at the public high school. In a Facebook post, Gray announced, “Administration and students of William V. S. Tubman High School today appreciated our efforts of 7k USD for the painting of the classrooms.” He asserts, “Today, we also presented $800usd for the painting of their basketball court and will be presenting two sets of jerseys, two basketballs and nets for the rings.”…

Liberian President George Manneh Weah, on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 dedicated two refurbished public facilities—the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building on Capitol Hill and the D. Twe Sports Pitch in New Kru Town, a press release from the Executive Mansion has said. Speaking at the Foreign Ministry dedication ceremonies, President Weah commended officials of the Ministry for demonstrating high standards of commitment and patriotism. He expressed delight dedicating the newly renovated Ministry of Foreign Affairs, adding that the project was executed with no cost to the Government of Liberia. “These are self-help projects initiated by true patriots and nationalists with…

By Agnes M. Tarr, Legislative Reporter A new dispensation in Liberian politics seems to be rearing its head as the National Legislature has shown a window of effort to fight graft and corruption in public office. The House of Representative has passed a resolution making asset declaration and publication mandatory. The plenary of the House of the Representatives has unanimously voted, mandating its Chief Clerk, to collect documents related to assets declaration from all its members. The Chief Clerk will then publish the declared assets. Plenary took the decision on Thursday, January 18, 2024, in a regular session held in…

Exactly one day after the elections and induction of the speaker and deputy speaker, Unity Party Speaker candidate Richard Koon congratulated Speaker Koffa and Deputy Speaker Thomas Fallah for their victories. Addressing members of the plenary and the presiding officer, Deputy Speaker Thomas Fallah on Tuesday January 16, 2024, in a regular session, Rep. Koon thanked the newly elected speaker, Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa and Deputy Speaker Thomas P. Fallah for their efforts applied in ensuring their win in respective positions. He expressed him and what he called reformist group’s willingness to work with the new leadership of the house.…

Williams Describes Liberia Supreme Court Decision A Former Students leader at the State-run University of Liberia and winner of Maryland County District #2, Anthony F. Williams, has described the Supreme Court of Liberia decision to overturn his victory against former Speaker Bhofal Chambers as undemocratic and as an infringement on the rights and decision of the people of Pleebo Sodokan District. Three months ago, Liberia’s elections commission declared Anthony Williams winner over then speaker of the House of Representatives, Bhofal Chambers, in Pleebo Sodoken District #2. Chambers filed a Writ of Prohibition seeking the strong arm of the Supreme…

By Agnes Tarr The Unity Party (UP), through its legal team, has withdrawn its Petition for Declaratory Judgment with reservation filed against newly elected House Speaker J. Fonati Koffa, over controversies surrounding his citizenship. In a notice of withdrawal dated Wednesday, January 17, 2024, the Unity Party (UP) was addressed to the Clerk of Sixth Judicial Circuit Court, Civil Law Court A for Montserrado County at the Temple of Justice, Monrovia, Liberia “Mr. Clerk,” the UP lawyers assert, “you will please take judicial notice and spread upon the records of this Honorable Court that Petitioner in the above-entitled cause of…

— Former TRC Commissioner John Stewart Presages By Elwood Dennis, Executive Mansion Reporter John H. T. Stewart, a eminent citizen of Liberia who is also a longtime member the progressive class to which now President-elect Joseph N Boakai quietly associates is predicting a very tough and rocky grounds that lies ahead in the governance process of the Unity Party. Mr. Stewart, a politician, journalist and former commissioner of dissolved Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Liberia, sniffing through the President-elect’s leadership closet, seems to be discovering a stock pile of pitfalls when the Unity Party takes over state authority under…

Rep. Moima Briggs Mensah Expresses Disappointment. By Agnes Tarr, Legislative Reporter “When we got to the chambers for the Deputy Speaker election, the nomination process was opened and no one was willing to nominate me, not even the female!” Those were the words of Bong County Electoral District #6 Representative Moima Briggs Mensah who expressed disappointment and accused House Speaker-elect J. Fonati Koffa of betraying her. Fonati Koffa betrayed me,” she told legislative reporters. Rep. Briggs Mensah said Speaker Koffa did not look her way to return the level of support she gave him for his speakership bid. She said,…