Author: Gibson W. Jerue

— As LRA, MFPD Others Take The lLead By Agnes M. Tarr, Legislative Reporter Various committees of the Liberian senate are expected to begin hearing for individuals President Joseph Boakai nominated for the various official positions, including cabinet ministers, directors and heads of parastatals. Speaking in the chamber of the Liberian senate, Senator Nyonblee Kangar Lawrence pointed out that the exercise will start by 11am beginning with the Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Mr. Boima Kamara followed by the Commission General of the Liberia Revenue Authority designate, Mr. Dorbor Jallah While the Minster for Presidential Affairs Sylvester Grigsby’s confirmation…

By Benson Matic Mokko, Margibi County Correspondent Margibi Co.: Pastor Morris Fahn has made a commitment to educate the citizens of Liberia about the procedure of impeachment set forth in the Liberian Constitution and other bodies of law. The Pastor says, his aim is to establish a system to engender the impeachment process and make it possible how elected officials can be impeached, if they fail to prioritize the interests of the people who voted for them. The clergyman emphasized that many public officials are more focused on personal wealth accumulation than on implementing projects and policies that would benefit…

The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has nominated additional officials to positions in government affecting the Ministries of Finance Development Planning, Justice, Information, Cultural Affairs & Tourism, Youth & Sports, Gender Children & Social Protection, Public Works and Transport as well as the Liberian Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC). READ MORE EM WEBSITE PRESS SECRETARY NOMINATION ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS The nominees include: 1. Cllr. Jeror Cole Bangalu – Minister, Ministry of Youth and Sports2. Cllr. Cooper W. Kruah – Minister, Ministry of Justice3. Mr. Jerolinmek M. Piah – Minister, Ministry of Information Cultural Affairs and…

—Condemns “criminals on television” By Dr. Clarence R. Pearson, Sr. Amid a disastrous inaugural ceremony held on 22 January 2024 for President Joseph N. Boakai, an event that saw a historic moment when President Boakai lost consciousness about 25 minutes into his inaugural speech bringing the entire ceremony to an abrupt end, the chairperson of the Inaugural Committee Madam Miatta Fahnbulleh disclosed at a press conference held at the Ministry of Information Culture and Tourism (MICAT) that she was never in control. The Liberian illustrious cultural icon clarified that her position as head of the inaugural ceremony was in name…

Grand Gedeh County Senator Zoe Emmanuel Pennue is calling on the Liberian Senate to focus on the issue of disadvantaged youth, commonly known as “Zogoes”. According to Senator Pennue, the alarming rate of zogoes in Monrovia and the various Counties should be taken as a national emergency. Stressing the issue of drugs usage in the country on Tuesday January 16, 2014, the Grand Gedeh Lawmaker recommended that the first action by the Liberian Senate should be a vigorous vetting for nominees at the Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency (LDEA). According to reports, Liberia has one of the highest rates of drug…

–A Formidable Opposition Awaits By Elwood Dennis By mid-January next, Liberians and the world will focus of Monrovia, as President-elect Joseph Nyuma Boakai and Vice President-elect Jeremiah Koung take the oath office as President and Vice President of Liberia, respectively. The pomp and pageantry will signal the emergency of new regime, but political connoisseurs suggest that Boakai is being handed a deeply divided country. President George Manneh Weah conceded defeat on November 17, 2023, three days after the Elections Commission announced the provisional results of the presidential run-off. Boakai was leading Weah 1.16 percent when the latter placed a call…

–The UP’s VP Candidate Must Stop Peddling Rumors and Lies –Sen. Koung Is Invoking Potential Tribal Bigotry and Animosity By John Targekay Gosh! I felt sick to my stomach after watching a Senator Jeremiah Koung video recording in which he said, “Look, I remember when I was in Buchanan, they used to bring children from Nimba in trailer … over 2, 300 children, put them down at the police station. And people go there and pay $5.00 Liberian dollars – it was Doe coin at that time – for each of those children…” The Senator also added, “…Nimba children were…

A Tribute to Atty. Philip Nemeneh Wesseh-BA, Mass Communication; LLB, Law By Charles Crawford His mama called him Nemeneh. His friends called him Philip. Media colleagues called him “Gina”. Employees under his leadership at The Inquirer Newspaper called him Chief. Philip Nemeneh Wesseh, also known as Gina, an acclaimed Journalist, an Attorney at Law, a catalyst for free speech and press freedom, a foot soldier for social justice, a champion for human rights, and an epitome of generosity is no more with us. The cold hands of death snatched from us this gentle soul on September 14, 2022, following a…

New Thinking with Joe Bartuah The screaming newspaper headline was incredibly outrageous: “3 Counties to Petition McGill for Senate—Say They Will Repay Him for His Good Deeds.” Substantively, the newspaper reported that President George Manneh Weah’s former Presidential Affairs Minister, Nathaniel McGill, a guy stained with a blight of U.S. sanctions, would be petitioned by three of Liberia’s 15 counties to run for the Senate, because some elements of those counties perceive the super-rich ex-presidential affairs minister as a philanthropist whose “humanitarian assistance”, they believe, ought to be reciprocated with a political largesse as a senator. Upon seeing the headline…

MONROVIA, September 27, 2022 – The World Bank today launched the third edition of the annual Liberia Economic Update with the theme: “Investing in Human Capital for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth. The Liberian economy experienced strong growth in 2021. After contracting by 3.0 percent in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, growth recovered to 5.0 percent in 2021. The rebound was driven by improved external demand, higher prices for Liberia’s main exports, and the resumption of normal domestic activity. Meanwhile, growth slowed in the first half of 2022, even when mining and construction continued to perform well. In agriculture, rubber…