Author: Gibson W. Jerue

By E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor in Monrovia The Standard Bearer of the Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction or MRD, Sen. Prince Y. Johnson has accused some officers of the elite police unit, the Emergency Response Unit (ERU) shooting some miners in David Dean Town, Kokoya District in Bong County. The Nimba County Senator Johnson told our Correspondent Saturday afternoon, August 5, that the town has a huge deposit of gold and a Turkish gold mining named MND operated by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, her brother Kanley Johnson and Defense Minister Brownie Samukai has hold of the gold deposit in that…

By Our Correspondent The National Elections Commission (NE has on Monday August 7th begun the replacement of lost and damaged voter cards throughout the country. A press release issued by the Commission on Sunday night said that the replacement will be carried out throughout the country, including all the 73 electoral districts of Liberia and at all the 19 NEC Magisterial offices across the country. The replacement process is one of the important dates on the 2017 elections calendar, thus the Commission is calling on all qualified voters, who might have lost or damaged their voting cards to turn out from…

By E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor in Monrovia The National Elections Commission (NEC) says the printing of ballot papers for the ensuring October 10, 2017 Representatives and Presidential elections will cost at US$1.5 million. Speaking during a news conference in Monrovia, August 9, at the national headquarters of NEC, Chairman Jerome George Korkoya said that the printing of the ballot papers would be done in Europe. He said the Commission has hired the services of a ech company to do the job. Korkoya fails to give the total number of ballot papers that the tech company will print. He ducked reporters’…

Press Release The Supreme Court has initiated judicial proceedings to determine the constitutionality and legality of the actions by the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives, seeking to impeach three members of the Court on account of opinions rendered by the Court. In an action entitled: “IN RE: THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE ACTION BY THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES…” in summoning three Justices of the Supreme Court to appear for impeachment proceedings, the Court questioned the constitutional, or other authority or power vested in the House of Representatives to cite any Justice of the Court in…

By Joseph S. Margai in Freetown, Sierra Leone Twenty-nine (29) government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in Sierra Leone have failed to submit records of their 2016 expenditures and financial statements of monies received from the consolidated funds to the Audit Service of Sierra Leone for auditing purposes. A Auditor General press release says billions of Leones disbursed to these 29 public institutions from the consolidated funds generated from revenues and tax payers are unaccounted and seemingly in limbo. Some of the defaulting institutions include National Telecommunication Commission (NATCOM), Human Rights Commission, Independent Media Commission (IMC), Office of National Security…

Press Release A one-day symposium on youth resilience for successful implementation of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has taken place at the UN Headquarters in New York. The event organized by the IBREA Foundation and co-sponsored by Liberia’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations and the Missions of Malawi, El Salvador and Honduras, focused on how youths can blend attitude and skills to realize their potential and contribute to the attainment of the SDGs. Speaking at the opening session of the symposium, Liberia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations His Excellency Lewis Garseedah Brown, II said the conversation…

By E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor in Monrovia The Lower House of Parliament of Liberia Tuesday’s session voted to concurred with the Liberian Senate on the ratification of the controversial US$59.1 million loan agreement between the Liberian government and the East International Construction company. The House voted overwhelmingly with 20 votes for the concurrence, while the Liberian Senate recently passed the agreement has been greeted with public outcry. Civil Society Organizations and activists described agreement as “bad law” and claimed it will unnecessarily tie new government following October to a huge debt. House Plenary’s decision followed a report from its committee on Ways,…

By E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor in Monrovia We will not prosecute past leaders was the assurance Coalition for Democratic Change Vice Standard-bearer Jewel Howard Taylor give to past Liberian leaders and other perpetrators of heinous crimes during the 14-year civil war in Liberia. Madam Taylor, also Senior Senator of Bong County, told our Correspondent in Monrovia that if the CDC is elected in the ensuring October 10, 2017 Representatives and Presidential elections, the government will not go after and prosecute any past leader nor Liberians for their role in the 14 years of civil unrest. Senator Taylor, in an interview…

Court Orders Fred & Jeremiah Not Solicit or Represent GGAA By Our Reporter Fred Gwyan bypassed a ‘small disgrace’ and embraced an utterly big one, and with him is his treasurer, Jeremiah Shar who is being dragged along with Fred in the mud. Both men are like moose being led into the slaughterhouse by a group of “egomania and bootlickers”. As if being the first Grand Gedeh Association President to be suspended, impeached and removed from office was not enough tantalizing disgrace for Mr. Gwyan, he embarked on what many called “self-crucifying” venture when he dragged the GGAA to court.…

By: P. Lincoln Nyanrue, Jr., elincoln1986@gmail.com Civil society organizations in Liberia are reviewing policies concerning the county social development agenda in order for inclusive participation. Policies under revision are the section 9 (h) of the budget law Fiscal Year 2016/17, which states that members of the Project Management Committee (PMC) shall be removed for cause to be determined by two-third members of the legislative caucus of a county. They are saying it contravenes section 9 (e) bullet point f (3) which talked about mandate of the county council as a highest decision making body of the county development and fund-management,…