Monrovia, Liberia – The President of the Republic, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah has nominated Cllr. Frank Musa Dean as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia. Dr. George Manneh Weah made the nomination on Tuesday, December 26, 2023. The nomination is subject to confirmation by the Honorable Liberian Senate. Once Confirmed, Cllr. Dean will replace His Honor, Cllr. Joseph N. Nagbe who resigned due to medical reasons. Who is MUsa Dean? Cllr. Dean is one of Liberia’s learned legal practitioners the founder and managing director of the DeanRead More

Monrovia, Liberia – His Excellency, Dr. George Manneh Weah has expressed his profoundest sympathy to the families of those who lost their lives in a major fire incident in the Central Liberian Town of Totota on Tuesday, December 26. President Weah said images of the tragedy are deeply disturbing and calls on the public to reach out to the affected families as the Liberia National Red Cross and other requisite institutions of government aid with recovery and treatment efforts. Liberia’s Chief Medical officer, Dr. Francis Kateh, has said so farRead More

At least dozens of people are feared dead after a fuel tanker exploded in Totota Bong County, killing a number of people and injuring several others. According to our correspondent Adolphus Dennis, the situation occurred in front of the Upper Room Church on the Totota Broad Street when the gas tanker fell. “The tanker fell and dozens of people rushed to the scene to collect the fuel. Sadly we saw a huge flame killing several people who had gone under the tanker to collect the petrol,” he told VoL viaRead More

Employees of the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA), led by the Management Information System Division (MISD) have paid tribute to and honored two eminent figures within the tax Authority for their exceptional contributions and high-quality leadership. Deputy Commissioner General for Technical Affairs (Acting Commissioner General) Gabriel Y. Montgomery and Deputy Commissioner General for Administrative Affairs, Samuel G. Bennett Jr., received a surprise accolade during the Authority’s year-end general staff meeting, recognizing their impactful leadership. The event, held at the LRA Headquarters in Paynesville on Friday, December 16, witnessed Assistant Commissioner ofRead More

A delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Monrovia has commenced the training of Liberian diplomatic officers and staff at its Embassy in Accra, Ghana. Headed by the Deputy Foreign Minister for Administration, Thelma  Duncan-Sawyer, the eight-member delegation has been conducting a week-long training tagged ‘Performance Management System’ which is expected to be replicated to other Liberian foreign missions across Africa. A release from the Liberian Embassy in Accra says the training is under the Public Sector Modernization Program and is sponsored by the World Bank. During her introductoryRead More

The Supreme Court of Liberia has ruled in favor of the National Campaign Management Team of Julius Kanubah in a case seeking to overturn a controversial mandate by Associate Justice Joseph Nagbe. In a verdict delivered on Tuesday, 19th December 2023, the Supreme Court ruled that Justice Nagbe was in error to have ordered the lifting of a Stay Order placed on all activities of the former administration of the Press Union of Liberia including a so–called induction of officers–elect. The Supreme Court found that in mandating the reversal ofRead More

The Executive branch of government through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning- MFDP, has submitted to the House of Representatives- the Country’s Draft National Budget in the tune of US$625.57 million for fiscal year 2024. Deputy Finance Minister for Budget and Development Planning, Tanneh Geraldine Brunson, during the submission process Tuesday, December 19, 2023 added that of this amount, US$623.14 constituting 99.6 percent is projected as domestic revenue, while the amount of US$ 2.43 million, or 0.39 percent is projected to come from external resources. Deputy Minister Brunson addedRead More

The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL) has launched its State of Corruption Report 2023, with more than 90 percent of the 728 survey respondents saying corruption is extremely high in Liberia. The State of Corruption Report 2023, according to CENTAL, is a comprehensive document that reveals the rate of corruption and what needs to be done to promote transparency and accountability in Liberia. During the presentation on Wednesday, Gerald Yeakula, CENTAL’s Program Manager, conveyed that a majority of respondents highlighted a high level of corruption, with policeRead More