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The United States government has widened its sanctions against Liberian officials issuing visa restrictions against Finance Minister Samuel Tweah, and Senators Albert T. Chie and Emmanuel Nuquay.

House Speaker Bhofal Chambers has underscored the need for a sustained security structure among West African countries to combat terrorism.

The U.S. Government has sanctioned Monrovia Mayor and Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) secretary general Jefferson Koijee for serious human rights abuse and corruption, including the misappropriation of state assets.

Rivercess County Senator-elect and former Managing Director of the National Port Authority (NPA) Bill Tweahway has described moves by critics seeking to stop him from taking his seat in the Liberian Senate as “sheer stupidity.”

The President of Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA) Cllr. Sylvester Rennie says under his leadership the Bar has developed a concept note that is currently approved by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to provide legal aid awareness for pretrial detainees and decongest the Monrovia Central Prison in South Beach community. 

The head of a group calling itself Liberians Deserve Better (LDB), Mother Welmont Lloyd, has appealed to the National Elections Commission to certify all elected officials, including those on sanctions for the same crimes. 

At least eight Civil Society and Community-based organizations have petitioned the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) to investigate and prosecute sanctioned officials.

As part of project activities for the setting up of a Regulatory Database Management System (RDBMS) for the Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC), the Commission with funding from the African Development Bank (AfDB), is conducting a 10-day Structured Query Language (SQL), Database Management and Security workshop in Margibi County. 

Liberia is sui generis (a Latin phrase meaning one of a kind). Despite its unique history as the first independent African nation on the continent, its political leaders have often appeared less intent in terms of development and modernization compared to leaders elsewhere on the continent.

As the world is getting ready to celebrate World Aids Day, the Chairperson of the National Aids Commission (NAC) Madam Theodosia S. Kolee says Liberia needs ...