Representative Acarous News Today

MONROVIA – Ahead of the upcoming October 10 presidential and legislative elections in Liberia, political parties, including the governing Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), and legislative aspirants have begun employing different strategies and m

Capitol Hill, Monrovia – The two chambers of the Liberian Legislature has passed an amended the Country’s Alien and Nationality Law; legalizing dual citizenship for Liberians and people of Negro-decent.However, the law prohibits people with dual citi

Fears of a return to the nation’s bloody past appears to be awakening in face of what most agree is a sharp decline in respect for the rule of law. And this is happening under the George Weah administration. Just why President Weah does not seem to understand the dangers implicit in a decline of the rule of the law is troubling. Under his watch, several mysterious deaths/murders of government functionaries have gone unsolved. State security or their hirelings have been linked to most of these...

That the rule of law in Liberia is in crisis goes without question. Courts of law which should be dispensers of cool and unadulterated justice, are plagued with corruption with reports of judges and judicial officials receiving bribes. Lawyers are also not exempt from accusations of unethical behavior as well. Further down the line, the criminal justice system is weak and corruption prone. Reports of unethical behavior and human rights abuses by Police and security officers are widespread. Too ...