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— For Violating Article 83(c) of the Constitution The Liberian Senate, with a unanimous vote and one abstention, last evening, sentenced the Chairman and Commissioners of the National Elections Commission on contempt charges, and are to be sent to the Monrovia Central Prison on Tuesday. The sentence of the Chairperson of NEC, Madam Davidetta Brown-Lansanah and her Commissioners, followed a communication by Senator Dillon to Senate plenary that the NEC is gravely violating Article 83(c), which...

— Pleads with Grand Kru Citizens to take Advantage of 2021 Census As the Liberia Institute for Statistics and Geo-Information Service (LISGIS) prepares to conduct the long-awaited housing population census this year, Grand Kru County Senator and President Pro Tempore of the Liberian Senate, Albert Chie, has begun campaigning in his county, sensitizing the people to turn out for the census to determine the level of development that should go to the county. Liberia’s next round of the Nationa...

Liberia: First batch of Teachers in Early Childhood Education Receive In-Service C-Certificates Liberia: First batch of Teachers in Early Childhood Education Receive In-Service C-Certificates Share Monrovia – The Ministry of Education faces numerous challenges including an inadequately trained and inequitable distribution of teachers. According to the 2017 MoE Teacher Verification and Testing Program, 40 percent of primary school teachers do not possess the minimum required knowledge of Engli...

Liberia: Rep. Seboe spends L$5.1 million on scholarship in New Kru Town Liberia: Rep. Seboe spends L$5.1 million on scholarship in New Kru Town Share MONROVIA — Montserrado County Electoral District #16 Representative Dixon Wlawlee Seboe spent L$5.1 million on scholarship in the Borough of New Kru Town (which runs Bong Mines Bridge to St. Paul Bridge) for academic year 2019/2020. Representative Seboe said education is his heartbeat and he won’t hesitate to educate deserving young boys and g...

In adherence to Rule 54 of the House’s Rules and Procedures, Speaker Bhofal Chambers has named the mid-term heads and members of the House of Representatives’ statutory and standing committees of various sectors in the country. House’s Rule 54.1 says: All committee chairpersons and members shall serve for (3) three years, but only the chairperson and co-chairperson are subject to removal by 2/3 majority vote of the Members of the House for a cause.” The appointment power of the Speaker ...

McDella Cooper, political leader of the Movement Of One Liberia (MOL), presenting the statement to the Women Legislative Caucus at the Capitol Building on behalf of her colleague emphasized that there were extensive national consultations held by the National Elections Commission (NEC), Civil Society groups and observers throughout the last two years that stressed the importance of strengthening the Elections Law to give women a chance to sit at the same table with men to discuss and pass legis...

Liberian Toddlers Toying with Toys: A Bane that Bridles New Year Resolutions Liberian Toddlers Toying with Toys: A Bane that Bridles New Year Resolutions Share In my thinking thoughts, I realized that the New Year had just been ushered in a few days ago and people the world over had begun another 365-mile marathon in ways they are accustomed to. By Liberian tradition, people gathered at their respective places of worship on December 31, 2020 apparently to be in the presence of the Creator until...

CBL Governor with Contractor Bittar viewing the design of the CBLs cash hub in Gbarnga, Bong County The Central Bank of Liberia on Saturday, January 30, 2021 broke ground to is first regional cash hub in the provincial city of Gbarnga, Bong County with the estimated cost of about US$400,000. According to CBL Executive Governor, Aloysius J. Tarlue Jr, the construction is expected to be completed within 6 months and scheduled for dedication during the National Independence Day Celebration in 2021...

By Joaquin M. Sendolo and William Q. Harmon TRANSCO CLSG, a company implementing the installation of electricity facilities for the West Africa Power Pool (WAPP), is now ready to commission substations it has completed, up to 97 percent, to provide electricity in most parts of the country. Entirely, the Mount Coffee facility being constructed has a 225-volt capacity with 133.66 megawatts allotted to Mount Coffee in addition to its already existing 88 megawatts.  With this, TRANSCO CLSG General...

Liberia to Become First Country to Power TRANSCO CLSG Transmission Lines As Weah-led Government Lauded for the Support Liberia to Become First Country to Power TRANSCO CLSG Transmission Lines As Weah-led Government Lauded for the Support Share MONROVIA – Liberia would be the first country among the TRANSCO CLSG nations to commission transmission lines from the Ivory Coast that would bring into the country 225kv volts to complement the Mount Coffee Hydro for affordable and widespread electrici...