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Share MONROVIA – The Judiciary under the watch of Chief Justice Francis S. Korkpor has come under the spotlight for lacking independence while judges stand accused of soliciting bribes to try cases or even grant bails – according to the U.S. State Department 2020 Human Rights Report. The report which was released on Tuesday by the U.S. Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, cites arbitrary killings, detention and judicial lapses. On the judiciary, the report states: “The Constitution prov...

Liberia: Analysis of the results of the special senatorial election and referendum Listen to article The Liberian National Elections Commission recently completed the results of the special senatorial election and referendum. According to the results, the Liberian people voted massively against the ruling party and rejected the referendum. The election was held on December 8, 2020. The National Elections Commission (NEC), after much litigation, gave the majority of the results of the election....

Liberia: Bill Twehway Addresses Age-Old Problem at Only High School in River Cess County Liberia: Bill Twehway Addresses Age-Old Problem at Only High School in River Cess County Share MONROVIA — The age-old problem of student agitations owing to lack of teachers at the only high school in River Cess County is at the verge of being solved. The hall hosting the graduation and closing exercises of the Cestos High School during the weekend turned into a center of jubilations and excitements when ...

NEC Chairperson Davidetta Browne Lansanah After days of speculation in media outlets that the National Port Authority (NPA) has paid or planning to pay the sum of US$40,000 to the National Elections Commission (NEC) for a recount in Rivercess County following a mandate from the Supreme Court, the Commission has rejected the report and said it is “Untrue” and that it has no business with NPA or any other entity to fund election processes except the Ministry of Finance and Development Plannin...

The Liberian Senate has voted to request Justice Minister, Cllr Musah Dean, to write a letter to the Elections Commission, withdrawing the one written earlier by his Solicitor General, Saymah Syrenius Cephas, requesting NEC not to certificate Lofa County Senator-elect Brownie Jeffrey Samukai. Proferring the motion after almost two hours of interventions by Senators, Grand Bassa County ranking Senator, Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence declared that “In the spirit of coordination, I like to move that t...

Liberia: Citizens of Gbi-Doru Petition President Weah for County Status over ‘Decades of Neglect’ Liberia: Citizens of Gbi-Doru Petition President Weah for County Status over ‘Decades of Neglect’ Share In their petition to President Weah, whose mother hailed from the area during his historic visit as the first President to reach them, the citizens called on him to grant them a county status and make the Gbi the 17 th official tribe of Liberia Dorgbor Town, Gbi-Doru – Citizens of Gbi-D...

Share Gbarnga — The decision by President George Mannah Weah to rescind the transfer of Jonah Nulee Togbah to Rivercess County against the wishes of Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor appears to signal yet another twist in the reported rift between the president and his vice president. The Ministry of Health on January 22, 2021 transferred Togbah, administrator of Bong County Health Services, to Rivercess County, replacing him with Lasanah Kromah, Warehouse manager of the Ministry of Health. ...

— 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...

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...

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 ...