Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

Monrovia, Liberia – The third democratic transfer from one president to another, according to Liberia’s president, Joseph Boakai, has demonstrated both the country’s democracy’s steady advancement and the people’s unwavering commitment to it. At the 37th ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Foreign Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti spoke on behalf of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, stating that Liberia is well on its way to becoming a postwar success story and making significant strides toward asserting and repositioning itself as the birthplace of democracy and political transparency in Africa. The speech,…

Monrovia, Liberia – To address the issues afflicting the Domestic Workers Union of Liberia, the Liberia Labor Congress has appealed for unity among its members. Only unity, according to LLC Secretary General John Nyemah Nat, can boost their attempts to stop the mistreatment they are subjected to at the hands of certain employers. Mr. Nat made the appeal when he delivered the keynote speech at the opening of a two-day training organized by the Domestic Worker Union of Liberia with funding from the Domestic Workers Federation International in Paynesville during the weekend. The LLC Secretary General cautioned domestic workers to…

CALLS ON WORLD LEADERS TO SIZE NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND COMMIT TO PATERNSHIPS THAT PROMOTE INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT Monrovia, Liberia – FULL STATEMENT BY VICE PRESIDENT JEREMIAH KPAN KOUNG AT THE PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE ON SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION IN RABAT, THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO, FEBRUARY 15-16, 2024. Your Majesty King Mohammed VI; The Honorable Enaam Mayara, Speaker of the House of Councilors of the Kingdom of Morocco; Excellencies; Honorable Members of Parliament; Business and Political Leaders; Distinguished Delegates; Ladies and Gentlemen, I bring you greetings from His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. President of the Republic of Liberia. I am honored to address this…

Monrovia, Liberia – The nomination of Mr. Francis S. Nyumalin as Minister of Internal Affairs and Mr. J. Nelson Freeman as Deputy Inspector General for Operations of the Liberia National Police has drawn a strong warning from the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) to the Liberian Senate. The CDC is urging the rejection of both nominations after learning of their troubling human rights backgrounds. President Joseph Boakai’s choice to choose people with such dark pasts deeply concerns the CDC, which cited the candidates’ violent records and disdain for human rights as major roadblocks to Liberia’s development in a statement issued…

Monrovia, Liberia – Margibi County Senator Nathaniel Mcgill has been chosen as the chair of the opposition Coalition for Democratic Change’s (CDC) 55th Legislative Caucus through a consensus. The gathering of many lawmakers from the House of Representatives and the Liberian Senate took place on Friday, February 16, 2024, at the Boulevard Palace in Sinkor, Monrovia. Additionally, the group elected Representative Dixon Seboe of Montserrado County Electoral District #16 as Co-Chair, Representative Samson Q. Wiah of Sinoe County Electoral District #2 as Secretary, and Representative Julie Wiah of Lofa County Electoral District #2 as Treasurer.

Monrovia, Liberia – The travel which the Executive Mansion described as a working visit has sparked controversy because there are reports that suggest that the President may have gone on a private affair. Joseph Daniels reports.

Monrovia, Liberia – Senator Nathaniel McGill of Margibi County has characterized a recent statement on Punch TV’s official Facebook page asserting that he owns LIBENERGY as baseless, untrue, and a deliberate attempt to damage his name. The media outlet asserted that in April 2023, Mr. Monie Captan, the CEO of the Liberia Electricity Corporation, deliberately engaged into a joint venture business deal for the organization purportedly owned by Senator McGill for the Southeastern Power Grid Asset Management deal for Liberia. Ex-Minister of State for Presidential Affairs and current Senator Margibi explained in a press release late on Tuesday, February 13,…

Monrovia, Liberia – The Liberian government’s payment of US$300–400 per month to skilled engineers at the ministry is described by Prince Tamba, the deputy minister designate for technical services and public works, as a complete betrayal, a joke, and an intolerable act. Mr. Tamba emphasized that Liberia has skilled and qualified civil engineers working at the Ministry without incentive as he addressed the Senate Committee on Public Works and Rural Development on Thursday, February 15, 2024, at his confirmation hearing up Capitol Hill. The Deputy Public Works Minister for Technical Services designate emphasized that although engineers receive low pay, the…

FOR STALLING DEVELOPMENT IN BONG COUNTY, BY USING THE COUNTY SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT FUND Monrovia, Liberia – China Union has been accused of working with former Finance Minister Samuel Tweah on social development money in order to impede progress in the county, according to Senator Prince Moye, the chair of the Bong County Legislative Caucus. At a press conference held at his Capitol Building Office on Thursday, February 15, 2024, the Chair of the Caucus informed legislative reporters that the China Union has been using the backdoor to negotiate the county’s development agenda at the expense of its residents in recent…

REPRESENTS PRES. BOAKAI IN NIGERIA Monrovia, Liberia – Jeremiah Kpan Koung, the vice president of Liberia, has wrapped up his formal visit to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Vice President Koung traveled to Nigeria on February 14, 2024, to represent President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., following the Inaugural Ceremonies of His Excellency Douye Diri, Governor of Bayelsa State. According to the vice president’s office, the vice president’s visit included meetings with several senior Nigerian government figures to strengthen bilateral relations between Nigeria and Liberia. Outside of the inaugural festivities, VP Koung and Governor Diri spoke about possible partnerships in the…