Liberia Launch Landmark Legislative Committee
On Population, Development To Drive Data-Backed Laws, Accountability Monrovia, Liberia – Liberia has officially established its first-ever Legislative Committee on Population and Development (LCPD), a...
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Senate Combats Bribery at Security Checkpoints
Capitol Hill, Monrovia – Grand Gedeh County Senator Thomas Yaya Nimely has voiced worries about security harassment at police checkpoints. Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence, President Pro Tempore of the...
Senator Konneh Introduces a Bill to Protect Small Business Sector
Capitol Hill, Monrovia – Senator Amara Konneh of Gbarpolu County has submitted a bill during this Third Session of the 55th National Legislature that aims...
President Boakai submits AML Amendment #3 to Senate for approval
Monrovia, Liberia – Amendment #3 of the Mineral Development Agreement between Arcelor Mittal Holdings A.G. and the Government of Liberia has been submitted to the...
Rep. Moima Briggs accuses Speaker and Deputy of acting inappropriately on legislative floor and breaching members’ right to vote
Capitol Hill, Monrovia – On the first formal day of legislative duties in the third session, the House of Representatives’ plenary floor became contentious as...
VP Koung Calls for Collaboration at Liberian Senate
Capitol Hill, Monrovia – Regardless of their party affiliations, Liberia’s vice president, Jeremiah Koung, has urged senators to work together to develop laws and policies...
Lawmakers demand Speaker Koon step down
Capitol Hill, Monrovia – The Liberia Independent Elder Council for Peace and Reconciliation formally demand the resignation and immediate investigation of Speaker of the 55th House...
Liberia Senate Pass Controversial Ivanhoe Atlantic agreement
Capitol Hill, Monrovia – The Liberian Senate overwhelmingly approved the controversial Ivanhoe Atlantic deal late on Thursday night, ignoring the findings of its own Joint...
Senate Transport Committee requests Guinea’s Executive Produce Consent
Capitol Hill, Monrovia – The Ivanhoe Atlantic/HPX concession cannot proceed without explicit cross-border authorization from the current Guinean authorities, according to the Liberian Senate Transport...
Bility Blasts ‘Bloated’ Threshold Bill
Monrovia, Liberia – Representative Musa Hassan Bility of Nimba County District #7 has criticized the newly enacted Threshold Bill as a constitutional violation, an economic...