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GOMPA, Nimba County — Nimba County’s senatorial by-election scheduled for Tuesday, April 23, 2024 may turn out to be more complex than previous elections in the county where the outcomes were largely predictable.

VAMBO, Grand Bassa County – The allegations in Lee Clutz’ lawsuit against villagers in Togar Town and Pastor Town are grave: armed robbery and terroristic threat.

MONROVIA – Dr. Richard V. Tolbert has announced plans to relocate the mass grave on Center Street, Monrovia, Liberia, where former President Dr. William R. Tolbert Jr., 13 government officials, and others who died in the 1980 coup were buried.

Monrovia – The president of the Liberia Basketball Association (LBA), Abraham Samukai, is calling on officials of teams playing in the LBA 2024 leagues to follow their respective game schedules.

Some concerned citizens of Grand Gedeh County in the Diaspora have express disappointment for the confirmation of Mr. Alex Chersia Grant by the Liberian Senate as Superintendent of their County, Grand Gedeh. The Diaspora Grand Gedeans said the confirmation and subsequent appointment of Mr. Grant is undoubtedly a contradiction of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s pledge to nominate and appoint men and women of integrity in his administration. A statement signed by the Chairman of the Concerned Grand Gedeh Citizens in the Diaspora over the weekend, stated that Mr. Grant was confirmed and subsequently appointed in spite the overwhelming and easily…

MONROVIA – The President of the Female Journalists Association of Liberia (FeJAL), Madam Lisa Tenneh Diasay has urged organizational leaders across the country to lead with compassion, humility, and a deep commitment to the principles of fairness and inclusivity.

Between 1989 and 2003, the Liberian civil war resulted in the estimated deaths of 150,000 to 250,000 men, women, and children, and the displacement of over half the country’s population Introduction February 8, 2006, David Crane, chief prosecutor for the Special Court for Sierra Leone appeared before the Subcommittee on Africa Global Human Rights and International Operations, a committee of the International Relations, United States House of Representatives. Crane asked Congress to push Nigeria to surrender former Liberian exiled President Charles Taylor to the Special Court to answer to war crimes charges. But Crane had much to advise the United…

The LTA is also leading the implementation of President Boakai’s Digital Skills Project, which aims to train up to 10,000 young people within the first six months of his administration. MONROVIA – FrontPage Africa has learned that ongoing political and legal disputes between the executive branch and the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) are causing disruptions in the communications sector.

MONROVIA – The plenary of the Liberian Senate has instructed its Committees on Judiciary, Public Works and Public Accounts and Audits to investigate the Public Works Ministry for awarding over US$21 worth of contracts to several contractors without legislative approval.

MONROVIA – A three-day intensive training on the Value Added Tax (VAT) for Tax Administrators has begun in Liberia, with the Assistant Commissioner at the Large Tax Division of the Department of Domestic Tax at the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) outlining the significance of VAT.