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Monrovia – Isaac Barclay, 19, has been arrested and charged by the Liberia National Police for allegedly stabbing his friend to death in the Sonniwein Community in Central Monrovia. The incident occurred on Wednesday, February 6. 

Monrovia – The Economic Freedom Fighters of Liberia (EFFL) has accused President George Weah of “masterminding” the ongoing impeachment proceedings against Associate Justice Kabineh Ja’neh, which they say intends to raid the Supreme Court of its independence.

Monrovia – The newly installed president of the Liberia Medical and Dental Association (LMDA) has alarmed over “lapses” in the health sector which, according to him, continue to pose challenge to healthcare workers.

Tappita, Lower, Nimba- The government of Liberia has released 59 suspects who were recently arrested at the Kartee Village Gold Mining area in Gbaneipea Town by the Armed Forces of Liberia alongside with the Police Support Unit of the Liberia national police.

Franklin Doloquee/ County Correspondent Tappita, Lower Nimba – The Liberian government is intensifying efforts to rescue several persons still unaccounted for in the Goldmine collapse in Nimba County. An Incident Command Post has been set up by the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) in the town of Gbanipea to the scene of the disaster which is 45 minutes’ walk away from Gbanipea. At least sixty-five (65) illegal gold miners have been arrested by officers of the Liberia National Police, authorities said Monday. A FrontPageAfrica reporter in the area says state security have also been deployed at the gold mine following the death…

Abuja – The Head of the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (EOM) to Nigeria Mrs. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf as well as heads of other international election observation missions and the United Nations to Nigeria have called for calm among Nigerians in the wake of the postponement of the elections. A release from the Liberian Embassy recalls the last-minute postponement by a week of the general elections by the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) of Nigeria due to “logistical and operational challenges”. The Presidential and National Assembly Elections, initially scheduled for Saturday, February 16, 2019, have been postponed to Saturday, February 23, 2019…

Monrovia – The fate of Cllr. James Verdier, chair of Liberia’s Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) and Cllr. J. Augustine Toe, one of his commissioners is in the air as tenure for both men come to an end this week.

LATELY, THERE HAVE BEEN a lot of noise surrounding the relationship between President George Manneh Weah and his Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor.  THE LATEST involves a leaked audio recording on which the Superintendent of Bong County, Madam Esther Walker, who happens to be a long-time aide to the Vice President is heard narrating an ordeal she says suggest that President Weah was unhappy that the nation’s highest traditional honor was bestowed on Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor – a ceremony that led to the dismissal of the county’s Dakpanah (heads of chiefs in the country). WHETHER IT IS A COINCIDENCE OR…

Gbarnga, Bong County – Residents of Bong County have been trooping to the residence of Madam Esther Walker, who has been suspended by President George Weah.

Monrovia – Making a case for Liberia at the seventh African Fiscal Forum in Nairobi, Kenya, Deputy Minister for Fiscal Affairs Ministry of Finance & Development Planning Samora P.Z. Wolokolie, stressed that domestic revenue mobilization is a compelling public policy option for Liberia.