Author: Editorial Board

U.S. AMBASSADOR Michael McCarthy knew exactly what he meant when he reminded financial institutions and individuals transacting business with past and current officials of government sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department. AMB. MCCARTHY did not mince his words when he said, “I think it’s important to draw our attention back to the Treasury Department’s statement, specifically its notification that persons that engage in certain transactions with these sanctioned individuals “may themselves be exposed to sanctions or subject to an enforcement action.”

Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch & International Federation of Human Rights Hail Kunti Kamara’s Conviction for Atrocities in Liberia THE CONVICTION OF A FORMER Liberian rebel commander for wartime atrocities in Liberia by a French court is a milestone in delivering justice for victims, and for France’s efforts to hold those responsible for grave crimes to account, Amnesty International France, International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), and Human Rights Watch have declared.THE PARIS CRIMINAL COURT delivered its judgment for complicity in crimes against humanity, and responsibility as a direct perpetrator for torture and “barbaric acts” in the trial of Kunti…

THE NEC CHAIRPERSON was only relieved of indictment charges by the LACC due to technical reasons. This in no way exonerates her from corruption charges as alleged by the Anti-Corruption Agency. We are heading towards a presidential election while the Head of the election body is yet to clear herself of corruption charges to build public confidence FOR WEEKS NOW, a silent threat has been brewing that is likely to affect the outcome of the 2023 Presidential elections in Liberia.

LAST WEEK, the National Elections Commission (NEC) announced the completion of a tender evaluation and submission to the Public Procurement Concession Commission for approval of contract for biometric registration for the 2023 elections THIS PROGRESSIVE thought on the part of the NEC is commendable but premature to be executive for the 2023 elections. BIOMETRIC VOTER registration implicates using biometric technology (capturing unique physical features of an individual – fingerprinting is the most commonly used), most of the time in addition to demographics of the voter, for polling registration and/or authentication. FPA HAS learned that no personnel of the NEC currently…

THE UNFORTUNATE situation that blighted Liberia’s 175th Independence celebrations in which a student of the campus-based Students Unification Party (SUP), Christopher Walter Sisulu Sivili, was stripped naked by thugs believed to be members of the CDC-COP, a pro-government group, may have given us a glimpse of what to expect ahead of the legislative and presidential elections next year.

ON TUESDAY, July 26, Liberia will mark 175 years of independence. There is going to be a fanfare, but the celebration will come with mixed feelings for the citizens. Liberia, Africa’s oldest republic, is far from where it ought to be. At 175, the country remains a work-in-progress

THE LIBERIAN government is reportedly at the verge of hiring Ballard Partners Incorporated, an American lobbying firm, in an effort to build a positive opinion in Washington.

PRESIDENT GEORGE WEAH is expected to preside over a cabinet retreat that starts today, Monday, July 11 in the city of Gompa, Nimba County.

LAST WEEK, the Unity Party (UP) headed by the aging Joe Boakai suffered its most embarrassing defeat yet when it lost the by-election in Boakai’s home county, Lofa. The CDC-backed independent candidate, Cllr. Joseph Jallah won the Senate seat over the UP’s Galakpai Kortimai by a narrow but definitive margin.

WITH THE 2023 general and presidential elections fast approaching in Liberia, the opposition community is being ravaged by a wave of defections by some of its ‘powerful politicians’ to the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC).