Author: Gerald C. Koinyeneh

MONROVIA – When President Boakai mounted the podium on January 22, 2024 to give the most important speech of his life right after his swearing in by Chief Justice Sie-A-Nyene Gyapay Youh, he promised to lead a government that will bring about real change and not a government that will do business as usual.

CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia – Representative Musa Hansan Bility (District #7, Nimba County), has expressed his disappointment and frustration over the House of Representatives’ decision to grant President Joseph Boakai’s request to approve US$41.3 million for the use in February to avoid government shutdown.

CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia – The House of Representatives has given the green light to President Joseph Boakai’s plea to authorize US$41.3 million for immediate use this February, averting a potential government shutdown.

During Tuesday’s sitting, members of the House of Representatives, some of whom served alongside him in the 54th Legislature at some point paused their deliberations, and stood in a moment of silence in honor of their fallen former colleagues. CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia – The plenary of the House of Representatives of the 55th Legislature during its 12th day sitting honored the memory of the late former Rep. Johnson Gwaikolo.

MONROVIA – The Liberia Electricity Corporation, under its all-Liberian management team, has been given high ratings since it took over at the end of July 2022. However, the re-introduction of power shedding measures due to the low water volume in the St. Paul River as the result of the dry season has created dissatisfaction among some members of the public and prompted the House of Representatives to launch an investigation.

Monrovia – The death of former Nimba County Representative Johnson Gwaikolo has sent shockwaves across the county and the nation at large with current and former lawmakers paying their tributes.

Rep. Gwaikolo was renowned as both a seasoned politician and an educator. He served as the Representative of Nimba District #9 for six years in the 54th Legislature, during which he chaired the Committee on Education and later assumed the role of Chair on the House Committee on Rules Order and Administration. Johnson Gwaikolo, former Nimba County Representative, has passed away, according to family sources. Gwaikolo’s sudden demise occurred at the St. Joseph Catholic Hospital in Monrovia. The cause of his death remains undetermined. News of his passing has deeply saddened residents of Nimba County and the nation as a…

MONROVIA – In a bid to avoid a government shutdown, President Joseph Boakia has requested the 55th Legislature to grant him approval to use US$41,300,000 for the month of February.

MONROVIA – It was a day of joy and happiness on Tuesday this week when the Executive Director of BRAC International, Shamaran Abed, as part of his visit to Liberia, led a field trip to Kakata, Margibi County to meet with some of the beneficiaries of BRAC programs in Liberia.

MONROVIA – The newly appointed Minister of Health, Dr. Louise Kpoto has reiterated her commitment to combat graft at the Ministry of Health.