Author: Gerald C. Koinyeneh

CAPITOL HILL, MONROVIA – It was a day full of tension and drama on Capitol Hill on Tuesday when Commander Martha Massaley of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) was whisked out of the Chambers of the House of Representatives while being grilled by the Plenary for linking an unnamed member of the 54th Legislature to illicit drug trafficking.

Monrovia – A commander of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA), has alarmed over the involvement of a member of the 54th Legislature in the sale of illegal drugs.

Monrovia – In the wake of the rapid increase of COVID-19 cases in Liberia, the advocacy group, ‘Action for Justice and Human Rights (AJHR) has launched a massive ‘Mask-Up campaign with the aim of encouraging people to wear masks in public places and turn up for the COVID-19 vaccines.

Capitol Hill, Monrovia – The House of Representatives has ratified two financing agreements in the tone of US$42.5 million between Liberia and the International Development Association (IDA).

MONROVIA – As COVID-19 cases continue to spread rapidly across the country, President George Weah is requesting the Legislature to appropriate US$2 million from the national budget to boost the fight against the deadly disease.

Capitol Hill, Monrovia – The call for the establishment of a war and economic crimes court in Liberia reached a significant milestone on Thursday when the Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA) and a conglomeration of civil society organizations submitted a draft bill for the establishment of the court to the Legislature.

Capitol Hill, Monrovia – A high-ranking member of the Liberian Legislature, Deputy House Speaker, Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa has called for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to lead the process in prosecuting those who committed war crimes during Liberia’s deadly civil wars.

Monrovia – FrontPageAfrica has observed that the Ministry of Health is not following the social distancing measure at the ongoing administration of the COVID-19 vaccines.

Monrovia – Members of the House of Representatives have expressed dismay over recent statements made by the former Chairman of the erstwhile Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), Cllr. Jerome Verdier that they received a hefty bribe to quash the establishment of the War and Economic Crimes Court for Liberia.

PAYNESVILLE – Three civil society organizations, with support from the International Land and Forest Tenure Facility, and the government of Norway have launched a simplified customary land formalization guide to educate communities on the processes involved in owning their customary land. Since the passage of the Land Rights Act (LRA), lack of awareness on the law has been a major impediment to communities’ quest to legally own their customary land. But the CSOs, which include the Foundation for Community Initiative (FCI), Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) and Parley-Liberia say the manual would help breach the knowledge gap. The manual is tilted…