Author: Lennart Dodoo

Monrovia — A former commander of the defunct United Liberation Movement for Democracy in Liberia (ULIMO) has been arrested again, after being released in September last year from pre-trial detention in France, where he was being held for committing war crimes during the Liberian Civil War. 

MONROVIA – Senate Pro-Tempore Albert Chie says part of the legislative agenda for the 54th legislature, specifically the Senate, would be to review several provisions of the Constitution of the country, including laws surrounding peaceful gathering or protest.

Monrovia – Decontee Davis has been crowned the winner of the “Most Beautiful Girl in Liberia” held on December 21, 2019 at the Ministerial Complex.

MONROVIA – Mr. J. Alloysius Tarlue, Executive Governor of the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), believes his ascendancy to the position is not based on his educational background, rather because he is a member of the Khran ethnic group.

MONROVIA – FrontPageAfrica has been reliably informed that Mr. Henry Costa, chairman of the Council of Patriots (COP) has been arrested in Freetwon, Sierra Leone.

LOFA COUNTY – Amid scenes of jubilation, residents of Wanhasa in electoral District #1, Lofa County converged in various traditional outfits to participate in the dedication ceremony of a new bridge linking Liberia and neighboring Sierra Leone.

MONROVIA – The Mission Director of the Christian Revival Church Association (CRCA) Rev. Dennis Aggrey has unanimously been elected Presiding Bishop of the Church.

Introduction Accra: I have argued that the quality of Legislators set the country for progress which automatically places the Liberian Legislature in a position to deliberate on various issues ranging from the public to executive, and formulation of the necessary policies. In a democratic form of government, the legislature has the prime policy-making responsibility since it represents the people directly and seeks to harness and harmonize their demands and problems into policy actions for legislative legitimization. Unfortunately, the Liberian legislature has declined in power and lost the people’s confidence due to the fact that they have delegated their constitutional responsibilities…

Back in 2003/04, one of the areas the Partnership for Media and Conflict Prevention in West Africa proffered for reform in Liberia was the broadcast sector. The group, which comprised mainly of media rights organizations including UNESCO, the IFJ, Article 19 and Journalists for Human Rights, called for the establishment of an Independent Broadcast Regulator. Their recommendations were made at the end of an assessment mission to Liberia in the aftermath of the civil conflict. As a consequence, the Independent Broadcast Regulator was one of three bills submitted to the Legislature in 2008 for enactment. The other two were the…

MONROVIA – Aides to Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor have attributed her noticeable absence from the opening of the third session of the Legislature on Monday to lack of operational funds for his office, but the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning has debunked the allegation, saying it has never withheld funding from the Office of the Vice President.