Author: Lennart Dodoo

MONROVIA – President Joseph Boakai has issued Executive Order 125 suspending import tariffs on rice in a bid to alleviate economic burdens on Liberians.

MONROVIA – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has issued Executive Order No. 126, establishing the Office of Assets Recovery. This initiative, according to the President, comes in response to widespread concerns regarding the unlawful acquisition of wealth by some past government officials at the expense of the Liberian people.

MONROVIA – The House of Representatives is poised to pass a resolution for the establishment of a war crimes court on Thursday, as gathered by FrontPageAfrica. This would be followed by a possible concurrence by the Liberian Senate, which, if granted, would then lead to the enactment of a statute bringing the Court into force.

MONROVIA – Establishing a war and economic crimes court for Liberia has always been a matter of political will from the Liberian government. The country’s biggest ally, the United States of America, has on many occasions pledged its commitment to providing the finance and technical support for the establishment of the tribunal in order to serve justice to victims of the 14-year civil war. In 2022, Beth Van Schaack, the US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice, echoed the United States government’s willingness to provide Liberia with all the needed support when she said, “The Liberian government has to be accountable…

MONROVIA – Mulbah K. Morlu Jr., who recently resigned from his position as chairman of the former ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), has astutely advised the party’s standard bearer to assemble a team of proficient foreign policy experts to revitalize the party’s relations with Western capitals.

ACCRA, Ghana – The Republic of Liberia and Barbados have solidified diplomatic relations through a historic signing ceremony held in Accra, Ghana on Tuesday. The event, presided over by Liberia’s Foreign Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti, and Madam Juliette Babb-Riley, Head of Mission of the High Commission of Barbados, marked a significant milestone in the diplomatic landscape of both nations.

MONROVIA – FrontPageAfrica has gathered that the scheduled conference between the government and tenure position holders failed to materialize as the Minister of Justice and government lawyers were notably absent.

MONROVIA – Presidential Press Secretary, Ms. Kula Fofana says former President Geoerge Weah and his wife were not denied access to the VIP lounge at the Roberts International Airport (RIA) when he returned to the country on Tuesday. She, however, said the former President was could not use the new VIP lounge which, according to her, is now reserved only for President Joseph Boakai.

MONROVIA — FrontPageAfrica has gathered that former President George Weah and his wife, Madam Clar Weah, along with their entourage, were stopped from using the recently dedicated VIP lounge at the Roberts International Airport.

MONROVIA – Five Commissioners of the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) have filed a petition for a Writ of Prohibition against the Liberian government arguing that their removal from office by President Joseph Boakai is unlawful and violates the Telecommunications Act of 2007, which established the LTA and governs the appointment and tenure of commissioners.