Water & Sanitation
Liberia: Water Advocacy Group Launched in Liberia
MONROVIA – A new water advocacy group has been launched in Liberia, with a call on government to ensure the equitable and affordable…
Obediah Johnson
Obediah Johnson is a Senior Reporter working with Liberia’s leading investigative FrontPage Africa newspaper and assigned at the Senate. He is known for his investigative reporting on political and governance issues. His work often covers topics such as government policies, public sector accountability, and electoral integrity.
News
Liberia: Commercial Containers Delay Overseas Spark Concerns At Senate
The Plenary of the Liberian Senate has cited relevant authorities in the maritime and commercial sectors over the excessive delays in clearing…
Legal Issues
Liberia: Justice Minister – Designate Blamo Vows No Witch-hunt of Opponents, No Shield for Friends
MONROVIA – Liberia’s Justice Minister-designate, Cllr. Betty Lamin Blamo, has pledged that the state’s power to prosecute will not be turned into…
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Liberia: Low Inflation, High Cost of Living: Senator Konneh Raises Alarm Over Rising Fuel and Commodity Prices, High Interest Rates Squeezing Liberian Small Businesses
Monrovia- The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts and Audit Amara Konneh has observed that the increase in macro-economic stability…
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Liberia: Prison Facilities Deplorable, Overcrowded With Pre-Trial Pregnant Women, Others, Senator Chie Raises Alarm
MONROVIA – Grand Kru County Senator Albert Chie has raised an alarm over increasing hunger and the deplorable state of prison facilities across…
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Liberia: Findley Demands Accountability Over Mobile Money Charges, Expired Scratch Cards
Monrovia — Senate Revenue Committee Chairman Gbehnzohngar Findley has called on the government and telecommunications companies to explain rising mobile money transaction…
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Liberia: Jallah Seeks Report On Proposed Municipal Reclassification, Calls For Monrovia Building Safety Law
MONROVIA — Lofa County Senator Joseph Jallah has called on the Ministry of Local Government to submit assessment reports and supporting legal…
Education
Liberia: Moye Questions Education Ministry’s Centralized System, Calls for Review of Volunteer Teachers’ Payroll
MONROVIA — Bong County Senator Prince Kermue Moye has raised concerns over the Ministry of Education’s centralized administrative system, accusing it of…
Drug and Crime
Liberia: Konneh Warns of Drug Trafficking Threat, Cites Fugitive’s Reported Presence in Sierra Leone
MONROVIA — Senator Amara Konneh has warned that Liberia’s porous borders, rising drug abuse and youth unemployment could expose the country to…
News
Liberia: Rising Poverty, Economic Constraints and Drug Addiction Push Young Liberian Women Into Transactional Sex; Plea For Help, Empowerment
MONROVIA – By eight o’clock on most evenings, the young women have already taken their places. Near an unfinished building in the VOA…