Author: Obediah Johnson

MONROVIA – Mr. Amin Modad, Commerce Minister -designate has vowed to institute a comprehensive system of pricing of major commodities on a regular basis to prevent undue profiteering at the detriment of the Liberians.

MONROVIA – The Director-designate of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) Abraham Kromah has vowed to ensure the arrest and subsequent prosecution of any public official, including Representatives and Senators who are engaged into the trafficking and trading of narcotics and other dangerous drugs and substances in the country.

Monrovia – The unprecedented postponement of the confirmation hearing of Foreign Affairs Minister-designate Madam Sara Beysolow Nyanti appears to be a well calculated ploy orchestrated by few members of the Liberian Senate and the ruling Unity Party (UP) to guarantee the withdrawal of her nomination as the preferred choice of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, FrontPageAfrica has learned.

MONROVIA — The confirmation hearing of the Foreign Affairs Minister-designate was unusually postponed due to the overcrowding of the Chambers of the Liberian Senate. Madam Nyanti was appointed by President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to serve in the position. In keeping with Article 54 of the 1986 Liberian constitution, she was forwarded to the Liberian Senate for confirmation. But her confirmation hearing which was previously scheduled for 2:00PM did not commence in time due to the influx of former and current ministers, diplomats, and others in the Chambers of the Liberian Senate. At around 2:45PM, Madam Nyanti, wearing a yellow dress,…

Members of the Liberian Senate have unanimously voted to confirm Finance and Development Planning Minister-Designate Boima Kamara.

MONROVIA – An influential and high-ranking member of the Liberian Senate Abraham Darius Dillon has come under scrutiny for participating in legislative deliberations leading to the confirmation of Education Minister-Designate Jarso Maley Jallah, who he has a closed relationship with.

MONROVIA – Finance and Development Planning Minister-Designate Boakai Kamara says the Unity Party (UP) led-government of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has inherited Liberia at the time the fiscal balance of the country is in a bad state, with the past administration borrowing the amount of US$18m from the Consolidated Account of the government.

Education Minister-Designate Dr. Jarso Maley Jallah has observed that funding allocated to the country’s educational sector has been inadequate to address the numerous challenges.

MONROVIA – Liberia’s President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has declared drugs and substance abuse as a public health emergency in the country.

MONROVIA — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has committed his administration to upholding the One-China policy.