Editorial

THE SPEAKER OF the 55th Legislature, Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa, in a letter of response to the “majority bloc”, transmitted through the office of the ECOWAS Parliament Speaker, has maintained that they do not accept as fait accompli what was…

THE FOREIGN MINISTER, Sara Baysolow Nyanti, has announced a US$25 million master’s degree work-study program for aspiring Liberian students. The program, designed to provide advanced education and practical experience, will enable…

IN FEBRUARY, PRESIDENT Boakai appointed Amin Modad as Minister of Commerce, with the primary function to collect, evaluate and publish data pertaining to commerce and industry, establish and enforce standards for business practices,…

SENATOR EDWIN MELVIN Snowe’s proposed legislations, Easter Monday, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, which seek to establish dual holidays for the Christian and Muslim communities of the nation have, as anticipated, become one of the major…

THE GENERAL AUDITING Commission (GAC) has released an indicting audit on the former Director General of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), Tolbert Nyenswah. According to the GAC report, the former NPHIL boss received…

THE 1986 CONSTITUTION gives the Liberian people the right to own property and enjoy the security of ownership under their government. The years following the end of the civil war have been economically difficult years for the Liberian…

LIBERIAN POLITICS HAS come face to face with the political philosophy of the politically promising and potential People’s Liberation Party (PLP). Leaders of the PLP have emphasized that the opposition environment is not a waiting room for…

The US State Department Human Rights Report Verbatim THE LIBERIA NATIONAL Police maintain internal security, with assistance from the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency and other civilian security forces. The Armed Forces of Liberia are…

ACCORDING TO THE gambling laws of Liberia, only four casino licenses can be issued in the Republic of Liberia, and they must be situated in approved locations. The law further states that the license is granted for a particular casino on…

THE POLITICAL LEADER of the Alternative National Congress (ANC), Alexander Cummings, wants the request of the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) to the National Legislature to print L$48 billion in family banknotes treated with caution. In the…