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ACCORDING TO LEGAL observers and documents reviewed by the Hot Pepper, there is no public evidence that Liberia followed proper legal procedures in signing the Concession and Access Agreement (CAA) with Ivanhoe Liberia, a subsidiary of…

ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2025, while the Supreme Court was in session for its October term of court, officers of the Labor Court, under the command of Judge Joseph B. Kollie, ordered the closure and locking of the Colony Hotel, including…

ON TUESDAY, THE 8th Annual Conference of the Association of African Maritime Administrations (AAMA) a four-day event, kicked off at the EJS Ministerial Complex, with delegates from over forty (40) countries and over 200 international…

THE BOARD OF Trustees of the University of Liberia, concerned about the wave of student violence on the campuses of the University of Liberia (UL), has instructed the UL administration to suspend all student political activities. The UL…

TWENTY-ONE YEARS (2003—2024) after General Daniel Opande’s arrival in Liberia, then a warring faction setting, the guns are still silent, which is testament of the marvelous work the Kenyan military professional assigned to UNMIL…

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,…

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…

ELECTIONS ARE ON the horizon and tension is brewing in the country. The major opposition bloc within the country under the banner Collaboration of Political Parties (CPP) threatened a nonstop protest, to have begun 28 October 2020. The…

THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL Court (ICC) became the arbiter of international justice when it brought to justice President Charles Taylor for his crimes against humanity during the protracted period of civil war in Liberia, but the court…

THE GOVERNMENT OF the Republic of France has taken a major step to promote the socio-vocational integration of young people in Liberia in the economic sector, which bears the promise of growth and employment, developing new economic…