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Supporters of Speaker J. Fonati Koffa have vandalized the conference room of the House of Representatives, tearing down a portrait of Representative Richard Nagbe Koon, who describes himself as a “Regime Speaker.” By Bridgett Milton   Monrovia, Liberia, April 25, 2025 –Less than a day after the ruling by Supreme Court, allies of Speaker Fonati Koffa, including Representatives Yekeh Kolubah …

President Boakai on Thursday night gave his opinion about the recent Supreme Court decision, while issuing stern warnings. Monrovia, April 25, 2025: President Joseph Boakai says his administration will continue to work with the Constitutional quorum to ensure the functioning of the government, while insisting that government will not be held hostage by narrow interests or acts of lawlessness. “Let …

April 24, 2025 My Fellow Liberians, Yesterday (April 23, 2025), the Supreme Court of Liberia, our nation’s highest arbiter of justice, delivered its ruling on the Bill of Information relating to the ongoing impasse in the House of Representatives. As President of the Republic, I acknowledge the ruling of the Supreme Court. However, we must all note that the House …

WASHINGTON April 23, 2025 – The World Bank announced the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) as the newest Reserve Advisory & Management Partnership (RAMP) program member. CBL joins RAMP through a World Bank Group multi-donor trust fund to advance public asset management in lower-income, fragile, or conflict-affected states. Representatives from the Central Bank of Liberia and the World Bank signed …

Embattled House Speaker Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa has extended arms of reconciliation to both “Regime Speaker” Richard Koon and Deputy House Speaker Thomas Fallah following the Supreme Court’s verdict. By: Kruah Thompson Capitol Hill, April 23, 2025: Shortly after the Supreme Court confirmed him as the rightful Speaker of the 55th House of Representatives, Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa held a …

House majority bloc leader, Richard Koon, insists that he is still speaker hours after a Supreme Court ruling declared his action illegal. By Edwin N Khakie Capitol Hill, Monrovia – April 23, 2025: In what has become a stand-off between the Supreme Court and the House of Representatives, majority bloc leader Richard Koon has rejected the well publicised Supreme Court …

Authorities at the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) have acknowledged errors in the bank’s 2024 Annual report which created the impression that the sector was in decline. But have clarified that the banking sector remains strong and profitable, adding that is has revised the mistakes in the report. Monrovia, April 23, 2025: In the clarification sent to this paper on …

At least 470 officers drawn from various security agencies have been trained to combat drug trafficking and abuse here. By: Kruah Thompson The Government of Liberia, through the Technical Working Group established by President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to prevent drug and substance abuse across Liberia, has provided training for 470 joint security officers. The training covered areas such as border …

Court backs Grace Kpan This paper has learned that demolition carried out recently by former Superintendent Grace T. Kpan was based on an eviction order issued by the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court for Montserrado County. Monrovia, Liberia, April 22, 2025- Court documents obtained by The NEW DAWN established that recent demolition of several properties in Tweh Farm Community, …

Liberia’s Information Minister, Jeremiah Matthew Piah, frowns on waves of constructions in wetlands across the country, terming the practice a total mess. By Stephen G. Fellajuah Monrovia, Liberia, April 18, 2025 – The Minister of Information, Culture Affairs & Tourism, Jeremiah Matthew Piah, describes construction of structures in wetlands across Montserrado County a “total mess,” stating that such actions directly …