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By Lincoln Peters Dr. Peter Matthew George, formerly the Medical Director at Esther & Jereline Medical Center in Ganta, Nimba County, has been dismissed from his position as President of the Liberia Medical and Dental Council (LMDC). The dismissal is accompanied by the revocation of his medical license, effectively barring the former Medical Director of Vice President Jeremiah Koung’s Medical …

The Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) endorses Penalties Regulations aimed at enhancing compliance and accountability within the electricity sector here. Monrovia, Liberia, May 9, 2025 – The Board of Commissioners (BoC) of the Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) has approved Penalties Regulations aimed at enhancing compliance and accountability within Liberia’s electricity sector. The commission in a statement Thursday, May 8, said …

By Vera Songwe,Witney Schneidman  WASHINGTON, DC – In a recent interview, Fox News anchor Bret Baier asked Félix Tshisekedi, the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, how his government would balance continued ties with the United States, including the negotiation of a critical minerals deal, with its deepening relationship with China. The DRC president responded that China’s influence is …

Bong County is on the brink of a political firestorm as Aaron V.G. Juakollie, Executive Director of the Foundation for International Dignity (FIND), threatens to sue Superintendent Hawa Loleyah Norris and the entire Local Government Council over what he calls a “blatant misuse” of public funds. By Edwin N. Khakie Gbarnga, Bong County, May 5, 2025: Juakollie has vowed to …

A clear divide is emerging in the Liberian Judiciary, with action and counter-action between the Liberian National Bar Association and the Supreme Court of Liberia. Following the Bar’s recent public criticism of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the leadership crisis at the House of Representatives, the Court has retaliated by boycotting a Law Day celebration organized by the Bar. The …

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In what appears to be an emerging divide within the judicial system, the Supreme Court of Liberia has boycotted celebration of Law Day here, organized by the Liberian National Bar Association after the Bar recently criticized the High Court’s ruling.  By Stephen G. Fellajuah Monrovia, Liberia, May 5, 2025 – In an unexpected move that underscores growing tension within the …

Sarpo National Park in Sinoe County, southeast Liberia, faces threats from illegal miners and other activities, County Superintendent Peter Wleh Nyensuah alarms. By Stephen G. Fellajuah  Sinoe, Liberia, May 2, 2025 – Sinoe County Superintendent Peter Wleh Nyensuah has tearfully sent out a passionate plea for intervention to save the Sapo National Park, Liberia’s largest and only national rainforest reserve, …

Dear Father: They say everybody just on my man back ooh. Can you imagine since ley man went and put him mouth on ley people at ley Palava Hut, him life has not been easy. They say da whatin him do? Father, ley man say why ley elder them at ley Palava Hut mon say, ley thin ley chief them …

Liberia’s Governance Commission, or GC, has terminated the employment of over seventy employees of the commission. By Lincoln G. Peters Monrovia, May 2, 2025: The affected employees were employed between the period July 1, 2021, to December 31, 2023, during the administration of the Coalition for Democratic Change government (CDC). According to an internal memo of the GC dated April …