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Saturday, December 21, 2024

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HOUSE MAJORITY BLOC APPROVES $880 MILLION 2025 BUDGET, AWAITS SENATE DECISION

DEVELOPMENT
MONROVIA, LIBERIA – Today, the Majority Bloc of the House of Representatives has greenlit the 2025 Draft National Budget, now set at $880 million....

SENATE CONCURS WITH HOUSE ON PASSAGE OF $880 MILLION 2025 NATIONAL BUDGET

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MONROVIA – The Liberian Senate has formally approved the 2025 National Budget, amounting to $880 million, following concurrence with the Majority Bloc of the...

EDITORIAL

DOES LIBERIA NEED CONSTITUTIONAL CLARITY?

EDITORIAL
The ongoing power struggle within the House of Representatives...

PRINCE JOHNSON’S PASSING WILL LIBERIA FINALLY BREAK FREE FROM THE GRIP OF WARTIME IMPUNITY

EDITORIAL
The passing of Senator Prince Y. Johnson has sent...

BOAKAI SIDESTEPS SPEAKER KOFFA: LOGICALITY OR PRECEDENT-SETTING BREACH?

EDITORIAL
President Joseph Boakai's decision to submit the 2025 draft...

A MILESTONE FOR LIBERIA’S HIGHER EDUCATION, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN

EDITORIAL
The launch of Liberia’s first doctoral programs at the...

BOAKAI’S MISPLACED AMBITIONS AS LIBERIA BLEEDS AND THE PRESIDENT COURTS GLOBAL VANITY

EDITORIAL
Eight months into his presidency, Joseph Boakai’s administration is...

TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF MPOX – STAY ALERT, STAY PROTECTED

EDITORIAL
As Liberia confronts the resurgence of Mpox, the confirmation...

NO JUSTIFICATION FOR HIGH SALARIES OF BOAKAI ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS AMID ECONOMIC STRUGGLES

EDITORIAL
In the midst of Liberia's current economic struggles, revelations...

LIBERIA’S POLITICAL CRISIS: A CALL FOR RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP AMID ESCALATING TENSIONS

EDITORIAL
The recent clash between the Coalition for Democratic Change...

PRESIDENT BOAKAI’S PURGE: A DANGEROUS DRIFT TOWARD AUTHORITARIANISM

EDITORIAL
In recent months, President Joseph Boakai has embarked on...

MADAM PEARSON’S RESIGNATION FROM THE CENTRAL BANK: EVASION OF ACCOUNTABILITY OR STRATEGIC MANEUVER?

EDITORIAL
Madam Nyemadi D. Pearson’s sudden resignation as Deputy Governor...

FIERY REBUKE HIGHLIGHTS POLITICAL TENSIONS AMID CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS

EDITORIAL
The arrest of former officials from the Coalition for...

HOR IN UPROAR AS EMBATTLED SPEAKER KOFFA’S INFLUENCE EXPOSES GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES

OPINION
By Socrates Smythe Saywon, Sr. Liberia’s political scene is currently...

LIBERIANS ARE IN AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UP AND CDC

OPINION
  An Opinion By Grace RK Guar Every six...

AMERICA’S NEGLECT OF LIBERIA: A CALL FOR CHANGE

OPINION
An Opinion By Bishop Dr. Rudolph Q. Kwanue, Sr A...

AMID AN UNENDING WAR AGAINST POVERTY, INJUSTICES – HAS THE PROGRESSIVE STRUGGLE BECOME LOST IN TRANSLATION?

OPINION
A Patriot's Diary With Ekena Wesley What manner of Liberian progressives...
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FEAR GLOWS OVER COMMERCE MINISTRY FOLLOWING DIRECTOR PARLEY’S REMOVAL

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – Cogent information obtained by Smart News Liberia speaks of growing fear, uneasiness and uncertainty at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry following...

SENATE CONCURS WITH HOUSE ON PASSAGE OF $880 MILLION 2025 NATIONAL BUDGET

MONROVIA – The Liberian Senate has formally approved the...

HOR CONVENES SPECIAL SITTING AT CITY HALL AMID CAPITOL BUILDING FIRE

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – The Majority Bloc of the House...

EDUCATION

MINISTER JALLAH HIGHLIGHTS FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES 

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – On Saturday, December 21, 2024, Liberia's...
EDUCATION

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: REFLECTIONS ON LEARNING AND TEACHING QUALITY AT SHARDA UNIVERSITY

I can't express how excited I am to share...
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MARTIN KOLLIE FOUNDATION AWARDS L$1 MILLION SCHOLARSHIPS TO 17 STUDENTS

MONROVIA – The Martin K.N. Kollie Foundation (MKNKF) has...
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US EMBASSY CALLS FOR PEACE AMID LEGISLATIVE CRISIS

MONROVIA – The political standoff within Liberia’s House of...
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HOR SUSPENDS DIRECTOR BRIDGES INDEFINITELY OVER MULTIPLE ALLEGATIONS

MONROVIA – Mr. Chambiyor Bridges, Jr., Human Resource Director...

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LATEST POLITICS

MINISTER JALLAH HIGHLIGHTS FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES 

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – On Saturday, December 21, 2024, Liberia's...

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: REFLECTIONS ON LEARNING AND TEACHING QUALITY AT SHARDA UNIVERSITY

I can't express how excited I am to share...

MARTIN KOLLIE FOUNDATION AWARDS L$1 MILLION SCHOLARSHIPS TO 17 STUDENTS

MONROVIA – The Martin K.N. Kollie Foundation (MKNKF) has...

US EMBASSY CALLS FOR PEACE AMID LEGISLATIVE CRISIS

MONROVIA – The political standoff within Liberia’s House of...

MINISTER JALLAH HIGHLIGHTS FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES 

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – On Saturday, December 21, 2024, Liberia's...

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: REFLECTIONS ON LEARNING AND TEACHING QUALITY AT SHARDA UNIVERSITY

I can't express how excited I am to share...

TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ON TWEAH AND FOUR FORMER OFFICIALS; JUDGE’S APPROVAL NOW MANDATORY

MONROVIA, OCTOBER 3, 2024 – A newly issued writ...

WANTED FOR THEFT – PAKISTANI NATIONAL ABSCONDS WITH US$25K

MONROVIA – Saleh Hayat, age 22, a Pakistani National...

LNP ARRESTS SUSPECT IN DOUBLE MURDER OF PREGNANT GIRLFRIEND AND HER DAUGHTER

MONROVIA – The Liberia National Police (LNP) has confirmed...

TRAGIC INCIDENT IN GRAND CAPE MOUNT COUNTY: MAN ARRESTED FOR CHOPPING HIS LOVER

Grand Cape Mount Co., LIBERIA – A shocking incident...

HEALTH

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PRES. BOAKAI BREAKS GROUND FOR ADVANCED NATIONAL DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY IN MARGIBI

MARGIBI COUNTY – On December 20, 2024, President Joseph...

AFL AND U.S. OPEN NEW TUBERCULOSIS CLINIC AT 14 MILITARY HOSPITAL

The Armed Forces of Liberia, in partnership with the...

LIBERIA’S HEALTH MINISTRY PARTNERS WITH USAID TO STRENGTHEN HEALTHCARE SERVICES

MONROVIA – The U.S. Agency for International Development in...

NPHIL EXPANDS TRAINING FOR FIELD EPIDEMIOLOGISTS TO STRENGTHEN SURVEILLANCE AND OUTBREAK RESPONSE

MONROVIA – The National Public Health Institute of Liberia...

ISAAC JACKSON ACCUSES BOAKAI OF UNDERMINING RULE OF LAW AMID CAPITOL BUILDING FIRE INVESTIGATION

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – Former Deputy Information Minister and former Liberia’s Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organization (IMO),...

LIBERIA SECURES ELIGIBILITY FOR $500 MILLION MCC DEVELOPMENT GRANT

MONROVIA – Liberia has been approved for a second compact with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), positioning the...

REP. MUSA BILITY ADMITS ATTENDING SPEAKER KOFFA’S NEGOTIATION TALKS SUPERVISED BY VP KOUNG

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – Nimba County District #7 Representative Musa Bility has confirmed his participation in a meeting regarding...

HOUSE MAJORITY BLOC APPROVES $880 MILLION 2025 BUDGET, AWAITS SENATE DECISION

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – Today, the Majority Bloc of the House of Representatives has greenlit the 2025 Draft National...

THE LASTING LEGACY OF PRINCE JOHNSON’S DEATH AND THE PATH FORWARD FOR LIBERIA

By Lyndon J. Ponnie, Sr. The passing of former Liberian warlord General Prince Y. Johnson last night marks a significant moment in Liberia’s tumultuous history....

SENATE CONCURS WITH HOUSE ON PASSAGE OF $880 MILLION 2025 NATIONAL BUDGET

MONROVIA – The Liberian Senate has formally approved the...

HOUSE MAJORITY BLOC APPROVES $880 MILLION 2025 BUDGET, AWAITS SENATE DECISION

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – Today, the Majority Bloc of the...

HOR CONVENES SPECIAL SITTING AT CITY HALL AMID CAPITOL BUILDING FIRE

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – The Majority Bloc of the House...

U.S. EMBASSY ANNOUNCES LIBERIA’S ELIGIBILITY FOR MCC COMPACT DEVELOPMENT

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a...

DAMARO AND CO-DEFENDANTS ACCUSED OF RIOT, ASSAULT, AND PROPERTY DAMAGE IN CAPITOL PROTEST

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – On December 17, 2024, the Monrovia...

LIBERIA ELIGIBLE FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION COMPACT DEVELOPMENT

On December 18, the Board of Directors of the...

UN EXPERT CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN LIBERIA

MONROVIA – A UN expert has urged Liberia to...

SENATE PROPOSES $1.8M FOR FIRE-DAMAGED CAPITOL BUILDING RENOVATION

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – The Senate, through its Committee on...

U.S. AND ECOWAS CONDEMN CAPITOL HILL VIOLENCE, CALL FOR RESTRAINT AND DIALOGUE

MONROVIA – The U.S. Embassy in Monrovia and the...

LEGAL

SUPREME COURT ORDERS HOR TO SETTLE KOLUBAH’S UNPAID SALARY AND BENEFITS

LEGAL
MONROVIA, LIBERIA – On Friday, December 20, 2024, the...

SUPREME COURT RULING LEAVES HOUSE DISPUTE UNRESOLVED

DEVELOPMENT
MONROVIA, LIBERIA – The long-awaited ruling in the constitutional...

JUDGE ORDERS ARREST OF REPRESENTATIVE MARVIN COLE FOR PERSISTENT NON-SUPPORT

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MONROVIA, LIBERIA – The Monrovia City Court has issued...

SUPREME COURT HALTS LEGISLATIVE DISPUTE, ORDERS RETURN TO STATUS QUO ANTE

DEVELOPMENT
MONROVIA, LIBERIA – The Supreme Court of Liberia has...

SUPREME COURT SUMMONS HOUSE ‘MAJORITY BLOC’ AMID SPEAKER KOFFA’S LEGAL BATTLE

DEVELOPMENT
MONROVIA, LIBERIA – The political turbulence within the Liberian...

A SPECIAL MESSAGE OF APPRECIATION TO DR. GRAY, DEAN SAWYER COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES, UL

Dear Dr. Josephus Moses Gray, In light of the tremendous achievements within the Amos C. Sawyer College of Social...

STATEMENT BY JOSEPH NYUMA BOAKAI AT THE OPENING OF THE 2024 KOREA-AFRICA SUMMIT

Seoul, South Korea Tuesday, 4 June, 2024 Excellency Yoon Suk Yeol, President of the Korean Republic, esteemed fellow Heads of...

OPENING REMARKS BY PRESIDENT JOSEPH NYUMA BOAKAI AT THE FIRST CABINET RETREAT AT EJS MINISTERIAL COMPLEX

May 23, 2024 Mr. Vice President, Cabinet Members and Officials of Government, The Honorable Superintendent of Montserrado County, Partners, Members...

SPEECH DELIVERED BY COMMISSIONER NETO ZARZAR LIGHE AT THE 3RD GRADUATION CEREMONY OF THE LIBERIA MARITIME TRAINING INSTITUTE

May 16, 2024 His Excellency, Ambassador Joseph Nyuma Boakai, President of the Republic of Liberia, Members of the Cabinet present, Members...

ANGRY GEORGE WEAH SOUNDS WARNING TO ECOWAS: A CALL FOR ACTION AGAINST HARASSMENT

LIBERIA - Former Liberian President George Weah has reached a boiling point, issuing a stark warning to the...

OIL PRICES STEADY AS RATE HIKE FEARS OFFSET SIGNS OF TIGHTENING SUPPLY

Oil prices were largely unchanged on Friday, but set to post weekly gains, as fears of higher U.S....

LRA ROLLS OUT VAT TRAINING FOR TAX ADMINISTRATORS IN LIBERIA

MONROVIA – The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) has launched a three-day intensive training on Value Added Tax (VAT)...

SAMORA WOLOKOLLIE CHOOSES NOT TO ENGAGE IN A VERBAL CONFRONTATION WITH JOHN MORLU

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – Deputy Finance Minister Samora P.Z. Wolokollie has chosen not to engage in a verbal confrontation...

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HOUSE MAJORITY BLOC APPROVES $880 MILLION 2025 BUDGET, AWAITS SENATE DECISION

DEVELOPMENT
MONROVIA, LIBERIA – Today, the Majority Bloc of the...

UN EXPERT CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN LIBERIA

DEVELOPMENT
MONROVIA – A UN expert has urged Liberia to...

SENATE PROPOSES $1.8M FOR FIRE-DAMAGED CAPITOL BUILDING RENOVATION

DEVELOPMENT
MONROVIA, LIBERIA – The Senate, through its Committee on...
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