Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Rescue Plan: Vital Medicine Or Costly Overkill?
By Scott-Horsley| National Public Radio, USA
For President Biden, it's a $1.9 trillion gamble.
If successful, his "American Rescue Plan" will help struggling families and businesses weather an unprecedented pandemic and provide a boost to a...
Liberia: Supreme Court clears former Defense minister Samukai of Elections fraud
The Supreme Court of Liberia has upheld Wednesday, February 14, 2021 ruling of the National Elections Commission (NEC) thus declaring no election fraud and irregularities in District #4 Lofa County.
The high court at the...
Liberia: Senate wants retirement of Security Officers halted; citing looming security threats
The Liberian Senate has endorsed a report from its Committee on Defense, Security, Intelligence and Veteran Affairs to halt the pending retirement exercise in the security sector.
The Committee, in its report to the Plenary...
Civil Society Groups call for Senator Varney Sherman removal from top senate committee
Liberia’s largest civil society platform, the National Civil Society Council of Liberia and the Liberia CSOs Anti-Corruption Coalition is calling on Liberian Senate to remove Senator H. Varney Sherman of Grand Cape Mount County...
Liberia: Supreme Court finds former Defense Minister Samukai guilty of embezzling army retirement fund
The Supreme Court of Liberia has affirmed the verdict of the lower court convicting Lofa County Senator-elect, Brownie Samukai, and others to two years imprisonment or the restitution of US$1.4 million.
The ruling is poses...
Liberia: Public Works Minister Ruth Coker-Collins assures the completion of Gbarnga-Salayea and other road...
As construction works resumed on the Gbarnga-Salayea road, Acting Public Works Minister, Ruth Coker Collins, has pledged the government commitment through President George Weah to complete the pavement of the road.
Minister Collins assured that...
NaFAA Boss stresses more women participation in the Liberian media
Women participation in mainstream media remains critical to the eradication of gender stereotype in the society as they constitute less than 10% of the total journalists in Liberia according to some gender experts.
There are...
Liberia: Trial of former RUF Commander accused of atrocities in Liberia Set to commence...
The trial of Sierra Leonean national and Tampere resident, Gibril Massaquoi, will begin on 1st February 2021 before the Pirkanmaa District Court in Finland.
The trial is expected to last for several months.
This follows Tuesday’s...
Liberia: Bishop Quire Opposes same Sex Marriage in the Methodist Church
By: Moses M. Tokpah| Contributor
Ahead of the United Methodist general convention Minnesota, the United States of America this year (2021), the Bishop of the Liberia area of the United Methodist Church, the Liberia Annual...
Veteran U.S. talk show host Larry dies aged 87
Larry King, giant of US broadcasting who achieved worldwide fame for interviewing political leaders and celebrities, has died at the age of 87.
According to western media, King conducted an estimated 50,000 interviews in his...
