Legislative Archives - The New Republic Liberia

Liberian News: ‘Audit The Legislature Now’

Monrovia-In a rare and bold public statement that has sparked immediate political ripples, Representative Musa Hassan Bility of Nimba County District #7 has issued a powerful open letter to President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., calling for an unprecedented audit of the Liberian Legislature. His message, though respectful, is an unflinching indictment of what he describes as selective justice and entrenched corruption within Liberia’s highest lawmaking body.

Liberia News: Mid-Yr. Revenue Performance Fell By $17 Million

By Mark N. Mengonfia Liberia-President is seeking action to amend Liberia’s Consolidated Revenue Code as Amended to be known as the Liberia Tax Amendment Act of 2024. The President’s request is informed by what he called reduction in Liberia’s mid-year revenue performance which shows serious decrease by US$ 17.3 million in revenue estimates. In […]

Liberia News: ‘Liberia’s Problem Is The Legislature’

By Washington Tumay Watson Liberia-Representative Musa Hassan Bility is not convinced that the national legislature, including the Senate and House of Representatives, is doing enough to clamp down on the pestilence of corruption that has eaten the fabrics of the nation, and even still undermining every potential for progress. He reminded his colleagues that their […]

Liberia news: ‘Rep. Cole Violated CSA Standing Order’

By Moses M. Tokpah Liberia-Civil Service Agency Director General Josiah Joekai has pointed accusing fingers at Representative L. Marvin Cole of violating the Agency’s Standing Orders. Cole Chairs the Rules, Orders and Administration of the House of Representatives. At the Ministry of Information regular press briefing Tuesday, Joekai accused Rep. Cole of halting the […]

Liberia News: The Inevitability of WECC

The War and Economic Crime Court (WECC) ‘s inevitable enactment cannot be misjudged from its embryonic stage. It is a two-tale development, Economic and War. This column focuses on the war segment of WECC. H.E. Pres. Boakai’s 131’s executive proclamation followed by the 55th Legislative atonement is a clear materialization that justice is on the horizon […]