The Daily IIJ

The former Chairman of the disbanded Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), Cllr. Jerome Verdier, has said the holding of credible elections in October is ‘impossible’. According to him, a timely action in the form of stakeholders’ dialogue will spare Liberia the nightmare of a political and constitutional crisis.

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An ECOWAS Commission delegation is in Liberia to assess the possibility of free, fair and transparent elections scheduled for October 11 2011.

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At least 3,710 refugees from the Ivory Coast have crossed into Liberia, in the wake of the current political stalemate in that Country, Liberia’s  Internal Affairs Minister, Harrison Kanwea, has disclosed. According to Minister Kanwea, the refugees, mainly women and children, entered the country via Nimba and Grand Gedeh Counties. Addressing the Information Ministry regular [...]

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Police in Harper in Maryland County (southeastern Liberia)  have invited President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Special Envoy, Ambassador Dan Morias for questioning regarding his alleged link to “Ritualistic Activities” otherwise known in Liberia as “GBOYO Activities”.

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Without US$93 million in additional funding, Liberia will fail to meet its water and sanitation targets established in the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS), according to a preliminary report released Wednesday by the WASH Consortium, a group of five non-governmental organizations.

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Despite the awesome challenges confronting her government, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf told delegates attending the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) International Conference that Liberia’s national Nightmare is over.

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The Independent  Heritage  Newspaper  in Monrovia has gathered that convicts Hans C. Williams and his fiancée Mardea Paykue will not be hanged to death on March 26, 2010, as ordered by the Judge of Criminal Court “B”, A. Blamo Dixon, Friday, March 19, 2010. According to report, immediately following the ruling Friday, the convicted persons [...]

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When President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf took the oath office on January 16, 2006, she vowed that her administration would uphold the doctrine of Freedom of the Press and Free Expression to the letter, which several of her predecessors abused in total disregard for the constitution- the organic law of the land.

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The BBC sought to raise the stakes about a web of flirt safari that the President of South Africa has been caught into. Jacob Zuma is a strong culturally-incensed Zulu leader but we cannot argue the more about the Zulus of South Africa and their strong passion for the beliefs, language, and ancestry. Any student [...]

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Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe has made a passionate plea d in Monrovia, urging Liberians to offer prayers for the recovery of ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua.

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