Civilians are growing increasingly desperate to return to their villages in Casamance, but with violent incidents continuing and the peace process "still at a stalemate" according to peace negotiators, some see little reason for hope.
Partisans of the ruling Unity Party have elected Clemenceau B. Urey and Henry B. Fahnbulleh (not Dr. H. Boima Fahnbulleh) as First Vice Chairman and Secretary General of the party respectively.
A request to summon Central Bank Governor Mills Jones to respond to reported allegation from the General Auditing Commission (GAC) was debated in plenary Tuesday and sent to committee room.
The Criminal Court "C" under the gavel of presiding Judge Samuel Geevon Smith has quashed bribery claims made by state prosecutors in the ongoing trial of five former government officials who stand accused of Economic Sabotage.
Margibi County Senator Roland C. Kaine has pleaded with his colleagues to look into the allegation which links him to the massacre of several persons in Margibi and Grand Bassa counties.
The World Bank has generally pointed out that mechanized farming is driven by private sector initiatives, and as such, "the private sector plays more of a role (in mechanized farming) than governments."
The Liberia Telecommunication Authority (LTA) has disclosed that mobile phone service provider Comium has accused Ecobank of using a frequency that is interfering with Comium's network.
Civil Society Organizations of Liberia have condemned the current wave of violence including the brutal killings of peaceful citizens in various parts of the country.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs says it has stopped issuing certificates to individuals who conduct or engage in the practice or trial by ordeal otherwise known as sassywood.
The Liberian government is heading to Berlin, Germany, for a forum this week where it is expected to attract continuous support from its international partners for the implementation of its Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) programs.
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has urged leaders in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to support women candidates in upcoming elections in a number of countries of the Community.
A new core investor is set to take over NITEL from the Transcorp Plc after the company has been left virtually paralysed since 2006 when the federal government under President Olusegun Obasanjo sold 51% shares to it.
The President of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), Mr. Samuel Nzekwe has advised the federal government to use the excess crude oil revenue for infrastructural development.
The Nigerian insurance sector has been growing in fortunes of some sort in recent times following the re-capitalization exercise that saw the number of operators reduced to 49 and a good number enlisted in the Nigeria Stock Exchange.
The Senate ad-hoc committee probing spend-ing in the transportation sector since 1999 has queried over N124 billion recorded as expenditure on the ailing railway sector under President Olusegun Obasanjo.
The arrival of the new government was a bit unkind for some Nigerians, especially those trading on Goderich Street. However, their situation seems to be getting better now.
