Across Liberia, churches and mosques have been back in session for weeks (albeit with a limit to 25 percent of their facilities’ capacities), as President George Weah bowed to pressure to reopen places of worship two months after they were first ordered closed.
At National Seminar, Howard-Taylor Highlights Challenges to Women’s Political Participation
Ahead of October 2020 senatorial by-election in Liberia, the UN agency which focuses on women empowerment, UN Women, has organized a seminar on strategies to enforce gender quotas and implement the provision of the Elections Law that requires political parties to ‘endeavor’ to ensure that at least 30 percent of their candidates are of either gender.
Transparency International’s Local Affiliate Calls for Specialized Anti-Corruption Court in Liberia
In light of the deteriorating perception of corruption in the public sector, a local affiliate of the international group Transparency International has called upon the Liberian government and its international partners to establish a specialized court to try corruption cases in Liberia.
Voter Apathy Characterizes Cape Mount’s Senatorial By-Election
Citizens of Grand Cape Mount voted on Saturday in a senatorial by-election to elect a replacement for the late Senator Edward Dagoseh.
IRC Country Director Calls for Collaboration in Ending Violence against Women
The International Rescue Committee’s country director, Faith Cooper, has called for better coordination and collaboration in the efforts to end violence against women in Liberia.
After Fire Service Attributes School Fire to ‘Electrical Short’ Muslim Group Disputes Details
The Liberia National Fire Service has released its report into the September 17 fire incident that killed 27 people at a religious school in Paynesville.
ECC Urges Citizens to Engage Lawmakers on Electoral Reform During Break
Amid ongoing debates to amend portions of the constitution and to formulate a bill to increase women’s representation in the legislature, the Elections Coordinating Committee is urging citizens to remain engaged with their lawmakers during the upcoming constituency break.
Liberian Women Sympathize with Muslim Community After Fire Kills 27
Women’s groups, in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection have expressed condolences to the Muslim community on the death of 26 young Islamic school children and their teacher.