In the buildup to election day, the National Elections Commission’s Lower Bong magistrate boast of a high level of security prescribed to safe guide the elections process in Central Liberia.
Bong Candidate Promises to Give Development Funds Decisions to People
Silas Siakor, the long-time environmental activist and now a candidate for Bong’s fifth electoral district, has vowed a radical change in the way County Development Funds are disbursed if he is elected.
VP Boakai Ends Nimba Campaign Tour in Ganta
Liberia’s vice president and presidential candidate for the ruling Unity Party, Joseph N. Boakai, has concluded his campaign tour of Nimba County at a well-attended rally held at the Ganta Kumasi Sports Field on Thursday, October 5.
Rep. Koung’s Large Rally Sends Message to Opposition
The incumbent lawmaker of Nimba’s first electoral district, Rep. Jeremiah Kpan Koung, has sent out a clear signal to opposition candidates running for the district’s seat with a rally that was attended by a large crowd.
Senate Votes to Make Rape a Bailable Offense
The Liberian senate has voted to amend the current rape law, making the act a bailable offense. The senate took the decision on Tuesday, during its 60th day sitting of the sixth session.
Pres. Sirleaf: Generational Change Comments Blown Out of Proportion
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s recent comments to the United Nations General Assembly on Liberia needing ‘generational change’ has been interpreted by the public in several different ways, forcing her to provide clarification on what she meant.
UNMIL to Airlift Ballots to Hard-to-Reach Counties
The National Elections Commission has revealed that UNMIL will transport ballots for next Tuesday’s presidential and representative elections by air to counties that are impassable by road.
Cummings Prefers Reconciliation to Retributive Justice for War Crimes
As debates continues over the implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final report, especially on the prosecution of warlords and war actors through the establishment of a war crimes court, the presidential candidate of the Alternative National Congress, Alexander B. Cummings, Jr., has said he would avoid setting up a war crimes court.