At long last, the House of Representatives has passed the draft national budget. The budget was passed at over US$623 million.
Speaker Tyler Finally Recuses Himself Amidst Pressure
Speaker Alex Tyler has finally recused himself from proceedings at the House of Representatives.
Federation of Liberian Youth Weighs in On Crisis at Legislature
The National Executive council of the Federation of Liberian Youth has described the ongoing tumult between some lawmakers at the lower house as obstacle to the development of Liberia.
Supreme Court Rejects Speaker’s Request for Writ of Prohibition
The Supreme Court has rejected a request from the speaker of the House of Representatives, Alex Tyler, to issue a writ of prohibition against representatives holding separate sessions.
Speaker Tyler’s Party Criticizes Unity Party’s Position in House of Representatives Crisis
The Liberia People Democratic Party has strongly criticized the ruling Unity Party for its position in the ongoing crisis at the House of Representatives.
OP-ED: Representatives Must Respect the Constitution and House Rules
For the last few weeks, there have been frantic attempts by some of our distinguished colleagues to make Speaker Tyler recuse himself as presiding officer of the Honorable House of Representatives based on a criminal indictment against him.
Court Endorses Tyler’s Revised Bond
Judge Emery Paye has accepted the criminal appearance bond filed by indicted House Speaker Alex Tyler, after his team provided modifications in light of a challenge from the prosecution.
700 Pages of Evidence Compiled By Taskforce in Ongoing Bribery Case
The chairman of the special presidential taskforce formed to investigate bribery allegations in response to the recent Global Witness report has announced that the body has already compiled more than 700 pages of evidence in preparation for additional indictments.