MONROVIA: Dr. Emmanuel Urey Yarkpawolo, Liberia’s Environmental Protection Agency Executive Director has divulged alarming financial discrepancies that have hindered the agency’s progress since he assumed office in February 2024. The EPA Boss declared openly that upon taking oversight, the EPA’s bank account held only $325 USD, despite a reported balance of $17,723.54 USD as of […]
CAPITOL HILL, MONROVIA: The House of Representatives has passed the 2025 Draft National Budget, amounting to United States Dollars 880 million, following strict scrutiny and adjustments during budget hearings. The budget now awaits deliberation and concurrence by the Liberian Senate. The National 2025 Budget was initially submitted by the Executive at US$851 million, the proposed […]
CAPITOL HILL, MONROVIA: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today deployed a team of environmental scientists to assess the carbon monoxide pollution caused by the fire. The team, led by the entity’s Executive Director Dr. Emmanuel K. Urey Yarkpawolo, included Deputy Executive Director Dweh Siehwloh Boley, Manager of Environmental Research & Radiation Safety (ERRS) Rafael Ngumbu, […]
MONROVIA: The Government of Liberia has announced five thousand United States dollars($5.000.00) as a tip for anyone providing credible and meaningful information that could assist in the investigation of the fire that gutted the Capitol Building early Wednesday morning. The fire, which destroyed the joint chambers of the National Legislature has been classified as an […]
MONROVIA: Montserrado County Electoral District Nine Representative, Frank Saah Foko has broken his muteness amidst allegations linking him to the recent fire that destroyed the Joint Chambers of the Capitol Building. Speaking via phone on a radio show in Monrovia, Rep. Foko defended his innocence, citing past remarks that have been taken out of context, […]
CAPITOL HILL, MONROVIA: The Speaker of the 55th National Legislature, Speaker Hon. Richard Nagbe Koon today welcomed His Excellency President Joseph N. Boakai Sr. to the Capitol Building where the President has gone to sign the book of Condolence in honor of the fallen former Vice President, Deacon John D. Gray. The solemnity was held […]
CAPITOL HILL, MONROVIA: Representative Prince K. Koinah, Bong County Electoral District #1 representation at the House of Representatives, 55th National Legislature today presided as the Chairperson of a subcommittee for the ongoing Draft 2025 National Budget hearing at the Capitol. The Bong Lawmaker who is the Co-chair of the House’s Committee on Public Accounts and […]
MONROVIA: Embattled House Speaker Cllr. Jonathan Fonati Koffa this morning held a meeting with President Joseph Nyemah Boakai at the President’s rehab dwelling. According to sources, the discussion was centered on the ongoing in-house fight at the House of Representatives. ERA NEWS gathered that the meeting, initiated at the invitation of Boakai, also had the […]
Cllr. N. Oswald Tweh Minister of Justice/Attorney General, Republic of Liberia In response to the request for a legal opinion on the implications of the Supreme Court’s December 6, 2024, ruling in the case “In re The Constitutionality of Several Actions Taken by Certain Members of the House of Representatives”, I provide an analysis of […]
As Fight up Capitol Hill Deepens CAPITOL HILL, MONROVIA: Even though the power struggle at the House of Representatives among members over the removal of embattled House Speaker Cllr. Jonathan F. Koffa remains far from ending despite the opinion of the Supreme Court last Friday, December 8; the Committee on Ways, Means, and Finance, chaired […]
