The certificates serve as evidence of their victory and membership in the 55th Legislature, as mandated by Section 2.9(q) of Liberia’s New Election Law. The 54th Legislature will formally dissolve, and outgoing Representatives will leave while members of the 55th Legislature remain seated. After the oath of office, announcements will be made regarding vacancies for Speaker, Deputy Speaker, and President Pro Tempore. A motion will be entertained for the election rules or timeline, and subsequent elections will be held for positions such as Deputy Speaker, Chief Clerk, Deputy Chief Clerk, Sergeant-at-Arms, and Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms. Koffa, as the consensus candidate for the CDC, is emerging as the favored candidate for Speaker of the 55th Legislature.

A senior Hezbollah commander has been killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, according to a Lebanese security official. Security sources told the Reuters news agency the victim was the deputy head of a unit within Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force. They identified him as Wissam al Tawil and said he was killed along with another fighter. Sources told the agency the fatalities came when a car was hit in a strike on the Lebanese village of Majdal Selm. Visited 23 times, 23 visit(s) today

The rejoinder highlighted critical concerns of your party pertaining to the promises identified and documented by Naymote during the presidential election which President-elect Boakai won. Both political commitments and the agenda in your party platform are interconnected elements forming a cohesive governance framework. Regarding pathways and strategies, we are currently using them to develop indicators for carefully monitoring and evaluating the implementation of your party’s commitments. The victory speech made by the President-elect was also a reliable source of documented campaign promises. Naymote did not add any promises to this report; everything was identified and documented from the party’s manifesto, campaign rallies and public statement.

Indian Navy commandos have boarded a hijacked Liberian-flagged vessel in the Arabian Sea and are now carrying out “sanitisation” operations, the navy says. The warship INS Chennai was diverted and deployed to assist the vessel, the navy said earlier in the day, adding that a naval aircraft flew over the hijacked vessel on Friday and had established contact with it. The Indian navy has increased its surveillance of the Arabian Sea after a recent spate of attacks in the region. Experts believe this is because naval forces led by the US have diverted their attention to the Red Sea to thwart Houthi attacks. India is not part of the US-led Red Sea task force.

US federal regulators have temporarily grounded some Boeing 737 Max planes in American airspace after a section of an Alaska Airlines jet blew out in mid-air. The emergency directive from the US Federal Aviation Administration affects about 171 jets worldwide. Carriers will need to inspect aircraft before further flight, a process that takes four to eight hours per plane, according to the directive. “The FAA is requiring immediate inspections of certain Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes before they can return to flight,” FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker said. It continues to experience the fallout from a 20-month worldwide grounding imposed by regulators after a pair of deadly crashes five months apart.

They are among the hundreds of people who have been convicted in the massive prosecution of the January 6, 2021, riot in the three years since the stunned nation watched the U.S. Capitol attack unfold on live TV. Washington’s federal courthouse remains flooded with trials, guilty plea hearings and sentencings stemming from what has become the largest criminal investigation in American history. “We cannot replace votes and deliberation with violence and intimidation,” Matthew Graves, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, told reporters on Thursday. Authorities are still working to identify more than 80 people wanted for acts of violence at the Capitol and to find out who placed pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic national committees’ offices the day before the Capitol attack. And they continue to regularly make new arrests, even as some January 6 defendants are being released from prison after completing their sentences.

ISTANBUL – At least 15 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes overnight Friday across the Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian news agency, WAFA. Israeli planes attacked two houses in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza and the Al-Manara neighborhood in the southern city of Khan Younis, it saidAt dead, mostly children, were killed and others injured in the attacks. Israel has launched relentless air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip since a cross-border attack by the Palestinian resistance group, Hamas, on Oct. 7. At least 22,600 Palestinians have since been killed and 57,910 injured, according to Gaza’s health authorities. Read more of this reportVisited 13 times, 13 visit(s) today

By Lennart Dodoo, [email protected]Seeking to address this matter, the Unity Party has filed a Writ for Prohibition with the Supreme Court, aiming to halt the pending confirmation hearing by the Senate. Frank Musa Dean as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on December 26, 2023, a mere 26 days before relinquishing power. This nomination is intended to replace Associate Justice Joseph Nagbe, who had requested early retirement through a letter to the Chief Justice. The Unity Party further contends that Associate Justice Joseph Nagbe’s request for early retirement does not automatically constitute retirement or create a vacancy on the Supreme Court Bench. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, January 3, 2023, issued an assignment for the argument of the case.

It was seen as a violation of the so-called “rules of engagement” between Hezbollah and Israel, with clashes largely limited to the border region bar some Israeli airstrikes north of the Litani River. Hezbollah has defended its confrontation with Israel as a show of support with Gaza, which has been battered by an Israeli air and ground assault killing around 23,000 people. In what has become an almost ordinary occurrence since 7 October, Israel targeted border towns and villages in southern Lebanon on Friday, either from the air or with artillery. Hezbollah retaliated by firing several missiles into northern Israel, which are usually intercepted by Israeli air defence systems. At least 175 people have been killed in southern Lebanon since 7 October, including 129 Hezbollah fighters and more than 20 civilians, including three journalists, according to an AFP tally.

Ahead of the upcoming 25th personalities awards by the management and staff of Global News Network, publishers of GNN-Liberia newspaper and www.gnnliberia.com online, the management of pleased to publicly reflect on our last year’s award ceremony in pictures. At our last year ceremony, the former United States Ambassador accredited to Liberia, H.E. Michael A. McCarthy was name as GNN Liberia’s Man of the year – 2022; his quest to see Liberia, Africa’s oldest independent country graduate from the state of rampant corruption, and growing wave of cultural impunity in Liberia nowadays, while Madam Brenda Moore was named as Woman of the Year 2022. Visited 19 times, 19 visit(s) today

During the protest, the staffers set up a roadblock, preventing senators from accessing the Senate wing of the Capitol building. Others see him as a professionally competent individual who will perform well on the bench of the Supreme Court. The Petitioners, Unity Party, prays the Supreme Court to prohibit the Senate from conducting confirmation hearings and subsequently confirming Dean as Justice on the Bench of the Supreme Court of Liberia. Due to its urgency, the hearing will take place “en banc” (before the full bench of the Supreme Court). Frank Musa Dean, Jr., the current Minister of Justice and Attorney General, as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia.

In a surprising development, Journalist Sekou Sheriff, CEO of The Voice of Liberia (VOL), a radio station in Monrovia, was arrested on Thursday, January 4, by a sheriff of the court after the Monrovia City Magisterial Court issued a warrant for him. The charges brought against Sheriff include Criminal Coercion, Harassment, Blackmailing, and Disorderly Conduct. The complaint, filed by the Republic of Liberia through Diggs, accuses Sheriff of intentionally tarnishing Diggs' character through social media and a talk show. It also highlights the broader issue of cyberbullying and the potential legal consequences for those who engage in online harassment. Sheriff and his VOL bragged that they had every piece of evidence to substantiate his allegations against the Minister.

Sea level rise caused by climate change is putting millions of residents in Liberia’s nine coastal counties out of their homes and destroying their properties. A 2010 UNDP report on climate change in Liberia said that since 1969, sea erosion has removed at least 250 meters of the coastline, representing an average loss of 6.6 meters per year. Billions of people, lives, and livelihoods who are vulnerable to the effects of climate change depend upon the adoption of this recommended approach at Cop28.” DR. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, President, COP28 UAE said. Apart from developmental challenges such as infrastructure, climate change is one of Liberia’s pressing issues. With coastal erosion effects, the loss and damage fund is a financial instrument set up by big polluters to help smaller countries.

By Gerald C. Koinyeneh – [email protected]Speaking at the LEC’s annual celebration and awards ceremony, Captan emphasized the pivotal role of teamwork in the corporation’s success. Every individual’s contribution, from management to every staff member, is integral to making LEC what it is today,” Captan said. Captan commended her relentless dedication, highlighting her unwavering commitment as a driving force behind LEC’s success. Dr. Sekajipo emphasized the corporation’s notable positive changes, emphasizing the qualities of quality, integrity, and responsible leadership under Captan’s stewardship. Drawing a comparison between the ESBI and Captan’s management eras, Dr. Sekajipo highlighted the progress made under Captan’s leadership, lauding him as a success-driven manager who has assembled a dynamic and competent team.

MONROVIA – The Movement with Integrity for National Development (MIND) backed the speakership bid of the Deputy Speaker J. Fonati Koffa. It added: Now, therefore, in view of the search for Leadership of the house of representatives of the 55th Legislature, in search in which Hon. He boasts the support of his Coalition for Democratic Change’s bloc and score of independent elected lawmakers. Deputy Speaker Koffa, he said, represents everything for better leadership of the 55th Legislature. The group then urged his colleagues to act rightly by voting Deputy Speaker Koffa for the Speakership position as a way of upholding the public respect and decency of the Office of Speaker of the 55th Legislature.