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Court Sentences Rapist To Ten Years In Prison
19 December 2014, 10:13 am Written by Micat LiberiaTUBMANBURG, December 18 (LINA) - The Presiding Judge of the 11th Judicial Circuit Court in Tubmanburg, Bomi County, Judge Koiboi Nuta, has sentenced Dauda Kamara, a defendant in the involuntary sodomy case, to ten years in prison.
The Writ of Prohibition May Be Withdrawn
17 December 2014, 9:55 am Written by Micat LiberiaMONROVIA, December 16 (LINA)-Arguments in the petition for the writ of prohibition filed by independent senatorial candidate Robert Sirleaf versus the Republic of Liberia failed to get underway Tuesday at the Supreme Court in Monrovia.
President Requests House To Ratify Oil Block 16
17 December 2014, 9:52 am Written by Micat LiberiaMONROVIA, December 16 (LINA) – President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has requested the House of Representatives (HOR) to speedily ratify a Production Sharing Contract (PSCs) between the government and contractors for oil block LB16.
Concerned Group Of Zwedru Wants Election Magistrate Transferred
17 December 2014, 9:47 am Written by Micat LiberiaZWEDRU, December 16 (LINA) – A group calling itself “Concerned Citizens of Grand Gedeh County” on Monday took to the streets of Zwedru, calling on the National Elections Commission to transfer its newly assigned elections Magistrate, Mr. Willie Tompoe from the county.
ECOWAS Election Observer Team Expected In Liberia
17 December 2014, 9:47 am Written by Micat LiberiaMONROVIA, December 16 (LINA)-The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has consented to send an observer team for this weekend's midterm senatorial elections in Liberia.