After languishing at the Liberian Senate for more than six months, a bill introduced by the Sen. Thomas Grupee that requires Senate confirmation of presidential appointees at state-owned corporations has received overwhelming support from his colleagues.
Storm Kills One and Renders Several Homeless
David Portee Nah, aged 68 and a former resident of Gbe Town in Logan Town on Bushrod Island, was killed on Saturday, March 4 after heavy storms swept across Monrovia destroying several structures, and rendering several homeless in its wake.
Armed Forces Day Celebration Prompts Change in LEC Outage Plan
In light of today’s celebration of Armed Forces Day, the Liberia Electricity Corporation has changed its power outage plan for the weekend.
Cookshop Now Accepts Credit and Debit Cards for Online Payments
Online food delivery website cookshop.biz officially began collecting online payments via VISA and MasterCard credit and debit cards today.
LEC Alerts Customers of Future Interruptions as More Testing Begins at Mt. Coffee
The Liberia Electricity Corporation has announced commencement of testing operations on the second of four turbines of the Mount Coffee Hydro Power Plant.
Business Institutions Laud Sirleaf for Proposed Electricity Tariff Reduction
Several business owners within the Monrovia metropolitan region have lauded President Ellen Sirleaf Johnson for the proposed electricity tariff reduction.
Harper Has Electricity, But Its Officers Sleep in Darkness
Maryland is one of the few regions in Liberia, along with Grand Gedeh, Nimba, and Montserrado, where residents have access to the electricity grid.
OP-ED: Dealing With the Razzmatazz and Euphoria of the New Hydropower Plant
About two days ago, the “big light,†a 22-megawatt hydropower plant was switched on after 11 years. Does this project deserve commendation?