The preliminary examination hearing involving former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor, scheduled for Friday, August 28, 2026, has been postponed after prosecutors requested additional time.

Liberian lawyer Moriah Yeakula is challenging the Gender Ministry’s interpretation of the law on wives supporting their husbands. She says being unemployed does not automatically mean a man is legally entitled to financial support from his wife.

The Minister of Gender is encouraging married men who are unemployed or not earning an income to seek legal assistance if their wives, who have an income, fail to provide support for them and their children.

The Liberia National Police (LNP) has forwarded a 30-year-old woman, Olyne T. Alade, to court to face prosecution for murder, aggravated assault, and criminal mischief in connection with a fatal motorbike accident.