May 23
Liberia: Local Rice, Not Local Riot
The government of Liberia has increased the price of rice. Liberia continues to import at least two thirds of the locally consumed rice, meaning that rice price is influenced by… Read more »
Liberia: Rice Price Hike: Let the Poor Breathe
THIS IS NOT the best of times for Liberian families, who have had to adopt bizarre cost-cutting measures to cope with the recent hardship occasioned by the hike in the price of… Read more »
Liberia: Senator Amara Konneh Expresses Disappointment Over Foreigners Controlling Liberia's Food Security
Gbarpolu County Senator, Amara Konneh, has taken to task past and current leaders of Liberia for the failure to address the issue of food security, especially the importation and… Read more »
May 21
Liberia: Liberian Government Approves Rice Price Increase Amid Importers' Pressures, Pledges Focus On Local Production
The Government of Liberia (GOL), through the Minister of Commerce and Industry Amin Modad, has announced that it has agreed to a request from importers to increase the price of a… Read more »
May 20
Liberia: Boakai Under Pressure To Adjust Price of Country's Staple Rice
The Joseph Boakai administration faces mounting pressure to agree to rice importers' demands for a price hike on the nation's staple food. Failure to comply could result in a… Read more »
March 09
Liberia: Police Investigating Mysterious Trucking, Theft of Rice, Other Commodities From Freeport
The Liberia National Police is said to be investigating how several truckloads of 40-foot containers mysteriously trucked out of the Freeport of Monrovia over the past few days.… Read more »
February 21
Liberia: Hike in Price of Rice Claims Lawmakers' Attention
The Plenary of the Liberian Senate has cited the Minister of Commerce and Industry Amin Modad to state reasons behind the hike in the price of rice, despite his latest… Read more »
January 10, 2023
Liberia: Govt Suspends Tariffs On Rice and Other Commodities
President George Manneh Weah has issued two Executive Orders affecting critical national issues germane to the security and well-being of citizens. President on Friday, January 6,… Read more »