May 20, 2022
Liberia: Deputy Minister Gbagonyon Praises UNESCO and Partners On Heritage Sites Selection for Liberia
Deputy Minister for Culture Affairs and Tourism at the Ministry of Information, Culture Affairs and Tourism, Lance Gbagonyon has underscored and acknowledged the support and… Read more »
Liberia: President Weah Announces Renegotiations With Arcelor Mittal for an 'Amendment That Fairly Satisfies' All Parties
President George Weah has announced the authorization of the Inter-Ministerial Concession Committee (IMCC) to engage Arcelor Mittal for the resubmission of an amendment that will… Read more »
May 17, 2022
Liberia: World Bank 'Impressed' With Progress in Fisheries Sector - Approves Additional U.S.$20m
A World Bank delegation on an assessment visit to Liberia has told the local media that the Liberian government has demonstrated a strong will in managing funds meant to improve… Read more »
Liberia: G-Rize Stresses Branding for Liberian Artistes
Despite being without a managerial team, Liberian born artiste G-Rize continues to shine his brand, stressing that it is important artistes in Liberia remain continually branded… Read more »
Liberia: Rep. Kogar Takes Issue With NEC Over Change of Lofa By-Election Date
Nim ba County Representative Samuel Kogar has taken the National Elections Commission (NEC) to task over its unilateral decision taken to postpone the by-election in Lofa County as… Read more »
Liberia: Congo Town Township Youth Honor Watkins for Humanitarian Services
The Watkins Initiative for Nations (WIN), founded by Liberian Journalist turns politician, Y. Solomon W. Watkins has received another award for humanitarian services rendered in… Read more »
Liberia: Joseph Boakai Testifies to CPP Framework Document - Says Signature Page Is Genuine
Under unusual security and restriction at the Temple of Justice, the former Vice President and standard-bearer of the former ruling Unity Party, Amb. Joseph Boakai, finally took… Read more »
Liberia: The Cummings Trial - Prosecution or Persecution? Cherie Blair Wades In!
The ongoing criminal trial of ANC leader Alexander Cummings has seen many twists and turns with the latest being the arrival in Liberia of Cherie Blair, wife of former British… Read more »
Liberia: Key Massaquoi Ally Says Finnish Court Got It Wrong
A key former ally of Gibril Massaquoi, the Revolutionary United Front commander, says a Finnish District Court got it wrong when it acquitted Massaquoi of charges of war crimes and… Read more »
Liberia: Presidential Reporters Decry Poor Coordination By Press Office, but Press Office Reacts
Reporters covering the Liberian Presidency, under the caption, Executive Mansion Press Corps have decried poor coordination from the Presidential Press Office, which they said is… Read more »
Liberia: WASH Commission Executive Director Leads Five-Man Delegation to Attend Landmark Meeting On Water and Sanitation in Indonesia
The Chief Executive Officer of the Liberia Water, Sanitation and Hygiene commission (WASH), Ambassador Bobby Whitfield, as head of a five-man delegation, has departed Liberia for a… Read more »
Liberia: Several Millions Diverted At Nation Road Fund
An Audit of the National Road Fund conducted by the General Auditing Commission (GAC) for two fiscal years July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2020, has observed that millions of dollars of… Read more »
May 19, 2022
Liberia: Judge of Margibi Accused of Conniving With Influential Resident to Take Away Land From Residents
Aggrieved residents of Kollie-klee community in Margibi County have accused Judge Mardea Chenoweth of the 13th Judicial Circuit based in Kakata and the Ministry of Justice through… Read more »
Liberia: Man, 40, Discovered Dead in Custody of Ganta Police Cell
A 40-year-old man has died while in the custody of the Ganta Police Detachment barely three days after his arrest. Read more »
Liberia: BCTC President Dr. Massaquoi Lauds Govt, Bong Caucus for Allotment of U.S.$900,000 Towards College Completion
The president of the Bong County Technical College, Dr. Roland C. Massaquoi, has lauded the Government of Liberia and members of the Bong Legislative Caucus for the allotment of… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia Risks Becoming an International Outcast Because of Passport Scandal, Says Former Diplomat - Calls for Independent Investigation
In the wake of President George M. Weah's order suspending the issuance of Liberian diplomatic passports, a former Liberian diplomat is calling on the President to establish an… Read more »
Liberia: European Union Allocates Support to Stop the Ongoing Measles Outbreak
As a contribution to the efforts deployed to stop the ongoing measles outbreak affecting 14 of the 15 counties in Liberia, the EU contributes around 24 million Liberian Dollars to… Read more »
Liberia: Women Stand More Risk to Effects of Deforestation, Land Degradation, Drought, New Unccd Study Reveals
A new study titled "Differentiated Impacts of Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought on Women and Men" released this week at COP15 by the United Nations Convention to Combat… Read more »
Liberia: ESBI to End Its Management of LEC On July 20 As Govt, Partners Plan Major Revamp
FrontPageAfrica has gathered that ESBI, the current manager of the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) would be ending its contract with the Liberian government on July 20. Read more »
Liberia: The President of the Liberia Council of Churches Bishop Kortu Brown Says Liberia Lacks the Baptism of Repentance
The President of the Liberia Council of Churches (LCC) Bishop Kortu K. Brown has attributed the socio-economic and political backwardness of Liberia and the growing wave of… Read more »
Liberia: Liberian Elders Embark On 'Nation Building Programs, Visit National Heritage Sites
An informal body of Liberian septuagenarians (70-79 age bracket), including those in upper age range, has begun contributing to the rebuilding of Liberia through each person's… Read more »
Liberia: Millions of Dollars Intended for Road Construction and Maintenance Diverted While Roads Remain Deplorable
Millions of United States dollars collected as levies from motorists for the purpose of constructing and maintaining roads in the country are being diverted from the National Road… Read more »
Liberia: 'Hatchet Buried' - James Debbah, President Weah Settle Long-Standing Feud
Former Liberian striker, James Debbah of the Weah 11, has disclosed that the long-standing feud between him and his former teammate, President George Weah, has been resolved as the… Read more »
May 18, 2022
Africa: AFROPAC Promises to Strengthen Public Finance Oversight During Pandemic Recovery
The African Organization of Public Accounts Committees (AFROPAC) is having a two-day virtual Conference as part of efforts to improve Lawmakers' oversight responsibility during the… Read more »
Liberia: Representative Yekeh Kolubah Blasts Speaker for Refusing to Subject House of Representatives to Audit
The return of members of the House of Representatives from their constituency break on Tuesday was marred by confusion and pandemonium when Representative Yekeh Kolubah (District… Read more »