June 24
Liberia: Boakai Publishes Assets Worth Nearly $1 Million
Liberian Observer
President Joseph Boakai has set a significant precedent in governance and public sector transparency by publicly disclosing his assets, income, and liabilities that were filed to… Read more »
Liberia: Zombie, Kush Crisis Unabated
New Republic
Liberians are concerned about the widespread use and unabated inundation of two dangerous substances on the market and the huge impacts they are having on the country's youthful… Read more »
Liberia: Rural Communities Experience Major Boost in Cassava Production, Processing
Liberian Observer
Several cassava farmers in five of the fifteen counties of Liberia have reported that they are experiencing some level of productivity in their farming activities. Read more »
Liberia: Boakai and Koung's Asset Disclosures Set a High Transparency Benchmark [editorial]
FrontPageAfrica
RECENTLY, PRESIDENT JOSEPH Boakai and his Vice President Jeremiah Koung, publicly declared their assets, revealing that the president, who served as vice president under Ellen… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia Maritime Authority to Host National Stakeholders Consultative Engagement Workshop
FrontPageAfrica
June 21, 2024 - The Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA), over the weekend held an inception meeting with key stakeholders to set the stage for its forthcoming National Stakeholders… Read more »
Liberia: Earth-Moving Equipment Arrive At Freeport of Monrovia Reportedly for Govt - but Officials Remain Silent
FrontPageAfrica
The Government of Liberia has not officially confirmed or clarified the arrival of a large consignment of earth-moving equipment recently delivered to the Freeport of Monrovia,… Read more »
Liberia: WECC Hits Back At Criticism of Acting Executive Director Massaquoi
Liberian Observer
The office of the War and Economic Crimes Courts (WECC) for Liberia has hit back at a selected group of civil society organizations under the banner of the "Coalition for the… Read more »
Liberia: President Boakai, VP Koung's Declared Assets Spark Mixed Reactions Following Public Disclosure
FrontPageAfrica
President Joseph Boakai and Vice President Jeremiah Koung did something uncommon last week by making public sketchy details of their asset declarations, although it was in response… Read more »
Liberia: House Commits to Changes in Rules, Procedures
Liberian Observer
The House of Representatives has committed to significant changes in its rules and procedures, aiming to modernize and enhance its legislative processes. During a three-day… Read more »
Liberia: Battle to Control WCC Intensifies
Liberian Observer
-- Whose interest does Boakai's War Crimes Court Chief represent? Read more »
Liberia: Liberia Declares Salone Border Drug Hotspot
New Dawn
The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) identifies the border with neighboring Sierra Leone as a significant hotspot for drug trafficking, highlighting a surge in illegal… Read more »
Liberia: SUP Extols UL Board of Trustees for Demonstrating Leadership
New Dawn
The University of Liberia (UL) campus-based Students Unification Party (SUP) has lauded the UL Board of Trustees for its demonstration of leadership by ordering the resumption of… Read more »
Liberia: War Crimes Court Office Trashes CSOs
New Dawn
The Office of the War and Economic Crimes Court of Liberia says some CSOs have grouped themselves as side track by manifesting unsolicited ignorance of how a criminal justice… Read more »
Liberia: Questioning Boakai's Henchmen Secret Negotiations [opinion]
New Dawn
Secret negotiations are ongoing. Whether President Joseph N. Boakai has sanctioned them or not is yet to be known. But individuals within his administration are now on the rampage… Read more »
Liberia: UL-Based Prosa Growls At Police
New Republic
University of Liberia-based student body, Progressive Students Alliance (PROSA), growled at the Liberia National Police (LNP) for its harsh handling of peaceful students who, it… Read more »
Liberia: Daring to Dream - the Path to a Progressive Liberia [opinion]
FrontPageAfrica
In the heart of every Liberian youth lies the potential to forge a new destiny for their nation, a destiny predicated on the pillars of enlightenment, progress, and an unabashed… Read more »
Liberia: Locals Want New Company for Forest
Liberian Observer
The Tarsue Authorized Community Forest in Sinoe County wants a contract with a new logging company. Read more »
Liberia: General Business New - BMMC Begins Supply of Water to Kinjor, Other Communities Soon
New Republic
Mountain Mining Corporation (BMMC) operations are about to benefit from sustainable supply of water as the tower construction project is on the verge of completion, the Company's… Read more »
Liberia: Maritime Authority Initiates Stakeholder Consultation
New Republic
...For IMO Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions Read more »
Liberia: Boakai Walks the Talk
New Republic
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai is not only talking the talk but is equally walking the talk as he finally complied with law to publish his assets almost four months after he… Read more »
Liberia: Arcelor Mittal Announces New CEO for Liberia
New Republic
ArcelorMittal Liberia announces the appointment of Michiel Van Der Merwe as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for ArcelorMittal Liberia, who will begin his tenure on 1 July… Read more »
Liberia: Jeety Vows Producing Gloves, Tires in Liberia
New Republic
Liberia-Successful Indian businessman, Mr. Upjit Singh Sachdeva, has vowed to produce the first rubber glove in as well as the first made-in-Liberia tire in the country, only if… Read more »
June 23
Liberia: AfDB Fund Approves $10 Million for Liberia
New Dawn
The proposed project is anchored on government priorities to improve food security and strengthen livelihood, agricultural transformation, and economic prosperity. Read more »
Liberia: African Athletics Championship - Team Liberia Wins First-Ever Gold Medals
Liberian Observer
After winning four medals (two silvers and two bronzes) at the 13th African Games held in Accra, Ghana, in March of this year, team Liberia continues to show impressive performance… Read more »