June 02, 2023
Liberia: Japan Turns Over U.S.$2 Million Food Aid to Liberia
The Government of Liberia has expressed deep appreciation to the Government and The People of Japan for the turning over of US$2 million worth of KR Food Aid 2020 donated rice to… Read more »
Liberia: First Conviction in Switzerland for War Crimes Against Humanity
Seven plaintiffs write a page of Swiss and Liberian history as Alieu Kosiah is convicted for crimes against humanity and war crimes. Read more »
Liberia: Swiss Appeals Court Upholds First Conviction of Perpetrator in Liberian Civil Wars
In a landmark verdict delivered by the Appeals Chamber of the Swiss Federal Criminal Court, former warlord Alieu Kosiah has been sentenced to twenty years in prison for crimes… Read more »
June 01, 2023
Liberia: U.S. Ambassador Mccarthy Raises Concerns Over Acquittal of Suspects in U.S.$100 Million Cocaine Trafficking Case Despite 'Overwhelming Evidence'
Outgoing United States Ambassador Michael McCarthy said he was saddened to see the acquittal of suspects in both a recent human trafficking case and in the US$100 million cocaine… Read more »
May 29, 2023
Liberia: Swedish Embassy Official Launches CSI's Civic Club in Schools Across Liberia
Ms. Johanna Suberu Svanelind, an official of the Swedish Embassy near Monrovia, on Friday, May 26, officially launched the Civic and Service International (CSI) civic clubs, which… Read more »
May 25, 2023
Liberia: Govt's Misconceptions About U.S. Ambassador Triggers Worrying Signals From Washington
In June 2021, US President Joe Biden unveiled his administration's National Security Strategy in which fighting corruption was deemed a national security issue for the United… Read more »
May 24, 2023
Liberia: Finally, Liberian Refugee Mothers, Others Get Work Permits, Survived Civil War, 2716 Days in Deadly Snowstorms, Covid-19 in the U.S.
Love, fled the violence of the Liberian Civil War in the year 2000 at age 13 with her father and mother longing for peace and safety. After passing through many countries, crossing… Read more »
May 17, 2023
Liberia: Political Stakeholders On High Alert As U.S. Imposes Visa Restrictions On Nigerian Election Meddlers - a Possible Premonition for Liberia
In December last year, there were high expectations that got many individuals, especially, officials of government sitting on the edge when they thought a new batch of sanctions… Read more »
Liberia: Adama Dempster Discusses War Crimes Issues With U.S. Ambassador On War Crimes in the Us
The US Ambassador on Global Criminal Justice recently met with Adama Dempster of the CSO Platform in collaboration with Human Rights Watch and the Center for Justice and… Read more »
Liberia: WHO Donates Two Ambulances, One Pickup to MoH for National Infectious Centre
The World Health Organization (WHO) Country Representative to Liberia, Dr. Peter Clement, has turnover two ambulances and a Toyota Landcruiser pickup to the Ministry of Health in… Read more »
Liberia: Officials On High Alert as U.S. Imposes Restrictions On Nigerian Election Meddlers - Possible Premonition for Liberia
In December last year, there were high expectations that got many individuals, especially, officials of government sitting on the edge when they thought a new batch of sanctions… Read more »
May 16, 2023
Liberia: Finnish Appeal Court Wraps Up War Crimes Trial in Liberia for Ex-RUF Commander, Gibril Massaquoi - Verdict Expected September
Finland's Turku Court of Appeal has concluded the second phase of hearings in Liberia of witnesses for Gibril Massaquoi, the Sierra Leonean man accused of war crimes in Liberia. Read more »
Liberia: EPA Boss Named UN Envoy for Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility
The Board of Directors of the United Nations Capital Development Fund-Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (UNCDF-LoCAL) has appointed Prof. Wilson K. Tarpeh, executive director… Read more »
Liberia: Fhi360 'Downplayed' Bropleh's Concerns of Being Outed? U.S Embassy Investigates
Days following a publication from journalRAGE that FHI360 outed the HIV status of a gay man in Monrovia, a project coordinator from one of its implementing partners, speaking on… Read more »
May 04, 2023
Liberia: 22 Indigenous Communities in Margibi Write World Bank's Presiden
Twenty-two indigenous communities in Margibi County have petitioned the World Bank through its President David Malpass to institute reforms that will lead to compensation and… Read more »
April 27, 2023
Liberia: Liberian Government Responds to U.S. Ambassador's Concerns Over Rural Health and Education Centers
The Liberian government has responded to concerns raised by U.S. Ambassador Michael McCarthy regarding the state of some health and education centers in the rural parts of the… Read more »
Liberia: Head of European Union Mission Laurent Delahousse Warns Political Parties, Aspirants to Desist From Trucking
The head of the European Union Mission to Liberia, Laurent Delahousse, has cautioned Liberian politicians to stop trucking and abide by the regulations of Liberia's National… Read more »
April 24, 2023
Liberia: 'Us Remains a Strong Ally of Liberia' - Us Ambassador to UN Assures
The Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, H.E. Ambassador Linda Thomas Greenfield, says the United States remains a strong ally of Liberia and stands… Read more »
Liberia: German-Based Construction Company Introduces New Road Technology
As the Country grapples with the construction and the rehabilitation of deplorable road infrastructure in most parts of Liberia, especially during the Rainy season which negatively… Read more »
April 10, 2023
Liberia: Govt-Backed Journalist Accuses U.S. Ambassador of Colluding With Opposition Bloc to Undermine CDC-Led Govt, but U.S. Embassy Debunks His Claims
The United States Embassy in Monrovia has debunked claims by pro-government journalist Abraham Godsent Wheon that Ambassador Michael McCarthy is colluding with the opposition… Read more »
April 06, 2023
Liberia: Saudi Arabia Provides U.S.$500,000 Worth of Rice to Liberia for Disaster Victims, Others
The Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has officially presented a huge consignment of rice worth US$500,000 to the Government of Liberia (GOL) for victims of disasters and… Read more »
Liberia: European Union Dialogues With Liberian Civil Society Organizations
On Wednesday, April 5, 2023, the European Union (EU) held a dialogue with Civil Society Organizations (CSO) in Liberia. The meeting, which was attended by the European Union… Read more »
April 04, 2023
Liberia: Macauley's PDRM Defeat Kamara's Kuching As Hellberg On Target in Sweden
Two Liberian internationals, Abu Kamara and Marcus Macaulay, were in action over the weekend in the Malaysian Super League Round six. Abu Kamara's Kuching City FC fell at home to… Read more »
March 30, 2023
Liberia: Amb. Mccarthy Reaffirms United States' Support to Liberian Government's Multi-User Rail Policy, Mittal Agrees, but With Conditions
United States Ambassador Michael McCarthy has reiterated that the U.S supports the Government of Liberia's decision to set up a National Railway Authority (NRA) to manage the… Read more »
March 29, 2023
Liberia: U.S. Ambassador Mccarthy Says He Remains Fully in Charge Until His Successor Arrives
United States Ambassador Michael McCarthy says he remains fully in charge until his successor is confirmed by the U.S. Senate and arrives in Liberia. Read more »