July 09, 2025
Liberia: Senate Passes Bill to Establish River Gee Technical College
The Liberian Senate has passed an Act to amend and restate the River Gee County Vocational and Technical Training Institute, officially elevating it to a full-fledged institution… Read more »
July 08, 2025
Liberia: Liberia's Fisheries Project Closes, Hailed As a Blueprint for Sustainable Ocean Management
The Communities for Fisheries Project, a collaboration between the European Union, the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), and Liberia's National Fisheries and Aquaculture… Read more »
Liberia: House of Representatives Summons LAC for Public Hearing On Concession Compliance
The House of Representatives has summoned the management of the Liberia Agricultural Company (LAC) to appear before a public hearing scheduled for Thursday, July 10 at 2:00 p.m.… Read more »
July 07, 2025
Liberia: Stand, Allies Inform Govt of Three-Day 'Enough Is Enough' Protest, Demand Justice, Good Governance
A civil society coalition led by Solidarity and Trust for a New Day (STAND), in collaboration with the We The People Movement and other allied grassroots organizations, has… Read more »
July 04, 2025
Liberia: President Boakai Declares Saturday, July 5 As 'National Healing, Reconciliation and Unity Day'
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has by official proclamation declared Saturday, July 5, 2025, as "National Healing, Reconciliation and Unity Day" to be observed as a working… Read more »
July 01, 2025
Liberia: Boakai's Nomination of Justice Gbeisay As Chief Justice Draws Mixed Reactions
President Joseph Boakai has nominated Associate Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay as Liberia's next Chief Justice, following the statutory retirement of Chief Justice Sie-A-Nyene Gyapay… Read more »
Liberia: Top CDC Partisans Clash Over Political Direction Amid 'Stomach Infrastructure' Allegations
Tensions are escalating within the former ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) as a public dispute between two of its high-ranking members, Randall Massaquoi Dobayou II and… Read more »
Liberia: Rep. Yekeh Kolubah Tours Southeastern Counties, Rallies Support for Opposition Unity Against Boakai in 2029
Montserrado County District #10 Representative Yekeh Kolubah has commenced a political tour across southeastern Liberia, beginning shortly after the reburial and burial of former… Read more »
Liberia: President Boakai Signs Book of Condolence for Late President William Richard Tolbert 45 Years After Demise
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, on Monday, led an array of government officials to sign the Book of Condolence in honor of former President William Richard Tolbert Jr., more than 45… Read more »
July 02, 2025
Liberia: House Considers Budgetary Increment Amid Calls for Accountability and Reform
In a move to address the deteriorating state of higher education in Liberia, the House of Representatives has unanimously voted to summon administrators of the University of… Read more »
Liberia: Lawmakers Express Concerns Over House Speaker Koon's 'Continued Absence' From Session
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives have expressed growing concern over the prolonged absence of Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon from legislative sessions. Read more »
Liberia: President Boakai Names New Leaders to 'Drive Reform' in Telecoms and Education
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has announced key appointments within the Liberia's telecommunications and education sectors. Read more »
June 30, 2025
Liberia: Freeman Decries Wasteful Government Spending
Businessman and political advocate Simeon Freeman has criticized the Liberian government's fiscal priorities, describing public spending as excessive and unethical. Read more »
Liberia: Women Increase Advocacy for Electoral Reforms and Political Participation
On Wednesday, 25 June 2025, national and international stakeholders convened in Monrovia for a technical briefing hosted by the Women's Legislative Caucus of Liberia. The session… Read more »
Liberia: Internal Feud At Lacra and the Suspension of Director Sankolo: How Power Struggles and Political Ties Led to His Suspension
FRAGILE democracy, institutions meant to protect public interest are often the first casualties in battles of ego, politics, and control. The sudden suspension of Christopher D.… Read more »
Liberia: House Approves Public Hearings for Audited Institutions
The House of Representatives has endorsed the Consolidated Audit Report of the Joint Public Accounts, Expenditure and Audit Committee (PAC) of the 55th Legislature, setting the… Read more »
Liberia: Rep. Kolleh Acknowledges Edward Karfiah's Role in Supporting Speaker Koffa's Ouster
Bong County District 2 Representative James Kolleh Saturday acknowledged that his decision to support the removal of former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Cllr. J. Fonati… Read more »
Liberia: Former President Weah Criticized for Missing Doe Funeral While Attending Graduation Ceremony
Former President George Manneh Weah is facing public backlash following his absence from the official reburial of former President Samuel Kanyon Doe in Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County,… Read more »
Liberia: 'A Move to Save Lives' - Bong Lawmaker Proposes Autonomy for Dialysis Center
Bong County District 4 Representative Robert Flomo Womba has submitted a bill to the House of Representatives seeking to establish the Liberia National Dialysis Center (LNDC) as an… Read more »
June 27, 2025
Liberia: Budget Under Strain - Liberia's Cash-Based Revenue Outlook and Policy Imperatives
THERE ARE MANY REASONS for concerns in view of the current economic climate in Liberia. Internally, there growing size of the government, misguided allocations of public funds in… Read more »
June 26, 2025
Liberia: Kemayah, Broh, Others' Lawyers Denied Access to Clients At Monrovia Central Prison
Lawyers representing several former high-profile government officials currently detained at the Monrovia Central Prison say they were denied access to their clients by police and… Read more »
Liberia: Former Foreign Minister, Others Arrested Over Corruption Allegation
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Dee-Maxwell Kemayah, former General Services Agency (GSA) Director General and ex-Acting Monrovia City Mayor Mary Broh, and National Disaster… Read more »
Liberia: 1984 U.S. Scholarship Beneficiaries Pay Tribute to Late First Lady Nancy B. Doe
Twenty-five Liberians who were awarded the 1984 Nancy B. Doe Scholarship to study in the United States have paid tribute to Madam Nancy B. Doe, former First Lady of the Republic of… Read more »
Liberia: Senators Slam 'Unratified' Medtech Agreement As GAC Audit Reveals LRA Failed to Remit $6.7m
Several high-profile members of the Liberian Senate have strongly criticized the unratified agreement signed between the Government of Liberia and Medtech Scientific Liberia… Read more »
Liberia: President Boakai Suspends Director-General of the Bureau of State Enterprises Pending Investigation
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has with immediate effect suspended Mr. Arthur S. Massaquoi from his duties as Director-General of the Bureau of State Enterprises (BSE). Read more »
