July 18, 2023
Liberia: Agriculture Minister Calls for Competition in Agric Sector to Boost Economy
Liberia's Agriculture Minister, Jeanine Cooper, has emphasized the importance of investment and competition in the agriculture sector, specifically in rubber processing, as part of… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia Bracing for Another Qualifier
With the draw for the FIFA 2026 World Cup ( CAF) drawn and Liberia placed in Group H with Tunisia Carthage Eagles, National Thunder of Equatorial Guinea, Brave Warriors of Namibia,… Read more »
Liberia: ALJA Condemns Closure of Spoon Network
The Association of Liberian Journalists in the Americas (ALJA) says the recent closure of the Spoon Network on the orders of the Liberia Civil Law Court is troubling and… Read more »
Liberia: Lofa County Senator Joseph Jallah Explores Education and Anti-Drug Initiatives During U.S. Visit
Lofa County's newly elected Senator, Cllr. Joseph Jallah, was recently invited by the office of the Trade Commission of the state of North Dakota to discuss Teacher Education,… Read more »
Africa: Liberia Commends African Union for Formal Endorsement of UNSC Candidature
The Government of Liberia has commended the African Union for formally endorsing Liberia's candidature for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for… Read more »
Liberia: Defense Lawyers File Motion to Advance Charloe Musu's Murder Case On Trial Docket
After securing a significant legal victory at the Supreme Court, where the government's petition was denied by the Justice In Chambers, the legal team representing Justice Gloria… Read more »
July 14, 2023
Rwanda: Leymah Gbowee to Speak At Women Deliver Conference in Kigali
The Women Deliver (WD) Organization, which advocates for the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and advances gender equity, has invited Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah… Read more »
Liberia: FLY Solicits Political Parties' Commitments to Upholding Butuo Declaration Peace Accord Before and After Elections
The Federation of Liberian Youth (FLY) with support from the European Union (EC) wants political parties to sign the Butuo Declaration as part of peace and promotion of a united… Read more »
Liberia: World Bank Pledges U.S.$300 Million for Construction of Second St. Paul River Hydroelectric Dam in Lower Bong County
The World Bank Group has pledged US$300 million to the Republic of Liberia for the construction of a second Hydroelectric Dam (SP-2) further up the St. Paul River in Lower Bong… Read more »
Liberia: Chief Zoekweh Assures Mayor Koijee of Nimba Support to Pres. Weah in October Elections
Mayor Jefferson Koijee, following his recent trip to Israel, reached out to Maj. Gen. Albert G. Paye, affectionately known as Chief ZOEKWEH, a respected elder in Nimba County, to… Read more »
Liberia: The UN Human Security Project Conducts Digital Technology Training On Establishing Smart Villages
Five United Nations agencies implementing the joint Human Security Trust Fund project conduct a three-day digital technology training workshop that emphasizes the establishment of… Read more »
Liberia: Depoliticizing Timothy Weah's Astonishing Soccer Life and Shaming the Pretense of Martin Kollie
In Liberia, politics has been used to weaponize our perception against people or established institutions--this is often done for several reasons. One is to enforce an internal… Read more »
Ghana: Liberia and Ghana Hold Fisheries Discussion On Sideline of Fisheries Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic Meeting
Liberia's Fisheries Director General Hon. Emma Metieh Glassco has held a bilateral discussion with Ghanaian Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development and current Chair of… Read more »
Liberia: Bodger Scott Johnson Takes Over PPCC As New Executive Director, Vows to Make it 'Best Integrity Institution'
The newly appointed Executive Director of the Public Procurement and Concessions Commission (PPCC) Bodger Scott Johnson, has pledged his unflinching commitment to ensure the PPCC… Read more »
Liberia: Foundation for Better Liberia Calls for Fair Trial in Cllr. Gloria Musu Scott's Case
The Foundation for a Better Liberia (FOBEL), an intellectual center at Barnesville Junction, is calling for a fair trial in Cllr. Gloria Musu Scott's case following the death of… Read more »
Liberia: Goodluck Jonathan Calls for Issue-Based Campaigning Ahead of Elections
The Head of the West African Elder Council (WAEF) and Chairperson of the West African Elder's Forum in Monrovia, Goodluck Jonathan, has called for calm in Liberia and urged… Read more »
Liberia: Foreign Minister Highlights Unprecedented Freedom of Speech By Outgoing U.S. Ambassador During His Term
Liberia's Foreign Minister, Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, has emphasized that the outgoing US Ambassador to Liberia, Michael McCarthy, has enjoyed an exceptional level of freedom of… Read more »
Liberia: Former Liberian Track Athlete Bill Rogers Set to Receive African Achiever Award in the United Kingdom
Bill Rogers, a former Liberian international track athlete and the Chief Executive Officer of the Bill Rogers Youth Foundation (BRYF), is set to be honored with the African… Read more »
July 13, 2023
Liberia: Anti-Doping Coming to Liberian Football
In a groundbreaking move, footballers in Liberia are set to undergo drug tests for the first time, as announced by The Liberia Football Association (LFA). The LFA released a… Read more »
Liberia: ALCOP Names Former Cape Mount Senatorial Candidate Matthew V. Z. Darblo Vice Standard Bearer
The All Liberia Coalition Party (ALCOP), through its standard bearer Lusinee F. Kamara, has named former Grand Cape Mount County senatorial candidate, Matthew V. Z. Darblo, as… Read more »
Liberia: UP Chairman, Joseph Boakai, Jr. Give Conflicting Statements On Amb. Boakai's Meeting With Foreign Campaign Financiers
Controversy arose on Monday when Henry Costa revealed that Joseph Boakai, the standard bearer of the Unity Party, had reportedly engaged in discussions with potential campaign… Read more »
Liberia: Former ALP Vice Chairman Describes the Party's Withdraw of Support to Unity Party As Arrogant and Deceptive
The former National Vice Chairman for Administration of the opposition All Liberian Party (ALP) Mr. Patrick Farley has termed as a high level of deception and desperation to… Read more »
Liberia: Senate Suspends LACC Nominees' Confirmation Hearing Over Their Failure to Declare Assets
The Senate Committee on Autonomous and Commission made the decision to suspend a confirmation hearing for nominees of the Liberian Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) after the… Read more »
Liberia: Unity Party's Standard Bearer Joseph Boakai Outlines Anti-Corruption Agenda
In a special statement today, Joseph N. Boakai, Sr., the Standard Bearer of the Unity Party, declared his commitment to tackling corruption as one of the primary objectives of his… Read more »
Liberia: The Rain Has Fallen - Tribute to the Late Dr Charles ' Baby Ray' Woefel Dr. Charles Rufus Woelfel, May 7, 1944 - June 21, 2023
The greatness of a person is very difficult to evicerate; it is indelible, it is transcient and like music, its echoes permeate throughout households and the nation whence such… Read more »