May 29
Liberia: Liberia's Female Under-20 Battles Guinea Today in 3rd Place Match
Famata Dean's Liberia Under 20 girls' team will face Guinea in their quest to return home from the West African Football Union U-20 tournament in Senegal with silverware. Read more »
Liberia: Senate Joint Committee Reveals $22m in Road Contracts Awarded Without Competitive Bidding By Public Works, Justice, and Finance Ministers
Three Ministers of the Unity Party (UP) led government of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, including the Director of the Public Procurement and Concession Commission (PPCC) have been… Read more »
May 28
Liberia: Boakai-Led Government Fumbles Over Yellow Machines Scandal
The Boakai-Koung administration has backtracked on its previous announcement about a controversial deal to acquire 285 earthmoving machines for road construction and maintenance. Read more »
Liberia: FPA Delves Into How Boakai's Minister Without Portfolio Gaining Influence At Detriment of Ruling Party
When a politician assumes a public office in Liberia, he or she does not wield the influence associated with the office alone. Friends, family members and political associates… Read more »
Liberia: Senators Spar Over Government's Controversial Announcement to Bring Into Country 285 Earth-Moving Equipment
Gbarpolu County senator, Amara Konneh, Monday maintained it would have been better had the government considered the procurement process associated with the 285 earth-moving… Read more »
May 27
Liberia: Movee Expels Three Executives for 'Rebellion'
The Movement for Economic Empowerment (MOVEE), through its National Executive Committee (NEC) has expelled three of its executives for allegedly violating its constitution and… Read more »
Liberia: LFA U.S.$6 Million Budget Approved By Stakeholders
Stakeholders of football have approved the LFA fiscal budget of just over US$6 million. This follows a 25 -13 vote at Extraordinary Congress in Congo Town. Read more »
Liberia: No 'Good' in Secrecy - We Demand Source of the Equipment
In Recent Days, there have been widespread public discussions about the pronouncement by Minister of State Without Portfolio, Mamaka Bility, about the bringing into the country of… Read more »
Liberia: LTA Takes to the Markets, Engages Consumers On Their Rights
Consumer Rights and Responsibilities has been the focus of an LTA Awareness Campaign in the Boystown and Duazon Market areas. Read more »
Liberia: Ex-VP Taylor Vehicle Attacked in Monrovia
Former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor has alarmed that while traveling through the Duport Road community her vehicle was subjected to a targeted attack, resulting in the… Read more »
May 24
Liberia: Excitement and Hope As First Batch of Liberian Refugees Arrive Home From Ghana
The first batch of approximately 750 Liberian refugees from the Buduburam Refugees Camp in Ghana Friday arrived in the country via the Loguatuo border. Read more »
Liberia: President Boakai Convenes Maiden Cabinet Retreat Amid Public Anger Over Rising Price of Basic Commodities and Allegations of Corruption
President Joseph Boakai Thursday told cabinet officials that the capacity of his government does not lie in how officials wear their titles on their sleeves and exert power, but… Read more »
Liberia: Central Bank Clarifies Deputy Governor Nyemadi Pearson Was Not Officer-in-Charge in 2019, Admits Questionable Disbursements Were Part of Broader Challenges
When then-President George Weah announced in May 2019 that Nathaniel Patray, the tough-talking Executive Governor of the Central Bank, was stepping down due to age-related issues,… Read more »
May 23
Liberia: Local Rice, Not Local Riot
The government of Liberia has increased the price of rice. Liberia continues to import at least two thirds of the locally consumed rice, meaning that rice price is influenced by… Read more »
Liberia: Rice Price Hike: Let the Poor Breathe
THIS IS NOT the best of times for Liberian families, who have had to adopt bizarre cost-cutting measures to cope with the recent hardship occasioned by the hike in the price of… Read more »
Liberia: Sacked MFDP Procurement Director Eric Akoi Accuses Deputy Minister Bill Jones of Retaliatory Firing, but Ministry Denies
Eric Akoi, former Procurement Director of the Ministry of Finance has accused Bill McGill Jones, the Deputy Minister for Administration at the Ministry of Finance for Development… Read more »
Liberia: Senator Amara Konneh Expresses Disappointment Over Foreigners Controlling Liberia's Food Security
Gbarpolu County Senator, Amara Konneh, has taken to task past and current leaders of Liberia for the failure to address the issue of food security, especially the importation and… Read more »
Liberia: With Boakai's Assets Recovery Team Under Scrutiny, Activists Call for a Reset in Corruption Fight
Soon after his inauguration President Joseph Boakai became the latest Liberian leader to announce new initiatives designed to root out corruption. After decades of endemic… Read more »
Liberia: Africa Surfing Tour 2024 Kicks Off in Robertsports Today
Grand Cape Mount County will be the place of attraction when international Surfing stars come together to compete in the African surfing Tour. Read more »
May 22
West Africa: Liberia Begins Wafu U20 Campaign On Winning Note
The Women's U-20 National Football Team of Liberia kicked off their WAFU Zone 'A' Women's Cup campaign on a positive note with a 2-0 win over Guinea on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in… Read more »
May 21
Liberia: Liberian Government Approves Rice Price Increase Amid Importers' Pressures, Pledges Focus On Local Production
The Government of Liberia (GOL), through the Minister of Commerce and Industry Amin Modad, has announced that it has agreed to a request from importers to increase the price of a… Read more »
Liberia: Audit Reveals Unapproved Disbursements By Central Bank of Liberia for 2019 Independence Day Celebrations
In 2019, around the July 26 Independence Celebration, the Central Bank of Liberia made several disbursements totaling US$730,000 to the Liberia National Police, the National… Read more »
Liberia: Finance Ministry Debunks Claims of Corruption in Budget Management System Contract
The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning officially rejects reports by Spoon FM that the contractual agreement between the Ministry and RoviaGate Technology, LLC,… Read more »
May 20
Liberia: Judge Calls for Prosecution of Plastic Pollution Violators
Plastic pollution is one of the many sanitation problems affecting all sectors of life in Liberia. Read more »
Liberia: Former Presidential Candidate Clarence Moniba Slams New National Budget As 'Business As Usual,' Lacking True Transformation
Former presidential candidate Dr. Clarence Moniba has criticized the 2024 national budget passed by the Legislature and forwarded to the President of Liberia for approval,… Read more »