March 20, 2023
Liberia: CSO Council Wants Citizens' Full Participation in NEC BVR Process
As the much-publicized biometric voters' registration (BVR) process kicks off Monday, March 20, 2023, the National Civil Society of Liberia (NCSCL) is craving the indulgence of… Read more »
Liberia: Demarcate Constituencies Before Conducting Voters Registration - CPP Petitions Supreme Court to Instruct NEC
Ahead of October presidential and legislative elections this year, the opposition Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) has filed a petition at the Supreme Court of Liberia over… Read more »
Liberia: Reduction in Teenage Pregnancy Is Good News for Liberia!
ADOLESCENTS and young people, particularly girls in Liberia, have the right to realize their full potential. They also hold the key to breaking the intergenerational cycle of… Read more »
Liberia: FPA Analysis of the Unending Tussle Between UL's Student Activism and Liberian Political Elites
Unabatingly, there have been continued violent incidents repeatedly dodging the campuses of University of Liberia (UL), particularly its Capitol Hill Main Campus for times in… Read more »
Liberia: Why Biometric Voting System May Not Be Possible With Just 7 Months to Election'
This article will try to present to the Liberian people what it takes to setup a Biometric voting system and why it may not be possible with just 7 months to elections. And why any… Read more »
Liberia: Landlord, Lebanese Lessee Head to Supreme Court Over Property Ownership
The case involving a Liberian landlord and the Lebanese lessee could headed to the full bench of the Supreme Court of Liberia. This stems from a Writ of Ceteriori filed by the… Read more »
March 17, 2023
Liberia: Joint Declaration On Worsening Safety and Security Concerns in Liberia Diaspora Leadership
Three Diaspora political parties - the Liberia People's Party, Liberty Party and Unity Party have issued a statement condemning the rise in the worsening and security concerns in… Read more »
Liberia: Relocating Sea Erosion Victims in Limbo As Several Victims Remain Homeless, Struggling to Startup Life Again
Monrovia, West Point & Colonel West - About three years ago, Mariama Tweh, a 45-year-old fish seller and a mother of eight children, heard the loud sound of waves when the sea… Read more »
Liberia: Paynesville Risks Being Labeled One of the Dirtiest Cities in the World
The city of Paynesville on the outskirt of Monrovia stands the risk of being one of the dirtiest cities on the continent due to the collapse of the only aged bulldozer that was… Read more »
Liberia: Prosecution Witnesses in Massaquoi Appeal Hearings Give Contradictory Testimonies, but Blame Them On Forgetfulness
Prosecutors in acquittal hearings for Gibril Massaquoi maybe attempting to clear the issue of reasonable doubts that saw a Finnish District Court exonerating the former Sierra… Read more »
Liberia: AfDB Executive Board to Visit Liberia
Six Executive Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will lead a delegation to undertake a consultation mission to Liberia from 20-24 March 2023. Read more »
Liberia: Senate Passes Pension Bill With Modification
The Plenary of the Liberian Senate has passed into law a bill seeking to adopt an integrated pension and benefits scheme with three modifications for certain categories of… Read more »
Liberia: Whistle Blower in Bong Mines Hospital U.S.$50k Alleged Corruption Saga Calls Impartial Investigation
Mr. Allison Tubah, the man who unearthed a massive corruption scheme at the Bong-Mines Hospital in Bong County, has formally written the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC)… Read more »
Liberia: Trafficking Victims Unaware of Funds Awarded to Them in Landmark Trafficking Trial
January's landmark conviction of a former government security agent for human trafficking should have delivered $11,000 to his two victims, women who the court found were… Read more »
Liberia: LRA Completes a One-Day Tax Education in Zorzor, Lofa County
Eight senior members of the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) have concluded a one-day meeting on tax awareness in Zorzor City, Lofa County. Mr. Darlington Talery, Commissioner Read more »
Liberia: DG Glassco Highlights Government Support to Local Fishing Communities
The Director General of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority, (NaFAA) says the Congress for Democratic Change, (CDC)- led government is significantly impacting the… Read more »
Liberia: BMMC Workers Union Distances Itself From Planned Protest
The workers union of Bea Mountain Mining Company Workers Union has distanced itself from a leaked audio recording on social media that it is planning to join forces with other… Read more »
March 16, 2023
Liberia: Stakeholders Launch EWER System As NEC Wants Collective Efforts to Lend Credibility to the Elections Process
The Liberia Peacebuilding Office through the Ministry of Internal Affairs with support from its partners Embassy of Sweden, Irish Aid, European Union, UN Peacebuilding Fund, UNDP… Read more »
Liberia: LISGIS Reaffirms Provisional Census Results Is Valid, 'Succinct Planning and Development Data'
The Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), and its partners have deplored "the unsubstantiated information in the public space from some political… Read more »
Liberia: Top UN Envoys Outline Pathways for Liberia's Successful Implementation of Doha Program of Action
Two high-profile officials of the United Nations, Ambassador Christine N. Umutoni, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in Liberia and Sara Beysolow Nyanti, Deputy Special… Read more »
Liberia: Mayor Koijee Receives Hero of Lofa Accolade
Citizens of Lofa County have bestowed upon Mayor Jefferson Koijee the county's top-notch accolade for his level of heroism both at the county and national levels. Read more »
Liberia: Liberia - Cllr Woods to Be Inducted Into Office As Ymca Board Chair On Friday
Cllr. Samuel Kofi Woods, ll, would be sworn into office as the National Board Chairman of the YMCA Liberia on Friday, March 17 at 6:00 PM. Read more »
Liberia: Concerned CSOs Worried About the Status of the 30 Percent Gender Quota Bill As Power Liberia & Partners Conclude Stakeholders' Dialogue
A Cross section of Concerned Civil Society actors particularly women-led organizations are concerned about the status of the amended New Elections Law (NEL) on the 30% gender… Read more »
Liberia: EPA, Yale University Enter Pact to Develop Species Observation, Planning System for Biodiversity
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia and the Yale Center for Biodiversity and Global Change, Yale University have entered a three-year renewable Memorandum of… Read more »
Liberia: U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Assures Prosperous Liberia Possibility 'To Adequate Healthcare Access for All Liberians'
Joel Maybury, the U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission, has guaranteed a prosperous Liberia possibility through the provision of adequate healthcare access for all Liberians. Read more »