May 20
Liberia: Twelve Jurors Set Benjamin Free With Unanimous Not Guilty Verdict in U.S.$100K Case
The twelve jurors who deliberated on the case involving Abraham Benjamin and his wife Christina Mamtu Singbah, concerning an alleged US$100K misappropriation, have set Abraham… Read more »
Liberia: Boakai Under Pressure To Adjust Price of Country's Staple Rice
The Joseph Boakai administration faces mounting pressure to agree to rice importers' demands for a price hike on the nation's staple food. Failure to comply could result in a… Read more »
Liberia: Movee Recommits to Weah, Suspends Three Executives Indefinitely for Constitutional Violations - Affirms Continued Membership in CDC
The Movement for Economic Empowerment (MOVEE), through its National Executive Committee (NEC), has renewed its commitment to remain a member of the Coalition for Democratic Change… Read more »
May 17
Liberia: NPP Announces Move to Break Away From CDC, Vows to Re-Strategize to Win Future Presidential Elections
Top officials of the National Patriotic Party (NPP), a constituent member of the Coalition for Democratic Change, have hinted they are ending their political marriage with the… Read more »
Liberia: Liberians Express Shock Over Pres. Boakai Use of Private Jets for Foreign Trips
Liberians in and out of the country were shocked to see President Joseph Boakai flying a private jet when he (Boakai) once criticized then President George Weah for flying a… Read more »
Liberia: Inclusion and Equity in Development - Why Liberia Must Adopt!
Nations thrive when all members of society are empowered. Read more »
Liberia: Urgent Call to Address Climate Risks in Liberia
Liberia, like many other nations is facing a formidable challenge of climate change. With its vulnerable geography, limited resources, gradual increase in population, Liberia… Read more »
May 15
Liberia: Yugnet Liberia in Collaboration With Action Aid, Trains for High School Teachers On Climate Change
YUGNET Liberia, with support from Actionaid Liberia has conducted a one-day capacity training for teachers from 15 high schools today in Paynesville City on climate justice,… Read more »
May 10
Liberia: Judiciary 'Marginalized' in Budgetary Allotment, Chief Justice Yuoh Alarmed Over Discrepancy
Chief Justice Sie-A-Nyene Gyapay Yuoh has expressed concern over what she describes as an imposed budget allocation for the Judiciary Branch of Government. According to her, while… Read more »
Liberia: 100 Days of GMW Vs. Jnb - Frontpageafrica Gauges Liberians' Views From All Walks of Life
President Joseph Boakai last week clocked one hundred days in office, bragging of undertaking massive developments during the period, including undertaking major road corridor… Read more »
Liberia: Weah's Royal Communications Inc. Goes Bankrupt - Aggrieved Employees Stage Go-Slow Action Over Five Months' Unpaid Salaries
Aggrieved employees of the Royal Communications Incorporated (RCI), owned by former Liberian President George Manneh Weah, have staged a go slow action in demand for the payment of… Read more »
Liberia: Mayor John Siafa Says Street Sellers Fail to Use Common Sense to Keep the City Clean
Churak Siafa has questioned the intelligence of citizens who sell along the streets of the city, saying had they applied their common sense; the MCC would not stress itself with… Read more »
Liberia: In Rural Areas Giving Birth Means Risking Death
The physical challenges of pregnancy are difficult for women everywhere. But in rural Liberia pregnancy is dangerous. Read more »
Liberia: Hydropower - the Key Component to Liberia's Industrialization & Economic Growth Into the 21st Century and Beyond
Industrialization is the process by which an economy is transformed from primarily agricultural (subsistence farming) to one based on the manufacturing of goods. Individual manual… Read more »
May 08
Liberia: Margibi Lawmakers Snub County Superintendent's Induction Ceremony, but Clarify They Were Not Invited
What appears to be an early semblance of feud is beginning to emerge between Margibi County's new Superintendent Atty. Victoria Worlobah Duncan and the County Legislative Caucus as… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia Faces Potential Petroleum Shortage As Importers Hoard Products Over Pump Price Dispute
Liberia is on the verge of experiencing another shortage of petroleum products, but it is an artificial shortage resulting from hoarding by major importers due to an unsettled… Read more »
Liberia: A Caution to President Boakai - Beware of Pitfalls That Could Undermine Trc Recommendations
On Thursday, May 2, 2024, President Joseph Boakai signed Executive Order 131 (EO 131), acknowledging the joint resolution of the Liberian Legislature (JR 001/2024) supporting the… Read more »
Liberia: ULAA New Leadership Vows Reconciliation As a Major Focus
The newly inducted officials of the Union of Liberian Association in the Americas (ULAA) have vowed to prioritize reconciliation within the organization. The new leadership, led by… Read more »
May 07
Liberia: VP Wants Judiciary Uphold Accountability
Vice President Jeremiah K. Young has stressed that the accountability of the judiciary in dispensing justice remains consequential to maintaining a government that works in the… Read more »
May 06
Liberia: President Joseph N. Boakai's Historic Step - Ending Impunity in Liberia
In a momentous move on Thursday, May 2nd, 2024, at the Executive Mansion, HE Joseph N. Boakai Sr., President of the Republic of Liberia made a decisive statement by signing the War… Read more »
Liberia: River Gee County Wins County Meet for the First Time
The River Gee County football team has won its first National County Sports Meet Trophy since the establishment of the county in 2000. Considered as underdogs in the special… Read more »
Liberia: EU Head of Delegation, Amb. Nona Deprez Emphasizes EU's Commitment to Liberia's Energy Sector
At the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of three 33-kilovolt distribution networks and customer connections to the cities of Buchanan, Greenville and Barclayville, the… Read more »
Liberia: Monsignor Gabriel Blamo Snosio Jubwe Ordained As Archbishop of Monrovia, Urged to Prioritize the Poor and Needy
The Catholic Church in Liberia witnessed a historic moment on Saturday, May 4, as Very Rev. Monsignor Dr. Gabriel Blamo Snosio Jubwe was ordained as the new Archbishop of the… Read more »
Liberia: Authorities Grapple With New Illegal Drug
Authorities of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) have vowed to intensity their crackdown on the trafficking and distribution of narcotics and other dangerous substances in… Read more »
May 02
Liberia: Staunch Boakai Supporter 'Thank You Very Much' Apologies for Helping Kinsman to Power
A staunch supporter of President Joseph Boakai, Joshua Sengbeh, alias "Thank you Very Much", is becoming frustrated and rethinking the role he played in the 2023 presidential… Read more »