January 17, 2023
Liberia: What Manner of Man Was Richelieu Archie Williams?
Liberia has lost an iconic aviator! Richelieu Archibald Williams was such a passionate man. He wanted safe and secure skies for his homeland. Not many, particularly quack elements… Read more »
Liberia: LINSU Launches Nationwide Quizzing Tournament
The Liberia National Students Union (LINSU), as part of an effort to promote academic performances of senior high students in Liberia, has launched the National Counties Academic… Read more »
Liberia: Johnny Kpehe - From Dark Horse to a Candidate to Beat in Bong Senate Race
Businessman and senatorial aspirant in Bong County, Johnny Kpehe, brought Kokoyah District to a standstill on Saturday as surging crowds packed the routes of nearby towns and… Read more »
Liberia: Liberian Courts Crack Down On Officials Trying to Stop Illegal Timber Exports, As Impunity in Forest Sector Grows
It Is With Alarm That We international NGOs with longstanding interests in Liberia - have learned of recent attempts by Liberia's Courts to arrest key staff in the country's… Read more »
Liberia: Court Sheriffs Moves Sheikh Bassirou Kante's Belongings From Leased Property to Unknown Warehouse
Over the weekend, two sheriffs from Criminal Court 'B' removed all belongings from Sheikh Bassirou Kante's home and took to an unknown warehouse. The removal of his belongings from… Read more »
Liberia: Fifty Trafficked Ladies Get Reintegration Package
The Lutheran Church in Liberia in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Ministry of Labour have begun a Psychosocial Training Intervention… Read more »
Liberia: Sinoe Residents Protest Against Chinese Miners' Operation
Villagers in a township in Sinoe County's Kpayan District last week blocked the entrance of a company mining sand in that area, claiming not to have taken part in a memorandum of… Read more »
Liberia: Lofa County Proves Supremacy Over Nimba County
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Liberia: A Political Star Emerges - Dr. Clarence Moniba Receives Overwhelming Acceptance in Margibi
Two weeks after he took a tour of Lofa County where he visited all nine districts to great reception, on Saturday, Dr. Moniba visited Kakata, Margibi, where he marched the… Read more »
Liberia: Senate Pro Tempore Hopes the 2023 Turnover in the Senate Would Be Better Than Previous Results
In keeping with the Liberian Constitution of 1986, which requires the Legislature to return to session on the second working Monday of January, the Legislature Monday, January 16,… Read more »
Liberia: Former Finance Minister Konneh Lays Out Conditions to Be Running Mate to Any Presidential Candidate
Former Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Amara Konneh, may be contesting in Gbarpolu County, however, his gates remain open for negotiation to be running mate to… Read more »
Liberia: Nobel Laureate Leymah Gbowee Calls On Joseph Boakai to Retire From Politics
Leymah Gbowee, known for her candid political statements, has called on former Vice President Joseph Boakai to retire from politics and focus more on his health and his… Read more »
January 16, 2023
Liberia: 'I Played No Part in Keita's Selection As Lone Star Coach' - Senator Sogbie
Former Liberia international Jonathan 'Boy Charles' Sogbie, now Senator of River-Gee County, has distanced himself from the appointment of Ansu Keita as Lone Star coach. Read more »
Liberia: Cooperation Not Fragmentation
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is holding its Annual Forum in Davos, Switzerland from January 16-20, 2023. The theme of the Forum is Cooperation in a Fragmented World. This… Read more »
Liberia: Unity Party, Ruling Coalition Spar Over Amb. Boakai's Health
Both the opposition Unity Party (UP) and the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) over the weekend sparred over the health of former Vice President Joseph Boakai who spent… Read more »
Liberia: 16-Yr-Old Committed to the Monrovia Central Prison for Allegedly Killing 32-Yr-Old Alpha Gray
The Liberia National Police (LNP) have forwarded Cyrus Logan to the Monrovia Central Prison for reportedly murdering Alpha Gray on January 6, 2023. Read more »
Liberia: 'A Regional Approach to Accelerating Aquaculture Development Among Member States'
Liberia's Fisheries Director General is recommending a regional approach to accelerating aquaculture development amongst member states of the Fisheries Committee for the West… Read more »
Liberia: Prince Johnson Snubs Meeting With Pres. Weah Because of the Presence of Nagbe, Kemayah and Others
Nimba County Senator Prince Y. Johnson has said he failed to further discuss a potential political marriage with President George Weah due to the presence of "politically… Read more »
Liberia: Momo Cyrus Wins Lofa TV Personality of the Year Award
For his indelible contributions to society, the General Manager/CEO of the Security Expert Guard Agency of Liberia (SEGAL), Momo Tarnuekollie Cyrus, has been awarded Lofa County TV… Read more »
Liberia: Vulnerable Population Demands Safe Electoral Space
The New African Research Development Agency (NARDA) ended a two-day intensive National Youth and Women open space technology conference in Monrovia. Read more »
Liberia: Amb. Joseph Boakai Must Take Time Off Politics to Fully Recover Before the Rigor of Elections Starts
POLITICS ASIDE, the nation was concerned about the health of former Vice President Joseph Boakai and was at the same time appalled by the manner and form in which both the Unity… Read more »
Liberia: 50 Percent Pay Split - Rep. Gwion Downs 2022 With U.S.$30,000 - L$1.1m to District
For the year 2022, Representative Erol Madison Gwion, Sr. (LRP, Dist. #1, Grand Gedeh Co.) has given back to his Constituency a record amount of US$30,000 and LR$1,194,000 in… Read more »
Liberia: Actively Vetting Representative Aspirants
A local civil society group, Change Makers Network, says it will endeavor to bring together a group of committed, visionary and patriotic Liberians who have expressed the desire to… Read more »
Liberia: JNB Tact Team Debunks GOL Release On Amb. Boakai's State of Health
The JNB Tact Team has expressed its disappointment in the Government's recent press release signed by Information Minister Ledgerhood J. Rennie regarding a deceptive offer to… Read more »
Liberia: Plaintiff Alleges Attacks and Intimidation in Retaliation for Testimony in Kosiah Trial
In a dramatic third day in former Liberian rebel commander Alieu Kosiah's appeal of his 2021 war crimes conviction, a plaintiff in the 2021 trial told the court he has been… Read more »