March 17, 2023
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 »
Liberia: Liberia Gospel Musician Paul Kennie Harding Wins Best Worship Song Award 2023
Liberia Gospel musician Paul Kennie Harding has been awarded the Best Worship Song of the Year 2023 with his hit song called Greatest. Read more »
Liberia: U.S. Says Evidence Being Gathered for Possible Sanctions Against Corrupt Officials of Government, Private Citizens
Visiting U.S State Department's Global Anti-Corruption Coordinator Richard Nephew said the U.S. is currently compiling evidence for possible imposition of sanctions against corrupt… Read more »
Liberia: 'Invest in Digital Education'
Former Indian Honorary Consul General to Liberia Mr. Upjit Singh Sachdeva has expressed grave concern over the lack of digital skills among vast majority of young Liberians to… Read more »
Liberia: Non-Violence Is the Best Way
WITH ALL of the news about various types of violence, including rape, disappearances, murders, ritualistic killings road killings and house burnings, it is most important to… Read more »
Liberia: Award-Winning Journalist, Author, Bankole Thompson to Moderate Rodney Sieh's Weah Book Launch in U.S.
Bankole Thompson, one of America's most distinguished and nationally renowned Black journalists, and significant voice on the cultural landscape, whose work is known for probing… Read more »
Liberia: Defense, Prosecution Grill Credibility of Finnish Police Fixer in Appeals Hearings of Ex-RUF Commander, Massaquoi
Following Monday's mix-up, in which an individual impersonated as a witness before the Finnish Appeals Court hearing acquittal proceedings for Gibril Massaquoi, the Sierra Leonean… Read more »
March 14, 2023
Liberia: USAID to Fund Deployment of Election Observers Through ECC and EISA
The U.S. Embassy in Monrovia has confirmed to FrontPageAfrica that USAID would be supporting local and international observers to monitor the voter registration process through to… Read more »