March 08
Liberia: HPX Proposed 'Liberty Corridor' Project Requires Thinking Big
If the anticipated outcomes of the Liberty Corridor, as announced last month by High Power Exploration (HPX), Guma Africa Group and the Government of Liberia, comes into fruition,… Read more »
March 07
Liberia: U.S. Citizen Accused of Attempted Murder Pleads 'Not Guilty'
Lucas Richards, a U.S. citizen, pleaded not guilty on March 6 to charges of attempting to murder his Liberian wife, Jessica Lloyd. Richards, a Christian missionary from the… Read more »
Liberia: U. S. Commends Boakai Over War Crimes Court Commitment
United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice has assured Liberians that her government stands ready to lend the needed support for the establishment of a war and… Read more »
March 05
Liberia: Resolving the Tenure Issue
The dispute over the President's power to remove tenured officials of government is one that has gripped the nation. A fair resolution of that dispute, as with many important… Read more »
Liberia: War Crimes Court Imminent
-- As Lawmakers begin resolution to finally establish court Read more »
Liberia: LEC, Psu Officers Arrested Over Death of Caldwell Resident
Inspector General of Police Col. Gregory Coleman over the weekend announced the arrest of the PSU officers and the LEC anti-power theft crew involved in the death of 42-year-old… Read more »
Liberia: Visa for Music Audition Attracts Over 100 Artists in Monrovia
Visa for Music (VFM), in collaboration with the government of Liberia, thru Sehwah Liberia, the Music Union of Liberia (MULIB), and Be100 Africa, has held the first audition for… Read more »
Liberia: EPA Convenes Retreat On Carbon Market Framework
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in collaboration with the UNDP, has convened a one-day retreat aimed at developing a carbon roadmap readiness framework for Liberia. Read more »
Liberia: Liberia, AfDB Sign U.S.$40m Loan Agreement
The Government of Liberia and the African Development Bank have signed a US$40 million loan agreement for the Mano River Road Development Transport Facilitation Phase 1 project.… Read more »
March 04
Liberia: Who's Illegally Swapping Boakai's Nominees?
There has been an increased frequency of complaints about names clandestinely being swapped from the lists of presidential appointments at the last minute before they are… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia - LRA's New CG James Dorbor Jallah Takes Over
The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) welcomed its new Commissioner General, James Dorbor Jallah, who officially assumed leadership of the Tax Authority on Friday, March 1.… Read more »
Liberia: IG Coleman to Make LNP Robust Again
The Liberia National Police (LNP) has initiated an ambitious investigative initiative to bring to book perpetrators of crimes committed in recent years that were unresolved and… Read more »
Liberia: Weah Administration Blamed for Deadly Kinjor Protest
The recent deadly clashes in Kinjor, Grand Cape Mount County, have prompted questions about the causes of the violence as investigations into the root cause(s) of the fracas have… Read more »
March 01
Liberia: House Concerned About Delay in Submission of 2024 Budget
The House of Representatives has instructed its Chief Clerk to write to the Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Boima Kamara, to inquire about the "extreme delay" in the… Read more »
Liberia: Tenured Officials Suffer Delay At Supreme Court
Amidst the absence of a scheduled date for their reappearance, tenured officials from the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) and the Governance Commission (GC) found… Read more »
Liberia: Protest Turns Deadly
In a tragic turn of events, a protest erupted on Thursday, February 29, into violence at the Bea Mountain Mining Company in Grand Cape Mount County, resulting in the loss of two… Read more »
February 29
Liberia: Boakai Accused of Violating Executive Law On Ministerial Appointments
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has been accused of violating a national law that has guided the presidency for over half a century in the appointment of cabinet ministers that could… Read more »
Liberia: Criminal Court Denies U.S. Citizen From Seeking Medical Care Abroad
A U.S. citizen, Lucas Richards, on trial for attempting to murder his wife, Jessica Lloyd, was on Wednesday, February 28, denied permission by Criminal Court 'B' to travel abroad… Read more »
February 28
Liberia: Did CBL Violate the Law By Loaning Govt?
Monrovia-In Liberia, public sentiments or politics often blur the reasoning and logic of the law, skewing both the textual meaning and intent-of-the-framers' doctrines of statutory… Read more »
February 26
Liberia: President Boakai Supports Lifting of Sanctions On Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger
In the following special statement issued today in Abuja, Nigeria, at the ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai supported the… Read more »
February 22
Liberia: Foreign Ministry Kicks-Off Personnel Audit
Begins with Foreign Service Officers; As Minister Nyanti Establishes Special Committee to Review Placement of Foreign Service Officers Read more »
Liberia: Boakai's Appointment Backfires
The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL) has expressed dismay over recent appointments made by President Joseph N. Boakai, Sr. Which affects tenured… Read more »
Liberia: U.S.$1 Billion Needed to Address Electricity Shortage
Addressing Liberia's perennial power crisis will require significant financial investment, with the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) estimating that between US$700 million to… Read more »
Liberia: Charloe Musu, One Year On
Murdered on the evening of February 22, 2023, amidst screens, shouts, and panic by helpless and astonished family members and neighbors, beautiful and resourceful Charloe Musu, a… Read more »
February 21
Liberia: Dismissal of Criminal Charges Against 'Prophet Key' Backfires?
The ongoing legal battle between Liberia's Cultural Ambassador, Juli Endee, and controversial social media personality, Nayapougma Oldpa Yeazeahn, popularly known as "Prophet Key",… Read more »