August 26, 2022
Liberia: Viktor Bout - How a Russian Arms Dealer Matters to Liberia
The United States has proposed a prisoner swap deal with Russia to release Viktor Bout, the convicted arms dealer serving a 25-year term, in exchange for Brittney Griner, the… Read more »
Liberia: Police Feeds SUP 'Fix the Country' Protestors During Aug. 24 Anti-Government Protest
The campus-based Students Unification Party (SUP) from the state-run University of Liberia (UL), planned Flag Day demonstration has become the 'talk of the town' after the Liberian… Read more »
Liberia: Govt, IOM Repatriate 16 Trafficked Sierra Leonians
The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Labour, has turned over sixteen (16) Sierra Leonean nationals who were trafficked to Liberia to the International Organization… Read more »
Liberia: Govt Launches Online Platform for NGOs Registration, CSOs Accreditation
The Government of Liberia through the Department of Economic Management at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, has launched a one-stop-shop online platform to enhance… Read more »
Liberia: 'It's Not the Business of the Legislature to Engineer Election Magistrate Employment' - Deputy Speaker
The Liberian Senate's amendment to the New Election law that declares all election magistrates' seats vacant after 90-days have been met with a stiff resistance by the second… Read more »
Liberia: One Seat, Nine Aspirants - Bong Senate Race Heats up Ahead of 2023
Ahead of the 2023 senatorial elections, the political temperature in Bong County is approaching boiling point as the battle for the Senate seat gets hotter and intriguing by the… Read more »
Liberia: Digital Technology Lecture Series Opens in Monrovia
In a bid to launch digital technology and at the same time create a safe internet space for citizens, the Internet Society Liberia Chapter ( ISOC-Liberia) will on August 26 conduct… Read more »
Liberia: IMF Approves Disbursement of U.S.$22.1 Million As Board Completes 4th Review Under Extended Credit Facility
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed today the 2022 Article IV Consultation and the fourth review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) with… Read more »
Liberia: 'Invest in Early Childhood Education - Foundation Urges Govt, Others
The Country Director of Kolu Sokodolo International Children's Foundation has underscored the need for the national government to invest in early childhood education if Liberia and… Read more »
Liberia: House Summons LISGIS Board of Directors Over Alleged Administrative Missteps
The Plenary of the House of Representatives has cited the Board of Directors of the Liberia Institute for Geo Information Services (LISGIS) to appear before the plenary this… Read more »
August 25, 2022
Liberia: Ministry of Education Trains 50 Master Trainers for Central Level Enumerators
The Ministry of Education (MoE) through its Education Management Information System (EMIS) with support from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has… Read more »
Liberia: District 16 Residents, Lawmaker Spar Over Cost of Police Station Project
A police station project in the St. Paul Bridge Community has backfired following the pronouncement of two conflicting amounts spent on the project by District 16 Representative… Read more »
Liberia: UMOVEMENT Launches School Administrators and Teachers Training On National Curriculum On Citizenship Education
As part of the preparation to resume the reintroduction of citizenship education in schools beginning Academic Year 2022-2023 - schools administrators and teachers from five… Read more »
Liberia: Senate to Vet Chief Justice-Designate On Friday
The Senate Statutory Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, Claims, and Petitions will on Friday, August 26, 2022 conduct a confirmation hearing for Chief Justice-designate,… Read more »
Liberia: HPX Jittery Over Status of Railway Negotiations Amid Sanctions On Mcgill and Twehway
Amid the sanctions imposed on three of the Weah-government top officials, HPX which is seeking a multi-user agreement with the Government of Liberia on the railway infrastructure… Read more »
Liberia: Cuttington University Alumni in America Raises Nearly U.S.$200,000 for Alma Mater
The Cuttington University Alumni Association in the Americas (CUAAA) raised nearly $200,000 during its 30th reunion celebration in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States of America.… Read more »
Liberia: Education Ministry Awards L$1 Million and House to Best Teacher
Education Minister Prof. Ansu Sonii has disclosed that the best teachers will be awarded one million Liberian dollars and a newly constructed house for his best performance, while… Read more »
Liberia: Deputy Speaker Calls On Govt Officials to Watch 'Our Behaviors' Amid U.S. Sanctions
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa, has underscored the need for officials of government to be mindful of their behaviors, especially in… Read more »
East Africa: Regional Anti-Money Laundering Group Evaluates Liberia's Capacity to Fight Money Laundering, Financing of Terrorism
The Financial Intelligence Unit of Liberia (FIUL) has announced that the Inter-governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) has begun the Second Round… Read more »
Liberia: Weah Cartel Risks More Sanctions, If...
What court, Liberian or American courts? Nathaniel McGill is wasting his own time. An irrelevant McGill is seeking relevancy at the expense of, not the Americans, but his partner… Read more »
Liberia: Mont. District Eight Rep. Hopeful Alarms Over Harassment, Intimidation From Rep. Gray
A Representative Hopeful of Montserrado County District Number Eight, has expressed fear over constant intimidation and threat from the district lawmaker, Acarous Moses Gray, due… Read more »
Liberia: 75th National Flag Day Orator Says Country's Transformation Is On the Right Path
Dr. Lawrence Konmla Bropleh, the Special Envoy and Advisor to President George Manneh Weah at Liberia's 175th Flag Day Celebration says Liberia is on the path to development,… Read more »
Liberia: Weah Administration Laying Groundwork for Electoral Fraud
Elections are not stolen on the day of voting. The steal happens long before or after. The Weah administration is setting the grounds for electoral fraud, through "legal ways." Read more »
Liberia: Institute for Patriotism Honors Change Agent Network for Patriotic Duty Promoting Education
The Liberian Institute for "Growing" Patriotism (LIGP) has honored Change Agent Network (CAN) /Opportunity Network Liberia (ONLIB) and its CEO, Mr. Eric Willise Wowoh, for the… Read more »
August 24, 2022
Liberia: President Weah Leads Array of Govt Officials in Observance of 175th Flag Anniversary
President George M. Weah will this Wednesday, August 24, lead an array of Government officials and other national leaders at programs commemorating the 175th anniversary of the… Read more »