August 08, 2022
Liberia: Omega Insurance Group Reaffirms Commitment to FIU Reporting Obligations
The President and Chief of the OMEGA INSURANCE GROUP LIMITED. Mr. Gajay Ananaba has disclosed that following a series of meetings between his insurance company and the Financial… Read more »
Liberia: Govt of Liberia, UN Reaffirm Commitment to Sustained Partnership for At-Risk Youth Programme
One in five youth in Liberia are users of narcotic substances, and many more are at risk of use and addiction. Read more »
Liberia: Presidential Hopeful Cllr. Tiawan Gongloe Attributes Joblessness in Liberia to the Insensitivity of Pres. Weah
Presidential Aspirant Cllr. Tiawan Saye Gongloe on Sunday returned to Liberia following a two-month trip to the US. Read more »
Liberia: In Honor of World Breastfeeding Week, Health Practitioner Calls for Breastfeeding Friendly Environment for Mothers in Liberia
As the world breastfeeding week, from August 1 to 7, has been observed throughout the globe, Fenny Louise Taylor, a Feminist and Reproductive and Sexual Health Right Advocate could… Read more »
August 05, 2022
Liberia: Nimba Senatorial Aspirant Calls for Independent Prosecutors in CDC-COP Trial
Following the arrest of several CDC-COP executives for their alleged involvement into the July 26 - Independence Day Violence, a senatorial aspirant of Nimba County, Nya D. Twayen… Read more »
Liberia: Hundreds Join Cummings Support Team
Hundreds of supporters and well-wishers in collaboration with a local women auxiliary, the Determined Women in Battery Factory, on Thursday, August 4, gave a rousing welcome to the… Read more »
Liberia: Grand Bassa Circuit Court Judge Joe A. Barkon in Deteriorating Condition After Tragic Motor Accident
The health condition of Grand Bassa County Second Judicial Circuit Court Judge, Joe A. Barkon, has continued to deteriorate, following a tragic motor accident on July 27, a day… Read more »
Liberia: 2022, A Bad Year for Victims of Child Rape
Martu Yardolo had just turned 17 when she says she was given a drug hidden in a drink and gang raped by three men. It was the night of her birthday. Yardolo was looking forward to… Read more »
Liberia: Port Users Confer On Digitalization Process
For the smooth launching and implementation of Liberia's Port Automation and Digitization (PAD) process, key stakeholders in the Port industry have held a one-day retreat in… Read more »
Liberia: Minister Kabba Challenges Parents to Take Their Kids' Education Seriously As Gender Ministry Celebrates 26th Day Children's Party
Assistant Gender Minister for Administration Mamensie Fomba Kabba has called on parents and guardians to pay more attention to their children's education so as to give them a… Read more »
Liberia: CJID Holds Campus Journalism Training of 45 Students From Universities in Various Journalism Techniques
Forty-five student journalists from at least four tertiary institutions in Liberia are set to benefit from a training organized by the Centre for Journalism Innovation and… Read more »
Liberia: ULCHS E-LAB Team Completes Two-Week Knowledge Sharing With Kenya's Healthcare Professionals
In modern medicine, simulation presents a formidable instrument to prepare future healthcare professionals for the challenges associated with healthcare practice. Unfortunately,… Read more »
Liberia: Prosecutor Hints Possible Flight Risk, Says Bond for '26 Violence Suspect Not Sufficient to Guarantee Bail
State prosecutor, Cllr. Wesseh A. Wesseh, has expressed fear that the bond filed by the seven CDC-COP suspects linked to the July 26 political violence and brutal humiliation of… Read more »
Liberia: Conservation International Donates to NaFAA
Conservation International Foundation (CI), a group committed to the preservation of nature has made a donation of several items to the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority… Read more »
Liberia: Stakeholders Endorse UNDP Green and Inclusive Growth (GIG) Portfolio
Key national partners from government, civil society and the private sector as well as donors have endorsed the Green and Inclusive Growth Portfolio of UNDP Liberia, which seeks to… Read more »
August 04, 2022
Liberia: Cllr. Gongloe Cites Reasons for Wanting to Become President - Says There's No Equity Under Current Regime
Cllr. Tiawon Gongloe, a presidential aspirant says his desire to contest the seat of the highest office in Liberia is based on the continued lawlessness on the part of the Weah-led… Read more »
Liberia: Grandmother Cries for Justice for Raped and Murdered Grand Daughter
Parents of the seven-year-old little girl who was allegedly raped and killed by some unknown person(s) on July 23rd, 2022, in the Nimba United Community, Mount Barclay, are still… Read more »
Liberia: Firestone Liberia Welcomes Nine New Teammates At Staff Onboarding Initiative
During the month of July, Firestone Liberia welcomed nine new teammates, spread across four departments within the concession to enhance productivity. As part of the welcoming and… Read more »
Liberia: United People's Party Pulls Out of Ruling Coalition
The United People's Party (UPP), one of the constituent parties in the Grand Coalition has with immediate effect tendered its dissociation with the Memorandum of Understanding,… Read more »
Ghana: LREC Board Chair Visits Ghana's Public Utilities Regulatory Commission
As part of efforts to improve Liberia's electricity regulatory regime, the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC), Dr.… Read more »
Liberia: Saprea and My Watchman Partner to Provide Healing Resources in Liberia
Arma is 7. Veronica is 11. Vivian is 15. Aisha is 10. Hawa was 12. All five girls are Liberian and all five were sexually abused. Child sexual abuse is a silent epidemic around the… Read more »
Liberia: 'Illusory, Heartbroken With Lost Hope', Dr. Mcintosh Describes CDC's Rule As He Endorses Cummings
Dr. Toga Gayewea McIntosh has endorsed the presidential bid of former Coca-Cola executive, and ANC political leader, Alexander Cummings. Read more »
Liberia: Hawa Verdier Divorces Her Husband, Cllr. Jerome Verdier
Hawa Verdier, wife of former Chairperson of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) says she has divorced her husband Cllr. Jerome Verdier for his "arrogance, rudeness, and… Read more »
Liberia: Govt of Liberia Taps LBDI to Take Leading Role in Country's Development Drive
The Government of Liberia (GOL) has designated the Liberian Bank of Development and Investment (LBDI) a leading partner in its development plan. Read more »
August 03, 2022
Liberia: Liberia's Cocoa Sector Gets Big Boost As Regional Collaboration Gears to Overcome Binding Constraints On Growth
As part of efforts to improve cocoa production in Liberia; the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) in collaboration with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) has held a… Read more »