June 21
Liberia: Liberia Moves Ten Places Up, in FIFA Ranking
Liberia has made a leap in the latest FIFA world rankings, climbing from the 152nd to the 142nd spot. Read more »
Liberia: Media Owners Urge Executive Mansion to Halt Website Advertising, Cite Negative Impact On Their Businesses
Media executives, including publishers and radio and television station managers, have urged the Executive Mansion to stop advertising on its website. Read more »
Liberia: 'Sierra Leone Causing Problems for Us' - LDEA Officer-Charge Reports Increase in Drug Trafficking From Border
Christopher Peters, the Officer-In-Charge of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) says most of the illicit drugs that enter Liberia pass through the Sierra Leone border. Read more »
Liberia: Advocates Condemn Boakai's Pick For War Crimes Court Office
Justice activists have expressed anger and disappointment at President Joseph Boakai's appointment of Jonathan Massaquoi as head of the Office for War and Economic Crimes Courts… Read more »
June 20
Liberia: Japanese Government Boosts Liberia's Economy Recovery Drive, Dedicates Modern Gbarnga Central Market
Marketers in Gbarnga, Bong County, will no longer have to bear the pinch of enduring a hot-sun hustle, just to fetch daily food for their family, following the dedication of the… Read more »
Liberia: LMHRA Seizes Over $4,000 Expired Pharmaceuticals in Ganta
The Liberia Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Authority (LMHRA) has seized a huge quantity of expired pharmaceuticals formed in the possession of NAND Pharmacy branch# 3 in… Read more »
Liberia: Passion Farm Revitalizes Operations With Ministry of Agriculture's Star-P Grant
After facing severe setbacks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Passion Farm, led by CEO S. Tonola Valkpah, is making a strong comeback in the agricultural sector with the aid of a… Read more »
Liberia: National Fisheries & Aquaculture Authority's Executive Director Glassco Asked to Resign Amid Breakdown Over Exit Package
Multiple sources have confirmed to FrontPageAfrica that President Joseph Boakai has asked the Director General of the National Fisheries & Aquaculture Authority, Emma Metieh… Read more »
Liberia: Lisgis' Dismissed Deputy Director Wilmot Smith Sues Boakai-Government Over 'Unlawful Dismissal' By Ex-President Weah
Mr. Wilmot Smith, former deputy director general for information coordination at the Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), has filed a lawsuit… Read more »
June 19
Liberia: President Boakai Appoints Cllr. Jonathan Massaquoi As Executive Director of Office of War and Economic Crimes Court
President Joseph Boakai has appointed Cllr. Jonathan Massaquoi, as the Executive Director of the Office of War and Economic Crimes Court. President Boakai stated that Cllr.… Read more »
Liberia: 'No Anger, No Hatred' - Ex-President Sirleaf Eulogizes Late Son Charles Sirleaf As He Finally Laid to Rest
Charles Eugene Sirleaf was laid to rest on Tuesday following a state funeral service at the First United Methodist Church on Ashmun Street. The funeral was attended by President… Read more »
June 18
Liberia: Public Works Minister Roland Giddings Calls for Legal Actions Against 'Delinquent' Contractors
Public Works Minister Roland Giddings has disclosed that Liberia's public works sector is heavily corrupt, prompting the stalling of developmental projects across the country and… Read more »
Liberia: Former Liberia Council of Churches' President Bishop Brown Warns Boakai-Koung Administration to Dismiss Ineffective Officials or Risk National Decline
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai campaigned on promises to bring relief to his fellow Liberians, who viewed him as a veteran statesman capable of delivering the change they longed… Read more »
Liberia: UL Crisis Deepens As President Boakai Intervenes to Address Leadership and Staff Concerns
The University of Liberia (UL) is descending into a crisis, prompting swift intervention from President Joseph Boakai. On Monday, at President Boakai's directive, the Board of… Read more »
Liberia: Former CDC Chairman Mulbah Morlu Resigns From Party, Takes New Role As Head of Civil Society Organization
Mulbah Morlu, the former national chairman of the Congress of Democratic Change (CDC), has left the party and relinquished his membership. Read more »
June 17
Liberia: House Passes Landmark Act to Establish Liberia Technical and Vocational Education and Training (Tvet) Commission
In a bid to help improve the shattered Liberian economy and provide job opportunities for citizens, especially young people, the House of Representatives has passed an act seeking… Read more »
Liberia: Liberian Government's Open Apology to Jailed Former Chief Justice Gloria Musu-Scott Sparks Mixed Reactions
The Government of Liberia's decision to openly apologize to jailed Chief Justice Gloria Musu-Scott for 'psychological distress' and grant her rare access to hold a press conference… Read more »
Liberia: Activist Martin Kollie Criticizes Boakai Government, Requests Full Disclosure of Senate Retreat Financial Documents
If bookmakers had predicted in early 2023 that activist Martin K.N Kollie, nicknamed 'Rescue Rambo,' would become disillusioned and criticize the very government he championed to… Read more »
Liberia: Buchanan Port Manager Kaipay Accused of Ordering Assault On CDC Chapter Head
Justin Tarr, a staunch supporter of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) and a worker at the Port of Buchanan, has been subjected to brutal treatment reportedly by port… Read more »
Liberia: Local Shareholders Accuse Investcom/MTN of Denying Their Rights
Local shareholders are alleging that INVESTCOM/LLC's refusal to recognize their rights is based on discrimination against Liberians, whom the company profiles as "poor and… Read more »
June 14
Liberia: Lube 'Shortage' Worries LGBTQ+ Community
According to members of the LGBTQ+ community, access to lubricants has become a major source of concern. Read more »
Liberia: Senator Cyrus Warns Contec Global's U.S.$40m Contract With Weah's Government Poses Security Threats to Liberia
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Security, Defense, Intelligence and Veteran Affairs, Senator Momo Cyrus has disclosed that the US$40M contract signed between the former… Read more »
Liberia: United States Celebrates Liberian Private Sector's Commitment to Youth Empowerment
The United States through its Agency for International Development (USAID), and in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, today honored the Liberian Private Sector,… Read more »
Liberia: Advocates Ask Us Congressional Committee for Funding for War & Economic Crimes Courts As Dispute Spills Into Open
Liberian human rights advocates have told a US Congressional committee that it is crucial that the US government take the lead in funding war and economic crimes courts for… Read more »
June 13
Liberia: Senate Debates Change of Rule to Tighten Grips On Confirmation of Supreme Court Justices, and Tenure Positions
The Liberian Senate is debating on changing the rules that call for simple majority votes for confirmation of Presidential nominees, particularly those with lifetime tenure… Read more »