April 03, 2023
Liberia: The Pros and Cons of the Opposition's Delay in Naming Running Mates With Six Months Left to Elections
Over the past month or so, the public and followers of politics have been on the edge eagerly waiting to know who the opposition Unity Party standard bearer Joseph Boakai's running… Read more »
Liberia: Sovereignty. Dependency. Where to Draw the Line?
President George M Weah came to the US and stopped over at the Central Intelligence Agency - CIA-. Nothing filtered from the visit. In the absence of any official report, everyone… Read more »
Liberia: NEC Must Improve - Excesses in Voters Registration Expose Electoral Body's Early Weaknesses
Ahead of the Much anticipated general and presidential elections in Liberia slated for October 2023, the stakes are high and there are fears that, if not carefully managed, the… Read more »
Liberia: 'Correct the Bad Situations Leading to Elections' - Dr. Tipoteh Urges
Former Presidential Candidate and economist Dr. Togba Nah Tipoteh has cautioned the United States government and the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA)… Read more »
Liberia: Notre Dame University Officially Kicks Off Academic Activities
The President of Notre Dame University-Liberia, Rev. Dr. Fr. Mazoun Zogheib, has disclosed that his institution is prepared to play a major role in the education sector of Liberia. Read more »
Liberia: Two Defense Witnesses Say Alleged Sierra Leonean Warlord, Gibril Massaquoi Was in Liberia Early 2000 and 2001, but 'With a Peace Delegation'
Two defense witnesses have confirmed the accounts of other witnesses that an alleged Sierra Leonean warlord was in Liberia during its second civil war. Read more »
Liberia: An Open Letter to President George Manneh Weah From Lofa County
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Liberia: Ruling Party Chairman Throws Jibes At Opposition Delaying to Name Running Mates
Mulbah Morlu, chairman of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), has described opposition political parties as "lazy" for still struggling to name a running mate for… Read more »
Liberia: National Elections Commission Says No Extension for Ongoing Phase Biometric Voter Registration Exercise
The National Elections Commission says there will be no extension in the ongoing phase one biometric voter registration (BVR) exercise in Bomi, Gbarpolu, Grand Bassa, Grand Cape… Read more »
Liberia: Bea Mountain Gives Lrd1.3million to Over 120 Women in Gola Konneh District, G/Cape Mount County
KINJOR, Grand Cape Mount County - Bea Mountain Mining Corporation (BMMC) on Sunday, April 2, 2023 presented a sum of 1.3 million Liberian Dollars as micro-loan to over one hundred… Read more »
Liberia: Jimkini Stone Innovative Inc. Accused of Duping Client U.S.$ 30k
Ms. Stephene Audrey-Kpoto, a young Liberian entrepreneur and lobbyist, has accused Mr. Jimmy David Gardiyee, the CEO of 'JimKINI stone innovative Inc.', a local construction… Read more »
Liberia: Bea Mountain Mining Corporation Begins Rehabilitation of Jikandor Community Road in Grand Cape Mount County
The management of Bea Mountain Mining Corporation (BMMC) has commenced the rehabilitation of Jikandor Community road in Darblo Clan, Gola Konneh District, Grand Cape Mount County. Read more »
Liberia: Arcelormittal Liberia Graduates 19 Young Professionals After Nearly a Year of Internship
Nineteen young Liberian university graduates have completed nearly a year of intensive internship at ArcelorMittal Liberia, under the company's Young Professionals Program (YPP).… Read more »
March 30, 2023
Liberia: Amb. Mccarthy Reaffirms United States' Support to Liberian Government's Multi-User Rail Policy, Mittal Agrees, but With Conditions
United States Ambassador Michael McCarthy has reiterated that the U.S supports the Government of Liberia's decision to set up a National Railway Authority (NRA) to manage the… Read more »
Liberia: Central Bank of Liberia Threatens Grave Action On Delinquent Borrowers
The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) warns all delinquent borrowers of commercial banks that failure to regularize their indebtedness by the end of March 2023 will lead to grave… Read more »
Liberia: How Lone Star Players Performed Against Bafana Bafana
The hope of Liberians seeing their national team playing in the 2023 African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast was dashed on Tuesday, March 28th, when the Bafana Bafana of South Africa… Read more »
Liberia: Cllr Woods Says New Leadership Will Build a Resilient Ymca
The newly-inducted Board Chairman of the Young Men Christain Association (YMCA) Liberia, Cllr. Samuel Kofi Woods, ll, has said a resilient YMCA must be an unavoidable mandate of… Read more »
Liberia: Police Say Recipient of Seized Guns Was Duped By Smuggler - Experts Say Extradition of Suspect Unlikely
January's news that authorities had seized a container of machine guns and other weapons at Monrovia's port sent shock waves through the country. The first known illegal… Read more »
Liberia: Another Ex-Soldier Alleges Former RUF Commander, Gibril Massaquoi Killed Civilians in Monrovia for 'Looting'
A witness, claiming to be a former Liberian army soldier, has accused the Sierra Leonean man facing charges for alleged gross human rights violations in Liberia of ordering… Read more »
Liberia: Rep. Koon Empowers Over 150 Women With Vocational Skills
One hundred fifty-three women over the weekend (March 25) graduated with new vocational skills after months of intensive studies at the District 11 Community Savings and Loan… Read more »
Liberia: Lawmaker Campaigning Against Miners 'Unaware' of His Company's Illegal Mine
In late January, Representative Tibelrosa Tarponweh of Margibi County District Number One accused Liberia Mineral Export Inc. of violating a suspension of its mining operations in… Read more »
Liberia: Marketers Pledge Support to Cummings - As They Detest Deplorable Market Conditions
Hundreds of market women at the Omega/Gorbachop Market in Paynesville have decried years of government neglect and pledged support to the Presidential bid of Mr. Alexander Cummings… Read more »
Liberia: Grieving Families Decry Abandonment By One UN As They Memorialize Loved Ones Killed By Unido Truck
Grieving families and friends stood along the roadside where a white Renault truck owned by UNIDO of One UN House to memorize deceased relatives who lost their lives recently to a… Read more »
Liberia: CSO Council Slams Early Elections Violence, Voters' Trucking
On the road to the much-publicized 2023 Presidential and Legislative Elections, with the processes beginning with the biometric voters' registration (BVR), the National Civil… Read more »
March 29, 2023
Liberia: National Road Fund Boss' Fate Hangs As His Tenure Expires in May
In May this year, the tenure of the current Chief Executive Officer of the National Road Fund (NRF), Boniface Satu, would expire and uncertainty hangs over his re-selection by the… Read more »