March 21, 2023
Liberia: Former Lone Star Player Baxter Urges Lone Star Players to Be Focused
A former Lone Star player Jonathan Armah Baxter is calling on players of the National football team of Liberia to be self-confident in their training as they prepare for the… Read more »
Liberia: 'Don't Underestimate Liberia' Says Lone Star Head Coach
Liberia head Coach, Ansu Keita says his side should not be 'underestimate' as Lone Star return to international football against South Africa in the Afcon qualifier. Read more »
Liberia: What's Behind Pres. Weah's Purported Meeting With the CIA?
The reported invitation to President Weah and his Minister of Justice by Langley (CIA Headquarters) and not the State Department or the White House is a strange one. I have been… Read more »
Liberia: U..S. Department's 2022 Human Rights Report On Liberia Captures Report of 'Extrajudicial Killings, Cruel... Punishments By Government'
The U.S. State Department in its 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices says there were several reports that the government of Liberia or its agents committed arbitrary or… Read more »
Liberia: Biometric Voter Registration Faces Technical Glitches in Montserrado County
Residents in Montserrado County on the first day of the National Election Commission (NEC) voter registration have complained about a slow start in the registration process,… Read more »
March 20, 2023
Liberia: UN Women Country Rep Urges Women's Involvement in Technology Ahead of Liberia's Elections
The Country Representative of UN Women in Liberia Comfort Lamptey, has emphasized the need for Liberian women to get involved with technology and explore the impact of the digital… Read more »
Liberia: Stakeholders Highlight Importance of One-Health, the Environmental Protection
On March 10th over 60 participants from multiple institutions, including government, civil society, private sector, and international development partners, converged in Monrovia… Read more »
Liberia: Government Negotiates Reduction of Rice Price for Firestone Workers
The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Labour has succeeded in negotiating a reduction in the price of rice for workers of the Firestone Rubber Plantation Company. Read more »
Liberia: Minister of State for Presidential Affairs Wesseh Blamoh Launches Voter's Registration Awareness Campaign Across Montserrado
As the Biometric Voters Registration (BVR) process kicks off March 20, 2023, in six of the 15 counties across the country, the Minister of State for Presidential Affairs G. Wesseh… Read more »
Liberia: CSO Council Wants Citizens' Full Participation in NEC BVR Process
As the much-publicized biometric voters' registration (BVR) process kicks off Monday, March 20, 2023, the National Civil Society of Liberia (NCSCL) is craving the indulgence of… Read more »
Liberia: Demarcate Constituencies Before Conducting Voters Registration - CPP Petitions Supreme Court to Instruct NEC
Ahead of October presidential and legislative elections this year, the opposition Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) has filed a petition at the Supreme Court of Liberia over… Read more »
Liberia: Reduction in Teenage Pregnancy Is Good News for Liberia!
ADOLESCENTS and young people, particularly girls in Liberia, have the right to realize their full potential. They also hold the key to breaking the intergenerational cycle of… Read more »
Liberia: FPA Analysis of the Unending Tussle Between UL's Student Activism and Liberian Political Elites
Unabatingly, there have been continued violent incidents repeatedly dodging the campuses of University of Liberia (UL), particularly its Capitol Hill Main Campus for times in… Read more »
Liberia: Why Biometric Voting System May Not Be Possible With Just 7 Months to Election'
This article will try to present to the Liberian people what it takes to setup a Biometric voting system and why it may not be possible with just 7 months to elections. And why any… Read more »
Liberia: Landlord, Lebanese Lessee Head to Supreme Court Over Property Ownership
The case involving a Liberian landlord and the Lebanese lessee could headed to the full bench of the Supreme Court of Liberia. This stems from a Writ of Ceteriori filed by the… Read more »
March 17, 2023
Liberia: Joint Declaration On Worsening Safety and Security Concerns in Liberia Diaspora Leadership
Three Diaspora political parties - the Liberia People's Party, Liberty Party and Unity Party have issued a statement condemning the rise in the worsening and security concerns in… Read more »
Liberia: Relocating Sea Erosion Victims in Limbo As Several Victims Remain Homeless, Struggling to Startup Life Again
Monrovia, West Point & Colonel West - About three years ago, Mariama Tweh, a 45-year-old fish seller and a mother of eight children, heard the loud sound of waves when the sea… Read more »
Liberia: Paynesville Risks Being Labeled One of the Dirtiest Cities in the World
The city of Paynesville on the outskirt of Monrovia stands the risk of being one of the dirtiest cities on the continent due to the collapse of the only aged bulldozer that was… Read more »
Liberia: Prosecution Witnesses in Massaquoi Appeal Hearings Give Contradictory Testimonies, but Blame Them On Forgetfulness
Prosecutors in acquittal hearings for Gibril Massaquoi maybe attempting to clear the issue of reasonable doubts that saw a Finnish District Court exonerating the former Sierra… Read more »
Liberia: AfDB Executive Board to Visit Liberia
Six Executive Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will lead a delegation to undertake a consultation mission to Liberia from 20-24 March 2023. Read more »
Liberia: Senate Passes Pension Bill With Modification
The Plenary of the Liberian Senate has passed into law a bill seeking to adopt an integrated pension and benefits scheme with three modifications for certain categories of… Read more »
Liberia: Whistle Blower in Bong Mines Hospital U.S.$50k Alleged Corruption Saga Calls Impartial Investigation
Mr. Allison Tubah, the man who unearthed a massive corruption scheme at the Bong-Mines Hospital in Bong County, has formally written the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC)… Read more »
Liberia: Trafficking Victims Unaware of Funds Awarded to Them in Landmark Trafficking Trial
January's landmark conviction of a former government security agent for human trafficking should have delivered $11,000 to his two victims, women who the court found were… Read more »
Liberia: LRA Completes a One-Day Tax Education in Zorzor, Lofa County
Eight senior members of the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) have concluded a one-day meeting on tax awareness in Zorzor City, Lofa County. Mr. Darlington Talery, Commissioner Read more »
Liberia: DG Glassco Highlights Government Support to Local Fishing Communities
The Director General of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority, (NaFAA) says the Congress for Democratic Change, (CDC)- led government is significantly impacting the… Read more »