November 15, 2022
Liberia: MOVEE Detests Politicization of the National Census
The Movement for Economic Empowerment (MOVEE) has registered a strong detest of what it calls the politicization of the National Population and Housing Census. The Party at a press… Read more »
November 14, 2022
Liberia: Liberian Entrepreneur Gets U.S. Prestigious Business Award
A Liberian Businessman based in the United States of America Businessman Aaron Zuo has received a prestigious business award for ensuring ethical standards and marketplace… Read more »
Liberia: APM Terminals Liberia Deploys Digital Camera Technology to Optimize Safety And Efficiency At Freeport
APM Terminals Liberia is deploying new digital camera monitoring and control system, to keep all its terminal activities in check, in line with the company's vision to enhance… Read more »
Liberia: Liberian Senate Raises Concerns Over Mining Sector Amid Widespread Illicit Activities
The Liberian Senate is seeking information from the Ministry of Mines and Energy regarding the operation of the small to medium-scale mining sub-sector. Read more »
Liberia: Top Indian Businessman Upjit Singh Sachdeva Inspires Local, Foreign Entrepreneurs to Give to Society
The former Indian Honorary Consul General to Liberia Mr. Upjit Singh Sachdeva has challenged entrepreneurs in Liberia and other parts of the world to be an inspiration to less… Read more »
Liberia: Talking Jobs and Health and Safety At Arcelormittal Liberia
With a rapidly growing workforce of nearly 3,000 employees and contractors, there's little doubt about ArcelorMittal Liberia being one of the largest employers in Liberia with over… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia Edges Towards Corporate Transparency As LEITI), LBR Set to Launch Beneficial Ownership Registry
A Beneficial Ownership (BO) regime is poised to begin in Liberia. It would help to curtail tax evasion, fight frauds and other forms of corruption, the national steering committee… Read more »
Liberia: Senate Passes Controlled Drugs Law
The Plenary of the Liberian Senate has passed into law the 'Controlled Drug and Substances Act of 2014". The Senate took the decision in its Session last Thursday, November 10,… Read more »
Ghana: Liberia's Cultural Arts Showcased in Ghana and Ivory Coast
Liberia's Culture-promoting Group kept young and old citizens of two Countries--Ghana and Ivory Coast--on their dancing feet in hours during the Liberian Group's musical and… Read more »
Liberia: Actor, Director Artus Frank Tackles the Controversial Sande Society in New Film Releasing This Week
After featuring in dozens of Nollywood films, actor, producer and director Artus Frank, continues his vision of producing quality films in his homeland, Liberia, with the release… Read more »
Liberia: Liberians Express Disappointment in Failure to Commence Census Despite Declaring Holiday, but Govt Says It Was Politicized
After living in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County for 10 years, Philip Korkollie, 64, recently returned to his native Bong County keen to take part in a population census whose findings… Read more »
Liberia: Sen. Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence Wants Officials At LISGIS Fired for 'Fiasco' Census
The Political Leader of the opposition Liberty Party (LP) Senator Nyonblee Karnga Lawrence has called on President George Manneh Weah to with immediate effect dismiss the acting… Read more »
Africa: 'Totally Committed' - BBC World Service Director Responds to FPA Editor's Plea to Save Focus On Africa
Many thanks for your Open Letter To The BBC published on the FrontPageAfrica website. Read more »
Liberia: Local Market Online Platform Making Business and Shopping Easy for Liberians
While online shopping is still nascent on the continent, African tech startups are jumping in to solve the hard problems of making ecommerce work in Africa. One of them is a… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia's First Retail Shopping Facility, Monrovia Mall, Breaks Ground On Wednesday
Awaited groundbreaking ceremony for Monrovia Mall, the first of its' kind' modern retail shopping facility in Liberia will kick off on Wednesday, the 16th of November 2022. Read more »
Liberia: Out of a Liberian Slum, Liberia's Most Decorated Videographer, Jackie Russ Is Born
We often see creative people in places where they don't belong, but for Jackie Russ, the case is different; he applies the Veni, Vidi, Vici theory-- He goes there, sees it, and… Read more »
November 09, 2022
Liberia: AMEU Graduates Inspired to Remain Steadfast Despite 'Enormous' Challenges
The Executive Director of the Department of Global Witness and Ministry of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Dr. John Green has called on graduates of the challenged… Read more »
Liberia: Fact-Check - FDA Exposes Itself in Defending Illegal Export Permits
FDA cites violations of previous administrations, including an ex-head of the institution who is being prosecuted over forestry's worst postwar scandal Read more »
Liberia: Rep. Youquoi Makes Last-Minute Appeal to Postpone Census Amid Poor, Uncoordinated Planning
Representative Larry P. Younquoi (ANC, District #8, Nimba County) has launched an eleventh-hour bid to push for the postponement of Liberia's already-delayed National Population… Read more »
Liberia: NAYMOTE Launches Over U.S.$1 Million Democracy Advancement Program
NAYMOTE Liberia with support from the Swedish Embassy near Monrovia has launched over US$1m Democracy Advancement Program (DAP) in Liberia. Read more »
Liberia: Sen. Sherman Fears Being Voted Out Due to Government's Failure to Disburse County Development Funds
Senator Varney Sherman (UP-Grand Cape Mount County) has expressed fears that his bid for re-election could be rejected by citizens of the county due to failure by the Executive… Read more »
Liberia: Unity Party Chairman Flexes Muscles On National Coordinating Committee - Says He's the 'Ceo' of the Party
Unity Party Chairman Luther Tarpeh has vehemently rejected a mandate from nine aggrieved members of the National Coordinating Committee (NCC) to dissolve the Ad-hoc Committee he… Read more »
Liberia: APM Terminals Launches New Rice Discharge Equipment to Speed-up Rice Import At Freeport of Monrovia
Discharging rice vessels at the Freeport of Monrovia has traditionally been executed through legacy processes and equipment and has not achieved an optimal level of performance. Read more »
Liberia: Senate Cites Minister of Finance and Public Works to Explain East International Contract Details
The plenary of the Liberian Senate has cited authorities of the Ministries of Finance and Development Planning, Public Works, Mines, Energy, Natural Resources & Environment as… Read more »
Liberia: President Weah Declares Friday, November 11, 'National Census Day'
The President of the Republic of Liberia, H. E. Dr. George Manneh Weah, has by Proclamation declared Friday, November 11, 2022, as "National Census Day" and is to be observed… Read more »