November 09, 2022
Liberia: Liberia, Guinea, S/Leone Sign Pact to Improve Cross-Border Trade, Revenue and Security in the Region
The Customs Department of the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) has signed an MOU with its Guinean and Sierra Leonean counterparts for mutual administrative assistance to combat… Read more »
Liberia: MTN Liberia Music Awards May Not Hold
As a result of a pending lawsuit from the Copyright Society of Liberia against the organizers of the awards for alleged violation of the country's 2016 Intellectual Property law. Read more »
Liberia: Convicted War Criminal Appeals Paris Guilty Verdict
Lawyers for Kunti Kamara, a Liberian war criminal who was convicted by a French court last week for his role in the country's first civil war, have appealed his landmark judgment.… Read more »
November 08, 2022
Liberia: Cuttington University First Female President to Be Inducted On Saturday
Cuttington University will Saturday, November 12, 2022, host an induction ceremony for Dr. Romelle Horton as its 13th and first female president of the institution. Read more »
Liberia: Mcgill Gives Reason Why He Wants to Be Senator in Margibi County
Former Minister of State for Presidential Affairs says his foremost reason for wanting to contest the senatorial seat of Margibi County is to reconcile the county's leadership and… Read more »
Liberia: Finance Minister Urges Liberians to Give CDC Another Six Years to Effectuate Genuine Development
Samuel D. Tweah, the Minister of Finance and Development Planning says in the next six years Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) will transform Liberia more than any other… Read more »
Liberia: Nine UP Executive Committee Members Take Issues With Chairman
Several aggrieved members of the National Coordinating Committee (NEC) of the former ruling Unity Party have raised a red flag against what they termed as the "unconstitutional… Read more »
Liberia: Liberian War Criminal Appeals Life Sentence but Victims' Lawyer "Not Bothered"
Lawyers for Kunti Kamara, a Liberian war criminal who was convicted and sentenced for life by a French court last week for his role during the country's first civil war have… Read more »
Liberia: Labour Minister Wants Accelormittal to Test Liberian Job Seekers Before Hiring Foreigners
The Minister of Labour, Cllr. Charles H. Gibson has called on the Management of ArcelorMittal Liberia to test the local job market in Liberia before hiring foreign workers to come… Read more »
Liberia: Vote-Rich Nimba County Senators Contemplate Withdrawing Support From CDC Ahead of 2023 Elections
Nimba County Senator Jeremiah Kpan-Koung says he and his political leader, Senator Prince Y. Johnson, are unsure about their support for President George Weah's second term bid in… Read more »
Liberia: U.S. Government Delegation Visits Liberia to Learn Lessons From COVID-19 Fight
On Monday, November 7, 2022, a U.S. Government delegation arrived in Monrovia to learn firsthand about Liberia's achievements in the fight against COVID-19, including being among… Read more »
Liberia: Tax Research-Based Center Launched in Liberia
In a move to educate and encourage Liberians and business institutions to pay their taxes a non-governmental tax research institution, Tax Research Action and Development (TREAD)… Read more »
Liberia: 120 Youth Selected in Sinoe and Bassa to Serve As Ecobrigade
Human activities and natural disasters can create erosion and all sorts of harm to the environment. Just like many countries, the situation remains the same in Liberia. To curtail… Read more »
Liberia: Govt, Partner Makes Cash Transfer to Flood Victims in Montserrado
Several Flood Victims have benefited from cash transfers from Government and the International Rescue Committee. Read more »
November 07, 2022
Liberia: Delayed Population Census, Controversial Biometric Voter Roll Bid Process Could Cause Conflict - ECC and Leon Observe
The Elections Coordinating Committee (ECC) and the Liberia Elections Observation Network (LEON) say the delay in the conduct of the national population census and the manner in… Read more »
Liberia: FDA Alerts Security Uncovers Illegal Logging Activities, Seeks Security Agencies, Public Cooperation
The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) says it has uncovered chains of clandestine and unwholesome acts of illegal harvesting and processing of logs around the country,… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Parliaments Committees of Public Account Adopts Monrovia Declaration Recommitting Member States to the Fight Illicit Financial Flow
Delegates at the weeklong conference of Africa's Parliaments Committees of Public Account have concluded with an adoption of a declaration that recommits Parliaments across Africa… Read more »
Liberia: 90 Women Benefit From SCNL's Loan Program in Northern Liberia
In Northern Liberia, precisely, Lofa County, the Society for the Conservation of Nature of Liberia (SCNL), with support from Rainforest Trust (RFT) is currently working enormously… Read more »
Liberia: Bridge Liberia Supported Students Deliver Academic Excellence At 2021/2022 Liberia Primary School Certificate Exam - 94 Percent Passing Rate
In 2016, when the Liberian Government through the Ministry of Education announced Partnership Schools for Liberia (PSL), now known as the Liberia Education Advancement Program… Read more »
Liberia: NEC Threatens to Take EKEMP to Court If They Continue to Proceed Wrongly
The acting chairperson of the National Elections Commission (NEC), Cllr. Teplah Reeves, says the NEC would take EKEMP International to court if it proceeds with its unauthorized… Read more »
Liberia: Charlyne Brumskine Alarms Threat Over Her Life for Recognizing Bility, Kollah
Cllr. Charlyne Brumskine says she has received numerous threats from members of the Liberty Party since she declared her intention to the chairman of the party, Musa Bility, to… Read more »
Africa: VP Jewel Howard-Taylor Represents Liberia At AfDB Africa Investment Forum in Abidjan, Holds High-Level Talks With Partners
Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor, represented H.E. President George Manneh Weah and Liberia last week in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire at the just-ended Africa Investment Forum… Read more »
November 04, 2022
Liberia: Senate Set to Ok Census Delay - President Weah Cites Challenges, Eyes Extension
The Plenary of the Liberian Senate has resolved to sign a joint Resolution to extend the National Population and Housing Census by two weeks beginning November 7 to November 22,… Read more »
Liberia: Reconciliation Chatters in Liberty Could Put UP's Boakai, ANC's Cummings On Notice
"Unification is lacking among the opposition; hopefully, we will work on that. Right now, it's a worst territory for the opposition. But we will be fine eventually. I see the… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia's Biomedical Scientist Lauds Jetty for Construction of U.S.$25 Million Rubber Factory
Renowned Liberian biomedical Scientist Dougbeh Chris Nyan has extolled former Indian Honorary Consul General to Liberia, Mr. Upjit Singh Sachdeva for the ongoing construction of… Read more »