Liberia: The Conspicuous Display of Juju or Charms At Football Matches Is Not Good Sportsmanship

Soccer or the game of football throughout the world is a game of entertainment and sportsmanship which, according to the rules of the game, should be played void of any outside… Read more »

Liberia: LNRCS Applauds President Boakai's May Declaration

The Liberia National Red Cross Society (LNRCS) has applauded President H. E. Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., for his official declaration, designating May as Red Cross Month and May 8 as… Read more »

Liberia: Drug 'More Dangerous Than Kush' in Liberia

The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency Director General, Col. Abraham Kromah, has disclosed that a new Drug identified as Zombie is in the country. Read more »

Liberia: Margibi Rescue Mission Campaigners Disappointed

Unity Party Rescue Mission Stakeholders in Margibi County have expressed serious disappointment in the manner and form they have been treated in getting appointed positions in… Read more »

Liberia: 'War Crimes Court Should Focus On Liberia's Future'

Dr. Beth Van Schaack, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice (GCJ), has emphasized the importance of focusing on Liberia's future through the establishment of the War… Read more »

Liberia: SDI Lauds Boakai for Brutal Stance Against Western Cluster

The Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) has lauded President Joseph Nyuma Boakai for his recent rebuke of Western Cluster Liberia Limited activities in the country--taking an… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Visits Liberia On a Peer Exchange & Learning Mission

A ten-man Sierra Leonean delegation arrived in the Country on Sunday, May 5, 2024, for a five-day peer learning and exchange between Liberia and Sierra Leone, two EITI-implementing… Read more »

Liberia: 'Lawless Lawyers'?

The indoor program meant to climax celebration of the Law Day on the afternoon of Friday, May 3, at the Paynesville City Hall, was marred by disorder as tensions escalated among… Read more »

Liberia: Liberia Inches Closer to War Crimes Court

Liberia inched closer to a long-awaited reckoning for its brutal civil wars with the signing of a landmark executive order on May 2, 2024. Signing the historic Executive Order… Read more »

West Africa: Liberia Launches Ecowas Integration Program

-- As Deputy Foreign Minister Wants Quick Win and Tangible Projects to Impact the lives of Citizens of the region Read more »

Liberia: Senator Momo Wants Contec Global's Resident Permit Contract Canceled

Lofa County Senator, Momo Cyrus called for the cancellation of a multimillion-dollar residence permit contract between the Liberian government and CONTEC Global Liberia for… Read more »

Liberia: Senate Concurs With House On U.S.$738.8m National Budget

The Senate has unanimously concurred with the House of Representatives on the passage of the US$738,859,827, 2024 National Budget. The passage of the fiscal instrument sees the… Read more »

Liberia: GOL Finally Settles WAEC's Debts

For Liberian students who were in danger of missing the regionally administered West African Senior Secondary Certification Examinations (WASSCE) due to years of indebtedness to… Read more »

Liberia: Opposition Parties Slam Boakai Over Tenured Officials' Suspension

The opposition Alternative National Congress (ANC) of Alexander B. Cummings and the Movement for Progressive Change (MPC) of businessman Simeon Freeman, have collectively slammed… Read more »

Liberia: Boakai Proposes Name Change for MIA

The House of Representatives is scrutinizing a draft law to repeal "CHAPTER 25, MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS, TITLE 12 EXECUTIVE LAW OF 1972, LIBERIAN CODES OF LAW REVISED, TO… Read more »

Liberia: House Reviews 'Presidential Transition Act'

Liberia is the first African republic to proclaim its independence and is Africa's second oldest modern republic next to Ethiopia; but since the political history of the Republic… Read more »

Liberia: CBL Sets May 15 As Expiration Date for Old Bank Notes

The Central Bank of Liberia has set May 15, 2024, as the expiration date for the old Liberian Dollar banknotes, SL1 and SL2, printed during the administrations of former Presidents… Read more »

Liberia: Activist Couple Recalls Attack for Supporting LGBTQ+ Rights, SGBV

Gboko Stewart, gboko@journalrage.org Read more »

Liberia: Senate Places 'Mining Cartel Ringleader' On Its Radar

Gao Feng, a Chinese national, dubbed the "Real Minister", due to his significant sway within the mining sector of the country, has come under the radar of the Liberian Senate, with… Read more »

Liberia: Supreme Court Declines to Hear LTA Commissioners' Suspension Case

The Supreme Court on April 30 declined to hear a Bill of Information filed by the Board of Commissioners of the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) and the Chairperson of… Read more »

Liberia: House Passes U.S.$738.8 Million National Budget

-- Public Administration, Education get the largest appropriations Read more »

Liberia: Slum Dwellers Crave Relief

On a regular day, Mary Sayon sits beside her mini shop in Buzzi Quarter near the drainage, inhaling the fetid order of trash dumped in the water. Here, access to quality air is a… Read more »

Liberia: House to Pass 2024 Budget Today

Members of the House of Representatives are poised to ratify the 2024 Budget today--a development that is being greeted with reports of the discovery of new revenue sources to… Read more »

Liberia: Armed Police Besiege Office Of Suspended Officials

Armed officers of the Liberia National Police (LNP) on Friday, April 26, besieged the head office of Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) headquarters. The police's action,… Read more »

Liberia: Man in U.S.$100k Theft Case Accuses Police of Torture

Defendant Abraham Benjamin, a Ghanaian and a pastor of the Christ Embassy International Church on trial for allegedly stealing US$100K has disclosed that he was tortured during a… Read more »