Liberia: Lawmakers Blast Commerce, Gender and Others for Snubbing Budget Hearing

The Joint Committee on Ways, Means, Finance and Budget of the House of Representatives and Senate has chided several spending entities of government for shunning the ongoing budget… Read more »

Liberia: Senators Summon Poll Commission Over Elections Prep

-- Majority of the senators are worried that there could be delay in the electoral process due to financial and other constraints. Read more »

Liberia: Minister Kemayah Justifies Closure of Consulate Offices

As part of its ongoing and uncompromising reform at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr., has justified the closure of all Liberian consulate offices and… Read more »

Liberia: Elections Commission Rules Out Electronic Voting for 2023 Polls

.... The NEC's support for a manual voting system for the October 10 election comes despite the fact that most election results in the past decade have been contested in court over… Read more »

Liberia: Govt Seeks Cote d'Ivoire's Support to Address Burkinabe Influx, Maritime Issues

-- Holds strategic meeting on Land & Maritime Borders Read more »

Liberia: Liberian Woman Recognized By Pope Francis

Juba, South Sudan -- Pope Francis during his three-day visit to South Sudan over the weekend recognized Sara Beysolow Nyanti's work as the United Nations Deputy Special… Read more »

Liberia: EU Bemoans Violations in Forestry Sector

-- Says poor regulations, sidestepping of laws fueling illegal logging activities Read more »

Liberia: Cassava Sector's Capacity Enhanced for Service Delivery

Weak capacity of sectoral organizations still remains a serious challenge for Liberia's food security. Many organizations have limited capacity to work with the Ministry of… Read more »

Liberia: US Govt Says Roberts International Airport 'Becoming Less Safe'

-- "The US Embassy in Monrovia is aware of several recent audits of RIA, all of which have revealed significant shortcomings in airport safety, security, and operational… Read more »

Liberia: First-Time Voters Frustrated Over President George Weah's Performance

For Mary Kolee, aged 18, President George Weah has failed the youth and thus does not deserve a second term. She claims that Weah has done poorly in the educational sector. Read more »

Liberia: President Weah Wants African Carbon Market Operationalized, Reiterating Liberia's Commitment

..... Weah: We are improving policies and revising laws and regulations, for commercial forestry to be more sustainable. Of course, there are still challenges and issues, but we… Read more »

Liberia: Property Mogul Stanton Witherspoon Risks Losing Properties In U.S.

.... "Plaintiff United States of America hereby files the following Bills of Particulars pursuant to 32.2 (a) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedures. The United States… Read more »

Liberia: International Forest and Climate Resilience Conference Hosted Today

.... Liberia's forest sector has the potential to contribute to the reduction of extreme poverty and support increased prosperity but the remaining forest blocks are under… Read more »

Liberia: Liberia Loses Over U.S.$300 Million Yearly to Tax Waivers

--- "Each year, more than US$300 million is lost to tax waivers and incentive programs. There is a need to revisit our incentive policies and monitoring frameworks to safeguard our… Read more »

Liberia: Liberia's Corruption Ranking Drops Again

.... "The report speaks to the Liberian Government's inability to address the entrenched culture of impunity and enforcing existing anti-corruption laws and policies," Anderson… Read more »

Liberia: Weah Blamed for Liberia's 'Failed' Corruption Fight

The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL) has said that President George Weah has failed in his commitments to fight corruption in the country and that it… Read more »

Liberia: Full Speech - President Weah's 6th State of the Nation Address

Her Excellency Madam Clar M. Weah Read more »

Liberia: Media Mogul Stanton Witherspoon Arrested For U.S.$114 Million Healthcare Fraud

... His alleged crimes involve him participating in a wire fraud scheme that created an illegal licensing and employment shortcut for aspiring nurses, and would land him in jail… Read more »

Liberia: Her Voice Liberia Launches Community Initiative for Peaceful Election Project in Liberia

Her Voice Liberia has officially launched a new project titled : Community Initiative for Peaceful Elections in Liberia (CIPE) 2023. Read more »

Liberia: Kosiah Challenges Legitimacy of 'White' Court to Judge Him Over War Crimes

..... "The problem is not me, it's the Swiss authorities," Kosiah said under questioning from the Swiss appeal judges today. "Here in this audience, I only see white men, none of… Read more »

Africa: Liberia's Ambassador to Morocco Dies

Liberia's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Morocco, Richelieu Archibald Williams, is dead, the government statement released early Saturday morning… Read more »

Liberia: NGO Supports Farmers to Cultivate 76 Acres Lowland Rice

In an effort to buttress the Liberian government's food security drive, the Liberian Initiative for Feeding Everyone (LIFE Liberia), a Christian local non-governmental organization… Read more »

Liberia: President Weah Suspends Import Tariff On Rice

The President of the Republic, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah, has issued two Executive Orders affecting critical national issues germane to the security and wellbeing of citizens. On… Read more »

Liberia: Gold Boom Leads to Unregulated Mining and Ailing Rivers

"We cried for development, but they came and have dirtied our water," says Esther Zangar, a former fisherwoman. "We no longer fish, drink and cook with it." Read more »

Liberia: Liberia to Benefit From World Bank U.S.$311 Million Renewable Energy Projects

... Liberia like many West African countries has one of the lowest electrification rates coupled with some of the highest electricity costs in Sub-Saharan Africa Read more »