August 26, 2025
Liberia: Liberia's Customs Chief Calls for Stronger Regional Customs Compliance
Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) Customs Commissioner Saah Saamoi on Monday (Aug 25) underscored the critical importance of post-clearance audits (PCA) as a tool for trade… Read more »
Liberia: Naymote Pressures Boakai to Act On Fiscal Decentralization
Naymote Partners for Democratic Development appreciates the Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, for publishing the Revenue Sharing… Read more »
Liberia: Tribe's Re-Novate Academy Showcases Student Teams' Projects
A team from Alexander B. Cummings Model Science and Technology School, Waste to Wealth, has captured the top prize at the 2025 TRIBE Re-Novate Entrepreneurship Academy Pitch… Read more »
Liberia: 2025 Liberia Marathon Registration Is Now Open
Registration for the 2025 Liberia Marathon officially opened on August 22, inviting all enthusiastic participants to join the race. Scheduled for October 12, 2025, this scenic… Read more »
Liberia: 'Carbon Colonialism'?
The Liberian government has sparked a debate with the release of its draft Carbon Development Policy, which declares that all carbon credits generated within the country's borders… Read more »
Liberia: MCC Board Defers Liberia Compact Decision to December
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has deferred its decision on whether Liberia will secure a second Compact grant until December 2025, following its regular Board meeting.… Read more »
August 25, 2025
Liberia: CDC Headquarters Demolished
The Liberia National Police (LNP) on Saturday announced the discovery of rifles and other dangerous weapons at the demolished headquarters of the opposition Congress for Democratic… Read more »
August 22, 2025
Liberia: Justice Is On the Line and Gbeisay Cannot Fight Alone
Some believe Liberia's new Chief Justice may have said a little too much, too soon. In a political environment such as ours, sweeping declarations of reform--especially those aimed… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia's Anti-Drug Strategy - Why Strategic Communication Is the Missing Link Between Intention and Impact
Liberia's Multi-Sectoral Committee on Drugs and Substance Abuse concluded its two-day strategic session this week with renewed commitments to combat the nation's escalating drug… Read more »
Liberia: Monrovia-Kakata Hwy Tops List of Liberia's Traffic Violation Hotspots
The Liberia National Police (LNP) has released its latest statistical report on traffic violations across the country, covering the period from May to July 2025. The data, which… Read more »
Liberia: LRA Trains Staff On New Digital Tax Payment System
The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA), through its Management Information Systems (MIS) Division, has commenced a nationwide refresher training for staff assigned at Tax Business… Read more »
Liberia: Koung Clarifies Absence From Fmr. Chief Justice Retirement Ceremony
The Office of the Vice President of the Republic of Liberia has issued a formal clarification regarding media reports surrounding Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung, Sr.'s absence… Read more »
Liberia: Govt Should Recommit Ourselves to Upholding the Rule of Law
The newly commissioned Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay, has emphasized the need for the government and the legal profession to recommit themselves to… Read more »
Liberia: 'MCC Compact Seen As Key to Liberia's Development'
Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung has described the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact as a critical tool for accelerating Liberia's development, stressing that the… Read more »
Liberia: Carbon Market Could Unlock Millions for Liberia, but Policy Gaps Remain
Liberia's rich forest reserves could position the country as a major beneficiary in the global carbon market, but experts warn that policy gaps, weak enforcement, and political… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia, World Bank Discuss Boosting Private Sector Investment
A high-powered Liberian government delegation, coordinated by Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, on Wednesday held what was described as productive… Read more »
Liberia: Govt Declares Nationwide Ban On Hookah Smoking
In a sweeping measure to tackle Liberia's worsening drug epidemic, the government through the Ministry of Health has declared a nationwide moratorium on the sale and distribution… Read more »
August 20, 2025
Liberia: Comoros Seeks Fisheries Cooperation With Liberia
A high-level delegation from the Union of the Comoros Islands has expressed strong interest in forging a joint fisheries cooperation with the Government of Liberia, through the… Read more »
Liberia: Simple Reality of National Development-Series 202 Impact Analysis On Critical Sectors of USAID Funding Cessation and Abrupt Closure in Liberia
Liberia's democratic and developmental progress is anchored on four fundamental pillars: Freedom of Association and Expression, Judicial Independence, Free and Fair Elections, and… Read more »
Liberia: Ganta's Bold Stand Against Drugs Must Balance Resolve and Restraint
There is something deeply moving about seeing ordinary Liberians refuse to sit idly by while drugs ravage their communities. In Ganta, the bustling commercial hub that links… Read more »
Liberia: Calls for Justice, Reform Resonate At ACPA Program
The Director General of the Civil Service Agency (CSA) of Liberia, Josiah Joekai, has called on Liberians to recommit to justice, reform, and national renewal as the country marked… Read more »
Liberia: NEC Faces Court Action Over U.S.$171k Debt
The National Elections Commission (NEC) is facing legal enforcement action after failing to settle a court-ordered debt of more than US$171,000 owed to M-Tosh Prints Media, Inc.,… Read more »
Liberia: Fear Mounts Over EU-Vpa Termination
Civil society organizations (CSOs) and forest-dependent communities across Liberia have strongly rejected any move to cancel the EU-Liberia Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA),… Read more »
West Africa: Liberia to Tap Into Japan's Expertise in Healthcare Provision
In a move to deepen health sector cooperation between Liberia and Japan, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., was warmly received by the management of Shonan Kamakura General… Read more »
Liberia: New Twist in Capitol Arson Case
New developments have unfolded in the Capitol Arson case as the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) has revealed fraudulent tax documents linked to bond applications made by six… Read more »
