Liberia: Pres. Weah Appoints Emmanuel N. Reeves As Officer-in-Charge of Liberia Maritime Authority

President George Weah has appointed Mr. Emmanuel N. Reeves, Senior Deputy Commissioner, as the Officer-in-Charge of the Liberia Maritime Authority. This decision comes as President… Read more »

Liberia: All TRANSCO CLSG Substations in Liberia Fully Energized

All five substations in Liberia have been fully constructed and energized by TRANSCO CLSG. The latest substation to be added to the energized network is the Botota Substation. The… Read more »

Liberia: CDC Executive Reflects On Reasons to Thank Pres. Weah

It was a heavy downpour of rain on a wet Monday when stalwarts, the Executive Committee of nine political parties, the national leadership, partisans, well-wishers, and… Read more »

Liberia: Arcelormittal Liberia Graduates Eight Additional Liberian Train Drivers

Eight Liberians have been certified as Train Drivers (Locomotive Operators) by ArcelorMittal Liberia, after completing more than eighteen months of an international standard… Read more »

Liberia: Dispute Erupts Over Use of Liberty Logo for 2023 Elections Following Expulsion of High-Ranking Members By Chairman

The Liberty Party (LP) in-house fight took another dimension when the Party Chairman, Musa Bility, announced in a press release over the weekend that the Party's Political Leader,… Read more »

Liberia: Gender Minister Highlights Awareness On SGBV At Women Deliver Conference

The Liberian Minister of Gender, Children, and Social Protection, Madam Williametta Saydee Tarr, spoke at this year's Women Deliver Conference held in Kigali, Rwanda. She… Read more »

Liberia: House Passes 2023 Recast Budget At U.S.$759.4 Million Days After Rejecting President Weah's Request

On Tuesday,the Plenary of the House of Representatives constituted itself into a committee of a whole and passed the draft recast budget for fiscal year 2023 in the tune of… Read more »

Liberia: EMTECH Releases Its Web-3 Enabled Central Banking Digital Currency Innovation Kit for Fintechs

EMTECH, an award-winning software company and first-of-its-kind Modern Central Banking Infrastructure provider, today announced the public release of its Central Bank Digital… Read more »

Liberia: Liberia National Police Regional Commander Assigned in Grand Gedeh Dies in Fire Incident

The Liberia National Fire Service (LNFS) has launched an investigation into circumstances that led to the death of the regional commander of the Liberia National Police (LNP)… Read more »

Liberia: Chief Zanzan Karwor to Serve As This Year's Independence Day Orator

The Chairman of the National Council of Chiefs and Elders of the Republic of Liberia, Chief Zanzan Karwor, has been chosen as the National Orator for the commemoration of Liberia's… Read more »

Liberia: ALP Denies Meeting CDC Officials to Support Pres. Weah Second-Term Bid

The All Liberian Party (ALP) of Hon. Benoni Urey has reacted sharply rejecting claims of meeting with officials of the Coalition of Democratic Change (CDC) to support the second… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS, USAID Commerce Two-Day Workshop for Liberian Businesses On Agoa, Food Safety Act

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Liberia Chambers of Commerce,… Read more »

Liberia: Push Kush Away

Push Kush away! Push Kush away because it is dangerous for human health! Push Kush away because it kills human beings! Although some people are saying locally that Kush does not… Read more »

Liberia: World Bank Latest Economic Update Shows Economic Expansion for Liberia in 2022 Despite Ukraine Crisis

The World Bank has released its Fourth Edition of the annual Liberia Economic Update, titled "Getting Rice Right for Productivity and Poverty Alleviation," emphasizing the crucial… Read more »

Liberia: Several Liberians Benefit From USAID-Funded Health Entrepreneurship Training Program

Several individuals have completed the first cohort of the Creation program, the Entrepreneurship Advancement Leveraging Research program (HEALR). Read more »

Liberia: Umovement Launches USAID/CSA Education Thematic Window Monitoring and Research/Investigation Into Public School Registration Fees

Youth Movement for Collective Action (UMOVEMENT) has launched the USAID-Civil Society Activity (CSA) Education Thematic Window with an emphasis on monitoring and… Read more »

Liberia: Court Imposes Fines On Spoon Network - U.S.$1K Fine for the Network, U.S.$300 Per Employee, for Assaulting Sheriff

In a recent court decision, Judge Kennedy Peabody of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court, has imposed a fine of US$1,000 on the management of Spoon FM/TV Network, along… Read more »

Liberia: CDC Representative Acarous Gray Urges First-Time Voters to Be Cautious of Opposition Politicians and Consider Liberia's Future

The National Vice Chairman for Political Affairs of the governing Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), Representative Acarous Moses Gray, has expressed his commitment to ensuring… Read more »

Liberia: CDC Reportedly Engages in Talks With ALP Leader Benoni Urey to Garner Support for President Weah's Re-Election Campaign

The ruling Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) has reportedly initiated discussions with Benoni Urey, leader of the All Liberian Party (ALP), in an effort to secure his… Read more »

Liberia: INCHR Boss Dempster Brown Calls for Urgency in Addressing GBV Prevention and Response in Liberia

The Chairperson of the Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR), Cllr. Dempster Brown, has stressed the need for urgency in tackling forms of Sexual-Based Violence… Read more »

Liberia: Eugene Nagbe Temporarily Steps Away From Maritime Authority to Lead President Weah's Re-Election Campaign

Following his appointment as the National Campaign Chairman for President George Manneh Weah's second term bid, Lenn Eugene Nagbe, the Commissioner of the Liberia Maritime… Read more »

Liberia: Liberia Maritime Authority Wins Intra-Governmental Tourney

The Liberia Maritime Authority (LMA) was crowned champions of the Intra-Governmental Tournament after a 2-0 win over the Liberia Land Authority (LLA) at the Samuel Kanyon Doe… Read more »

Africa: Equitable Trade Agreements, Regional Trade Will Drive Investment in Africa - Deputy Minister Wolokollie Addresses London Forum

Equitable Trade agreements, transparent governance, and regulations driving regional trade are among the policies critical to stimulating trade and investment across Africa. Read more »

Liberia: 'Talk and Not Do! a Pattern of Failed Promises for Liberian Women'

ON MAY 11, 2023, Heads and Executive Committee Members of Political Parties and the National Elections Commission signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote women's… Read more »

Liberia: Paynesville FC Announces Pre-Season Tournament

The Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex Practice pitch will take center stage as eight teams compete in a thrilling five-day preseason tournament known as the "Paynesville Cup." This… Read more »