May 08
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: 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 »
May 07
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 »
May 06
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 »
May 03
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 »
May 02
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: 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: 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 »
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 »
May 01
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 »
April 30
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 »
April 29
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$100K has disclosed that he was tortured during a… Read more »
Liberia: House to Pass 2024 Budget Today
Members of the House of Representatives are poised to ratify the 2024 Budget today--a development that is being greeted with reports of the discovery of new revenue sources to… Read more »
April 26
Liberia: President Boakai Suspends the Board of Commissioners of the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (Lta)
The President of the Republic, H. E Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has suspended, with immediate effect, Madam Edwina C. Zackpah, Mr. Israel Akinsanya, Mr. Zotawon D. Titus, Mr. James… Read more »
April 25
Liberia: 'Removal of Tenured Officials Violates Constitution'
The Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 24, delivered a landmark precedent decision in the tenure dispute over five Autonomous Public Commissions and Agencies (petitioners), whose… Read more »
Liberia: About U.S.$ 3 Million Made From Planks Unaccounted for At FDA
Titus Buah was very excited about his new assignment as the supervisor for a checkpoint in Big Joe Town, Grand Bassa County. It was a busier, bigger and more beneficial assignment… Read more »
Liberia: How Expensive Is Liberian Legislative Politics?
A recent report by the DUCOR Institute, a Liberian think tank, has shed light on the substantial costs associated with legislative politics in Liberia. On average, it costs a… Read more »