May 15, 2025
Liberia: The Emphasis On Tribe Instead of Qualification Threatens Nimba Unity and Progress
As a son of Nimba County, my roots are deeply planted in its soil. I began school in Ganta, continued in Mehnla, Tappita, and completed high school in Sanniquellie. In 1980, I… Read more »
Liberia: MPC Urges House to Now Tackle Bread-and-Butter Issues
The Movement for Progressive Change (MPC) has called on members of the House of Representatives to set aside political differences and prioritize the pressing economic and social… Read more »
Liberia: Boakai Calls for Healing, Unity On Unification Day
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has called on Liberians to embrace the true spirit of national unity and reconciliation as the country observes Unification Day, hailing recent… Read more »
Liberia: LBA President Abraham Samukai Attends Fiba Mid-Term Congress 2025
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has declared that its third Mid-term Congress will take place in Manama, Bahrain, on May 16-17, 2025. Read more »
Liberia: Unification Day Reflection - a Call for National Consciousness and Commitment
In 1960, President William V.S. Tubman, through an Act of the Legislature, declared May 14 as National Unification Day, a laudable effort to bridge the divide between descendants… Read more »
May 13, 2025
Liberia: Ivanhoe Atlantic Issues Statement On Leaked Letter and Speaks to Boakai
Ivanhoe Atlantic Inc. acknowledges recent media attention regarding a letter dated May 3, 2025 sent to His Excellency, President Joseph N. Boakai and cc'd to members of the… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia, China Strengthen Maritime Cooperation
Liberia and China have taken another strategic step toward deepening bilateral maritime cooperation ahead of a high-level meeting on Port State Control, scheduled to take place in… Read more »
Liberia: Tomorrow Is 'National Unification Day'
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has by Proclamation declared Wednesday, May 14, 2025, as "National Unification Day" and is to be observed throughout the Republic as a National… Read more »
Liberia: Monrovia's Water Supply Hit By Pipe Rupture
The Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC) has begun emergency repair work on a ruptured 36-inch steel transmission pipe--one of the capital's main water supply lines--after it… Read more »
Liberia: Miss Inter-University Launches 'Sheshelter' to Provide Free Sanitary Pads On Campus
Reigning Miss Inter-University, Vashe Weah, has launched a flagship program, "SheShelter," a transformative initiative aimed at making menstrual sanitary pads freely accessible to… Read more »
Liberia: Beyond Aid Mentality - What Liberia Can Glean Out of Her Relations With Barbados?
There has been a mixture of low-key publicity and comic reactions greeting the visitation of President Sandra Prunella Mason of Barbados to Liberia. Prior to her visit, there was… Read more »
May 12, 2025
Liberia: Koffa Resigns Today
In a dramatic turn of events at the Capitol today, Speaker J. Fonati Koffa informed the Rule of Law Caucus of the House of Representatives that he will step down as Speaker of the… Read more »
Liberia: Barbados Grants Liberians Visa Waiver
In a powerful moment of history and kinship, President of Barbados, Dame Sandra Mason declared that Liberians no longer need visas to travel to Barbados. She made the announcement… Read more »
Liberia: Nafaa Launches Modern Fish Hatchery
In a landmark development for Liberia's fisheries and aquaculture sector, fish farmers in the country will now access high quality fingerlings for production as the National… Read more »
Liberia: Boakai Congratulates Pope Leo Xiv On His Election
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has extended heartfelt congratulations to Pope Leo XIV on his election as the 267th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church on May 8, 2025. Read more »
Liberia: LSL Launches Rule of Law Center
The launch program held at the Liberia School of Law (LSL) campus in Monrovia was attended by government officials, veteran legal practitioners, members of the public and LSL… Read more »
May 09, 2025
Liberia: Liberian Red Cross Stands 'On the Side of Humanity' in Observance of World Red Cross, Red Crescent Day
Today, the Liberia National Red Cross Society (LNRCS) joins the global Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to mark World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 2025 under the theme "On the… Read more »
May 08, 2025
Liberia: Liberia's War and Economic Crimes Court Is Losing Steam
As Liberia's Office of the War and Economic Crimes Court (OWEC) celebrates its first year anniversary on 2 May 2025, victims and civil society groups are anxious about what has… Read more »
Liberia: Taking Govt to the People
In an effort to acquaint the citizenry with the operations and developmental initiatives of the Liberian government, the Joseph Nyuma Boakai administration has embarked upon an… Read more »
Liberia: 'A Beacon of Hope' for Local Businesses
Former Liberian President and Nobel Peace Laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Wednesday, May 7, officially commissioned the Modern Savings & Loans Microfinance Deposit-Taking… Read more »
Liberia: Mines and Energy Establishes County Structures
The Minister of Mines and Energy, Wilmot Paye, has encouraged upcoming County Officers to approach their roles with dedication and a commitment to serving Liberia diligently,… Read more »
Liberia: LCAA Finalizes Master Plan for Aviation Sector
The Liberia Civil Aviation Authority (LCAA) has revealed it is finalizing a comprehensive Five-Year Strategic Aviation Master Plan aimed at transforming Liberia's aviation sector… Read more »
Liberia: Liberica - the Future of Coffee in a Changing Climate - - and Liberia's Legacy to the World
The coffee that Edward Wilmot Blyden proudly described to the American Colonization Society in 1883 -- the rare, resilient Coffea liberica -- is poised for a remarkable comeback.… Read more »
May 07, 2025
Liberia: Women, Girls Still Face Harassment, Discrimination
The latest Afrobarometer survey highlights challenges faced by women and girls in Liberia, revealing that significant numbers are subjected to harassment and discrimination in… Read more »
May 06, 2025
Liberia: 'Journalism Must Heal, Not Harm'
Renowned human rights lawyer and press freedom advocate, Cllr. Tiawan Saye Gongloe, has issued a passionate call for responsible and ethical journalism in Liberia, urging media… Read more »
