August 09
Liberia: Govt Secures Additional $10 Million
The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), has signed a US$10 million grant from the African Development Bank (AfDB). Read more »
August 07
Liberia: We Liberians Should Tread Cautiously
The current atmosphere in Liberia is seemingly tense and uncertain, with charges and counter-charges from both the government and the former administration. It is characterized by… Read more »
Liberia: Court Reserves Ruling In Case of Suspended Central Bank Governor
Supreme Court Justice-in-Chambers Yussif D. Kaba has reserved a ruling after a closed-door hearing between suspended Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) Executive Governor Mr. J.… Read more »
Liberia: Boakai Sacks Deputy Education Minister
President Joseph Boakai has dismissed Mr. James Armah Massaquoi, the Deputy Minister for Administration at the Ministry of Education, immediately for administrative reasons. Read more »
Liberia: Illegal and Wrong
--John Morlu terms CBL Executive Governor's suspension Read more »
Liberia: Minister of Education Speaks On Graduation Fees.
School authorities in Liberia risk severe penalties, including revocation of permits, if caught in arbitrarily increasing graduation fees. Read more »
Liberia: On 2nd Thoughts - Boakai Is Proceeding Wrongly.
From suspending legally protected tenure officials and subsequently replacing them with acting officials outside of the Liberian Senate to purchasing "yellow machines" outside of… Read more »
Liberia: House Denies Payroll Illegalities.
The CSA's alleged discovery of discrepancies in the House of Representatives payroll has conflicted with lawmakers and resulted in pay delays for government workers at the House. Read more »
Liberia: Govt. Warns Against Mob Violence.
The Government of Liberia frowns against persistent mob violence across the country, warning those involved to desist or face the long hand of the law. Read more »
Liberia: Cllr. Gongloe Identifies With the Disabled Community.
--As he celebrates 68th birthday Read more »
Liberia: Local Officials Attend 5-Day Orientation Workshop.
The Liberian government, in partnership with UNDP and USAID, is building the capacity of local officials here. Read more »
Liberia: LCC Hosts Confab On Climatic Change
Church leaders from Western and Eastern Africa are converging in Liberia to discuss Climate Change and its negative impact on the earth and human existence. Read more »
August 06
Liberia: Police, Protesters in Standoff
A tense standoff between riot officers of the Liberian National Police and protesters near the headquarters of the former ruling Congress for Democratic Change in Congo Town… Read more »
August 05
Liberia: Zanzan Karwor Will Be Replaced in Ganta.
Liberia's Internal Affairs Minister Francis Sakila Nyumalin says the head of the Chiefs and Elders' Council of Liberia, Zanzan Karwor, will be replaced with a new leader. Read more »
Liberia: Boakai & APM Terminals Hold Discussion.
President Joseph Nyumah Boakai has met with APM Terminals Managing Director for Africa and Europe, Mr. Igor van den Essen, as the two discussed long-term partnership and exploring… Read more »
Liberia: Tarlue Takes Boakai to Supreme Court
Embattled Executive Governor of the Central Bank of Liberia, Mr. J. Aloysius Tarlue, has filed a writ of prohibition before the Supreme Court, challenging his indefinite suspension… Read more »
August 02
Liberia: Boakai Suspends Central Bank Governor, Names Acting Successor
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has appointed Mr. Henry F. Saamoi as the Acting Executive Governor of the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL). Read more »
Liberia: Ex-Officials Dragged to Court.
The former officials are eligible for bail bonds, which, when filed, would get those detained out of the central prison while the case goes on. Read more »
Liberia: Govt Announces 2024 Liberia Investment Conference.
The Liberian government has officially announced the upcoming 2024 Liberia Investment Conference, set to take place from August 6 to 8 at the Ministerial Complex in Congo Town. Read more »
Liberia: Man Killed His 28-Year-Old Wife.
Police in Nimba County have launched a search for Suspect Emmanuel Gboe, a.k.a Socrate, who is on the run for allegedly killing his wife in Gbapa Town along the Sanniquellie… Read more »
Liberia: Pests Threaten Agricultural Livelihoods in Kpaymue.
Kermue Jutee returns from his 10 acres of beans, pepper, and okra farm on a wet Saturday afternoon, looking very frustrated. Read more »
Liberia: Yamoransa Model Lab Comes to Liberia.
In an effort to enhance quality technological education in Liberia, the Yamoransa Model Laboratory has been dedicated to the country. Students from the nation's capital, Monrovia,… Read more »
August 01
Africa: China-Africa Cooperation Summit to Kick Off This September
The upcoming summit, which is due in Beijing this September, will be the fourth time that the FOCAC meeting is held in the form of a summit. Read more »
Liberia: Weah Vows to Resist
Former President George Weah reacts to the arrest and indictment of several of his key former officials here, including indefinite suspension of the executive governor of the… Read more »
Liberia: Firestone' - The K-Factor Debate and Tapping Into the Future
The introduction of contract tapping and a new mode of measurement known as the K-factor or the correction factor, which measures the weight of rubber dispatched from the field,… Read more »