Plan UK Team Engages Beneficiaries Of Women Empowerment Project
Women in Nyehn Town, Todee District, Lower Montserrado County, on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, took center stage when an international delegation led by Plan UK paid a technical field visit to the community to directly engage beneficiaries of the Liberia Women Empowerment Project (LWEP), a major initiative aimed at improving livelihoods and economic opportunities for…
President’s Young Professionals Program Renewing Public Sector
In a renewed push to modernize Liberia’s public administration and harness the potential of its youthful population, the Director-General of the Civil Service Agency (CSA), Dr. Josiah F. Joekai, Jr., on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 convened a high-level working session with the President’s Young Professionals Program (PYPP), underscoring the government’s commitment to building a sustainable…
Liberia Lists Economic Diplomacy As Pillar Of Peace, Global Partnership…Addresses World Economic Forum
Liberia’s Foreign Minister, Sara Beyslow Nyanti, is calling for deeper, more strategic partnerships between governments, multilateral institutions, and the private sector, emphasizing that Liberia’s economic future is inseparable from its diplomatic and peace-building role on the global stage. In a press statement issued on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Minister…
What’s In AML’s ‘Night’ Deal?
Despite repeated disruptions in power, the Plenary of the House of Representatives voted to pass Amendment No. 3 to the ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) Mineral Development Agreement (MDA) on late Tuesday, January 20, 2026. The passage followed the presentation of a comprehensive report by the Joint Committee on Investment and Concessions, Lands, Mines, Energy, Natural Resources…
Clar Hope Foundation Petitions Court To Quash Subpoena
The Clar Hope Foundation, through its legal representatives, has filed a motion to quash a Writ of Subpoena Duces Tecum, which orders the Foundation’s officials to appear in court and present documents related to the organization’s construction and financing. The Foundation argues that there is a lack of subject matter jurisdiction and legal authority to…
Senate To Probe Multiplicity Of Checkpoints, Bribery Claims
The Liberian Senate has ordered an investigation into alleged bribery at checkpoints nationwide. President Pro Tempore Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence instructed the Committee on Defense and Security to probe the claims, following concerns raised by Grand Gedeh County Senator Thomas Yaya Nimely. Senator Nimely highlighted unnecessary checkpoints and alleged harassment of citizens by joint security members. The…
Senator Frowns On Abandoned, Unfinished Projects
River Gee County Senator Jonathan Boy-Charles Sogbie has expressed dissatisfaction over several unfinished and abandoned projects across the country, disclosing that there are more of such in River Gee County. Speaking during the Senate’s regular session on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, Senator Sogbie expressed deep concern that several of these projects were initiated under the…
Illegal Occupants Given 14 Days To Vacate 72nd Military Barracks
The Ministry of National Defense has issued a final and uncompromising warning to all illegal occupants of Camp Ramrod Military Barracks, popularly known as the 72nd Barracks, ordering them to vacate the premises within 14 days or face forceful removal. In a statement released Wednesday, January 21, 2026, the Ministry directed civilians unlawfully residing within…
Lawmakers To ‘Clash’ Today …Over Additional Electoral Seats
Lawmakers of the 55th House of Representatives are expected to continue debates for the allocation of additional electoral seats after they failed to reach a common understanding on Tuesday. It can be recalled that tensions rose at the 3rd session of the House on January 20, 2025, as lawmakers debated a motion to reconsider the…
34-Yr-Old Woman Battles Stage II Cervical Cancer …Urgent Treatment Needed
Tina Qualah, a 34-year-old woman from Liberia, is appealing for help from philanthropic organizations and generous individuals to secure foreign treatment for her stage II cervical cancer, which doctors say is rapidly spreading. In an interview on Monday, January 16, 2026, Tina’s mother, Ma Jartu Dukuly, shared that she received a call from her daughter…
