Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung has called for collective national efforts from all superintendents, chiefs and city mayors within the country in order to ensure national development and prosperity. Vice President Koung made the statement on Monday, August 5, 2024 Gompa City, Nimba County, at the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ ongoing national orientation workshop for…
The Ministry of Education (MOE) is tackling low school enrollment in seven of Liberia’s fifteen counties that experienced poor attendance during the 2023-2024 Academic Calendar. Counties included in this initiative are Gbarpolu, Bomi, Grand Bassa, Rivercess, River Gee, Grand Gedeh and Sinoe respectively. To achieve this goal, the ministry has announced the launch of the National…
The Government of Liberia in partnership with NOVA Africa Ventures has kicked off a 3-day inaugural Liberia Investment Conference designed to showcase the country’s vast potential and attract foreign investments. The conference, being held at the EJS Ministerial Complex in Congo, will run from August 5-8, 2024, bringing together government officials, business leaders, local and…
The Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) through its National Chairman Janga Augustus Kowo has described the presence of armed officers at the party’s headquarters as “unprovoked deployment.” CDC partisans had gathered at their party headquarters on Monday, August 5, 2024, to apparently protest against the Government of Liberia over the arrests of some of its…
The Liberia National Police is investigating one of its officers, Inspector David S. Fayiah, for reportedly shooting to death 19-year-old civilian, Manoba Mohammed, around the Banjor Gas Station in Brewerville, outside Monrovia. Police Inspector General Gregory O. W. Coleman revealed on Sunday that said incident occurred on August 3, 2024, at approximately 21:00 while officer…
The Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Monrovia, Reverend Dr. Gabriel Blamoh Snosio Jubwe, has been conferred on the honor of the “Pallium” from the Holy Father Pope Francis. On June 29, 2024, along with other newly consecrated Archbishops around the world, Rev. Dr. Jubwe received the Pallium from Pope Francis during the Mass/Solemnity of St….
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sara Beysolow Nyanti on Monday, August 5, 2024, met with Mark Toner, Ambassador-designate of the United States to Liberia. The meeting is coming just ahead of the American diplomat’s formal presentation of his letter of credence to President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. Minister Nyanti used the occasion to formally welcome Mr….
The Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, H. E. Wamkele Mene, has lauded Liberia for the ratification of the AfCFTA Agreement, describing it as “quite remarkable.” The Secretary General expressed his satisfaction with the rapid progress of Liberia’s ratification process, making it the 48th State Party to the AfCFTA. Speaking…
During the early afternoon of Friday, August 2, 2024, a scary scene occurred when a group of Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) soldiers flooded at the Civil Law Court “A” with an ununiformed man being handcuffed. It was alleged that the man identified as Gayflor Dardu, a personal of the AFL, had been dishonorably discharged…
In an effort to track sexual gender based violence (SGBV) record in Liberia, the Women NGO Secretariat of Liberia (WONGOSOL) has presented over 3,000 medical report books for documentation of SGBV to the Ministry of Gender. Giving an overview, WONGOSOL Program Manager, Willet Salue, said the medical report books for survivors of SGBV at one-stop…
