The ruling Unity Party (UP) through its Chairman J. Luther Tarpeh says Minister of Commerce Amin Modad should provide suitable evidence that will clear his name in the purchase of a luxury vehicle by Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) with funds from MedTech. Recently, news broke out that the Commerce Minister had procured a personal vehicle…
Since being sworn in as Liberia’s 26th President on January 22, 2024, Joseph N. Boakai is expected to deliver his first address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, the United States of America on today, September 25, 2024. President Boakai and delegation are already in the United States of America to…
Save the Children International (SCI) Liberia Office has embarked on child rights and gender equity training in Gbarnga, Bong County, central Liberia. According to a release dated September 24, 2024, the training brings together partners and policymakers from the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Ministry of Education, Foundation for International Dignity (FIND), Civil…
The just ended Liberia Investment Forum 2024, the first ever to have been held in Canada, has unbundled multiple investment opportunities following the holding of separate meetings by President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. with some global investors committing to invest in mining, sanitation and infrastructure in the country. The forum was recently held at the…
The Liberia Intellectual Property Office (LIPO) says it is embarking on the conduct of a three-month awareness across the country to ensure people understand the rights to intellectual property. Speaking Thursday, September 24, 2024, the Director General of LIPO Garmai Koboi said the awareness campaign represents a critical effort by the Government of Liberia to…
It’s barely nine months since you, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, ascended to the seat of the Presidency of the Republic of Liberia on January, 22, 2024, after a scarce win in a highly contested election against your fiercest political rival, then ruling establishment, the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC). The Liberian people elected you not…
The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has concluded a three-day Monitoring and Evaluation Result-based Training Workshop for its M&E Department in Monrovia. A release sent to this paper on Monday, Sept. 24, 2024, said the training workshop started on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024 and ended on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024 with the aim to accomplish NLA’s…
Liberia will join the rest of the world on Friday, September 27, 2024, to celebrate World Tourism Day in Grand Bassa County. Speaking Tuesday, September 24, 2024, Deputy Minister for Cultural Affairs and Tourism Kadiatu D. Konteh-Brohini said the theme for this year’s celebration is “Tourism and Peace.” Deputy Minster Brohini said theme alliance outlines…
President Joseph N. Boakai has disclosed plans for an Annual National Diaspora Dialogue aimed at forging a collective approach to national development. Speaking to hundreds of diaspora Liberians on Staten Island in New York recently, the President highlighted the potential benefits of coordinated engagement between Liberians abroad and at home. He expressed desire to enhance…
The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) has announced the launch of a nationwide Fiscal Year 2024 Open Budget Initiative and Fiscal Year 2025 Pre-Budget Consultations across the country. According to MFDP press release dated September 24, 2024, the Department of Budget and Development Planning will lead the exercises…
