It seems as if intense pressure is mounting on President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to take punitive action against Commerce Minister Amin Modad in a US$96,000 vehicle purchase saga, with the Center for Transparency and Accountability (CENTAL) being the latest to join calls for administrative retribution in the matter as well as US$15 Million unapproved and off-budget…
President Joseph N. Boakai has honored United States Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island for his enduring support and dedication to the Liberian people and his instrumental role in supporting Liberian immigrants in the United States. Speaking Thursday, October 3, 2024 in Provident, Rhode Island, United States of Liberia, President Boakai expressed deep gratitude for…
Public school students have begun benefitting from the distribution of learning kits provided by Save the Children International (SCI) Liberia Office. Students at the Konken Public School in Potupo District, River Gee County, received the learning kits at the start of the distribution on Wednesday, October 2, 2024. The distribution of kits started with kids…
The Minister of Commerce and Industry says Liberia has not experienced any shortage of rice and the price of the commodity has remained stable for the last nine months. Speaking Thursday, October 3, 2024, at the Ministry of Information regular press briefing, Commerce Minister Amin Modad said that as of September 27, 2024, India reduced…
The University of Liberia (UL) and the Ministry of Mines and Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a capacity building partnership seeking to prepare a pool of people that will transform the sector and the country. The signing ceremony took place on Thursday, October 3, 2024 at the Ministry in Monrovia. Acting…
Economies do better at enacting regulations to improve the national business climate than they do in providing the public services needed to secure actual progress, according to the World Bank Group’s new Business Ready report. The inaugural 2024 report, which assesses the business climate in 50 economies, provides an extensive dataset – 1200 indicators per…
Former Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah is facing double jeopardy as government lawyers prayed the court to set aside his US$8,000,000 “defective” property bond. This may place defendant Tweah at risk of being arrested for filing a criminal bond that is faulty before Judge A. Blamo Dixon of Criminal Court “C” at the Temple of…
A Liberian educator and Officer In-Charge of Richard M. Nixon Institute, Dr. John T. Wulu, has urged the Government of Liberia through President Joseph N. Boakai to prioritized Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education in Liberia. Dr. Wulu made that statement when he served as keynote speaker at the graduation ceremony of Richard M….
Liberia’s Governance Commission Acting Chairperson Prof. Dr. Alaric K. Tokpa has outlined poor governance, over-politicization of the civil service, overstaffing of government institutions, indiscipline, corruption, impunity, and the intimidation and killing of professionals as governance crisis inherited by the Boakai-Koung administration. Dr. Tokpa believes that public sector reforms must be carried out with utmost seriousness…
The Government of Liberia on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 presented to Criminal Court “A” Judge Roosevelt Willie pieces of evidence seeking to convict a Guinean accused of plotting to overthrow the current Junta President of Guinea Mamady Doumuyah. Prosecution earlier failed to submit their evidence to the court and were issued a writ of summons…
