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…
The Minister of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan has emphasized the significant role of the United States in Liberia’s development. Minister Ngafuan made the statement during a meeting with US Ambassador Mark Toner on Monday, September 23, 2024, at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning in Monrovia. He said the story…
The 2024 World Bank Africa Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) report reveals that Liberia’s public sector is poorly managed as the country performed worst in the Public Sector Management and Institution indicator with a discouraging 2.7 score from an average 2.9 required to pass the indicator. To make matters worse, the country’s accumulated score…
Liberia’s President Joseph N. Boakai has rallied world leaders at the United Nation General Assembly (UNGA) to make the world a better place for all, despite being confronted with many challenges. Speaking Sunday, September 22, 2024 at his first UNGA in New York, United States of America, President Boakai said, “We are gathered here with…
The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) says its attention has been drawn to recent media reports concerning the purchase of a vehicle for the Ministry of Commerce & Industry (MOCI) and various other allegations. The LRA clarifies that it has not purchased a vehicle valued at US$150,000, as reported. However, it confirms the approval of the…
