Liberia’s new Finance Minister, Augustine K. Ngafuan, has called on employees of the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) to work in the interest of the citizens. Speaking Monday, September 16, 2024, at the official turnover ceremony at the Ministry Monrovia, the Ngafuan said it is the responsibility of the MFDP through its employees…
The Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) has issued separate directives to the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) and LIBENERGY Liberia to submit proposed tariff applications for the various customer categories in their respective licensed areas no later than Friday, 4th October 2024. In a released sent to this paper on Monday, 16 September 2024, the Commission…
The Executive Director at Center for Women & Children Empowerment (CEWCE) Patience Blay-Attoh has written an open letter to the Ministry of Health highlighting a critical juncture in the country’s healthcare including series of systemic failures that have exacerbated preventable mortality rates and compromised the well-being of its citizens. Issues mainstreamed in the letter and…
As part of his continued regional engagement, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, concluded today a two-day visit to Liberia. During his visit, the Special Representative encouraged the authorities and all stakeholders to continue upholding their commitment for…
The University of Liberia (UL) has honored 64 faculty members across various academic departments and programs in continuation of the UL 104th Commencement Convocation exercises. The program, held last week, was a special recognition of faculty authors who have published research articles in peer-reviewed journals for Academic Year 2022/2023; with a few dedicated faculty and…
The Regional Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Mr. Sennen Hounton, led a delegation to pay a courtesy call on Her Excellency Sara Beysolow Nyanti, Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Friday, September 13, 2024. During the meeting, Foreign Minister Nyanti expressed her gratitude for UNFPA’s ongoing support, particularly in the area of youth…
The National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) says it has confirmed additional three cases of Monkeypox bringing to five the total number of infections in the country. In a release dated Thursday, September 12, 2024, NPHIL said the new cases were confirmed after specimens of the infected persons were tested at its National Reference…
Judge Golda Bonah Elliott of the Civil Law Court at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia has issued a writ of possession on the former ruling Congress for Democracy Change (CDC) following an action of ejectment. The CDC for a decade has been occupying the properties of the Barnard family in Congo Town as its…
Following his visit to the Asian nations of Indonesia and China, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has returned home with what he terms as “development packages” for the rebuilding of the country. Speaking following his return on Wednesday, August 11, 2024 during an intercessory and thanksgiving service at the Effort Baptist Church in Paynesville, Boakai say…
The World Bank has released the fifth edition of its Liberia Economic Update (LEU), revealing a critical need for economic reforms in the country, shedding light on the nation’s current economic challenges, such as slow growth, ongoing inflation and widening fiscal deficits. The launch was held on Thursday, September 12, 2024 in Monrovia, under the…
