The University of Liberia (UL) campus was a scene of excitement when the school along with Orange Foundation broke grounds for the construction of ramps on both the UL Capitol Hill and Fendall campuses. During the groundbreaking on Thursday August 15, 2024, the Interim President of the University of Liberia, Dr. Al-Hassan Conteh, and Orange…
A charitable organization under the banner Tamba’s Foundation has donated several garbage bins to the Reformist, a Ministry of Transport based organization. Speaking Friday, August 16, 2024, a representative from the Foundation, speaking on behalf Executive Director Joseph Tamba, disclosed that the donation of the garbage bins is their own way of supporting the cleanliness of…
The Liberian Government says it is targeting an ambitious US$1 billion for the upcoming national budget as an exhibit of its commitment to fiscal growth. Information Minister Jerolinmek Piah made the disclosure following the end of a special cabinet meeting chaired by President Joseph Boakai at the Executive Mansion on Thursday, August 15, 2024. The meeting…
Nimba County District #7 Representative, Musa Hassan Bility has called on President Joseph Nuyma Boakai to take charge of his government amid mounting concerns about alleged constitutional violations by some officials of his seven-month-old administration. Representative Bility believes that President Boakai doesn’t have control of his government due to the continuous breach of the Liberian…
The Foreign Relations Committee of the Liberian Senate has alarmed over the increasing rate of United States visa denials for Liberian citizens. In a meeting with top officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, the committee sought answers to the rising numbers in visa rejection and explored ways to engage…
Justice Minister N. Oswald Tweh has underscored the need for the construction of new prison facilities across the country to aid in decongesting the overly crowded Monrovia Center Prison and other prisons across the country. Speaking recently, Minister Tweh said the Monrovia Center Prison which was constructed to host a little over 350 inmates, now…
The Judge of the 15th Judicial Circuit Court in River Gee County, George Wah-Harris Smith, says the courts play unique role in democracy and requires the judiciary to be independent of the two political branches of government, but in the recent years, this critical role has been under threat. Speaking during the opening of the August…
The Government of Liberia through the Ministries of Finance and Development Planning and Internal Affairs with support from the United Nations and Sweden Government has begun consultations for the development of various counties. The aim of the consultations is to have an inclusive development agenda that will be in line with the government’s ARREST Agenda. Speaking…
The government lead humanitarian response agency, the Liberia Refugee Repatriation Resettlement Commission (LRRRC) in collaboration with the UNHCR, IOM and other partners is expected to hold a one-day high-level dialogue aimed at addressing the growing population of Burkinabe in eight of the fifteen counties of Liberia. According to an LRRRC release dated August 15, 2024,…
Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC) Operations Manager Yeakeh Sayequee has been recognized for his dedication, commitment and sacrifice made to humanity over the years. Civil society group, Movement with Integrity for National Development, said Mr. Sayequee has demonstrated commitment with sacrifices to transform and develop young Liberians and women in District #10, Montserrado County, as…
