Justice Minister Cllr. N. Oswald Tweh says the Government of Liberia’s attention has been drawn to the increased wave of mob violence in the country. Speaking Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at the Ministry of Information regular press briefing, Minister Tweh said these incidents ignite quickly and become very violent, and mobs would even attack state…
The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) in collaboration with the Bureau of Customs has seized a huge quantity of Methamphetamine, commonly known as “Kush,” at Roberts International Airport (RIA) and BO Waterside. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, LDEA Officer-in-charge Christopher Peters disclosed that two boxes were confiscated with tealeaf substances believed…
House of Representative Chairman on Rules, Order and Administration Representative J. Marvin Cole has sent an early caveat to Civil Service Agency (CSA) Director Josiah Joekai to desist from dealing with Representatives on the basis of personal feelings or risk being declared in a vote of no confidence. Representative Cole’s remarks comes in the wake of…
The Liberia Council of Churches in collaboration with the All African Council of Churches has begun a three-day regional consultative conference for religious leaders from East and West African countries on climate change. Speaking Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at the opening ceremony of the conference in Careysburg, Montserrado County, the Vice President of the All…
Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung has called for collective national efforts from all superintendents, chiefs and city mayors within the country in order to ensure national development and prosperity. Vice President Koung made the statement on Monday, August 5, 2024 Gompa City, Nimba County, at the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ ongoing national orientation workshop for…
The Ministry of Education (MOE) is tackling low school enrollment in seven of Liberia’s fifteen counties that experienced poor attendance during the 2023-2024 Academic Calendar. Counties included in this initiative are Gbarpolu, Bomi, Grand Bassa, Rivercess, River Gee, Grand Gedeh and Sinoe respectively. To achieve this goal, the ministry has announced the launch of the National…
The Government of Liberia in partnership with NOVA Africa Ventures has kicked off a 3-day inaugural Liberia Investment Conference designed to showcase the country’s vast potential and attract foreign investments. The conference, being held at the EJS Ministerial Complex in Congo, will run from August 5-8, 2024, bringing together government officials, business leaders, local and…
The Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) through its National Chairman Janga Augustus Kowo has described the presence of armed officers at the party’s headquarters as “unprovoked deployment.” CDC partisans had gathered at their party headquarters on Monday, August 5, 2024, to apparently protest against the Government of Liberia over the arrests of some of its…
The Liberia National Police is investigating one of its officers, Inspector David S. Fayiah, for reportedly shooting to death 19-year-old civilian, Manoba Mohammed, around the Banjor Gas Station in Brewerville, outside Monrovia. Police Inspector General Gregory O. W. Coleman revealed on Sunday that said incident occurred on August 3, 2024, at approximately 21:00 while officer…
The Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Monrovia, Reverend Dr. Gabriel Blamoh Snosio Jubwe, has been conferred on the honor of the “Pallium” from the Holy Father Pope Francis. On June 29, 2024, along with other newly consecrated Archbishops around the world, Rev. Dr. Jubwe received the Pallium from Pope Francis during the Mass/Solemnity of St….
