Minister of Foreign Affairs Sara Beysolow Nyanti on Monday, August 5, 2024, met with Mark Toner, Ambassador-designate of the United States to Liberia. The meeting is coming just ahead of the American diplomat’s formal presentation of his letter of credence to President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. Minister Nyanti used the occasion to formally welcome Mr….
The Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, H. E. Wamkele Mene, has lauded Liberia for the ratification of the AfCFTA Agreement, describing it as “quite remarkable.” The Secretary General expressed his satisfaction with the rapid progress of Liberia’s ratification process, making it the 48th State Party to the AfCFTA. Speaking…
During the early afternoon of Friday, August 2, 2024, a scary scene occurred when a group of Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) soldiers flooded at the Civil Law Court “A” with an ununiformed man being handcuffed. It was alleged that the man identified as Gayflor Dardu, a personal of the AFL, had been dishonorably discharged…
In an effort to track sexual gender based violence (SGBV) record in Liberia, the Women NGO Secretariat of Liberia (WONGOSOL) has presented over 3,000 medical report books for documentation of SGBV to the Ministry of Gender. Giving an overview, WONGOSOL Program Manager, Willet Salue, said the medical report books for survivors of SGBV at one-stop…
Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung has urged local county officials to rally behind the Government of Liberia’s ARREST Agenda, the official development plan for the nation under the Boakai-Koung administration. Addressing an audience during a welcome and reception dinner held in Nimba County on Sunday, Koung emphasized the vital role of leadership by likening it…
Three of the five ex-officials of government who were arrested, charged and jailed at the Monrovia Central Prison (South Beach) for four nights based on multiple crimes have been released from further detention. The Criminal Court “A” ordered from further detention the release of the living bodies of Cllr. Nyanti Tuan, D. Moses P. Cooper…
President Joseph N. Boakai has called on the Minister of Justice Cllr. J. Oswald Tweh to fear nothing in dealing with corruption suspects who will be identified by audit reports. Speaking at the opening of his administration’s Fifth Cabinet Meeting Friday, August 2, 2023, President Boakai stated that as the leader of the country, he…
A pivotal meeting has taken place between President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, the Managing Director of the National Port Authority, Sekou Dukuly, and APM Terminals Vice President and Regional Managing Director for Africa and Europe Region, Mr. Igor van den Essen. The meeting discussions focused on fostering long-term partnerships and exploring investments in port infrastructure to…
The Board of Directors of the National Port Authority (NPA) has condemned the proposal by the Liberian Senate to grant autonomy to outstation ports in the country. According to an NPA release dated August 1, 2024, the granting of outstation ports autonomy in Liberia has the propensity to undermine the act creating the National Port…
A day after his suspension as Governor of the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) following an audit report from the General Auditing Commission (GAC) showing alleged financial irregularities, J. Aloysius Tarlue has taken flight to the Supreme Court, praying for a Writ of Prohibition against the Executive Branch of Government. The suspended bank governor on Friday,…
