Friends of Liberia Food and Water Incorporate over the weekend dedicated 200 Wells, covering 200 communities across Liberia. Friends of Liberia Food and Water Inc. based in Gbatala, was established in June 2021 to help provide clean water and agriculture production of rice in Liberia to less fortunate and much needed Liberian Communities. It is…
The Government of Liberia (GOL) has expressed grave concern over ongoing protests and tension within some communities of ArcelorMittal Liberia’s (AML) concession area in Nimba County. In a statement, the government said these activities have led to disruptions in the company’s operations and free movement of citizens. Accordingly, the Government has announced the constitution of…
In the wake of the ongoing protest at ArcelorMittal’s operation site in Nimba County marked by corporate clashes and economic interests, Liberia finds itself at a crossroads as President Joseph Nyuma Boakai seeks to woo much-needed investment to bolster the nation’s economy. Currently attending the US-Africa Business Summit in the United States of America, Boakai’s…
Montserrado County Senator, A. Darius Dillon has criticized the operation of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) in its fight against illicit drugs. The Senator says LDEA is doing nothing to crackdown on the importers, but instead they are pursuing victims. In recent days, the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency has been riding ghettos and arresting…
Just few days after the Ministry of Public Works suspended the road user permit of Western Cluster, the Government of Liberia was apprised of the docking of AE Mercury, a vessel brought in by WCL to export ores previously prepared. According to a release, the Government said the vessel only docked at the Freeport of…
The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has arrested a 50-year-old Sierra Leona identified as Jahanatu Bangura with 32 plates of compressed marijuana in Kamara Town, Po River. The confiscated drug is said to be valued at US$15,000. Addressing a press conference recently, LDEA Deputy Director for Operations, Hassan Fadiga said suspect Bangura was arrested during…
The Management of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority, NaFAA has disclosed that its Facebook page is experiencing some problems due to invasion by some former employees who are bent on damaging the integrity of the current management team. A press release quotes the Management of NaFAA as saying its administrative privileges have been misused…
In a bid to strengthen bilateral defense cooperation between Israel and Liberia, the Ambassador of the State of Israel to Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra-Leone, Shlomit Sufa, and the Director for West African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel, Zvi Tal, paid a courtesy visit to Geraldine Janet George, Minister of National Defense While welcoming…
The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), in collaboration with the Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA), has launched the Code of Practice for Women in the Maritime Security Domain. The Code of Practice for Women was launched on Thursday, May 8, 2024 in Monrovia. The initiative is supported by the Government of Denmark through its…
The Registrar General for Cooperative Development Agency (CDA), Madam Lwopu G. Kandakai has stressed the importance of accountability and proper auditing aimed at combating corruption at the entity. Speaking over the weekend at the official presentation of an audit report conducted by the CDA to Conservation International (CI), for two fishery Cooperatives in Rivercess County,…
