The Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has disclosed plans to cut all the networks that are importing drugs in the country on a daily basis. Speaking Tuesday June 19, 2024, at the Grand Gedeh Bar Association’s rule of law training in Monrovia, Officer-in-Charge of the LDEA, Christopher Peters said LDEA will deploy its agents across…
Augustus Zomonway, the Commissioner for Yarmein Administrative District in Nimba County, has commended ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) for its ongoing efforts to rehabilitate the Deader Road in the district. Yarmein is one of the areas impacted by AML’s activities. This initiative is part of AML’s broader commitment to the communities affected by its mining operations. Recently,…
The House of Representatives has enacted into law a bill establishing the Liberia Capitol Police. The House’s Press Bureau says plenary’s decision on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, was triggered by a report from its National Security Committee. It can be recalled, the House of Representatives mandated the committee to review the possibility and importance of…
President Joseph N. Boakai has accepted the resignation of suspended Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA), Commissioners Osborne K. Diggs and James Gbarwea. In separate letters, the former officials expressed their profound gratitude to the President for his steadfast leadership in steering the country’s progress and development and pledged their unwavering commitment to the ongoing investigation. They…
The Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) has donated sixteen tablets (mini computers) to the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS). The donation is intended to enhance LIS’s data collection on the movement of people across Liberia’s borders. The tablets, equipped with cutting-edge technology, are specifically designated for use by border staff, aiming to streamline…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives J. Fonati Koffa has threatened to shut down the House if the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning cannot meet the operational needs of that august body. Speaker Koffa’s statement was trigged by information from the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) Commissioner General Dorbor Jallah when he appeared before…
Barely a month since the Civil Service Agency (CSA) announced that it was planning to block 6,811 workers on the government payroll, the entity says it has blocked at least 210 persons from twelve different entities. Speaking Thursday, June 18, 2024 at the Ministry of Information regular press briefing, the Director General of CSA, Josiah…
In fulfillment of its corporate social responsibility, Bea Mountain Mining Company (BMMC) has presented a symbolic check of US$450.000 to three clans. Each clan received US$150.000(One hundred). Every quarter, each of the clans receives a total of US$150.000 (One hundred and fifty thousand United States dollars) for the Clan Development Funds. This is also in…
Charles Sirleaf, son of former President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf who died on Sunday, June 3, 2024 in Ghana, has finally been laid to rest. The late Charles Sirleaf served as Deputy Governor for Operation at the Central Bank of Liberia. His funeral service took place Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at the First United Methodist Church on…
Magistrate Ben Barco of the Monrovia City Court has jailed a 56-year old Liberian identified as Rita Sata Williams for allegedly possessing 1.9 kilograms of cocaine valued US$102, 600. The Magistrate’s decision comes as a result of an arrest made by the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) on Saturday, June 15, 2024, at the Clay…
