The Administration of the Liberia National Police (LNP) has with immediate effect suspended two of its officers for one month without salary for abuse of authority and disobeying lawful orders. The suspended officers are, Patrolmen Teddy R. C. Boulner (ID# 6351) and Gabriel Flomo (ID# 6017) assigned at Zone Five Base Police Station and Lofa…
Liberia’s Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung departed Liberia on Monday, June 24, 2024, to attend the 25th edition of the Africa Energy Forum (AEF), scheduled for June 25-28, 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. Vice President Koung will deliver an opening statement at the session on Advancing Renewable Energy Projects for Sustainable Value Chains. He will join…
ArcelorMittal Liberia has announced the appointment of Michiel Van Der Merwe as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for ArcelorMittal Liberia, who will begin his tenure on July 1, 2024. A statement said Michiel will report to Kleber Silva, Executive Vice President of ArcelorMittal and Chief Executive Officer ArcelorMittal Mining, as outgoing CEO Jozephus (Joep)…
The National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority, (NaFAA) with funding from the World Bank, has begun an eight-day aquaculture training in Margibi and Bong Counties. The training is under the Liberia Sustainable Management of Fisheries Project. According to a NaFAA release, the training will be followed by a one-day “Aquaculture Development Day” on Wednesday, July 3,…
The Technical Team of Bea Mountain Mining Corporation (BMMC) has disclosed that the ongoing water tower construction project in Kinjor is nearing completion with several residents expected to benefit. Kinjor is located in Darblo Clan, Gola Konneh District, Grand Cape Mount County. The water tower project was launched by BMMC on 20 March 2024 in…
A high power delegation led by Daehaeng Kim DK from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is in Liberia on an assessment mission. The IMF delegation is in the country to assess the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Country Program. The team, which is expected to be in Liberia from June 24 to July 5, 2024, has…
The United Methodists University (UMU) has threatened to publish the names of former and present lawmakers in noncompliance with payment of arrears for students enrolled under their various scholarship programs at the institution. Speaking to journalists Monday, June 24, 2024 on the university’s main campus in Monrovia, the President of UMU, Rev. Yar Donlah Gonway-Gono…
The Liberia Refugees Repatriation Resettlement Commission (LRRRC) has made full payment to over 100 returnees from Ghana. During the payment on Friday, June 21, 2024 in Johnsonville, LRRRC called on the returnees who have been reunited with their families to assemble with their handover certificates as requirement for payment. Each family head received US$300.00 while…
The Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC) says it is gearing up to train over 30 students from five higher learning institutions to be enrolled into an internship program. According to Managing Director Mohammed Ali, the students will spend three months at the entity on intensive job training in technical disciplines including electrical, mechanical and…
Liberian sprinter Joseph Fahnbulleh wins the men’s 100m final at the African Championships in a time of 10.13s. The African Games bronze medalist Fahnbulleh upset home talent Emmanuel Eseme to win the men’s 100m at the African Championships in Douala, Cameroon. Fahnbulleh put on a big show, coming from way behind the field to snatch…
