Month: March 2025

In a significant step towards enhancing cross-border cooperation, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the World Food Program (WFP), and various partners have launched the GOLA-REAP (Resilience, Empowerment, Access, and Peace Building) project. This initiative aims to strengthen social cohesion, improve border management, enhance local governance, and promote climate-smart agriculture in the border communities of…

In a significant move to attract French investments to Liberia, His Excellency Dr. Teeko T. Yorlay, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Liberia to France, met with Mr. Alexandre Elezzi, Head of North & West Africa for the Movement of the Enterprises of France (MEDEF). The meeting, held at the Liberian Embassy in…

The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) Grand Kru County Detachment has made two significant arrests in its ongoing crackdown on illegal drug trafficking and firearms possession. Over the weekend, officers apprehended a Nigerian national in possession of heroin and precursor, as well as a Liberian citizen caught with compressed marijuana and illegal firearms. According to…

The Government of Liberia(GoL) through the Civil Service Agency(CSA) will for the first time host a regional public service leadership conference in the country. Marking the disclosure on Friday, February 28, 2025, the Director General of the CSA, Josiah Joekai, said five countries are expected to participate in the regional gathering. The planned conference, which Liberia…

Liberia and Sierra Leone have taken a significant step toward enhancing maritime governance and regional cooperation by signing a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening their maritime sectors. The agreement, signed today at the headquarters of the Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA) in Monrovia, establishes a framework for capacity building, technology exchange, and improved…

The Judge Presiding over the high profile alleged corruption case involving former Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel D. Tweah and four others, Roosevelt Z. Willie, on Friday, February 28, 2025 denied Mr. Tweah and  others’ motion to dismiss and ordered the case to proceed. The Defendants, including Tweah and other Co-defendants, had filed a…