The Chairperson of the National Elections Commission (NEC), Davidetta Browne-Lansanah, has announced a peaceful and orderly start of the Senatorial By-election in Nimba County. Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Sanniquellie City, Nimba County, NEC Chairperson Lansanah said all 262 voting precincts and 736 polling places opened as scheduled at…
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have launched a five-year US$7 million Government of Liberia/ UN programme that will benefit 107,000 adolescent girls in Liberia. Funded by a US$7 million grant from the Government of Ireland, the initiative will address critical challenges facing girls, including high rates of…
UNDP Liberia’s Resident Representative, Aliou Dia, and the Director General of the Cabinet Secretariat, Nathaniel Kwabo, have discussed accelerating the Performance Management and Compliance System (PMCS) and the Accelerated Community Development Programme (ACDP). During a recent meeting with Mr. Kwabo, Mr. Dia emphasized UNDP’s plan to rebrand and remodel the Accelerated Community Development Program to…
The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia has applauded President Joseph Boakai’s decision to have the Corruption Taskforce expressly collaborate with critical institutions such as the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC), the Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA), the Ministry of Justice, and the Office of the Ombudsman. Addressing the Press on Monday, April 21, 2025, CENTAL…
The General Auditing Commission (GAC) has conducted a compliance audit on the Contractual Agreement between Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC) and Bea Mountain Mining Corporation (BMMC) for the period from February 1, 2022, to July 31, 2024. The compliance audit has been conducted in compliance with relevant laws and regulations consistent with the Auditor General’s…
As Liberians await a major decision from the nation’s highest court, the Supreme Court of Liberia, on tomorrow, this paper has reliably gathered that the Court will deliver a judgment that seems not too far from its previous opinion – a decision that tends to uphold the doctrine of Separation of Power (SOP). The signals…
The Government of Liberia (GOL) through the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) has ordered all land borders with neighboring countries, Guinea and Ivory Coast, closed beginning today, April 22, 2025, due to the ongoing Bye-Election held in Nimba County. The LIS said that beginning at 6:00 AM up to 6:00 PM, all travelers along the borders…
The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL) has called on President Joseph N. Boakai to take administrative action on allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement involving officials of the Monrovia Consolidated School System (MCSS), including Superintendent James A.S Momoh. The Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA) revealed likely insurance fraud and misappropriation of funds intended…
Monday, April 21, 2025 was a day of sorrow and disbelieve for Catholics around the world as they woke up to the sad news of the head of the Catholic Church in the World, His Holiness, Pope Francis Jorge Mario Bergoglio who died at around 7:35 a.m. at his resident in the Vatican’s Casa Santa…
As Nimba County prepares for its Senatorial By-Election today, April 22, 2025, the Elections Coordinating Committee (ECC), the Liberia Election Observation Network (LEON), and the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP-Liberia) have jointly deployed over 100 trained observers across the county to monitor the election process. The by-election, triggered by the unfortunate death of Senator…
