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…
Liberia Media and Marketing Services Incorporated, the publisher of The NEWS Newspaper, is celebrating 36 years of professional media services in Liberia. We are committed to providing timely, accurate, and analytical news that educates the population and promotes national peace and democracy. Established on April 24, 1989, by Professor Wilson K. Tarpeh, our goal was…
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…
