The Plenary of the Liberian Senate has mandated the Minister of Labor to submit within two weeks, a comprehensive list of work permits issued by the Ministry. The Senate’s action is predicated on repeated concerns raised by Montserrado County Senator Abraham Darius Dillon regarding the issuance of over 8,000 work permits to non-Liberians without job…
This paper has confirmed reports of the passing of the former First Lady of Liberia, Nancy B. Doe, widow of slain Liberian President Samuel Kanyan Doe. Family sources disclosed on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, that Madam Doe passed peacefully after a protracted period of illness. Nancy was born in 1949 in Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County….
Following a comprehensive investigation by the Bureau of Corrections and Rehabilitation (BCR) at the Ministry of Justice, two correction officers and an inmate from the Monrovia Central Prison (South Beach) have been arrested for allegedly importing and selling drugs inside the prison. The two correction officers are John Flomo and Thomas Kiazolu, and the inmate…
A renowned human rights advocate, Titus B. Pakalah, is urging the Government of Liberia through President Joseph N. Boakai and the Ministry of Agriculture to launch a civil society reference working group on food security to immediately address the 2024 Global Hunger Index (GHI), which puts Liberia hunger at 31.9, categorizing the hunger level as…
President Joseph N. Boakai has announced that approximately 34,000 people in Liberia are currently living with HIV, emphasizing the urgent need for comprehensive care for those affected by the virus. “34,000 individuals in this country are infected with HIV; we believe they require immediate attention, as this represents a significant health challenge. The people have…
Liberia’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Ambassador Robert Y. Lormia, II, has expressed unhappiness of the pledge to eradicate international terrorism, thereby increasing acts of terrorism as well as swelling the number of terrorist organizations around the world. In an interaction at the Annual Joint Consultative meeting between the African Union Peace and Security Council and the…
In an intriguing keynote address delivered at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris during Africa Week 2025, Ambassador Lorenzo Llewellyn Witherspoon, Special Envoy on Cultural & Heritage Diplomacy for the Republic of Liberia, issued a resounding call for global solidarity to restore African heritage through the transformative pillars of education, culture, and science. According to a release…
During a session with the Liberian Senate Committee on National Security and Defense on May 19, 2025, the Commissioner General-designate of the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS), Elijah F. Rufus, stated that if confirmed, his leadership would engage with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and other regional…
Delegates at a two-day Minimum Wage Board Workshop in Kakata, Margibi County, have released a seven-count resolution, recommending a twenty percent increment in the monthly wages of private sector workers, both in the formal and informal sectors. A Labour Ministry press release issued in Monrovia on May 19, 2025, states that “Currently, the minimum wage…
The Minister of Transport of the Republic of Liberia, Sirleaf Ralph Tyler, delivered a powerful investment pitch at the 2025 Liberia Investment Conference in Accra, Ghana, calling on aviation investors across the West African sub-region and beyond to seize a golden opportunity in Liberia’s underexplored domestic air transport sector. During a presentation attended by policymakers,…
