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…
The Deputy Commissioner General for Operations at the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS), Atty. A. Kundukai Jaleiba Sr., is participating in a four-day intensive meeting with top African government officials at the 2025 ID4Africa Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The purpose of this meeting is to promote the digitalization of individual identification in both the private…
Representing the Republic of Liberia at the 34th Executive Committee Meeting of the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe held in Strasbourg, His Excellency Ambassador Dr. Teeko Tozay Yorlay, Sr., delivered a powerful statement on behalf of Her Excellency Madam Sara Beysolow Nyanti, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Government of Liberia. In his…
A team of officers from the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA), led by the Deputy Commander, conducted a search and seizure operation in the Tienpo and Younken communities of River Gee County. According to a press release dated May 21, 2025, the operation resulted in the discovery of illegal substances in the homes of three…
