In response to recent media reports suggesting that the construction of the Grand Bassa University Bridge has been abandoned, the Ministry of Public Works has clarified the project’s status. A press release dated May 26, 2025, states that contrary to claims that the contractor had halted work with no effort to resume construction, significant progress…
The Liberian Senate has launched a new website to highlight the body’s legislative activities and enhance public access to its records and operations. The website is also expected to promote transparency and accountability at the Liberian Senate. According to a release, the initiative, which comes under the leadership of Senate Pro Tempore Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence, represents…
The Women’s Legislative Caucus of Liberia (WLCL) will today, Tuesday, May 27, 2025, induct a new corps of officers to steer the affairs of the Caucus for the next three years. The induction ceremony is scheduled to take place at 1:00 PM on the grounds of the Capitol Building in Monrovia. Margibi County Electoral District…
With a renewed sense of urgency and commitment, Consummate Health and Sanitation (CHS) has convened a stakeholder’s forum across the country for its 2nd Annual Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Conference, under the timely theme: “The Role of Technology in Mitigating AMR in Liberia.” The event marked a significant step forward in the national response to AMR,…
The Government of Liberia and Bomi County Senator Edwin Melvin Snowe are at each other’s throat over a recent statement allegedly attributed to the senator where he apparently vowed to sabotage the government. In a statement issued by the Government of Liberia on Saturday, May 24, 2025, it condemned what it termed irresponsible and inflammatory…
With rapid increase in cases of Monkeypox in the country, the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPIHL) through its Director General, Dr. Dougbe Nyan, is currently in Lofa County as part of the institution’s response efforts to curtail the spread of the disease in the country. The tour, according to Dr. Nyan, aims to…
The Civil Society Network of Liberia (CSNL) says it is critically drawn to the ongoing investigation of Labor Minister, Cllr. Cooper Kruah, by the Liberian Senate for the issuance of more than 8,000 work permits to non-Liberians without disclosing job categories or descriptions. The CSNL in a release on Friday, May 23, 2025, described the…
Following a successful fundraising event held for the National AIDS Commission (NAC) on Friday, President Joseph N. Boakai has donated two brand new pickup trucks to the Commission to support and strengthen its operations across the country. The donation, done in fulfillment of his pledge at the fundraising event, was formally presented on his behalf…
The Government of Liberia has officially broken grounds for a transformative US$19.4 million Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County, marking a significant milestone in advancing industrial agriculture and creating new employment opportunities. Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung represented President Joseph Nyuma Boakai during the ceremony held on Friday, May 23, 2025,…
In continuation of the clampdown on all illegal and illicit mining activities across Liberia, the Ministry of Mines and Energy through its Compliance Enforcement Team has closed down the operations of a bogus mining company known as ‘Bounteous Mining Company’ in Konobo Sayoubo Town, Grand Gedeh County. Mines and Energy Ministry’s Compliance Enforcement Team comprising…
