The Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, has expressed significant frustration regarding the United States Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)’s immediate pause concerning Liberia’s eligibility. He stated that the country may no longer be able to hope for or rely on the MCC as a priority for its development. Speaking on a local…
The Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC) is working tirelessly to resolve a significant issue that could impact water supply in Monrovia and surrounding areas. A major 36-inch transmission pipeline has experienced a critical rupture, and repairs are expected to take three weeks. On Friday, May 9, 2025, LWSC officials reported that this rupture would…
Former Information Minister and Liberia Maritime Commissioner, Lenn Eugene Nagbe, has called on the Liberia National Police (LNP) to conduct a preliminary investigation into the death of the late Cletus Noah. In communication addressed to the Inspector General of Police Gregory Coleman dated May 8, 2025, Mr. Nagbe formally requested a preliminary investigation, to establish…
Liberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has officially commissioned Mr. Bob Sheriff as Liberia’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Sierra Leone. The ceremony took place at the Executive Mansion in Monrovia, a May 9, 2025 release stated. President Boakai emphasized the strategic importance of Liberia’s longstanding bilateral ties with Sierra Leone and…
President Joseph N. Boakai and the President of Barbados, Her Excellency Dame Sandra Mason, on Saturday, May 10, 2025, joined hundreds of Liberians, residents and dignitaries in Bentol City, to celebrate the 160th anniversary of Crozierville, a historic township known for its rich legacy and contributions to Liberia’s development. The commemoration of the day was…
Commissioner and CEO of the Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA), Cllr. Neto Zarzar Lighe Sr., met with the Chinese Ambassador to Liberia, H.E. Yin Chengwu, in a strategic diplomatic engagement held Friday, May 9, 2025, at the Chinese Embassy near Monrovia. The high-level meeting comes ahead of Commissioner Lighe’s planned visit to Beijing on May 26….
In a dramatic bust, the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has arrested a 29-year-old woman, Benshedia Secret Weah, after discovering she was transporting 8 plates of cannabis worth over LRD$232,000. The arrest took place on May 8, 2025, at the Zorgowee Checkpoint in Nimba County, where the suspect was traveling from Ghana to Monrovia. Weah,…
Liberia’s Labour Minister Cllr. Cooper W. Kruah, Sr., has urged all sectors of the Liberian society to lend full support to President Boakai’s ARREST AGENDA’, as the best formula to the country’s mounting development needs. Minister Kruah emphasized that all pillars of The ARREST AGENDA, as conceived by President Boakai and his Rescue Mission Government,…
On the occasion of EU Day 2025, Liberia celebrates transformative progress in rural electrification and workforce development, made possible through the unwavering support of the European Union. Under fully grant-funded EU programs, thousands of homes in underserved counties are being earmarked powered for the first time, ushering in economic opportunity, education, and safety. A May…
The Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) has continued its outreach to improve rural internet connectivity in Liberia, with the town of Managorguah in Grand Cape Mount County, being the latest community to benefit from ongoing efforts to restore telecommunication services across the country. According to the LTA, residents in these remote areas have long been without…
