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,…
The Ministry of Education, through its Department of Planning, Research and Development, successfully convened a two-day Annual Work Plan (AWP) review meeting from May 15–16, 2025, in Monrovia. According to a press release dated May 19, 2025, the session focused on evaluating the implementation progress of the FY2025 AWP for Quarter 1. The program was…
The National Public Health Institute of Liberia (HPHIL), through its Director General Dugbe Chris Nyah, has disclosed that Liberia has four active Monkey Pox Virus (MPox) cases in Liberia, including one involving popular Liberian comedian, Jabateh. Speaking Sunday, May 18, 2025, at NPHIL Headquarters in Congo Town, the NPHIL DG said that Montserrado County has…
The Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC) is making significant progress in repair works on the ruptured 36-Inch pipeline, the country’s largest water supply source. The LWSC over the weekend said the 36-inch pipeline restoration efforts are proceeding well and it remains hopeful for full restoration under the initial 3-week timeline. It can be recalled…
The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Liberia, 𝐂𝐥𝐥𝐫. 𝐍. 𝐎𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐡, along with Finance and Development Planning Minister 𝐇𝐨𝐧. 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐊𝐩𝐞𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐠𝐚𝐟𝐮𝐚𝐧 and National Security Advisor to the President, 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐲. 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐊𝐨𝐟𝐢 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐈𝐈, are currently in Dakar, Senegal, attending the 30th ECOWAS GIABA Ministerial Committee Meeting. 𝐆𝐈𝐀𝐁𝐀, which stands for the Inter-governmental…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has told Liberians that their country is no longer fighting wars with guns, but a larger battle against the HIV disease that continue to affect the lives of thousands of citizens. Speaking Friday, May 16, 2025 at a fundraising dinner at the EJS Ministerial Complex in Congo Town, President Boakai emphasized…
Leaders and residents of Grand Cape Mount County have overwhelmingly embraced the recent launch of the Ministry of Health’s Community Pharmacy/Revolving Drug Fund Program, aimed at preventing stock-outs of essential medicines at health facilities and improving access to quality healthcare across the country. According to Ministry of health release issued on Saturday, May 17, 2025,…
The Minister of Labour, Cllr. Cooper W. Kruah, has assured the International Labour Organization (ILO) that the Government of Liberia (GoL) is committed to adhering to the Freedom of Association and the harmonization of the two labour laws, but technical assistance is needed from the ILO in this regard. Minister Kruah said the government, through…
The CEO of the 4LifeZoe Vocational Training Institute has congratulate Armed Forces Of Liberia (AFL) scholarship students on successfully completing 3 months of intensive hands-on training in Solar Technology, CCTV Systems, Plumbing, Electricity, Driving, Computer, Biodigester Installation, and Solar Panel Maintenance. This milestone reflects their dedication and the transformative impact of 4LifeZoe Vocational Training Institute’s…
