Employees of the Ministry of Transport (MOT) are continuing their protest actions following the government’s decision to transfer the issuance of driver’s license and vehicle registration to a foreign service provider, Liberia Traffic Management (LTM), a function previously carried out by the Ministry. The protesters claimed that the original agreement document signed by former President George…
The President and Chairman of the Africa Development Bank Group (ADBG), Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, has told officials of the Liberian government that there should be no excuse for poor performance in the performance of their duties. Speaking Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at a High-Level expanded Cabinet meeting and the launch of the Liberia Youth…
A joint Senate Committee has recommended that financing cost on petroleum pricing be reduced to 1% and Evaporation charges reduced to 0.25% by the Liberia Petroleum Refinery Company (LPRC) and the Ministry of Commerce. The recommendation was contained in a report by the Senate Joint Committee on Ways, Means, Finance & Budget, Judiciary, Human Rights,…
President Joseph N. Boakai has launched a US$408 million Youth Entrepreneurship Investment Bank (YEIB) to turn Liberia’s youthful population into the engine of economic transformation. Speaking at the EJS Ministerial Complex in Congo Town on Tuesday, July 22, Boakai declared that the YEIB is not just a program, but a direct investment in the survival…
A communication professional, Solomon A. Ware, Sr., says the highly publicized July 17 “Enough is Enough” protest, yielded limited tangible results. The protest was organized with the aim of advocating for improved governance and systemic reform, In an article released over the weekend, Mr. Ware said while the event succeeded in attracting significant attention and…
The Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Defense, Security and Intelligence, Senator Momo Cyrus, has donated five hundred pieces of rain gears and one thousand reflective vests to the Liberia National Police (LNP). The donation, Senator Cyrus said, was intended to enhance security in protecting lives and properties. Making the donation on Tuesday, July…
The ECOWAS Regional Fund for Agriculture and Food (RFAF), hosted by the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has launched a capacity-building program. The program is under the pilot phase of the West African Initiative for Climate-Smart Agriculture (WAICSA). The five-day training, taking place from July 21- 25, 2025, in Lagos, Nigeria, aimed at…
