In the wake of a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of two overpass bridges in Congo Town outside Monrovia by President Joseph Boakai, the political leader of the Liberia National Union (LINU), Clarence K. Moniba, is pondering why Liberians celebrate a groundbreaking for old projects. The Liberian government and the People’s Republic of China broke…
Criminal Court A Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie has reserved ruling in a motion to suppress evidence filed by former House Speaker J. Fonati Koffa and several other defendants in the ongoing Capitol Building fire trial. On September 1, 2025, the Justice In-Chambers at the Supreme Court of Liberia, Jamesetta Howard-Wolokollie, rejected a property valuation bond…
Following the recent Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9), which took place in Yokohama, Japan, the Liberian government has announced that Liberia is on the brink of receiving over US$70 million from the Japanese government to fund several projects in the country. An application for US$72 million in funding by the Government…
Chinese Ambassador Yin Chengwu says China and Liberia are thousands of miles apart, but their ‘hearts’ are closely linked. Making the disclosure Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at the groundbreaking ceremony of the China-Aid two overpass bridges project, Ambassador Chengwu said over the years, the Chinese government, upholding the principles of sincerity, real results, affinity and…
Gambian Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, Prof. Dr. Pierre Gomez, has urged stakeholders across West Africa to reimagine higher education to build a prosperous and resilient region. Delivering the keynote address on September 1, 2025 at the Second International Conference of the West African Anglophone Quality Assurance Network (WAAQAN) at Cuttington University,…
The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), through the Department of Energy, has scaled up efforts to move Liberia to higher levels of advancing renewable energy provision and governance by convening stakeholders to validate a national Net-Metering Policy. The two-day technical working session, held at the Ministry of Mines and Energy’s in Monrovia, brought together…
The official book launch of “Echoes of War” by Foley D. K. Freeman- A Heart-Wrenching Journey of Resilience and Hope, will occur on Saturday, September 13, 2025, at 2:30 p.m., in the University of Liberia Auditorium on Capitol Hill. The book promises to deliver the raw story of survival, sacrifice, and steadfast dreams, a powerful…
In a continued show of compassion and humanitarian commitment, Bishop Nimley J. Donyen of the Independent Catholic Church of Liberia has donated 1,200 bags of 25kg rice to vulnerable families and elderly citizens across Montserrado and Bong Counties. This latest act of generosity comes less than two months after the Bishop made a similar large-scale…
On Tuesday, September 2, 2025, Edward K. Mulbah, the Deputy Internal Affairs Minister for Research and Development Planning, issued letters of appointment to local chiefs in Harper City, Maryland County, in accordance with the Local Government Act of 2018, Section 2.15. During the ceremony, Deputy Minister Mulbah urged the newly appointed chiefs to work diligently,…
Integrity Watch Liberia, in collaboration with Tax Justice Network Africa, along with the African Union and the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) has begun a three-day illicit financial flows workshop in Monrovia. The objective of the training is for policymakers and technical experts to assess Liberia’s progress and challenges in combating illicit financial flows (IFFs)….
