During the memorial service of late ex-President William R. Tolbert, President Joseph N. Boakai admonished Liberians to reject the forces that divide them as citizens and inspire a renewed sense of patriotism. Speaking on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at the Centennial Pavilion on Ashmun Street in Monrovia, Boakai said that Liberians should choose peace over…
Abdullah Kamara, the suspended Chairman of the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA), has responded to allegations of corruption against him by expressing his willingness to cooperate with an investigation led by the Ministry of Justice and the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC). Following his suspension by President Joseph Boakai on June 16, 2025, Kamara has contacted the…
The Joint Committee on Compliance and Concessions Review of the House of Representatives has issued a contempt citation against ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML), citing the company’s failure to appear at a scheduled legislative hearing on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at 2:00 PM. The hearing, convened in collaboration with the Inter-Ministerial Concessions Committee (IMCC), was intended for…
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Liberia Institute for Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), is set to launch the State of the World Population Report 2025. According to a press statement, the 2025 report is titled “The Real Fertility Crisis: The Pursuit of Reproductive…
I’m an angry old man not for me but because of Ma Watta. I’ll be 72 years in 24 days. If I die today there will be no delay in my funeral because of money. New York Life insurance will cover my burial with something extra for my wife. All my young kids have homes…
The Patriotic Consciousness Association of Liberia (PACA) has strongly condemned what it calls “the current wave of baseless and scandalous media attacks and castigation against Labour Minister Hon. Cllr. Cooper W. Kruah, Sr.” from certain sectors of Liberian society. In a major press statement released in Monrovia on July 1, 2025, PACA asserted that, over…
To navigate the challenges of port safety and security in Africa, directors and maritime security experts from fourteen African countries have begun the 10th Port Management Association of West and Central Africa (PMAWCA) Harbor Masters and Port Facility Security Officers (PFSOs) Network Conference in Liberia. The high-level gathering, which officially opened on Tuesday, July 1,…
The Chairperson of the Asset Recovery and Property Retriever Taskforce (AREPT), Cllr. Edwin Kla Martin, stated that reliable and indisputable evidence is available against those recently indicted by the state, as part of efforts to combat corruption and public mismanagement. In an interview conducted on Monday, June 30, 2025, in Monrovia, Cllr. Martin explained that…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has nominated Associate Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia, pending confirmation by the Liberian Senate. According to a release issued by the Executive Mansion on Monday, June 30, 2025, the nomination was made per Article 54(c) of the 1986 Constitution of Liberia, which…
Following the reburial of former President Samuel K. Doe in Grand Gedeh County, the Government of Liberia, led by President Joseph N. Boakai, will conduct a memorial event today, July 1, 2025, to honor late President William R. Tolbert Jr. and others who lost their lives during the 1980 coup. As part of the lead-up…
