The Interim Management Team of the Liberia Electricity Cooperation (LEC) has disclosed that no community will experience power outages exceeding eight hours at a time. Speaking Friday, January 10, 2025, in Monrovia, Acting Managing Director Thomas Zailee Gonkerwon said they will be providing clear and transparent updates to customers regarding load management schedules to foster…
Members of the Liberian Senate will resume the Second Session of the 55th Legislature on today, Monday, January 13, 2025. The ceremony for the opening of the 2nd Session will be marked by parade of members of both Houses of the Legislature and hosting of their respective county flags. The observance is in keeping with…
The Ministry of Education, through its Division of Scholarships, successfully held a one-day session on January 10, 2025, aimed at briefing students aspiring to pursue academic opportunities in Hungary. The session’s primary goal was to equip participants with the knowledge and tools necessary to submit competitive scholarship applications. Ministry experts provided in-depth guidance on navigating…
Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan says all is now set for the official launch of Liberia’s national development plan, the ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID) and the County Development Agendas, on January 15, 2025, in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County. This marks a historic moment in Liberia’s journey toward inclusive and sustainable…
Ahead of her inauguration as the 16th President of the University of Liberia on today, Friday, January 10, 2025, Dr. Layli Maparyan has vowed to lead the university with all she has acquired in her over thirty years career as an academia. Speaking to journalists at the Executive Mansion on Thursday, January 9, 2025, after a…
The Minister of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan has warmed government heads of entities to properly manage budgetary allotments to cover the entire one-year fiscal period. Speaking Thursday, January 9, 2025, at the beginning of a three-day workshop on the effective execution of the Fiscal Year 2025 National Budget, Minister Nyafuan urged ministers…
Liberia’s Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung has departed Liberia to represent President Joseph N. Boakai at the African Union (AU) Extraordinary Summit on the Post-Malabo Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). The summit is expected to take place from January 9-11, 2025, at the Commonwealth Resort Hotel in Munyonyo, Kampala, Uganda. Vice President Koung is…
Deputy Minister for Public Affairs at the Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism (MICAT), Daniel O. Sando, has condemned the recent violence in Lofa County that led to the burning down of structures and blockage of major passage routes. Speaking during MICAT’s regular press briefing on Thursday, January 9, 2025, Minister Sando said the…
President Joseph N. Boakai has appointed a new Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) for the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI). According to an Executive Mansion release dated January 9, 2024, following extensive consultations with various constituencies in compliance with the LEITI Act of 2009 and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Standard, the appointments bring together…
The Senator of Bong County Prince K. Moye has applauded the Nation Associates of Public Defenders of Liberia (NAPDOL) for clinching to liberty and justice despite the many challenges faced in defending their clients. Speaking at the 7th Annual Convention of NAPDOL at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia, Senator Moye said the need to…
