A coalition of civil society organizations and concerned citizens from Bong County, united under the banner “United Citizens Mass Action,” has formally petitioned the government of President Joseph Nyamah Boakai against the repeal of the 2018 Local Government Act (LGA). The petition was presented to County Superintendent Loileyah Hawa Norris on June 30, 2025, for…
In a continued effort to safeguard the future of Liberia’s children and reduce harmful child labor, the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has delivered a substantial consignment of food and non-food items to vulnerable families in the Rock Crusher Community. According to a press release dated June 30, 2025, the latest intervention is…
The Management of the Liberia Airport Authority (LAA) announces its plans to implement staff retirement, downsizing, rightsizing, and reshuffling within its workforce. In a release issued on Saturday, June 28, 2025, the LAA stated that this decision, set to begin in early July, is backed by a resolution from its Board of Directors. This resolution…
The Liberia Council of Churches (LCC) says it is aware of the recent legal actions involving former and current government officials over allegations of corruption and other offenses, calling for a neutral and transparent proceeding. It can be recalled that on Thursday, June 26, 2025, former Foreign Affairs Minister D. Maxwell Saah Kemayah and several…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has described the State funeral service and reburial for former President Samuel Kanyon Doe, and the burial of former First Lady Nancy Bohn Doe, as a powerful national moment of reflection, healing, and reconciliation. Speaking Friday, June 27, 2025 in Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County, Boakai said it is time to reconcile…
The United Citizens Massive Action Against the Repeal of the Local Government Act (LGA) of 2018 has announced that June 30, 2025, will be a day for petitioning the Liberian House of Representatives in Gbarnga, Bong County. Bong County Superintendent Hawa Loleyah Norris and Senator Johnny Kpehe, who leads the County Legislative Caucus, are expected…
The China-Liberia Bilateral Students Leadership has termed the graduation of fifteen Liberians with master’s degrees in several disciplines from different Chinese universities as a milestone achievement. The students benefited from the Liberia-China Government’s bilateral scholarship under the China Scholarship Council (CSC), an opportunity given to the people of Liberia through diplomatic ties subsisting between both…
The Ministry of Labour has revoked 19 foreign work permits due to misrepresentation, as part of the ongoing Alien Work Permits Audit Exercise. On June 2, 2025, the Ministry of Labour initiated a nationwide physical audit exercise that involved scrutinizing twenty-one businesses in Montserrado County. This led to the revocation of 19 work permits. Labour…
The remains of former Liberian leader Samuel K. Doe and his late wife, Nancy Doe, who recently passed away, will begin their final journey together this weekend after many years. The journey toward their final resting place began on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, with the opening of a condolence book at the Centennial Memorial Pavilion…
The Plenary of the Liberian Senate has instructed its committees on Internal Affairs and Governance, Ways, Means, Finance, and Budget to investigate labor-related irregularities affecting local government officials in several counties, particularly Gbarpolu. The committees are required to submit a comprehensive report with findings and recommendations within two weeks. This decision was made following a…
