A team of officers from the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA), led by the Deputy Commander, conducted a search and seizure operation in the Tienpo and Younken communities of River Gee County. According to a press release dated May 21, 2025, the operation resulted in the discovery of illegal substances in the homes of three…
President Joseph N. Boakai has announced that approximately 34,000 people in Liberia are currently living with HIV, emphasizing the urgent need for comprehensive care for those affected by the virus. “34,000 individuals in this country are infected with HIV; we believe they require immediate attention, as this represents a significant health challenge. The people have…
Liberia’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Ambassador Robert Y. Lormia, II, has expressed unhappiness of the pledge to eradicate international terrorism, thereby increasing acts of terrorism as well as swelling the number of terrorist organizations around the world. In an interaction at the Annual Joint Consultative meeting between the African Union Peace and Security Council and the…
In an intriguing keynote address delivered at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris during Africa Week 2025, Ambassador Lorenzo Llewellyn Witherspoon, Special Envoy on Cultural & Heritage Diplomacy for the Republic of Liberia, issued a resounding call for global solidarity to restore African heritage through the transformative pillars of education, culture, and science. According to a release…
During a session with the Liberian Senate Committee on National Security and Defense on May 19, 2025, the Commissioner General-designate of the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS), Elijah F. Rufus, stated that if confirmed, his leadership would engage with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and other regional…
Delegates at a two-day Minimum Wage Board Workshop in Kakata, Margibi County, have released a seven-count resolution, recommending a twenty percent increment in the monthly wages of private sector workers, both in the formal and informal sectors. A Labour Ministry press release issued in Monrovia on May 19, 2025, states that “Currently, the minimum wage…
The Minister of Transport of the Republic of Liberia, Sirleaf Ralph Tyler, delivered a powerful investment pitch at the 2025 Liberia Investment Conference in Accra, Ghana, calling on aviation investors across the West African sub-region and beyond to seize a golden opportunity in Liberia’s underexplored domestic air transport sector. During a presentation attended by policymakers,…
The Ministry of Education, through its Department of Planning, Research and Development, successfully convened a two-day Annual Work Plan (AWP) review meeting from May 15–16, 2025, in Monrovia. According to a press release dated May 19, 2025, the session focused on evaluating the implementation progress of the FY2025 AWP for Quarter 1. The program was…
The National Public Health Institute of Liberia (HPHIL), through its Director General Dugbe Chris Nyah, has disclosed that Liberia has four active Monkey Pox Virus (MPox) cases in Liberia, including one involving popular Liberian comedian, Jabateh. Speaking Sunday, May 18, 2025, at NPHIL Headquarters in Congo Town, the NPHIL DG said that Montserrado County has…
The Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC) is making significant progress in repair works on the ruptured 36-Inch pipeline, the country’s largest water supply source. The LWSC over the weekend said the 36-inch pipeline restoration efforts are proceeding well and it remains hopeful for full restoration under the initial 3-week timeline. It can be recalled…
