In the wake of consistent advocacy surrounding the legal instruments relative to death penalty, the Ministry of Justice and the Civil Society Human Rights Advocacy Platform, supported by the British Embassy accredited near Monrovia, have ended a one-day comprehensive and final validation process on the draft death penalty bill. Speaking during the closing session, Independent…
The Director General of the National Fisheries Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA), Nafaweh J. Cyrus Saygbe Sr., says his administration will build the institution on the successes of the past while overcoming existing challenges. Speaking Monday, March 24, 2025, at NaFAA’s head office in Monrovia, during the program marking his official welcoming and installation ceremony, Saygbeh said…
The Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, is leading a high-level delegation, including EU Ambassador Nona Deprez and other partners, on a five-day field visit to Buchanan and Greenville. The mission aims to assess the progress of the Light Up South-East (LUSE) Project, a European Union-funded initiative focused on rural electrification in…
The Secretary of the Liberian Senate has issued a public alert about fraudulent letters being circulated in the name of the Liberian Senate. Addressing a press conference, Senate Secretary J. Nanborlor Singbeh disclosed that there are certain individuals who are falsely presenting themselves as authorities of the Liberian Senate, thereby writing individuals to solicit funds….
Bong County Electoral District #3 Representative, one of the 16 suspended lawmakers at the House of Representatives, has fired at the administration of the Unity Party (UP)- led Government under the stewardship of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai. Representative Josiah Melvin Cole, in a combative statement delivered at the induction ceremony of the John Flomo Barkalu…
His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, welcomed Her Excellency Sara Beysolow Nyanti, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Liberia, for high-level discussions aimed at strengthening ties between the two nations across various sectors. During the meeting, the ministers…
Despite of the nonstop educational programs on sanitation and the need to keep our homes, communities and cities clean, we cannot understand why some people continue to dump waste in the streets and into drains. We had and continue to witness that some people, without remorse, drop waste in the streets, while others dump waste…
Members of the House of Representatives have voiced concerns about the potential socio-economic crises that could arise if the United States follows through with mass deportations. Approximately 1,500 Liberians are among the 1.4 million people worldwide facing deportation as part of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)’s enforcement of stricter immigration policies targeting undocumented…
In the wake of the noncompliance of Human Resource Directors at various Government of Liberia Spending Entities to submit their institutions’ monthly attendance reports as stipulated in Section 5.1.2 of the Standing Orders for the Civil Service. Section 1.5.2 states that “All Agencies (Spending Entities) shall maintain attendance records and shall submit a report to…
The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) in partnership with the World Bank and key stakeholders, is expected to launch the Governance Reform and Accountability Transformation (GREAT) Project at the EJS Ministerial Complex in Congo. This major initiative is designed to enhance governance, strengthen institutional capacity, and improve service…
