President Joseph N. Boakai has appointed J. Cyrus Saygbe, Sr., as Director General of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA), elevating him from his role as Acting Director General after months of steering the agency through key reforms. According to an Executive Mansion release dated January 4, 2025, Saygbe has served in an acting…
Economic justice advocates are intensifying pressure on Liberia’s media community to help rally public support for a January 7, 2026 petition demanding passage of the long-delayed Liberia Business Development Authority (LBDA) Act, a proposed law they say is vital to addressing unemployment and restoring Liberian participation in the national economy. The call is being led…
The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) remains unwavering in its commitment to the rule of law and the protection of media rights, and urges all stakeholders to uphold an environment free of harassment and intimidation for journalists nationwide.Speaking at the opening of the second regional Media-Security Conference in Buchanan, PUL President Julius Kanubah emphasized that…
The second in a series of Media-Security Conferences on Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) gets underway in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County. At the opening session on Monday, 5 January 2026, the Executive Director, Anthony K. Sengbe, described the media and security institutions as key stakeholders in Liberia’s electoral process. Mr. Sengbe emphasized the importance of the…
The former Secretary General of the African Law Students Association and graduating senior of the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law at the University of Liberia, Ephraim T. Nyumah, has dismissed claims by exiled activist Martin Kollie that the Ministry of Justice squandered US$155 million without jailing looters, branding the assertion as misleading, politically driven,…
The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA), Grand Bassa County Detachment, has arrested Emmanuel Kerkulah, 30, and Joshua Jackson, 28, at the Owens Grove checkpoint in the County. The suspects were found in possession of nineteen (19) plates, approximately 19 kilograms, of compressed marijuana, on board a bus en route from Monrovia to Bassa with license…
Ivanhoe Atlantic has congratulated Mamady Doumbouya on the certification by the Supreme Court of his election as President of Guinea, assuring continued partnership with the West African nation. A statement quotes Ivanhoe Atlantic as saying it remains committed to a strong and constructive partnership that deepens cooperation between Guinea and the United States. “We look…
The controversial US$25 million Mop-up exercise has resurfaced again with former Finance and Development Planning Minister, Samuel D. Tweah, distancing himself and pointing fingers at the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL). Speaking over the weekend on Spoon Talk, Tweah denied his involvement in the execution or distribution of the US$25 million, insisting that responsibility rests…
The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA)condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the actions of two LDEA officers identified as Solomon Gbondo and Faith Willie, seen assaulting a female suspect. On Tuesday, January 6, 2025, a video surfaced on social media showing a male officer striking a woman directly in the face while a female officer…
Defense lawyers in the ongoing arson case involving former House Speaker J. Fonati Koffa and others have termed the trial as politically motivated after a lower court decided to disband the jury. Criminal Court ‘A’ at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia is expected to select a new set of jurors after the disbandment of…
