In a major step toward addressing Liberia’s long-standing infrastructure deficit, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai on Monday personally witnessed the offloading of the first batch of 137 earth-moving machines at the National Port Authority, operated by APM Terminals, marking a significant milestone in the government’s national road construction agenda. The delivery represents the fulfillment of a…
The Liberia National Police has arrested 61-year-old Mary Giah in connection with the deaths of three kids in Menlah Town, District #9, Nimba County. Police Spokesman, Sam Collins, has disclosed in a press release. The incident occurred on February 22, 2026. According to a preliminary investigation, Giah allegedly fled to a nearby town following the…
In a landmark step toward institutionalizing transparency, the Governance Commission (GC) and the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) on Friday, February 20, 2026, convened a high-level joint technical working session in Monrovia to review the National Integrity Index. According to a release, the session provided the GC an opportunity to provide orientation to participants on the…
Less than a day after the Ministry of Health called for calm at the Phebe Hospital in Bong County, aggrieved workers on Monday, February 23, 2026, continued their strike action over several dissatisfactions, including salaries and a poor working environment. It can be recalled that the Ministry of Health, on Sunday, February 22, expressed deep…
Residents of Ganta are mourning the tragic drowning of two pupils of EJ Zion Nursery and Junior High School. Seven-year-old Miracle T. Roberts and eight-year-old Enoch Colema reportedly drowned on Monday, February 23, 2026 in a nearby sandpit. Their bodies were taken to Ganta United Methodist Hospital. According to Radio Kerghemahn in Ganta, Preliminary reports…
The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA), Grand Cape Mount County Detachment, has arrested a suspect for illegal possession and transportation of narcotics. According to a press release, the arrest took place on Thursday, February 19, 2026 during a routine search operation at the Bo-Waterside Port of Entry. The suspect, Bubakar Jalloh, is an 18-year-old young man…
The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Labor, has issued a strong warning to the group of contract workers at AFCONS Company in Tokedh to immediately resume their duties or face consequential job loss. AFCONS, the largest subcontractor for ArcelorMittal Liberia, employs over eight hundred workers. However, the company is currently winding down its…
The Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) has ended a two-day Annualization Workshop designed to reinforce its Five-Year Strategic Plan covering 2025–2029. Held at a local hotel on the outskirts of Monrovia, the workshop brought together senior officers of the Service to review strategic priorities and assess implementation progress. Participants were divided into working groups to critically…
The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), through its Department of Economic Management and the Debt Management Unit, has commenced a week-long workshop in Buchanan to develop and validate the Government of Liberia’s Public Debt Procedural Manual. The workshop brings together key government institutions, including the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, the General…
In continuation of its public engagement on the ongoing Boundary Delimitation Review Process, the National Elections Commission of Liberia (NEC-Liberia), in partnership with the UNDP Liberia Electoral Support Project, is today hosting a day-long advocacy strategy session with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and the media at the European Union Embassy in Monrovia. The session, organized…
