The Liberia National Police (LNP) has issued a Clearance Certificate to former Deputy Youth and Sports Minister J. Bryant McGill, exonerating him from the crime of rape. According to a police report issued on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, Miss Emma Pour, 23 years of age, on behalf of her sister, victim F.P.C.D, whose full name…
Officials of the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission have outlined new steps aimed at strengthening the fight against corruption across the country. Speaking on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, on OK FM, Executive Director James K. Kingsley said the Commission’s Five-Year Strategic Plan focuses on prevention, enforcement, public education, and building a stronger institution. According to him, the…
The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA), Rivercess County Detachment, has arrested two Liberian nationals in a major anti-drug operation involving illegal narcotics and live ammunition. According to a release dated Tuesday, February 18, 2026, on February 17, at approximately 6:00 PM, LDEA officers assigned to the Boegeezay Checkpoint intercepted and arrested Teah Toe, 54, and…
The Government of Liberia has officially launched the Carbon Markets Authority (CMA), marking a significant policy shift aimed at unlocking climate finance and monetizing the country’s vast natural resources. Speaking at the Ministry of Information press briefing on Tuesday, the Chief Executive Officer of the CMA, Jeanine Cooper, described the development as the beginning of…
The Spokesperson for the Liberian National Police (LNP), Cecelia Clarke, has resigned, citing administrative challenges and what she perceives as an undermining of her role. The LNP has since dismissed these claims, citing routine issues in Clarke’s conduct. Her resignation came in response to what she called an unjustified administrative transfer meant to demote her…
The House of Representatives of Liberia on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, summoned Liberia’s Minister of Mines and Energy, R. Matenokay Tingban, to appear before Plenary under contempt. He is expected to appear on Thursday, 19 February. The action was taken following what lawmakers described as repeated acts of disrespect to the Honorable House. The decision…
President Joseph Nyumah Boakai is expected to officially launch the five-year strategic plan of the Liberia Standard Authority (LiSA) today. Speaking on Tuesday, February 16, 2026 at the Ministry of Information’s regular press briefing, Deputy Director General for Technical Services, Koakun Emmanuel Myers, said the program will unveil Liberia’s First National Quality Mark. The launch of…
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA), has unveiled a comprehensive diaspora banking and investment platform aimed at connecting Africans living abroad with structured wealth-building opportunities across the continent. The initiative, launched at the bank’s global headquarters in Lagos under the theme “Beyond Banking: Powering the Global African Lifestyle,” marks a strategic shift from…
Liberia ambassador to France, H.E. Ambassador Yorlay, accompanied by members of his delegation, held a productive meeting with Mr. Fabien Canu, Director General of the National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance (INSEP), at the Institute’s headquarters in Paris. The meeting focused on identifying potential areas of sports cooperation between the Government of the Republic…
Justice in Chambers, Jamesetta Howard Wolokollie has granted a writ of prohibition in favor of Dr. Dougbeh Chris Nyan, Director General of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) Justice Wolokollie ruled that the Executive Branch of government acted beyond its legal authority when it removed Dr. Nyan as director general of NPHIL. Dr….
