President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has launched a major offensive against Liberia’s chronic electricity shortage, dedicating a new 20-megawatt solar farm at Mount Coffee and declaring that his administration is moving with urgency to expand power access, drive industrial growth, and transform the country’s economy. Speaking Friday, June 5, 2026, at the dedication ceremony in Harrisburg,…
Orange Foundation-Liberia has partnered with Paynesville City Corporation, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), NGOs, and local communities to mark World Environment Day with a large-scale beach cleaning exercise in Paynesville, under its “Engage and Sustain” environmental initiative. The activity, held on June 5, 2026 over the weekend brought together Orange staff, EPA Liberia, the PCC,…
Former District #3 Representative of Maryland County, Isaac Roland Blalu, is recovering from injuries after surviving a devastating hotel fire in New Delhi, India, that claimed at least 21 lives on June 3, 2026. According to reports, former Representative Blalu had traveled to India to seek medical treatment and was accompanied by his wife, who…
The Managing Director of the National Port Authority (NPA) Sekou A.M. Dukuly has announced an ambitious US$550 million investment plan aimed at modernizing Liberia’s ports over the next five years. Speaking on ELBC Radio’s NPA Today program, Dukuly disclosed that the initiative will focus on dredging operations, infrastructure improvements, workforce development, and enhanced connectivity at…
In a move that could deepen the growing national debate over Liberia’s proposed Public Health Bill, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Liberia (CABICOL) has publicly distanced itself from the Inter-Religious Council of Liberia’s support for the legislation, declaring outright opposition to provisions it says promote abortion. In a strongly worded statement issued Sunday, June 7,…
