The Speaker of the Honorable House of Representatives of the Republic of Liberia, Richard Nagbe Koon, has extended warm congratulations to Hon. Dr. Dansa Kourouma following his overwhelming election as President of the National Assembly of the Parliament of the Republic of Guinea. According to a release issued on Monday, July 20, 2026, Speaker Koon…
The Vice President Hon. Jeremiah Kpan Koung, Sr. has been named the Keynote Speaker for the 16th Edition of the Golden Image Award (GIA). The GIA is one of Liberia’s premier national recognition events held annually as part of the country’s Independence Day celebrations. The National Secretariat of the Golden Image Award announced that Vice…
Mrs. Joana Domingo Joekai has tendered her resignation as Director of Nursing Services at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center (JFKMC), ending nearly two years of high‑impact leadership marked by sweeping reforms in nursing administration, professional standards, and patient care across Liberia’s three national referral hospitals. Mrs. Joekai’s resignation, effective August 25, 2026, follows what…
By: Victor D. Quitee Monrovia, Liberia – Renowned Liberian playwright, theatre director, educator, and Executive Director of Dehkontee Artists Theatre, Inc. (DATI), Dr. Rabbi Prince Joseph Tomoonh-Garlodeyh Gbaba, Sr., has been selected by His Excellency President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. to receive one of Liberia’s prestigious national honors—the Order of the Star of Africa with…
The Political Leader of the opposition Movement for Progress Change (MPC) Simeon Freeman has accused President Joseph Nyuma Boakai of benefiting from the US$19.2 million drugs arrested on June 9, 2026, at the Roberts International Airport. Appearing on a local radio station (Okay FM) yesterday, Mr. Freeman accused President Boakai of being aware of the…
Monrovia City Court Magistrate L. Ben Barco has ruled that prosecutors established probable cause against Paul Jamaal King and several co-defendants in the alleged US$19.2 million cocaine trafficking case, ordering that the matter be forwarded to Criminal Court “C” for trial after an indictment is drawn by Criminal Court “A”. The ruling, delivered on Wednesday,…
Liberia’s House of Representatives has approved a proposal to increase the number of seats from 73 to 89 by adding 16 new seats. The proposal has now been sent to the Senate for consideration. However, Senator Abraham Darius Dillon, Cllr. Lafayette B Gould, Senator Amara Konneh, and several other Liberians have objected, arguing that the…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has submitted a proposed US$18 million Investment Incentive Agreement between the Government of Liberia and CGL International Ltd. to the Legislature’s Committee on Investment for review. The proposed investment seeks to establish a rubber processing facility in Bong County, a project expected to create approximately 300 direct jobs, enhance local value…
A joint public hearing is currently underway at the House of Representatives, where current and former government officials are appearing before the Joint Public Accounts and Expenditure Committee to respond to issues raised in the Auditor General’s Special Reconciliation Audit. The hearing is focused on government tax revenues collected through Government Transitory Bank Accounts and…
The Director General of the Liberia Broadcasting System (LBS), Eugene L. Fahngon, has debunked various online news and other media outlets that the Consolidated Group Incorporated, the official service provider of DSTV, has encouraged LBS to upload television content to the DSTV satellite platform. Verity online TV reported that Consolidated Group Incorporated (CGI) submitted a…
