In another landmark case in the ongoing Labour Ministry’s intensive fight against Trafficking In Persons (TIP), 41-year-old James Fiyiah has been sentenced to a twenty-year imprisonment in Sanniquellie, Nimba County. The convict will serve his jail term at the Zwedru Correction Palace in Grand Gedeh County, a Labour Ministry press release disclosed, quoting the October…
The House of Representatives (HoR) has directed Education Minister, Dr. Jarso Maley Jallah, to submit a comprehensive education sector assessment report within two weeks, addressing key challenges affecting schools nationwide. The report, to be submitted to the House Committee on Education, with copies to the Speaker and Deputy Speaker, must address school rehabilitation, volunteer teachers’…
The Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) has dismissed two of its personnel and turned them over to the Liberia National Police for investigation and possible prosecution after a reported assault on a young woman sparked public outrage on social media. Describing the two soldiers as “bad apples” and a “virus” within the military, AFL Chief…
The Liberia Land Authority (LLA) has stepped up efforts to improve how government institutions collect, manage, and share geospatial information needed for national planning and development following its participation in the 16th Session of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management meeting at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The LLA, in its quest…
The University of Liberia has announced a US$6.35 million infrastructure rehabilitation drive and a March 31, 2027, completion target for major renovation projects, as the country’s premier public university prepares to reopen following months of negotiations with faculty and staff over outstanding welfare concerns. The University President, Dr. Layli Maparyan, on Wednesday, October 21, 2026,…
The House of Representatives has mandated its Joint Committees on Foreign Affairs, Judiciary, and National Security to review concerns surrounding the deportation of foreign nationals from the United States to Liberia. According to a Press Bureau statement issued on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, Plenary reached the decision during the third day sitting of the Third…
Liberia has called on Kosovo and Serbia to renew constructive dialogue, exercise restraint and accelerate efforts toward normalizing relations, warning that unilateral actions and delays in implementing existing commitments could further undermine trust and threaten long-term stability in the Western Balkans. Liberia’s position was presented Tuesday by its Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador…
A delegation of 23 Liberian journalists is currently concluding the first leg of an intensive field study across Zhejiang Province, observing how China successfully balances eco-friendly economic growth, digital governance, and ancient cultural preservation. The field visits form a key component of the Seminar on Media Communication Capacity Building for Liberian Journalists, an executive exchange…
“Liberia must stop allowing its natural resources to leave the country with limited local processing and economic benefits,” prominent Liberian political figure Cllr. Tiawan Saye Gongloe has told President Joseph N. Boakai. Cllr. Gongloe, also the Political Leader of Liberia People’s Party (LPP), urged the Boakai administration to turn the country’s mineral and forest wealth…
Resident Circuit Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie of Criminal Court “A” at the Temple of Justice has ordered the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection to provide an update on the custody, education and welfare of 14 children rescued from five Liberian women convicted of human trafficking in March of this year. Sitting in Chambers…
