The Government of Liberia has broken ground for the Robertsport Hospitality and Tourism Training Center, a major step toward strengthening the town’s growing tourism sector. Speaking at the ceremony, Education Minister Dr. Jarso Maley Jallah highlighted that while tourism is increasing, local communities are not fully benefiting. The new center aims to change that by…
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced that by the second week of May 2026, it will launch a rigorous two-week nationwide environmental compliance monitoring exercise across all fifteen counties. Speaking Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at the Ministry of Information regular press briefing, EPA Executive Director Dr. Emmanuel K. Urey Yarkpawolo disclosed that the initiative is…
The Chair of the Liberia Configuration of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), Nicola Clase, has concluded an official visit to Liberia, reaffirming the United Nations’ continued commitment to supporting the country’s peacebuilding priorities. The visit underscored the strong partnership between Liberia and the UN and provided an opportunity to engage a broad range of…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Liberia, alongside the European Union in Liberia, Sweden, and Ireland, continues to support a range of election-related programs with the National Elections Commission (NEC) of Liberia. In a further demonstration of this commitment, on Tuesday, 5 May 2026, UNDP Liberia Country Representative Aliou Mamadou Dia, accompanied by Deputy…
The Government of Liberia has officially launched the concept note development process for its Second Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact with a strong focus on expanding energy access, lowering electricity costs, and unlocking economic growth across the country. The launch, held in Monrovia on Friday, May 1, 2026, marked what officials described as a critical…
The Center for Media Studies and Peacebuilding (CEMESP-Liberia) has called for urgent action to safeguard press freedom in Liberia, warning of growing threats to journalists despite notable gains made in recent years. In a CEMESP statement issued to mark World Press Freedom Day, celebrated globally on May 3rd, 2026, under the theme “Shaping a Future…
Liberian journalists on Sunday, 3 May 2026, join the global community in observing World Press Freedom Day, alongside nations around the world, under the theme of protecting truth, strengthening democracy, and safeguarding journalists. Liberian journalists will officially celebrate World Press Freedom Day on today Monday May 4, 2026 in Kakata Town City, Margibi County with…
Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung has launched a major push to strengthen Liberia’s Liberianization policy by pressing manufacturers and private sector actors to hand over distribution and retail opportunities reserved by law to Liberian-owned businesses. At a high-level meeting held Friday, May 1, 2026 in Monrovia, the Vice President engaged key manufacturers and stakeholders to…
The Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) has expanded its regional presence with the opening of two sub-offices in Pleebo City, Maryland County, and Gompa City, Nimba County, bringing regulatory services closer to electricity consumers and utilities. The Pleebo office will oversee technical and customer-related issues across LIBENERGY’s licensed areas in Maryland, River Gee, and Grand…
Eleven of Africa’s leading health economists, systems and policy researchers have joined forces to launch the continent’s first bilingual, fully open-access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to health economics, health systems and health policy, as governments across Africa struggle with a sharp decline in donor health funding. The African Journal of Health Economics, Systems and Policy (AJHESP)…
