The Asset Recovery and Property Retrieval Taskforce (AREPT) has expressed dismay over a Christmas and New Year gift card sent by the Modern Development and Management Corporation (MDMC), a company currently indicted by the taskforce for alleged acts of corruption. According to a release, since its establishment two years ago, AREPT has never received gifts,…
Business tycoon, Upjit Singh Sachdeva has given the Suehn Legacy Circle three million Liberian dollars worth of building materials to begin the reconstruction project of the historic Suehn Industrial Academy. The structure has been lying in ruins since the end of the country’s 14 years of civil war. The Academy, financed by entrepreneurs Solomon Hill…
Liberia’s Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to infrastructure development and public-sector reform following a high-level engagement with community leaders in Foya District, near Liberia’s border with Sierra Leone. While enroute to inspect the Mendikorma customs and immigration post, a critical border facility facilitating cross-border trade, Minister…
China has pledged one hundred million Renminbi (RMB) in new development assistance to Liberia, marking a strong opening to bilateral relations in 2026 and reinforcing the growing China–Liberia Strategic Partnership. The commitment was made on Friday, January 9, 2026, when Chinese Ambassador Yin Chengwu and Liberian Foreign Minister signed a Development Cooperation Agreement in Monrovia….
Liberia earned more than US$1.3 billion from the export of minerals, timber, and agricultural commodities in 2023, yet widespread poverty and weak governance continue to overshadow the country’s natural resource wealth, according to the 16th Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI) Report. The report, unveiled by the Multi-Stakeholder Steering Group (MSG) of LEITI, exposes a…
The Managing Director of the National Transit Authority (NTA), Edmund Forh, has disclosed that the institution was bankrupt and almost destroyed under the previous government. Speaking Thursday, January 8, 2026, at the Ministry of Information’s regular press briefing, Forh noted that he inherited only LD$113,000 and US$41 in the NTA’s accounts, with no substantial information…
To scrutinize public expenditure and to tighten fiscal discipline, the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) opened a five-day Public Expenditure Review (PER) Validation Workshop in Kakata, Margibi County, on Tuesday, January 6, 2025. Led by the Department of Economic Management, the workshop brings together key stakeholders to review government spending patterns, validate data,…
The United Nations has expressed deep regret over the United States’ decision to withdraw from several UN entities, a move the world body says undermines multilateral cooperation and violates binding financial obligations under the UN Charter. In a strongly worded statement issued Thursday, December 8, 2026, the Secretary-General, through his Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, reminded Washington…
The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has dismissed two of its officers after an internal investigation found them culpable of professional misconduct, including the excessive use of force against a suspect. The decision was announced at a press conference in Monrovia, where LDEA authorities described the action as part of the agency’s ongoing reform and…
In an effort to enhance the capacity of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) Band Unit, its High Command procured a modern musical set on January 5, 2026. After approximately two decades of use, the current instruments are obsolete, and in some instances, affect the productivity of the unit. Speaking to the Public Affairs…
