The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Labour, has announced the expansion of the annual students’ vacation jobs program to all fifteen counties of the country. According to a Labour Ministry’s release, the program currently benefits three counties: Montserrado, Grand Bassa, and Grand Cape Mount. Labour Minister, Cllr. Cooper W. Kruah, Sr., announced the…
Maryland County District #2 Representative Anthony F. Williams was removed from a session on Thursday, October 30, 2025, following a heated exchange with House Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon and Deputy Speaker Thomas P. Fallah. Rep. Williams accused the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of allegedly protecting homosexuals within the Legislature. He stated that whenever homosexuality is…
The Liberia National Red Cross Society (LNRCS), in partnership with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), has begun providing direct cash assistance to 1,820 families affected by the 2024 floods across Montserrado, Lofa, Bong, and Grand Cape Mount Counties. According to a release, the initiative, funded…
The Liberia Airport Authority (LAA) has commenced the development of a long-term comprehensive strategic plan to bolster the country’s aviation infrastructure and services. The initiative, which began by enhancing the skills and capabilities of LAA’s managers, supervisors, and directors at the Roberts International Airport in Margibi County, coincided with the rollout of a meticulously crafted…
The Liberia Immigration Service (LIS), under the leadership of its Commissioner General Col. Elijah F. Rufus, strongly warns all officers across the country to desist from engaging in political or related activities that could compromise the neutrality and professional integrity of the institution. The Administration reminds all personnel that participation in political discussions, campaigns, or…
India’s Ambassador accredited near Monrovia, H.E. Manoj Bihari Verma, has promised his government’s commitment to boost Liberia’s technical and manpower sector. According to a Ministry of Labour release issued to this paper on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, the Indian Ambassador spoke when twenty-six staff of the Ministry of Labour received certificates in a capacity building…
Aggrieved students of the Bomi Community College on Monday, October 6, 2025, presented a petition to the local leadership of Bomi County, calling for urgent intervention in the ongoing nationwide strike by the Rural University and Colleges Faculty Association (RUCAFA). According to the Liberia Excellent News Network reporter, Gabriel M. C. Parker, this strike, which…
A multi-stakeholder dialogue held in Monrovia has called on the Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Health, for a stronger commitment to advance Liberia’s Family Planning (FP2030) goals. The dialogue aimed to ensure that everyone, particularly women, youth, and marginalized groups, has the freedom and ability to make informed, rights-based decisions about family planning…
Liberia’s Finance Minister, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan has rallied Liberians in the Diaspora to take advantage of ongoing initiatives by the Liberian government to improve the country. Speaking Saturday, September 27, 2025 at day two of the Inaugural Liberia Annual Diaspora Conference in Washington D.C., United States of America, Minister Ngafuan said that the Boakai-Koung government…
The Mayor of the Monrovia City Corporation, John-Charuk Siafa, has expressed willingness to enhance existing partnership with the Lions Club International aimed at undertaking humanitarian initiatives for underprivileged communities. Lions Clubs is an international service organization, currently headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois. As of January 2020, it had over 46,000 local clubs and more than…
