The Vice President of Liberia Jeremiah Koung has condemned the recent protest by some community and traditional society members in Yekepa which disrupted the operations of ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) for a week. ArcelorMittal is Liberia’s largest foreign direct investment, the highest contributor to government’s revenue and the largest private sector employer. The company is currently…
ArcelorMittal-Liberia (AML) has strongly refuted the claims made in The Observers newspaper’s article dated May 16, 2024, under the headline “Boakai Demands Clarity, Equity in Multiuser Railway Projects.” According to the company, the article misrepresents AML’s stance and ongoing efforts regarding the Yekepa-to-Buchanan railway and port infrastructure, and we feel compelled to set the record…
In a fiery critique, Jefferson Tamba Koijee, Secretary General of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), has lambasted Senator Abraham Darius Dillon of Montserrado County, branding him as a “composition of deceptions and a walking contradiction.” Koijee in a commentary, titled “A Monument of Contradiction and Betrayal of 24 Promises,” accused Dillon of a litany…
Gbarpolu County Senator, Amara Konneh has supported the Liberia National Police (LNP) full compliance regulation on motorcyclists. Senator Konneh in a Facebook post on Thursday, May 16, 2024 said people admire Rwanda for its helmet policy but ”We don’t want to do the same in our country. We want things to improve but we are…
In a recent interview at the Africa-US Business Summit, President Boakai expressed deep concerns about the legacy of defunct mining sites in Liberia. Once vibrant communities, these areas are now ghost towns, their prosperity erased by the exodus of mining companies. The President mentioned specific sites: Mano River, LMC in Tubmanburg, Bong Mines in Bong…
President Joseph N. Boakai has called on the Director General of the Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA) Cllr. Neto Zarzar Lighe to offer certificates of competence and other officer courses for cadets who are currently onboard vessels and those joining the institution. Delivering the keynote address at the 3rd Graduation Ceremony of the Liberia Maritime Training…
Women of Nimba County have distanced themselves from reports that they want world steel giant ArcelorMittal-Liberia out of their county. In a statement read at a press conference, the women said “First and foremost, we wish to unequivocally distance the people of Nimba from the recent disruptions orchestrated by a small, hired group from some…
The President Pro-Tempore of the Liberian Senate, Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence has disclosed that the second quarter of their sitting will be robust on implementation, monitoring and evaluation especially, with the various allotments in the 2024 National budget. Pro-Tempore Karnga-Lawrence made the statement on Thursday, May 16, 2024 at the opening of the second quarter. Senator Lawrence…
The Liberian Senate has inducted the newest Senator of Nimba County, Nya D. Twayen following his certification by the National Elections Commission (NEC) as winner of the April 22, 2024 by-election. The Liberian Senate presided over by its Pro Tempore, Nyonblee Kangar Lawrence, administered the oath of office on Thursday, May 16, 2024 and officially…
The Resident Representative and Ambassador of the President of the ECOWAS Commission to Liberia, Josephine Nkrumah, says education is the most relevant measure any country can deplore in the prevention of terrorism and violent extremism. Violent extremism is the beliefs and actions of people who support or use violence to achieve ideological, religious, or political…
