Save the Children Liberia has launched the Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA), an activity of the Local and Regional Procurement (LRP) under the LEARN II project to be rolled out in River Gee and Grand Gedeh Counties. LEARN II is the Liberia Empowerment Through Attendance, Reading, and Nutrition, being funded by the United States…
Both Houses of the 55th Liberian Legislature will on today, October 15, 2024 begin sitting for the third quarter of the first session. The 3rd quarter is expected to run until December 31, 2024 when the first session will come to an end pending the commencement of the 2nd session next year January 2025. The resumption of…
The National Public Health Instituted of Liberia (NPHIL) has confirmed three new cases of the Monkeypox viral infection, bringing the total number to 11 since the disease was declared as an outbreak by the international health authorities. NPHIL Director General Dougbeh Chris Yahn told journalists at a news conference on Sunday, October 13, 2024, that…
The Judge of Criminal Court “C” at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia has banned over 20 alleged criminals from leaving Liberia based on multiple charges levied against them. Judge A. Blamo Dixon’s decision comes after the Government of Liberia prayed the court for a Writ of Ne-Exeat-Republica; stopping all the defendants from running away…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has arrived in Rome, Italy, to participate in the World Food Forum which is expected to take place today, October 14-18, 2024. According to an Executive Mansion release dated October 12, 2024, the event, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), will bring together global leaders and stakeholders to discuss…
As of September 30, 2024, the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) says it has successfully collected US$513.8 million or 74% of the total domestic revenue envelope of US$694.4 million, representing a 12% increase in domestic revenue compared to the same period last year. The collected amount is US$54.3 million more than the year-to-date revenue target. The…
President Joseph N. Boakai on Friday, October 11, 2024, broke grounds for the construction of Liberia’s first 20 Megawatts solar farm at the Mount Coffee Power Plant. President Boakai said the 20MW solar farm will address power shortage during the dry season through the integration of solar energy, which is abundant during the dry season…
In his resignation letter on October 10, 2024, Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) Officer-in-charge Christopher Peters, Sr., did not state clear-cut why he was stepping aside from the post, but mentioned several issues that are probably stalling operations at the agency. In his letter addressed to Minister of State Sylvester M. Grigsby, Peters asked the…
Following a careful review of his nearly nine months in office, the Independent Civil Society Union of Liberia (ICSUL) has joined President Joseph Nyuma Boakai in hailing what it terms as splendid and enviable performance of Labor Minister, Cllr. Cooper W. Kruah, Sr. Amid recent media reports quoting Presidential Press Secretary, Kula Fofana as saying…
Retired Lieutenant General Daniel Opande, former Commander of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), recently paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Liberia, Brigadier General Davidson Fayiah Forleh at his Barclay Training Center office in Monrovia. According to an AFL release dated Friday, October 11, 2024, the…
