As a way of helping people with disabilities in Liberia, The Global Outreach Ministry based in the United States of America has donated assorted food and non-food items to the Group of 77. The donation includes crutches, toilets, walkers, wheelchairs, clothing, pinto beans and oil, which is estimated at US$20,000, with shipping costs of $6,221,…
On Wednesday, March 12, 2025, Decoration Day was observed, marking nearly 35 years since the violent killing of President Samuel Kanyan Doe, along with several key staff members and Armed Forces of Liberia personnel, in 1990. In commemoration of the day, a group of kinsmen of the late Liberian leader, led by Jacob Debee, the…
The Government of Liberia(GoL) has officially launched the new Visa on Arrival (visaonarrival.lis.gov.lr) and Re-entry Permit (reentryvisa.lis.gov.lr) Issuing System in collaboration with the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) and the project contractor – consortium CETIS, one of the Europe’s leading companies in security printing and identity management, and ZIP SOLUTIONS, on 11 March 2025. According to…
The World Bank has launched its flagship report, the Liberia Country Economic Memorandum, titled “Escaping the Natural Resource Trap: Pathways to Sustainable Growth and Economic Diversification in Liberia.” This report provides an in-depth analysis of Liberia’s economic outlook and examines on how the country’s vulnerability to external shocks has influenced its sustainable growth and development….
The Liberian Senate has voted to invite officials of key government functionaries to appear before its requisite committees to provide answers to the questionable status of the Japanese Grant to Liberia over the years. The Japanese Grant to Liberia primarily focuses on providing financial aid for development projects, particularly in areas like healthcare, infrastructure, education,…
The outgoing Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia, Sie-A-Nyene G. Yuoh, appeared to have aimed at public members and politicians who frequently criticize their decisions, especially in high-profile cases, emphasizing that their role is not to please any parties appearing before them but to interpret the law. Chief Justice Yuoh made these remarks…
The House of Representatives has categorically clarified that at no time did President Joseph Nyuma . Boakai meet with Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon to warn him about settling the ongoing crisis within the House or risk losing his support as Speaker of the 55th Legislature. The House further stated that these allegations are baseless, misleading and…
It has been barely 10 years since the end of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) that claimed nearly 6,000 precious lives of Liberians; hence, families of those who lost their lives in that pandemic will join other Liberians to pay homage to their loved ones during the official celebration of Decoration Day on tomorrow, Wednesday,…
The Plenary of the Liberian Senate has mandated all top officials at the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) to appear before the Committees on Public Account and Audits and Autonomous Agencies and Corporation on the account of “fake” performance and financial report provided by the entity. The Plenary took the decision ion Thursday, March 6,…
Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan has called for an end to widespread misconceptions surrounding Liberia’s national budget, while calling for “budget literacy.” The remark of the minister comes in response to recent media reports accusing the government of overspending its FY2024 budget, an allegation he categorically rejects as misleading and unfounded. Minister…
