The Government of Liberia and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement to establish a new 40-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) worth SDR 155 million (approximately US$209 million), and awaiting final approval by IMF Executive Board and discussion with Liberia scheduled for September 25, 2025. Addressing an Information Ministry press briefing on…
Liberia’s former Minister of State for Presidential Affairs now Senator of Margibi County, Nathaniel F. McGill, through his legal team, has filed for a Writ of Prohibition against the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC). McGill’s writ seeks to halt any ongoing investigation into his actions during his tenure as Minister of State for Presidential Affairs under…
The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection through President Joseph N. Boakai is expected to launch the ‘Street Child Project’ titled “Support A Child, Save The Future,” with efforts aimed towards addressing the alarming crisis of street children. The program is expected to take place today, August 28, 2024, at the EJS Ministerial Complex in…
Amidst several incidents of violence in the country recently, the Liberian National Police (LNP) has condemned such acts and vowed to do all it can to maintain peace in Liberia. Speaking Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at the Ministry of Information regular press briefing, Col. William K. Mulbah, Deputy Inspector General for Administration of the LNP,…
The Sinoe County Health Team has confirmed an outbreak of the Monkeypox virus with six suspected cases currently under investigation in District #2. This alarming development was disclosed on Tuesday by Mr. Osieh G. Smith, Risk and Communication Director for the Sinoe County Health Team. Speaking to the press, Mr. Smith detailed that the Monkeypox…
It’s been over a month since the hearing of an appeal by the Supreme Court of Liberia in a case filed by former Chief Justice Cllr. Gloria Musu-Scott along with three other family members who were sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of the late Charloe Musu. The Supreme Court is now set to…
President Joseph Boakai has announced the establishment of student and faculty exchange programs between universities in the United States and Liberia. He made the disclosure upon his arrival at Roberts International Airport on Sunday, August 25, 2024, after his visit to the United States, where he delivered the keynote address at the 124th National Black Business…
The Monrovia Central Prison Deputy Superintendent for Administration Joel Justin Juah has called on the Government of Liberia to through the Presidency to engage the Legislature in making sure that the Bureau of Corrections and Rehabilitation be granted an autonomous agency status. Deputy Supt. Juah made the statement during the August 24 Flag Day celebration…
The issue of unemployment in Liberia is a serious discussion that both past and present governments have sought to address. In fact it is one of the primary reasons new governments are elected from time to time, as most politicians would use job provision as the basis for their political campaign. Despite efforts locally and internationally…
Renowned Liberian Lawyer, Cllr. Tiawan S. Gongloe, has called on all Liberians to make a bold and decisive change to fight corruption. Speaking to a host of Liberians over the weekend, Cllr. Gongloe proposed dozens of legal reforms within the Liberian legal systems as a paradigm of ending corruption in the public sector and the…
