Liberia’s crackdown on illegal gold mining has intensified, with eight people arrested following a joint security operation targeting unauthorized mining activities allegedly linked to Ghanaian nationals and their Liberian collaborators in Gonelor, Grand Cape Mount County. The operation, involving the Liberia Immigration Service, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Ministry of Mines and Energy, Liberia National Police,…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai says Liberia must move beyond being a beneficiary of international peace efforts to become an influential voice in shaping the future of the United Nations, as the global body faces mounting pressure for relevance in an increasingly complex world. Addressing the commemoration of United Nations Day at the Ministry of Foreign…
A coalition of civil society organizations has called on the administration of Joseph Nyuma Boakai and the Legislature to impose an immediate moratorium on new mineral development agreements, warning that Liberia risks locking itself into long-term mining deals that fail to protect the country’s economic, environmental and community interests. The CSO Consortium on Minerals, Mining,…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has launched a US$35 million expansion and modernization project at the Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC), a major investment expected to double the company’s share of Liberia’s national petroleum storage capacity from approximately 25 percent to 50 percent. The project, which will add 50,000 metric tons of commercial petroleum storage capacity,…
With government tax exemptions and wasteful spending potentially costing Liberia nearly US$200 million annually, Nimba County District No. 7 Representative Musa Hassan Bility is calling for a sweeping legislative review, while demanding answers over shipping delays that reportedly leave imported goods stranded for up to five months, threatening the survival of local businesses. Bility has…
DStv is set to reshape the pay-tv experience in Liberia from November 5, introducing revamped subscription packages starting at US$7 per month as the company moves to make entertainment more accessible while expanding its sports and movie offerings. The sweeping changes, announced by MultiChoice Group, a CANAL+ company, represent one of DStv’s most significant product…
“Liberia must stop allowing its natural resources to leave the country with limited local processing and economic benefits,” prominent Liberian political figure Cllr. Tiawan Saye Gongloe has told President Joseph N. Boakai. Cllr. Gongloe, also the Political Leader of Liberia People’s Party (LPP), urged the Boakai administration to turn the country’s mineral and forest wealth…
Former presidential candidate and prominent Liberian lawyer Tiawan Saye Gongloe has demanded a full public accounting of President Joseph N. Boakai’s 23-day stay in the United States, questioning what the lengthy trip cost the Liberian people and what tangible benefits it delivered. In a strongly worded statement upon President Boakai’s return to Liberia on October…
The Ministry of Public Works has unveiled an expansive road and bridge construction program targeting 13 counties, with Public Works Minister Roland Layefette Giddings declaring that Liberia is on the verge of a major infrastructure construction boom. Appearing before the Executive Budget Hearing on Monday, October 5, 2026, Minister Giddings said government is deploying significant…
Finance Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan has challenged Liberia’s education authorities to strengthen accountability in the use of public funds, warning that government must be able to track what is actually happening in classrooms before committing additional resources to the sector. Minister Ngafuan made the remarks Tuesday, October 6, 2026, during the Executive Budget Hearing involving…
