The Liberia Medicines & Health Products Regulatory Authority (LMHRA) and stakeholders across Africa are in Liberia for a conference on Pharmacovigilance and Clinical Trials. Pharmacovigilance is the science and activities that focus on detecting, assessing, understanding, and preventing adverse effects or other problems related to medicines and vaccines. Its main goal is to protect public…
During day one of a two-day Cabinet Focal Persons (CFP) Capacity Building Workshop on Cabinet Documentation & Decision Support, the Director General of the Cabinet, Nathaniel Kwabo, emphasized the critical role CFPs play in ensuring effective operations across all line ministries and agencies. The workshop was held under the theme, “Strengthening Policy Implementation.” Cabinet Focal…
In an emotional tribute to the late Minister of State for Presidential Affairs, Sylvester M. Grigsby, President Joseph N. Boakai described his longtime friend and former schoolmate as a “trusted friend and loyal servant” during a solemn funeral service in the United States of America. The Liberian leader, who tribute was delivered by his son,…
The United Nations (UN) in Liberia through UNFPA Liberia in partnership with the Government of Liberia have launch a US$15.4 million National Action Plan for Youth, Peace and Security (NAP-YPS). The NAP-YPS is the outcome of years of advocacy by young people around the world, including Liberia, which led to the adoption of the UN…
The Managing Director of the Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC), Amos Tweh, has disclosed that Liberia has one of the highest storage fees on petroleum products in the region and even across the world. Speaking with reporters recently after a meeting with Liberia’s Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung and petroleum actors at the Liberian Senate,…
Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) Political Leader, Ex-President George Manneh Weah, has appointed former Speaker of the 55th Legislature, Cllr J. Fonati Koffa, to Chair a committee set up to construct a new national headquarters. Former President Weah’s August 25, 2025 action follows the demolition of the party’s previous headquarters in Congo Town as a…
A group under the banner “Liberia Alcohol Policy Alliance” (LAPA) has launched a Civil Society Shadow Report on the implementation of the Framework for the implementation of the Global Alcohol Action Play 2022-2030 in Liberia, while urging activation of coordination mechanisms, enhancing stakeholder awareness, and prioritizing alcohol harm prevention programs. Recently, at least 30 Liberian…
The Ministry of Transport has launched a 15-day nationwide rail inspection exercise aimed at strengthening safety and operational standards across Liberia’s railway network. The exercise, which began Friday, August 22, 2025, covers rail corridors in Nimba, Bong, Grand Bassa, and Montserrado counties. Two inspection teams comprising rail technicians and engineers have been dispatched under the supervision…
During the celebration of the 22nd anniversary of the Accra Comprehensive Peace Accord, the Director General of the Civil Service Agency of Liberia, Dr. Josiah F. Joekai, called on Liberians to recommit to unity as a way of protecting the peace that the country enjoys. Organized by the Kofi Annan Institute for Conflict Transformation, in…
The Archdiocese of Monrovia has brought together stakeholders in the education sector, including the Catholic National Secretariat, the National Education Council, school administrators, teachers, and members of the Association of Catholic Teachers and Students (ACTS) at a special meeting marking the opening of the 2025/2026 school year. The gathering, held at the Polygym of Stella…
