Liberia has officially launched a revised Registered Midwifery Curriculum aimed at strengthening maternal and newborn healthcare, with authorities and international partners describing the initiative as a major step toward reducing the country’s high maternal and infant mortality rates. The launch, attended by government officials, development partners, health professionals, and members of the media, highlighted the…
The Liberia National Red Cross Society (LNRCS) has raised serious concerns over growing workplace safety failures across Liberia, calling for urgent national action to prevent disasters, injuries, and deaths as the country joined the global celebration of World Safety and Health at Work Day 2026. Speaking Tuesday, April 28, 2026, during the commemoration held in…
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has officially handed over a newly refurbished maternity complex at the John F. Kennedy (JFK) Medical Center in Monrovia, marking a major boost to Liberia’s campaign to reduce preventable maternal and newborn deaths. The project, implemented through the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) with support from the Government of…
President Joseph N. Boakai has warned African leaders that failure to invest in young people could fuel instability across the continent, calling for urgent action to build a new generation of peace leaders. Speaking Saturday, April 25, 2026, while receiving a prestigious peace honor at the 34th Africa Peace Awards hosted by the Center for…
A team of top six performing Liberian students is expected to depart in the last week of June for a one-week academic engagement in Côte d’Ivoire. The trip, according to J. MacMillan Vaye, Co-Founder of Liberia Olympic Foundation, is scheduled around a plenary session running from June 27 to July 4, 2026 and will bring…
The Government of Liberia, through the Justice Minister and Attorney General, Cllr. N. Oswald Tweh, Sr., has refuted claims that the government is stalling the establishment of a War and Economic Crimes Court (WECC), describing such assertions as “false, misleading, and far-fetched,” while attributing delays to technical reviews and gaps in cooperation. Speaking Thursday, April…
A rare gathering of international institutions and also Liberia’s most powerful institutions turned into a moment of blunt reckoning on corruption, as government officials, international partners, and civil society actors warned that despite growing political will, real progress remains painfully slow. Pradeep Wagle, Chief of the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Section at the United…
A new report by Integrity Watch Liberia (IWL) has raised urgent concerns over the rapid and largely unregulated expansion of artisanal mining across key parts of the country, warning of severe environmental damage, weak governance, and growing risks to national infrastructure. Speaking Wednesday, April 22, 2026, Integrity Watch Liberia Policy Analyst, Narvin N. Ireland, stated…
The Political leader of the Alternative National Congress (ANC), Alexander B. Cummings, has sharply criticized efforts by members of the House of Representatives to expel Montserrado County District #10 Representative, Yekeh Kolubah, describing the move as hypocritical and dangerous for Liberia’s democracy. In a strongly worded statement issued on his Facebook page on Tuesday, April…
President Joseph N. Boakai has delivered a blunt message on Liberia’s development priorities, declaring that the country must move beyond an economy dominated by hardware shops and embrace modern, people-centered investments. Speaking Friday, April 10, 2026, at the grand opening of the Monrovia Super Mall in Congo Town, the President praised the facility as a…
