The Political Leader of the opposition Movement for Progress Change (MPC) Simeon Freeman has accused President Joseph Nyuma Boakai of benefiting from the US$19.2 million drugs arrested on June 9, 2026, at the Roberts International Airport. Appearing on a local radio station (Okay FM) yesterday, Mr. Freeman accused President Boakai of being aware of the…
Liberia’s House of Representatives has approved a proposal to increase the number of seats from 73 to 89 by adding 16 new seats. The proposal has now been sent to the Senate for consideration. However, Senator Abraham Darius Dillon, Cllr. Lafayette B Gould, Senator Amara Konneh, and several other Liberians have objected, arguing that the…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has submitted a proposed US$18 million Investment Incentive Agreement between the Government of Liberia and CGL International Ltd. to the Legislature’s Committee on Investment for review. The proposed investment seeks to establish a rubber processing facility in Bong County, a project expected to create approximately 300 direct jobs, enhance local value…
A joint public hearing is currently underway at the House of Representatives, where current and former government officials are appearing before the Joint Public Accounts and Expenditure Committee to respond to issues raised in the Auditor General’s Special Reconciliation Audit. The hearing is focused on government tax revenues collected through Government Transitory Bank Accounts and…
Latest report emanating from Ganta City, Nimba County, says an unidentified man believed to be in his late 40s was found dead on Tuesday after lying motionless for several hours on a market table in the LPRC Zone 3 Community. According to residents, the man was first noticed at about 11:00 a.m. and was initially…
State Radio ELBC has confirmed that the first group of Liberians requesting voluntary repatriation from South Africa has safely arrived home via the Robert International Airport. Seventeen of the twenty-nine citizens seeking assistance returned through the Roberts International Airport, where they were received by officials of the Liberia Refugee Repatriation and Resettlement Commission, headed by…
Hundreds of students converged at the Lower Margibi County Office of the Ministry of Labor in Harbel City on Tuesday following the official announcement of the 2026 Vacation Job Program aimed at providing temporary employment opportunities for students during the school vacation. The announcement was made by the Labor Commissioner for Lower Margibi County, Johnson…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has ordered the immediate reopening of Phebe Hospital in Suacoco, Bong County, following a high-level meeting with key stakeholders aimed at resolving the recent disruption of healthcare services at one of Liberia’s principal referral hospitals. The President’s directive follows the temporary closure of the hospital, which resulted from disputes relating to…
The Monrovia City Corporation (MCC) has intensified ongoing cleanup and transformation efforts at the historic Palm Grove Cemetery as part of preparations for Liberia’s 179th Independence Day celebrations. On Friday, Monrovia City Mayor John-Charuk Siafa toured the cemetery to assess the progress of the ongoing works and reaffirm the City’s commitment to transforming one of…
The Joint Inspection Team of the Ministries of Public Works and Agriculture has embarked on the inspection of several ongoing road projects in Lofa County and other counties. As the Team continues its field operations, a spotlight was placed on key corridors including, Kolahun to Ndandu (9.0 km), Ndandu to Mawuyansu (8.0 km), Mawuyansu to…
