The Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) has fined Orange Liberia the among of four million Liberian dollars (L$4,000,000) after finding the telecommunications company liable for the unauthorized issuance of a customer’s SIM card to a third party. According to telecommunications regulators, this compromises the customer’s privacy and telecommunications security. According to an official statement issued by…
The John F. Kennedy Medical Center has suspended Nurse Paola N. Bedell of the E.S. Grant Psychiatric Hospital with immediate effect. According to a release, Ms. Bedell’s suspension is a result of an audio message she allegedly shared in a WhatsApp group claiming that patients with Ebola‑like symptoms were being concealed by JFK and the…
A United States-based Liberian journalist, Moses D. Sandy, says President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s much-heralded anti-corruption campaign risks failure unless the president and officials conduct themselves in a manner that is above reproach. Mr. Sandy said some officials within the administration are engaged in corrupt practices. He added that since assuming political power in 2024, President…
The Chairman of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Constituency, Liberia’s Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, has underscored the resilience of the constituency’s countries amid mounting global economic uncertainties, while calling for deeper partnership and stronger institutional support from the African Development Bank Group. AfDB Constituency 15 comprises The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra…
A civil lawsuit filed before the Civil Law Court, Sixth Judicial Circuit, alleges that a security guard employed at a Monrovia business establishment brutally assaulted professional driver John F. Togba, causing serious bodily harm and permanent injuries. The lawsuit seeks millions of dollars in damages against four defendants, including Benedict Tingba, Pilot Security (through its CEO…
The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Labour, has announced that all foreign workers recruited for the 86Km Mendikorma Road Corridor project in Lofa County must obtain ECOWAS Alien Work Permits. “This is a requirement under our Decent Work Act (DWA) and forms part of broader compliance with ECOWAS Protocols among member states,” the…
The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Labour, has announced that all foreign workers recruited for the 86Km Mendikorma Road Corridor project in Lofa County must obtain ECOWAS Alien Work Permits. “This is a requirement under our Decent Work Act (DWA) and forms part of broader compliance with ECOWAS Protocols among member states,” the…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has signed Executive Order No. 165, renewing the Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation’s exemption from customs duties on critical operational equipment and supplies, in a move aimed at expanding access to clean water and improving sanitation nationwide. The order, issued May 22, 2026, restores exemptions that lapsed on March 17,…
A major step towards strengthening commercial ties between Liberia and the United States was taken on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, when more than 40 American businesses operating in Liberia convened at the United States Embassy in Monrovia for the inaugural meeting of the U.S. Business Dialogue. The inaugural gathering concluded with a unanimous decision to…
Health Authorities in Liberia have refuted rumors of suspected Ebola cases in Liberia warning against misinformation in public circle. In a release issued over the weekend, the Ministry of Health, the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), and the John F. Kennedy Medical Center (JFKMC) clarified that, contrary to misinformation currently circulating on social…
