The Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has met to discuss the results of the Foreign Assistance Review, which was conducted by the US State Department. At the meeting, the MCC Board decided that a decision on Liberia’s continued eligibility for a second compact will be made in December 2025 at the…
President Joseph Nyumah Boakai has returned to Liberia following his participation in the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) held in Yokohama, Japan. According to an Executive Mansion release, TICAD 9 was organized in collaboration with the United Nations, World Bank, and African Union Commission. TICAD has for over three decades, promoted…
Bong County District #3 Representative, Josiah Marvin Cole, has donated more than US$14,860 worth of food items to residents of his district in Gbarnga. The donation took place over the weekend at the lawmaker’s official residence, attracting supporters, community leaders, and beneficiaries. According to Representative Cole, over 600 bags of rice and other assorted food…
The All Retired Citizens Association of Liberia (ARCAL) has inducted its first-ever Board of Trustees since its establishment. The induction ceremony took place on Saturday, August 23, 2025, at St. Phillip’s Ecumenical High School located along the Japan Freeway in Gardnerville. Leading the newly installed board of Trustees is Bishop Nimley J. Donyen of the…
9), President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., held a strategic meeting with Dr. Takeharu Yamanaka, Mayor of Yokohama. The engagement highlighted opportunities for deepening collaboration and city-to-city partnerships between Liberia’s cities and Yokohama. During their exchange, President Boakai extended a formal invitation to Mayor Yamanaka to visit Liberia, highlighting the importance of personal engagement in strengthening…
President Joseph N. Boakai has held a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Japan, Shigeru Ishiba, in Yokohama ahead of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD). The meeting, according to an Executive Mansion release dated August 20, 2025, provided an opportunity for both leaders to reaffirm the strong bonds of friendship and…
The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) has deployed distinguished journalist and Attorney-at-Law Bruce Boweh to represent two Liberian journalists, Eric Opa Doue and Methuselah Gaye, who are currently facing criminal charges in Rivercess County. The charges of “criminal contempt of court” and “criminal coercion” stem from publications by the journalists that allege corruption within the…
Bill Jallah, who was accused of stabbing his girlfriend Princess Zuo to death, is asking Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie of Criminal Court ‘A’ to allow him enter a plea bargain for a lesser sentence. It can be recalled that Jallah allegedly wounded his sister and murdered his girlfriend during a violent incident in December 2024….
The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) is developing its new five-year strategic plan, designed to align closely with the Government of Liberia’s ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development. Speaking Tuesday, August 19, 2025, during the launch at the Finance Ministry in Monrovia, Acting Finance and Development Planning Minister, Hon. Anthony G. Myers, who also…
The Presidential Multi-Sectoral Committee on Drug and Substance Abuse has intensified its engagement with service providers as part of a national effort to curb the spiraling drug and substance abuse crisis. The meeting held on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, brought together service providers, policymakers, and international partners to deepen collaboration, strengthen referral pathways, and explore…
