The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), following its recent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, has raised the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 25 basis points to 17.25% for the second quarter of 2025. The MPC also maintained the reserve requirement ratios at 25% for Liberian Dollar deposits and 10% for U.S. Dollar deposits. The standing…
As the saying goes, women are result-oriented in the discharge of their officials duties. So this is in the case of the current County Commander of the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) of Bomi County Mercy Nagbe. The Bomi County Commander of Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) is said to be making headways among her fellow counties…
Former River Gee Senator Mathew N. Jaye has urged the Government of Liberia(GoL) through the Ministry of Public Works not to dismantle a bailey bridge in River Gee County for ITI in River Cess County. Former Senator Jaye said he reliably learnt that the GoL through the Minister of Public Works Roland Layfayetta Giddings has…
Liberia’s Ambassador to France, Dr. Teeko Tozay Yorlay, Sr., has informed Liberians in France that they are all ambassadors of Liberia, representing the country’s cultural heritage, image, and dignity. ‘‘ We are linked by our culture and language(s), making us one family and one people, regardless of where we live in France or where we…
As campaign for the much-publicized Nimba County By-Election intensifies, the National Civil Society Council of Liberia (NCSCL) has warned against growing violence. NCSCL in a statement issued Friday, April 11, 2025, detested the looming tension in the county ahead of the main process. In the statement issued under the signature of Chairperson, Madam Loretta Alethea…
A cautious call by the Reporters Association of Liberia(RAL) to all state actors, governments across the world and individuals in particular to treat journalists with dignity and respect is prudent and must be heeded for the betterment of the noble profession. RAL, whose call was contained in a statement issued in Monrovia sometimes ago, among…
A US Based Non for profit, non-political group, “Glamorous Girls Of Delaware Valley”, has extended its humanitarian assistance to the Redemption Hospital in the Municipal Borough of New Kru Town and the 14 Military Hospital. The group on Wednesday and Thursday, April 9-10, 2025, as part of its usual good way gesture donated over two…
Deepening land crises are causing chaos by the day, especially in Southeastern Liberia, where scores of clans, districts and counties are said to be neck-to-neck in the battle for land ownership. The conflict is being exacerbated in that part of the country, with River Gee County Electoral District #3 Representative Johnson Williams reporting the death…
On the day of presenting his first quarterly report for 2025, the Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr. Emmanuel Urey Yarkpawolo, formally informed swampland (wetland) dwellers of a planned massive demolition exercise. Speaking at a news conference held Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the EPA in Sinkor, Monrovia, the EPA boss notified…
Liberia’s Education Minister has said that the country remains firmly committed to multilateralism, sustainable development, and the transformative power of education, science, and culture. Speaking at the 221st Session in Paris, where Liberia sits on UNESCO Executive Board, Minister of Education Dr. Jarso Maley Jallah delivered a strong message on behalf of the government and…
