Less than a day after the Ministry of Health called for calm at the Phebe Hospital in Bong County, aggrieved workers on Monday, February 23, 2026, continued their strike action over several dissatisfactions, including salaries and a poor working environment. It can be recalled that the Ministry of Health, on Sunday, February 22, expressed deep…
Residents of Ganta are mourning the tragic drowning of two pupils of EJ Zion Nursery and Junior High School. Seven-year-old Miracle T. Roberts and eight-year-old Enoch Colema reportedly drowned on Monday, February 23, 2026 in a nearby sandpit. Their bodies were taken to Ganta United Methodist Hospital. According to Radio Kerghemahn in Ganta, Preliminary reports…
The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA), Grand Cape Mount County Detachment, has arrested a suspect for illegal possession and transportation of narcotics. According to a press release, the arrest took place on Thursday, February 19, 2026 during a routine search operation at the Bo-Waterside Port of Entry. The suspect, Bubakar Jalloh, is an 18-year-old young man…
The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Labor, has issued a strong warning to the group of contract workers at AFCONS Company in Tokedh to immediately resume their duties or face consequential job loss. AFCONS, the largest subcontractor for ArcelorMittal Liberia, employs over eight hundred workers. However, the company is currently winding down its…
The Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) has ended a two-day Annualization Workshop designed to reinforce its Five-Year Strategic Plan covering 2025–2029. Held at a local hotel on the outskirts of Monrovia, the workshop brought together senior officers of the Service to review strategic priorities and assess implementation progress. Participants were divided into working groups to critically…
The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), through its Department of Economic Management and the Debt Management Unit, has commenced a week-long workshop in Buchanan to develop and validate the Government of Liberia’s Public Debt Procedural Manual. The workshop brings together key government institutions, including the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, the General…
In continuation of its public engagement on the ongoing Boundary Delimitation Review Process, the National Elections Commission of Liberia (NEC-Liberia), in partnership with the UNDP Liberia Electoral Support Project, is today hosting a day-long advocacy strategy session with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and the media at the European Union Embassy in Monrovia. The session, organized…
The Liberia National Police (LNP) has issued a Clearance Certificate to former Deputy Youth and Sports Minister J. Bryant McGill, exonerating him from the crime of rape. According to a police report issued on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, Miss Emma Pour, 23 years of age, on behalf of her sister, victim F.P.C.D, whose full name…
Officials of the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission have outlined new steps aimed at strengthening the fight against corruption across the country. Speaking on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, on OK FM, Executive Director James K. Kingsley said the Commission’s Five-Year Strategic Plan focuses on prevention, enforcement, public education, and building a stronger institution. According to him, the…
The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA), Rivercess County Detachment, has arrested two Liberian nationals in a major anti-drug operation involving illegal narcotics and live ammunition. According to a release dated Tuesday, February 18, 2026, on February 17, at approximately 6:00 PM, LDEA officers assigned to the Boegeezay Checkpoint intercepted and arrested Teah Toe, 54, and…
