The joint legislative committee of the 54th Legislature rejected the ratification of a 25 year renewal of Arcelormittal’s Concession Agreement on grounds that the company contravenes the Mining Law of 2000. The joint committee in their 2023 report indicated that the previous Mineral Development Agreement according to Article 1(1.7); Article IV (2) defines AML’s concession…
The Ministry of Agriculture has announced the conclusion of a three-day assessment mission with the Mainland Group of Companies from China. The Group is preparing a US$100 million investment in Liberia’s agricultural sector. Speaking Thursday October 2,2025, at the Ministry of information regular press briefing, Daniel O. Sando, Deputy Minister for Press & Public Affairs,…
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 approved the immediate disbursement of US$26.5 million in Special Drawing Rights (SDR) to Liberia. According to a MFDP release, the IMF’s Board decision followed the completion of the Article IV Consultation and second review of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement…
The Liberia National Police has dispatched the first batch of 30 officers to Kigali, Rwanda for specialized training. The training of police officers is in line with a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Liberia National Police (LNP), represented by Inspector General, Gregory O. W. Coleman, and Inspector General, Felix Namuhoranye of the Rwanda National…
The Administration of the Bomi County Community College (BCCC) has announced its involvement into commercial agriculture enrichment program intended to buttress government’s support and financially empower students enrolled at the institution. Speaking in an interview with reporters in Tubmanburg on Thursday, October 2, Dr. Zobong B. Norman pointed out that the college currently has a…
Judge J. Boimah Konto of the Civil Law Court in Monrovia has ordered the arrest of several former government officials in connection with a missing 53.34-carat diamond. The arrest warrant listed Cllr. Frank Musa Dean, former Minister of Justice and Attorney General; Gesler Murray, former Minister of Mines and Energy; Mustapha Tounkara, President of the…
The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning has commenced hearings on the revenue component of the 2026 Budget. The revenue hearings follow weeks of hearings on the expenditure aspect. The hearings allow government ministries and agencies to defend their spending plans for the upcoming fiscal year. At the opening on Monday, Acting Minister of Finance…
The Mano River Union Secretariat has categorically denied allegations made by Liberia’s Deputy Information Minister Daniel Sando, claiming the organization is constructing a US$10 million Presidential Palace in Liberia. In a statement released on September 29, 2025, the Union described the claim as “devoid of truth”. Established in 1973, the Mano River Union aims to…
Nimba County Senator Nya D. Twayen has raised a ‘red flag’ over a proposed amendment to ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) Mineral Development Agreement (MDA), warning that it could grant the company control over Liberia’s national railroad system and Buchanan Iron Ore Port. According to Senator Twayen, the 54th Legislature in 2023 rejected a 25-year renewal of…
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay has blasted the National Association of Trial Judges’ (NATJL) statement regarding his son’s appointment as one of the associate magistrate judges for the judiciary. Speaking over the weekend, Chief Justice Gbeisay challenged the NATJL President Nancy Finda Sammy to produce any legal instrument,…
