The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through the Climate Information Systems (CIS) Project, has launched a training and validation program to empower women as Climate Ambassadors and members of Disaster Management Committees. According to a press release dated January 28, 2026, EPA Executive Director Dr. Emmanuel K. Urey Yarkpawolo noted that climate change is already disrupting…
The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL) has lauded President Joseph Nyuma Boakai for his government’s ongoing anti-corruption reform efforts, calling for increased action to achieve greater positive results. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, CENTAL Executive Director Anderson Miamen said the institution took a keen interest in President Boakai’s Annual…
The Civil Society Network of Liberia (CSNL) has described as baseless and unfounded parading publications that the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) is investigating the Minister of Commerce & Industry, Madam Magdalene Dagoseh. The civil society group said the allegations are a fake publication intended to besmear the minister’s character and undermine her laudable gains at…
The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) announced on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, that eight men have been taken into custody and collectively fined US $500 for the illegal killing of a protected elephant in Sando Village, Bopolu County. According to a Liberia Excellent News Network (LENN) news report, the case, heard before the Bopolu City Magisterial Court,…
The Liberia National Police (LNP) is seeking the assistance of the public in locating Edwin Mulbah, an adult male suspected in a domestic violence incident that tragically resulted in the death of his girlfriend, Rachael Korto. The incident occurred on Sunday, January 25, 2026, at about 10:00 p.m. in Big Belleh Junction, Soul Clinic Community,…
The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Liberia, Cllr. N. Oswald Tweh, on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, met with FBI Transnational Anti-Corruption Partnership (TAP) Advisor Ms. Kristen Schill to advance cooperation in combating corruption, and transnational crime. According to a Justice Ministry release, the engagement focused on strengthening institutional collaboration, enhancing investigative capacity, promoting…
Integrating Rail System Operating Principles {RSOP} within ArcelorMittal Liberia’s third amendment risks undermining the authority of elected decision makers. On Tuesday, January 20, 2026, the House of Representatives passed Amendment No. 3 of ArcelorMittal Liberia’s (AML) Mineral Development Agreement (MDA). The passage followed presentation of a report by the Joint Committee on Investment and Concessions,…
Liberia’s Labour Minister, Cllr. Cooper W. Kruah, Sr., is challenging international NGOs, development partners, and related donor communities to navigate the rapidly changing landscape of Western aid cuts to address global inequities facing Liberia’s development programs. According to a release dated Monday, January 26, 2026, Minister Kruah emphasized the extra-protective role of INGOS in assisting…
The Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) has warned the general public and foreign residents in Liberia against engaging immigration officers as accomplices in the illegal acquisition of resident permits and other immigration documents. According to LIS leadership, ongoing investigations have uncovered that some compromised officers have been issuing fraudulent resident permits to clients, thereby granting illegal…
The Government of Liberia and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) have signed a US$30 million financing agreement to upgrade the Salayea–Konia Road in Lofa County, with an additional US$700,000 grant to improve health services along the Gbarnga–Voinjama Road Corridor. The agreement was signed at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning…
