Liberia’s Vice President, Jeremiah Kpan Koung, has called on all citizens, government officials to actively participate in agricultural development, whether through small backyard gardens or large-scale farming projects. According to him, such efforts are essential to supporting the government’s ARREST agenda across all sectors. “Liberia is a country blessed with fertile soil that, even when…
The Ministry of Labour, on ‘Special Presidential Mandate’, has launched a major verification exercise of strict compliance by foreign workers in possession of Valid Alien Work Permits, threatening tough punitive actions against non-compliant investment conglomerates. A release issued in Monrovia on Sunday, June 8, 2025 said that the nationwide verification exercise is basically aimed at…
As part of commitment of the new administration of the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) headed by Honorable Elijah Rufus, officers of the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) are currently in Buchanan City, Grand Bassa Country, for a one-week in-house retreat. The retreat is an intensive working session of the LIS to review the its policies and…
United States Ambassador to Liberia Mark C. Toner says his country looks forward to collaborating with Liberia in areas of regional security, rule of law, and democratic integrity. The US Ambassador made the statement on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, during a courtesy call on Liberia’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Cllr N. Oswald Tweh,…
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has received a donation of three Toyota Land Cruiser jeeps, two double-cab Land Cruiser pickups, and seventeen Yamaha motorbikes for health emergency response. The donation was made on June 3, 2025, by Plan International through the Resilient and Sustainable Systems for Health (RSSH) initiative. According to a June 4, 2025,…
A high-level meeting to discuss a transformative partnership aimed at establishing a state-of-the-art multi-user hub for shipbuilding, maintenance, and a fully integrated shipyard in the Ports of Monrovia and Buchanan between the Management of the National Port Authority (NPA) and the MakeGroup Company in Korea. The information was contained in a Tuesday, June 3, 2025,…
The Mano River Union (MRU) convened a high-level sensitization meeting to engage stakeholders from its four member states on the establishment of the MRU Transboundary Water Basins Management Office (TWBMO). According to a press release dated June 4, 2025, the meeting brought together representatives from the water, forestry, environmental, and natural resource management sectors of…
The Liberian Senate has officially confirmed Elijah Rufus as the Commissioner General (U-300) of the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS). Rufus, who was serving as the Acting Commissioner General, appeared before the Senate for confirmation in May. However, the hearing was postponed to address sensitive security issues related to Liberia’s borders and other joint security matters….
Our Country, Liberia, has once again regained its prominence in global affairs, following decades of self-inflicted conflict that tore the African nation to shreds. On Tuesday, June 3, 2025, Africa’s first Negro Republic was elected to occupy one of the two seats allocated for Africa on the UN Security Council UNSC), with a decisive record…
To improve healthcare access for low-income earners, the physically challenged, and the general population of Liberia, the Joseph Boakai-led government is set to launch the National Health Insurance Scheme. This initiative was first announced by the president during his State of the Nation Address in January 2025. The scheme will be implemented by the Liberia…
