The House of Representatives has mandated its Committees on Investment & Concessions, Banking & Currency, and Judiciary to review strategic agreements submitted for ratification by President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr,. The agreements, which include a Strategic Partnership Agreement between the Government of Liberia and Afriland First Holding, a Shareholders Agreement, and the Articles of Incorporation…
The Cultural Attaché to the Embassy of Liberia in the People’s Republic of China, Jon Bricks, has committed to advancing Liberia’s cultural presence on the global stage in order to enhance diplomatic cooperation and increase tourism revenue. Speaking on Thursday, May 22, 2025, Bricks emphasized that Liberia possesses a rich cultural heritage and an inspiring…
This paper has confirmed reports of the passing of the former First Lady of Liberia, Nancy B. Doe, widow of slain Liberian President Samuel Kanyan Doe. Family sources disclosed on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, that Madam Doe passed peacefully after a protracted period of illness. Nancy was born in 1949 in Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County….
Following a comprehensive investigation by the Bureau of Corrections and Rehabilitation (BCR) at the Ministry of Justice, two correction officers and an inmate from the Monrovia Central Prison (South Beach) have been arrested for allegedly importing and selling drugs inside the prison. The two correction officers are John Flomo and Thomas Kiazolu, and the inmate…
The Deputy Commissioner General for Operations at the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS), Atty. A. Kundukai Jaleiba Sr., is participating in a four-day intensive meeting with top African government officials at the 2025 ID4Africa Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The purpose of this meeting is to promote the digitalization of individual identification in both the private…
Representing the Republic of Liberia at the 34th Executive Committee Meeting of the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe held in Strasbourg, His Excellency Ambassador Dr. Teeko Tozay Yorlay, Sr., delivered a powerful statement on behalf of Her Excellency Madam Sara Beysolow Nyanti, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Government of Liberia. In his…
A team of officers from the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA), led by the Deputy Commander, conducted a search and seizure operation in the Tienpo and Younken communities of River Gee County. According to a press release dated May 21, 2025, the operation resulted in the discovery of illegal substances in the homes of three…
Liberia’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Ambassador Robert Y. Lormia, II, has expressed unhappiness of the pledge to eradicate international terrorism, thereby increasing acts of terrorism as well as swelling the number of terrorist organizations around the world. In an interaction at the Annual Joint Consultative meeting between the African Union Peace and Security Council and the…
In an intriguing keynote address delivered at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris during Africa Week 2025, Ambassador Lorenzo Llewellyn Witherspoon, Special Envoy on Cultural & Heritage Diplomacy for the Republic of Liberia, issued a resounding call for global solidarity to restore African heritage through the transformative pillars of education, culture, and science. According to a release…
During a session with the Liberian Senate Committee on National Security and Defense on May 19, 2025, the Commissioner General-designate of the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS), Elijah F. Rufus, stated that if confirmed, his leadership would engage with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and other regional…
