Mrs. Joana Domingo Joekai has tendered her resignation as Director of Nursing Services at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center (JFKMC), ending nearly two years of high‑impact leadership marked by sweeping reforms in nursing administration, professional standards, and patient care across Liberia’s three national referral hospitals. Mrs. Joekai’s resignation, effective August 25, 2026, follows what…
By: Victor D. Quitee Monrovia, Liberia – Renowned Liberian playwright, theatre director, educator, and Executive Director of Dehkontee Artists Theatre, Inc. (DATI), Dr. Rabbi Prince Joseph Tomoonh-Garlodeyh Gbaba, Sr., has been selected by His Excellency President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. to receive one of Liberia’s prestigious national honors—the Order of the Star of Africa with…
The Political Leader of the opposition Movement for Progress Change (MPC) Simeon Freeman has accused President Joseph Nyuma Boakai of benefiting from the US$19.2 million drugs arrested on June 9, 2026, at the Roberts International Airport. Appearing on a local radio station (Okay FM) yesterday, Mr. Freeman accused President Boakai of being aware of the…
Liberia’s House of Representatives has approved a proposal to increase the number of seats from 73 to 89 by adding 16 new seats. The proposal has now been sent to the Senate for consideration. However, Senator Abraham Darius Dillon, Cllr. Lafayette B Gould, Senator Amara Konneh, and several other Liberians have objected, arguing that the…
A joint public hearing is currently underway at the House of Representatives, where current and former government officials are appearing before the Joint Public Accounts and Expenditure Committee to respond to issues raised in the Auditor General’s Special Reconciliation Audit. The hearing is focused on government tax revenues collected through Government Transitory Bank Accounts and…
The Director General of the Liberia Broadcasting System (LBS), Eugene L. Fahngon, has debunked various online news and other media outlets that the Consolidated Group Incorporated, the official service provider of DSTV, has encouraged LBS to upload television content to the DSTV satellite platform. Verity online TV reported that Consolidated Group Incorporated (CGI) submitted a…
In a major step toward addressing mental health challenges in Liberia’s higher education sector, the African Methodist Episcopal University (AMEU) has announced the launch of a comprehensive campus-wide Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Program aimed at providing counseling, trauma support, and emotional wellness services for students, faculty, and staff. The initiative, which officially begins…
Latest report emanating from Ganta City, Nimba County, says an unidentified man believed to be in his late 40s was found dead on Tuesday after lying motionless for several hours on a market table in the LPRC Zone 3 Community. According to residents, the man was first noticed at about 11:00 a.m. and was initially…
State Radio ELBC has confirmed that the first group of Liberians requesting voluntary repatriation from South Africa has safely arrived home via the Robert International Airport. Seventeen of the twenty-nine citizens seeking assistance returned through the Roberts International Airport, where they were received by officials of the Liberia Refugee Repatriation and Resettlement Commission, headed by…
Hundreds of students converged at the Lower Margibi County Office of the Ministry of Labor in Harbel City on Tuesday following the official announcement of the 2026 Vacation Job Program aimed at providing temporary employment opportunities for students during the school vacation. The announcement was made by the Labor Commissioner for Lower Margibi County, Johnson…
