Information Minister Jerolinmek M. Piah has condemned and blasted at Bong County District #5 Representative Marvin Cole for describing the arrest of former Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor as an attack on the people of Bong County calling the statement reckless and unacceptable from any leader. Speaking at the Ministry of Information’s regular press briefing…
The Government of Liberia and ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) have opened high-level consultations over the management of a US$5 million annual Community Development Fund, putting the distribution, control and accountability of millions of dollars in mining benefits under fresh stakeholder scrutiny. The consultation, held Monday, August 31, 2026, at the Ministry of Mines and Energy, brought…
Liberia’s main opposition leader and former President of Liberia George Manneh Weah is expected to return to Liberia today Wednesday, September 2, 2026, with an aggressive political agenda previously rallying Liberians against the Boakai-Koung administration and begin positioning himself for a return to the presidency in 2029. Weah, who governed Liberia from 2018 to 2024,…
Orange-Liberia Foundation, and the Orange Digital Center (ODC), has successfully concluded the 16th Edition of the Orange Social Venture Prize (OSVP) and the 8th National Pitching Competition in Liberia, celebrating a new generation of Liberian entrepreneurs whose innovative solutions are addressing critical challenges and creating opportunities across the country. The national pitching and award ceremony…
The Government of Liberia has announced that it has collected a massive US$955.20 million in cash receipts during Fiscal Year 2025, representing a 28 percent increase over the previous year, as the country closed the fiscal period with a reconciled cash balance of US$76.89 million, according to the Auditor-General’s latest report. According to a release…
The Liberia Airport Authority’s (LAA) Aviation Security Department (ASD) has announced special security measures ahead of the arrival of former President George M. Weah on Wednesday, September 2, 2026. According to a release, the security measures aim at ensuring a smooth process which will be characterized by a daylong of political activities whilst maintaining normal…
Former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor has asked the Monrovia City Court to postpone her preliminary examination by one day, citing her current health condition and a scheduled consultation with a physician familiar with her medical history. In a communication filed Tuesday, September 1, 2026, Taylor’s legal team requested that Stipendiary Magistrate Cllr. L. Ben Barco…
The Citizens Movement for Change (CMC) has declined an invitation from the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) to participate in an Opposition Leaders’ Roundtable scheduled for September 5, 2026, arguing that the proposed process has already predetermined the leadership and organizational structure of the opposition bloc. In a formal communication dated August 28, 2026, CMC…
The U.S. Treasury Department has vehemently rejected Margibi County Senator Nathaniel McGill’s bid to lift Global Magnitsky sanctions, finding that his election to Liberia’s Senate returned him to a position of public trust, from which he could engage in and benefit from corruption, and that he failed to produce the promised records regarding his business…
The preliminary examination of former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor in the controversial US$317 million cocaine trafficking case has been postponed to September 2, 2026, after prosecutors asked the Monrovia City Court for additional time to appear. The hearing, which was scheduled for Friday, August 28, before Stipendiary Magistrate Cllr. L. Ben Barco, will now be…
