President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has told delegates at the World Food Forum currently happening in Rome, Italy, that the Agro-Industrial Development Program will be central to Liberia’s vision for food security, economic growth and wealth creation in rural areas. Addressing the forum on Monday, October 14, 2024, President Boakai said the program is expected to…
Save the Children Liberia has launched the Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA), an activity of the Local and Regional Procurement (LRP) under the LEARN II project to be rolled out in River Gee and Grand Gedeh Counties. LEARN II is the Liberia Empowerment Through Attendance, Reading, and Nutrition, being funded by the United States…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has arrived in Rome, Italy, to participate in the World Food Forum which is expected to take place today, October 14-18, 2024. According to an Executive Mansion release dated October 12, 2024, the event, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), will bring together global leaders and stakeholders to discuss…
President Joseph N. Boakai on Friday, October 11, 2024, broke grounds for the construction of Liberia’s first 20 Megawatts solar farm at the Mount Coffee Power Plant. President Boakai said the 20MW solar farm will address power shortage during the dry season through the integration of solar energy, which is abundant during the dry season…
In his resignation letter on October 10, 2024, Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) Officer-in-charge Christopher Peters, Sr., did not state clear-cut why he was stepping aside from the post, but mentioned several issues that are probably stalling operations at the agency. In his letter addressed to Minister of State Sylvester M. Grigsby, Peters asked the…
Following a careful review of his nearly nine months in office, the Independent Civil Society Union of Liberia (ICSUL) has joined President Joseph Nyuma Boakai in hailing what it terms as splendid and enviable performance of Labor Minister, Cllr. Cooper W. Kruah, Sr. Amid recent media reports quoting Presidential Press Secretary, Kula Fofana as saying…
Retired Lieutenant General Daniel Opande, former Commander of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), recently paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Liberia, Brigadier General Davidson Fayiah Forleh at his Barclay Training Center office in Monrovia. According to an AFL release dated Friday, October 11, 2024, the…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has visited the family of the late Centenarian Alhaji Amadu Sheriff in Chocolate City to offer his condolences and express solidarity with the bereaved family. The President, recalling his personal connection with the late Alhaji Sheriff, described him as a dear friend, a brother, and a statesman who had made immense…
Following a report of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s refusal to meet with Commerce Minister Amin Modad on late Tuesday, October 8, 2024, the minister has resigned his post amid his involvement in a US$96,000 vehicle purchase that has since brought him to public ridicule. In Modad’s resignation letter to President Boakai on Wednesday, October 9,…
Matters could be getting worse for the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) Commissioner Dorbor Jallah, with Margibi County Senator Nathaniel McGill calling for him to be investigated amid the resignation of his accomplice, Commerce Minister Amin Modad in a US$96,000 vehicle saga. Senator McGill said despite the resignation of former Commerce Minister Amin Modad, investigation should…
