The Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) on Monday, October 6, 2025, commenced a four-day capacity-building workshop on the Mini-Grid Tariff Tool and Methodology, organized in collaboration with the African Forum for Utility Regulators (AFUR). The training, held at a local hotel, brings together policy makers and key electricity sector stakeholders from the Ministry of Mines…
The Liberia National Police (LNP) has announced that they are actively investigating a disturbing report of an alleged gang rape involving a 60-year-old female victim in Ganta, Nimba County. According to a press release dated October 6, 2035, one suspect has been arrested and charged. A second suspect remains at large, and a manhunt is…
Nearly a month after the tragic oxygen explosion at the Mira Gas Company along the Japanese freeway, the Liberia National Fire Service (LNFS), the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have provided differing accounts regarding the results of the investigation and the reported fatalities. Speaking on behalf of the LNFS,…
Aggrieved students of the Bomi Community College on Monday, October 6, 2025, presented a petition to the local leadership of Bomi County, calling for urgent intervention in the ongoing nationwide strike by the Rural University and Colleges Faculty Association (RUCAFA). According to the Liberia Excellent News Network reporter, Gabriel M. C. Parker, this strike, which…
In observance of World Contraceptive Day 2025, a group under the banner “Youth Arise 4 Development” (YA4D), in collaboration with the West Point Adolescents Initiative and with generous support from DKT International Liberia, has empowered over 300 youth in West Point and New Kru Town through a two-day awareness and engagement campaign. This year’s global…
Speaking at the Ministry of Information’s regular press briefing in Monrovia on Thursday, October 2, 2025, Deputy Minister, Daniel Sando said the statement by the President of the Press Union of Liberia is baseless and a distortion of the facts. Sando said the commitment the government of Liberia has shown to freedom of the press…
Concerns are mounting among citizens over what many describe as selective justice in Liberia’s legal system after the court jailed a 34-year-old contractor of the Ministry of Agriculture, Sando Kromah at the Monrovia Central Prison on allegation of rape, while suspended Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Bryant McGill, who faces similar accusations, remains a…
The joint legislative committee of the 54th Legislature rejected the ratification of a 25 year renewal of Arcelormittal’s Concession Agreement on grounds that the company contravenes the Mining Law of 2000. The joint committee in their 2023 report indicated that the previous Mineral Development Agreement according to Article 1(1.7); Article IV (2) defines AML’s concession…
The Ministry of Agriculture has announced the conclusion of a three-day assessment mission with the Mainland Group of Companies from China. The Group is preparing a US$100 million investment in Liberia’s agricultural sector. Speaking Thursday October 2,2025, at the Ministry of information regular press briefing, Daniel O. Sando, Deputy Minister for Press & Public Affairs,…
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 approved the immediate disbursement of US$26.5 million in Special Drawing Rights (SDR) to Liberia. According to a MFDP release, the IMF’s Board decision followed the completion of the Article IV Consultation and second review of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement…
