The issue of unemployment in Liberia is a serious discussion that both past and present governments have sought to address. In fact it is one of the primary reasons new governments are elected from time to time, as most politicians would use job provision as the basis for their political campaign. Despite efforts locally and internationally…
Renowned Liberian Lawyer, Cllr. Tiawan S. Gongloe, has called on all Liberians to make a bold and decisive change to fight corruption. Speaking to a host of Liberians over the weekend, Cllr. Gongloe proposed dozens of legal reforms within the Liberian legal systems as a paradigm of ending corruption in the public sector and the…
The Assistant Minister for Urban Affairs at the Ministry of Internal Affairs Mike Jabateh has rained praises on President Joseph N. Boakai for allowing him (Jabateh) to face justice without interference of the Executive, after he threatened the life of Montserrado County District #10 Representative Yekeh Kolubah. Speaking with a team of reporters Monday, August 26, 2024…
To end post electoral violence in Liberia, a nongovernmental organization, Migrant as Messengers Association of Liberia (MAMAL), continued its post-election peace and reconciliation campaign through sports in Montserrado and Grand Cape Mount Counties, tagged: “Let’s play and keep the peace.” The awareness seeks to bring young Liberians from various political and non-political institutions and inform…
A tragic incident in the forest of Duogee Town, B’hai Administrative District, Grand Gedeh County, has claimed the lives of three Burkinabe. The deceased have been identified as Sawadog Mohammed Desire, 34, Yameogo Oliver, 25, and Tiono Ouibila, 25. A survivor of the incident has also been identified as Antoine Tapsoba, 34. This event occurred…
The Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection has trained over fifty (50) Directors, Coordinators and Technical Staff of the Gender and Social Inclusion Unit (GSIU) from five (5) implementing government ministries of the Liberia Women Empowerment Project (LWEP) under Component 4 of the project. The Liberia Women Empowerment Project is a five (5) year…
The violent protest that erupted on Thursday, August 22, 2024 at the Headquarters of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) did not take away any life as claimed by authorities of CDC, the Liberia National Police (LNP) has disclosed. LNP has termed as untrue and misleading information circulating on social media that the man who…
Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) Political Leader, George Weah has complained President Joseph N. Boakai to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for what he called “unprovoked attack” on the headquarters of CDC. In his letter to ECOWAS, Weah said his political institution was attacked on Thursday, August 22, 2024 by Liberian security forces…
At least 14 rioters, who were arrested by the Liberia National Police during the August 22, 2024 violent protest at the headquarters of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) have been charged and forwarded to court for prosecution. The suspects were charged with Criminal Attempt to Commit Murder, Criminal Facilitation, Criminal Solicitation, Criminal Conspiracy,…
President Joseph N. Boakai has disclosed that Liberia is the most forested country in West Africa, with approximately 69% of its land area, about 6.7 million hectares covered by forests. Speaking Friday, August 23, 2024 at the 124th National Black Business Conference held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, the President said Liberia’s forests constitute at…
