President Joseph N. Boakai on Friday, May 6, 2025, paid a solemn visit to the residence of the late former First Lady of Liberia, Madam Nancy B. Doe, where he extended heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family. The visit came days after the announcement of Madam Doe’s passing, which has drawn an outpouring of grief…
The Ministry of Labour, on ‘Special Presidential Mandate’, has launched a major verification exercise of strict compliance by foreign workers in possession of Valid Alien Work Permits, threatening tough punitive actions against non-compliant investment conglomerates. A release issued in Monrovia on Sunday, June 8, 2025 said that the nationwide verification exercise is basically aimed at…
As part of commitment of the new administration of the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) headed by Honorable Elijah Rufus, officers of the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) are currently in Buchanan City, Grand Bassa Country, for a one-week in-house retreat. The retreat is an intensive working session of the LIS to review the its policies and…
United States Ambassador to Liberia Mark C. Toner says his country looks forward to collaborating with Liberia in areas of regional security, rule of law, and democratic integrity. The US Ambassador made the statement on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, during a courtesy call on Liberia’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Cllr N. Oswald Tweh,…
A high-level meeting to discuss a transformative partnership aimed at establishing a state-of-the-art multi-user hub for shipbuilding, maintenance, and a fully integrated shipyard in the Ports of Monrovia and Buchanan between the Management of the National Port Authority (NPA) and the MakeGroup Company in Korea. The information was contained in a Tuesday, June 3, 2025,…
The Mano River Union (MRU) convened a high-level sensitization meeting to engage stakeholders from its four member states on the establishment of the MRU Transboundary Water Basins Management Office (TWBMO). According to a press release dated June 4, 2025, the meeting brought together representatives from the water, forestry, environmental, and natural resource management sectors of…
At the ongoing 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), held in Washington, D.C., Liberia has been officially elected alongside the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to serve as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), representing Africa for the 2026–2027 term. The nation secured 181 votes while DR Congo obtained…
The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) reports that over 60,000 residents living in lowland areas are at high risk of flooding and displacement. During a press briefing at the Ministry of Information on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, NDMA Executive Director Ansu Dulleh explained that “lowland areas” are located below sea level or in flood-prone zones…
Monrovia City Mayor John-Charuk S. Siafa has announced that a thorough payroll audit has been initiated at the City Corporation due to numerous complaints revealing significant discrepancies. Mayor Siafa reported that, in one instance, unauthorized individuals were discovered collecting revenues and issuing fraudulent receipts. These cases have been referred to both the Liberia National Police…
Labor Minister Cllr Cooper Kruah informed the Plenary of the Liberian Senate on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, that the Ministry issued only 2,484 work permits in 2024. It can be recalled that Minister Kruah came under mounting criticisms over the ministry’s alleged issuance of more than 8,000 work permits to non-Liberians without disclosing job descriptions…
