President Joseph Boakai has spoken of a vision to integrate Liberia’s Foreign Policy in the government’s ARREST Agenda as diplomatic strategy to guide the country’s engagement with the global community. Speaking Friday, May 2, 2025 at the re-launch of the Ambassadorial Lecture and Seminar Series at the Gabriel L. Dennis Foreign Service Institute, President Boakai…
Deputy Finance Minister for Economic Management Dehpue Zuo has emphasized data’s vital role in achieving sustainable development, stating, “Investing in data is investing in visibility, equity, and transformation.” Zuo made the remarks at the Financing for Development Forum under the theme: “Our Joint Ambition for the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development,” which took…
The Government of Liberia (GoL), through the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in collaboration with the International Development Association (|DA) of the World Bank, has launched the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Technical Assistance Program (TAP) known as Accelerate 360. The Accelerate 360 is a transformative initiative under the Liberia Investment, Finance, and Trade (LIFT)…
Liberia’s Labour Minister, Cllr. Cooper W. Kruah, Sr., has re-echoed the unwavering commitment of the “Rescue Mission” Government of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to uphold a free environment for a united trade union leadership in the country. Currently, the Liberia Labour Congress (LLC) is rocked by an internal leadership squabble, with the greater sector led…
The Government of Liberia (GoL), through the Ministries of Agriculture and Health in collaboration with the Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), has launched a six-day training for 120 enumerators in preparation for the 2025 Comprehensive Food Security and Nutrition Survey (CFSNS). The enumerators, selected from all 15 counties, will play a crucial…
The Civil Servant Association of Liberia (CSAL) has strongly condemned the recent ruling by the Supreme Court of Liberia regarding the impasse at the House of Representatives. Speaking on Thursday, May 1, 2025, during the International Labor Day celebration, CSAL President Moibah Johnson stated that the Supreme Court’s decision is a “big error” with potentially…
Liberia is preparing to hold national fundraising events to support its bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. During a regular press briefing at the Ministry of Information on Thursday, May 1, 2025, Madam MacDella Cooper, the Senior Political Advisor to President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., announced that she has been…
A reputable member of the Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA) and former Magistrate, Cllr. Lawrence Wah Jackson, wants the President of the LNBA, Cllr Bornor M. Varmah to resign immediately. Cllr. Jackson believes the LNBA President unjustifiably brought the Law professional Organization to public disrepute, thereby denigrating the sacredness of the Supreme Court, the highest…
Amidst the growing number of children dying due to lack of immunization from preventable diseases in Africa and Asia, a powerful Liberian delegation comprising of lawmakers and health advocates was among others from some African and Asian countries to participate in a conference in Istanbul, Turkey. Delegates championed sustainable immunization financing in their countries, which…
On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day 2025, the Center for Media Studies and Peacebuilding (CEMESP) joins national and international partners in commemorating this critical day under the global theme: “A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the Face of the Environmental Crisis.” This theme underscores the indispensable role of independent journalism in addressing…
