Tax practitioners and legal experts convened on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at the Liberia Chamber of Commerce to kick off a two-day validation workshop of a draft Act seeking to amend the Public Authorities Law to create the Liberian Institute of Tax Practitioners (LITP). The proposed establishment of the LITP is a timely and strategic…
The Government of Liberia (GoL), through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)-Climate Promise, UN Women, UNICEF, ActionAid Liberia, Medica Liberia and the Liberian Youth for Climate Action (LYCA), is holding a National Dialogue on integrating the priorities of Youth, Children, Gender and People with Disabilities in Liberia’s…
Authorities of the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) have called on the Government of Liberia to revoke all legal documents that authorize Q-Net to operate as a legitimate company in Liberia. According to information gathered by the LIS, Q-Net has been deceiving people by pretending to offer business and educational opportunities. A recent investigation by the…
The Director General of the Cabinet, Nathaniel T. Kwabo, has stated that President Joseph N. Boakai will sanction all government ministries and agencies that have underperformed or are underperforming from 2024. Director General Kwabo made the disclosure Monday, April 14, 2025, during a high-level engagement of heads of institutions on the 2025 performance target-setting process…
The Liberian Government, through the Ministry of Labour, has intercepted a major human trafficking ring, rescued several victims and arrested other suspected ring leaders. A Labour Ministry press release issued in Monrovia on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, quotes the Director of Trafficking in Persons (TIP), Nuho Kenneh as disclosing that the scenario was sparked a…
The Government of Liberia will host the inaugural Development Partners Retreat (DPR) on Thursday, April 17, at EJ S Ministerial Complex, under the theme: “Strengthening Partnerships for the Implementation of Liberia’s National Plan – AAID.” This high-level forum comes at a defining moment in Liberia’s development journey. After more than two decades of peace and…
The head of Liberia’s Public Procurement and Concessions Commission (PPCC), Bodger Scott Johnson, says the imposition of harsh conditions by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) while offering loans to developing countries is largely responsible for the worsening economic instability in Africa. Mr. Johnson said the imposition of such conditions is leading to long-term dependency with…
The Minister of Commerce & Industry (MoCI), Magdalene Ellen Dagoseh, has called for improved safety measures at the Monrovia Industrial Park (MIP). Madam Dagoseh particularly referred a recent incident at Sethi Brothers’ Steel Factory at the MIP where one person died as a result of an explosion. She said while the Liberian government appreciates the…
The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and funding from the United Nations Peace Building Fund has conducted a two-day training workshop for Social Accountability Volunteers in Kakata City, Margibi County. The training is part of the project titled: ‘‘Empowering Citizens and Communities to Foster Social Accountability and…
Documents obtained by investigative media outlet Spoon TV from the Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA) indict the Superintendent of the Monrovia Consolidated School System (MCSS), along with a confidant and an employee of Sky Insurance, for alleged grave corruption. Madam Sonita Dangan (confidant) and Kabineh Keita of Sky Insurance Company have been forwarded to the Liberia…
