Barely a week after junta-style Speaker Richard N. Koon’s leadership replaced Representatives Taa Wongbe and Samuel Enders at Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, pictures were seen on Monday, March 1, 2025, showing the lawmakers attending the opening of first Extraordinary Session in Nigeria. It appears that Koon’s instruction to Chief Clerk Mildred…
The Liberia Sustainable Management of Fisheries Project (LSMFP) has launched a Women Empowerment Grant, aiming to support more than 1,400 fishmongers across four coastal counties. The grant, funded by the World Bank and implemented by Conservation International, Liberia, with technical support from the National Fisheries & Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) and LSMFP, is designed to enhance…
The quest for increased space among the nation’s thriving political institutions has been amplified with the introduction of a new political kid on the bloc. The Citizens Movement for Change (CMC) held its first-ever convention on Friday, March 28, 2025, in Saclepea, Nimba County where Nimba County District #7 Representative Musa Hassan Bility got elected…
In a significant step towards enhancing cross-border cooperation, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the World Food Program (WFP), and various partners have launched the GOLA-REAP (Resilience, Empowerment, Access, and Peace Building) project. This initiative aims to strengthen social cohesion, improve border management, enhance local governance, and promote climate-smart agriculture in the border communities of…
Liberia’s Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan and Deputy Minister for Economic Management Dephue Zuo met with the Diplomatic Corps, led by UN Resident Coordinator Christine N. Umutoni, to discuss the impact of the USAID aid freeze and measures the government is implementing to address the situation. UN Resident Coordinator Ms. Umutoni presided…
In a significant move to attract French investments to Liberia, His Excellency Dr. Teeko T. Yorlay, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Liberia to France, met with Mr. Alexandre Elezzi, Head of North & West Africa for the Movement of the Enterprises of France (MEDEF). The meeting, held at the Liberian Embassy in…
The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) Grand Kru County Detachment has made two significant arrests in its ongoing crackdown on illegal drug trafficking and firearms possession. Over the weekend, officers apprehended a Nigerian national in possession of heroin and precursor, as well as a Liberian citizen caught with compressed marijuana and illegal firearms. According to…
The Government of Liberia(GoL) through the Civil Service Agency(CSA) will for the first time host a regional public service leadership conference in the country. Marking the disclosure on Friday, February 28, 2025, the Director General of the CSA, Josiah Joekai, said five countries are expected to participate in the regional gathering. The planned conference, which Liberia…
Liberia and Sierra Leone have taken a significant step toward enhancing maritime governance and regional cooperation by signing a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening their maritime sectors. The agreement, signed today at the headquarters of the Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA) in Monrovia, establishes a framework for capacity building, technology exchange, and improved…
The Judge Presiding over the high profile alleged corruption case involving former Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel D. Tweah and four others, Roosevelt Z. Willie, on Friday, February 28, 2025 denied Mr. Tweah and others’ motion to dismiss and ordered the case to proceed. The Defendants, including Tweah and other Co-defendants, had filed a…
