Montserrado County District #16 Representative Dixon Seboe has described the Legislative Engagement Retreat organized by Majority Bloc Speaker Richard N. Koon as a “mere pretense.” The retreat is currently taking place at the Farmington Hotel in Margibi County and features distinguished guests, including Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, Speaker of the 9th Parliament of…
As a way of helping people with disabilities in Liberia, The Global Outreach Ministry based in the United States of America has donated assorted food and non-food items to the Group of 77. The donation includes crutches, toilets, walkers, wheelchairs, clothing, pinto beans and oil, which is estimated at US$20,000, with shipping costs of $6,221,…
On Wednesday, March 12, 2025, Decoration Day was observed, marking nearly 35 years since the violent killing of President Samuel Kanyan Doe, along with several key staff members and Armed Forces of Liberia personnel, in 1990. In commemoration of the day, a group of kinsmen of the late Liberian leader, led by Jacob Debee, the…
The Government of Liberia(GoL) has officially launched the new Visa on Arrival (visaonarrival.lis.gov.lr) and Re-entry Permit (reentryvisa.lis.gov.lr) Issuing System in collaboration with the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) and the project contractor – consortium CETIS, one of the Europe’s leading companies in security printing and identity management, and ZIP SOLUTIONS, on 11 March 2025. According to…
The World Bank has launched its flagship report, the Liberia Country Economic Memorandum, titled “Escaping the Natural Resource Trap: Pathways to Sustainable Growth and Economic Diversification in Liberia.” This report provides an in-depth analysis of Liberia’s economic outlook and examines on how the country’s vulnerability to external shocks has influenced its sustainable growth and development….
The House of Representatives has categorically clarified that at no time did President Joseph Nyuma . Boakai meet with Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon to warn him about settling the ongoing crisis within the House or risk losing his support as Speaker of the 55th Legislature. The House further stated that these allegations are baseless, misleading and…
The Plenary of the Liberian Senate has mandated all top officials at the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) to appear before the Committees on Public Account and Audits and Autonomous Agencies and Corporation on the account of “fake” performance and financial report provided by the entity. The Plenary took the decision ion Thursday, March 6,…
Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan has called for an end to widespread misconceptions surrounding Liberia’s national budget, while calling for “budget literacy.” The remark of the minister comes in response to recent media reports accusing the government of overspending its FY2024 budget, an allegation he categorically rejects as misleading and unfounded. Minister…
The National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) is said to be engulfed with a serious leadership crisis that has raised concerns about the integrity and operational effectiveness of the institution. The latest is the Board of Directors that has recommended the suspension of the institute’s Director General Dr. Dugbeh Chris Nyan for one month…
The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) Executive Chairperson Alexandra K. Zoe has called for the urgent need to establish an Anti-Corruption Court in Liberia to enhance the efficiency of the Commission’s work. The LACC Chairperson made the statement during her presentation as a panelist at the NAYMOTE-Liberia Summit for Democracy and Political Accountability. Cllr. Zoe highlighted…
