The Chief Executive Officer of the Substantial Trade Group of Companies, Anthanase Kintiga, says Liberia’s cocoa sector continues to play a crucial role in promoting job sustainability and environmental conservation in Liberia and the sub-region. Speaking on Thursday, September 25, 2025, in an interview with our reporter, Kintiga described the Cocoa sector within the Liberian…
The Mayor of the Monrovia City Corporation, John-Charuk Siafa, has expressed willingness to enhance existing partnership with the Lions Club International aimed at undertaking humanitarian initiatives for underprivileged communities. Lions Clubs is an international service organization, currently headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois. As of January 2020, it had over 46,000 local clubs and more than…
The Joint Committee on Transport and Claims & Petitions of the House of Representatives has expressed concern over the failure of the National Insurance Corporation of Liberia (NICOL) to collect ten percent (10%) from insurance companies operating in the country, as required by law. A press release indicates that Section 17 (a) of the People…
The Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) Political Leader, George Manneh Weah, made a ‘triumphant’ entry into the country on Monday, September 22, 2025, assuring partisans that they will build a new headquarters. Scores of citizens, including partisans of CDC, gathered at the Roberts International Airport (RIA) to welcome the former Liberian leader after spending a…
Finance and Development Planning Minister Agustine Kpehe Ngafuan has hailed the Ministry of Labor for hiking the fees of work permits, calling for a consolidated plan to create more jobs for Liberians. The Ministry of Labour recently took an administrative decision to increase the fee for an ordinary Liberian Work Permit from US$1,000,000 to US$3,000.00….
The 7th High-Level Policy Dialogue and 21st General Assembly of the West African Tax Administration Forum (WATAF) has concluded in Freetown with a strong call from Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) Commissioner General, James Dorbor Jallah, for effective, transparent, and equitable tax systems as the most reliable means to boost Domestic Resource Mobilization (DRM) and finance…
Speaking Monday, September 22, 2025, at the Fourth World Conference on Women at the eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly, pursuant to resolution 79/288 in New York, United States of America, President Joseph N. Boakai pledged to end violence against women and girls, and invest in the future generation. “We are proud to…
The United States Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) delegation, led by Madam Carrie Monahan, Managing Director for Africa, has arrived in the country to strengthen longstanding development ties and begin key preparations for the upcoming December Board meeting, as Liberia is considered for a potential second compact. Speaking during a formal welcome at the Roberts…
According to a release dated September 22, 2025, Naymote Executive Director Eddie Jarwolo pushed for innovation in African parliamentary engagement at the 5th African Parliamentary Engagement and Monitoring Conference in South Africa, which took place in Pretoria from September 16-19. The Executive Director advocated for the adoption of AI in governance and advocacy across Africa….
President Joseph N. Boakai has welcomed the signing of four Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) between the Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority (LPRA) and Atlas/Oranto Petroleum, granting exploratory rights over offshore blocks LB-15, LB-16, LB-22, and LB-24. According to an Executive Mansion release, the contracts, which include a signature bonus of US$12 million and an estimated investment…
