Liberia has been chosen to host the 8th Conference of the Association of African Maritime Administration (AAMA). The event is scheduled for September 30 to October 3, 2025, in Monrovia. Speaking on Thursday, September 25, 2025, Robert W. Kpadeh, Liberia’s Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), said it is a historic honor for…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has disclosed Cllr. Deweh E. Gray, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, is officially appointed to represent the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the Republic of Togo. A Foreign Ministry release said Cllr. Gray’s appointment is the result of a successful application submitted by the Ministry of Foreign…
The Annual Diaspora Conference is expected to get underway today in Washington DC, United States of America. The three-day gathering, from September 26–28, 2025, will bring together Liberians from across the globe, government officials, and international partners to discuss development priorities, investment opportunities, and the role of the diaspora in rebuilding Liberia. According to the…
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…
