President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has directed government institutions implementing the ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID) to move beyond plans and rhetoric and deliver measurable results, warning that delays, weak performance and implementation gaps will no longer be tolerated. The President made the caveat on Tuesday August 11, 2026, when he convened the National Steering…
The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 held a one-day media orientation for Journalists ahead of the National Non-Performing Loan Conference. The events brought together several media institutions from prints, electronics and delegates from Ministry of Finance. CBL Governor Saamoi recognizes the critical role that journalists and media practitioners, play in…
What was once seen as a political marriage between Senator Amara Konneh and the Unity Party has turned sour. The man who was once at the center of the Unity Party War Room, pulling data and crafting strategies now appears to be headed for a political divorce as loyalties shift. The rift went public days…
Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan and Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) Managing Director Mohammed M. Sheriff are facing contempt proceedings before the Debt Court of Montserrado County over an alleged failure to satisfy a US$415,327.08 judgment debt owed to ELTEL Network Liberia The case arises from a commercial dispute between LEC and ELTEL…
The Government of Liberia is set to convene the 2026 Liberia Diaspora Annual Conference from September 25–27, 2026 in Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area, with the head of the Diaspora office seeking to transform engagement with Liberians abroad into concrete investments, partnerships, and measurable national development outcomes. Organized through the Office of Diaspora Affairs in the…
Police Inspector General Gregory O Coleman has vowed that criminal organizations will not prevail in Liberia again alluding to the ongoing investigation of over half a billion of narcotic arrested in the country. In recent times, several individuals have been arrested in connection with the huge quantity of drugs seized by state security. The situation…
A delegation of eminent traditional women from Pleebo Sodoken District in Maryland County on Friday, August 7, paid a courtesy visit to President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., at his Rehab Community Office, honoring the Liberian Leader and expressing appreciation for what they described as tangible development gains under his Administration. The delegation, led to the…
The Government of Liberia has announced the expansion of its Presidential Scholarship Program to all 15 counties, with the initiative set to cover public high schools, technical and vocational institutions, community colleges, and universities. The announcement was made Friday, August 7, 2026, during the Executive Mansion’s regular press briefing by Deputy Minister for Administration at…
As questions continue to mount over the whereabouts of a vessel that disappeared from Liberian waters after reporting critically low fuel, former Minister of Finance Samuel D. Tweah has alleged that President Joseph Nyuma Boakai is being held hostage by cartel-linked officials and party interests who are blocking an independent investigation into the US$317.68 million…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says Liberia’s economy has become more stable, but the country needs about US$2.83 billion every year through 2030 to finance its development and achieve faster economic growth. In its 2026 Liberia Country Focus Report, the Bank said Liberia’s economy grew from 4 percent in 2024 to 4.6 percent in 2025,…
