Following a comprehensive investigation by the Bureau of Corrections and Rehabilitation (BCR) at the Ministry of Justice, two correction officers and an inmate from the Monrovia Central Prison (South Beach) have been arrested for allegedly importing and selling drugs inside the prison. The two correction officers are John Flomo and Thomas Kiazolu, and the inmate…
A renowned human rights advocate, Titus B. Pakalah, is urging the Government of Liberia through President Joseph N. Boakai and the Ministry of Agriculture to launch a civil society reference working group on food security to immediately address the 2024 Global Hunger Index (GHI), which puts Liberia hunger at 31.9, categorizing the hunger level as…
The Deputy Commissioner General for Operations at the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS), Atty. A. Kundukai Jaleiba Sr., is participating in a four-day intensive meeting with top African government officials at the 2025 ID4Africa Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The purpose of this meeting is to promote the digitalization of individual identification in both the private…
Representing the Republic of Liberia at the 34th Executive Committee Meeting of the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe held in Strasbourg, His Excellency Ambassador Dr. Teeko Tozay Yorlay, Sr., delivered a powerful statement on behalf of Her Excellency Madam Sara Beysolow Nyanti, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Government of Liberia. In his…
A team of officers from the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA), led by the Deputy Commander, conducted a search and seizure operation in the Tienpo and Younken communities of River Gee County. According to a press release dated May 21, 2025, the operation resulted in the discovery of illegal substances in the homes of three…
President Joseph N. Boakai has announced that approximately 34,000 people in Liberia are currently living with HIV, emphasizing the urgent need for comprehensive care for those affected by the virus. “34,000 individuals in this country are infected with HIV; we believe they require immediate attention, as this represents a significant health challenge. The people have…
Liberia’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Ambassador Robert Y. Lormia, II, has expressed unhappiness of the pledge to eradicate international terrorism, thereby increasing acts of terrorism as well as swelling the number of terrorist organizations around the world. In an interaction at the Annual Joint Consultative meeting between the African Union Peace and Security Council and the…
In an intriguing keynote address delivered at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris during Africa Week 2025, Ambassador Lorenzo Llewellyn Witherspoon, Special Envoy on Cultural & Heritage Diplomacy for the Republic of Liberia, issued a resounding call for global solidarity to restore African heritage through the transformative pillars of education, culture, and science. According to a release…
During a session with the Liberian Senate Committee on National Security and Defense on May 19, 2025, the Commissioner General-designate of the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS), Elijah F. Rufus, stated that if confirmed, his leadership would engage with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and other regional…
Delegates at a two-day Minimum Wage Board Workshop in Kakata, Margibi County, have released a seven-count resolution, recommending a twenty percent increment in the monthly wages of private sector workers, both in the formal and informal sectors. A Labour Ministry press release issued in Monrovia on May 19, 2025, states that “Currently, the minimum wage…
