The World Bank has taken issue with the Director General of National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFFA), Emma Metieh Glassco, in relation to the Liberia Sustainable Management of Fisheries Project (LSMFP). In a communication to Madam Glasso dated August 16, 2024, the Bank said, “This letter serves as a formal expression of our concern with…
The Ministry of Health’s (MOH) Nutrition Division has launched a comprehensive awareness campaign on breastfeeding ahead of World Breastfeeding Week scheduled for September 1-6, 2024. The initiative which began on August 1, 2024 in Monrovia, aims to promote breastfeeding across Liberia through various media outlets and community engagement activities. It is focused on encouraging mothers…
The Acting Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners of the Liberia Telecommunication Authority (LTA) Abdullah L. Kamara has disclosed that the LTA is devising plans to include digital literacy into the national curriculum to expose secondary students to computer literacy. According to Chairman Kamara, the Government of Liberia wants students to have basic computer knowledge…
Lincoln Peace Foundation (LIPF) through its Policy Advocacy Network is expected to embark on a day-long governance and society dialogue aimed at awakening the consciousness of Liberians regarding policy advocacy and citizens’ role in demanding justice and accountability in the public sector. During the symposium, renowned Liberian lawyer Cllr. Tiawan Saye Gongloe, Liberian People’s Party…
The Rubber Planters Association (RPA) says the export of unprocessed rubber robs the Liberian Government of revenue and causes the country’s rubber industry not to achieve its full potential. The group believes that this places the sector at the lower index of rubber producing countries and cannot reach the threshold of the International Rubber Research…
Information Minister Jerolinmek M. Piah has termed the violent action of citizens in the municipal borough of New Kru Town on Monday, August 19, 2024 as unacceptable and lawless.It can be recalled during the official taking of office by Robert Teah as Governor of the Borough on Monday, August 19, the ceremony turned violent with…
The Civil Society Network of Liberia (CSNL) is asking President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to implement the investigative report involving the suspended Director of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA), Abraham Kromah and his deputies. According to a statement issued in Monrovia on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, CSNL observed that it is three months since the…
The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) Commissioner General James D. Jallah has highlighted the critical need for expansion of the domestic revenue to propel the nation’s development.Commissioner Jallah made the statement on Monday, August 19, 2024, when he served as guest on the ELBC Super Morning Show. Commissioner Jallah said the government is providing as much…
The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Gbeme Horace-Kollie, has highlighted ongoing interventions to address the critical issue of children in the streets. Speaking Tuesday, August 19, 2024, Minister Kollie said comprehensive measures are being undertaken by the Ministry to safeguard the welfare of vulnerable children across the nation. She emphasized the urgency of…
First Lady, Kartumu Yarta Boakai, along with a visiting Chinese delegation has toured remote parts of Montserrado and Bomi Counties to assess the health, education and humanitarian needs of citizens in those areas. Mrs. Boakai’s tour was intended to identify critical areas needing immediate interventions, especially relating to maternal and newborn health, education, and youth…
