The Ministry Of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) through its Department of Budget and Development Planning, has begun a three-day executive orientation workshop on the 2024 National Budget. The orientation, which began on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, is being held at the Paynesville Town Hall. The workshop aims to fortify the collective understanding and proficiency…
Nimbaians are chasing steel giant ArcelorMittal out of their county for the company’s failure to fulfill its obligations laid down in the Mineral Development Agreement (MDA) that it is seeking to expand. On the morning of May 6, 2024, residents of the company’s concession areas of Zor, Sehyi, Yarmie, and Gboa, led by their traditional…
Liberia’s Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Authority (LMHRA) Managing Director, Dr. Luke Bawo, has disclosed plans to ensure the authority meets the International Standard Organization (ISO-17025) accreditation and the World Health Organization (WHO) Maturity Level-3 within two years of his administration. ISO/IEC 17025 specifies requirements for the competency of the entity to carry out tests…
The Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) begins a four-day onboarding retreat for two new members of the Board of Commissioners. The Two Commissioners, Attorney Kla-Edward Toomey, II and Amara M. Kamara, were nominated by President Joseph N. Boakai and subsequently confirmed by the Senate. They have a four-year tenure as Commissioners of LERC. The Chairman…
Liberian Sprinter Joseph Fahnbulleh made history for Liberia by qualifying for the Paris Olympics. Recently, in the men’s 4x100m relay, Fahnbulleh anchored the Liberian team to a second-place finish with a time of 38.65 seconds, according to the World Athletics’ official website. The record set by Fahnbulleh is a new national record for Liberia. Joseph…
The Students Unification Party (SUP) has alarmed over contradictions in President Joseph Boakai’s Rescue Budget as the Agriculture Sector receives little budgetary support. SUP, in a press release, said agriculture remains a tool of essentialism that leads to the eradication of poverty, and food insecurity, the provision of employment opportunities and the promotion of rapid…
As part of his trip at the US-Africa Summit in Texas, the United States of America, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai is making use of every opportunity to present Liberia’s case to global leaders. During a courtesy visit by the President of Kosovo, Madam Vjosa Osmani with President Boakai on the sideline of the Summit, the…
The Chairperson of Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC), Cllr. Alexandra Kromah-Zoe has disclosed that out of 500 appointments made by President Joseph N. Boakai, only 75 government officials have declared their assets. Speaking Tuesday, May 7, 2024 on OK FM Morning Show, Cllr. Zoe said the statistic is from LACC first quarter reports and those that…
The Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) appreciates President Nyuma Boakai for recognizing the wanton neglect of Western Cluster Liberia Limited (WCLL) which has resulted in environmental harm, social economic impacts on rural community dwellers, and the destruction of major roads in Western Liberia and the Freeport of Monrovia. In a statement, the SDI commended the Liberian…
The University of Liberia Faculty Association (ULFA) has termed it as unacceptable and an inconsistent administrative and managerial flaw on the part of the University to have canceled the results of the Law School entrance. From January 8 to 10, 2024, the state-run University administered its Law School Entrance Examination to scores of citizens seeking…
