The Monrovia City Court at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia has sent five women to jail for allegedly trafficking 14 Liberian children to Burkina Faso. On Friday, April 13, 2025, a case was filed of an alleged Human Trafficking involving 14 children who were traveling along with four women before being arrested by the…
Indian businessman Upjit Singh Sachdeva, commonly known as Jeety, has initiated a drilling project at the Monrovia Central Prison to restore a reliable water supply to the prison facility. This landmark initiative, which coincides with Mr. Jeety’s 59th birthday, will provide clean and sustainable water access to the already challenged prison facility, benefiting over 1,549…
The Executive Director of Liberian Youth for Climate Actions (LYCA) says young people must not just be invited to climate talks—they must be part of the decision-making. “When the climate changes, young people feel it most because floods destroy schools, heat affects our health, and bad roads and damaged farms make food scarce and expensive….
Since the landmark opinion rendered by the Supreme Court of Liberia in the Bill of Information filed by embattled Speaker Jonathan Fonati Koffa to get clarity of the previous ruling in the House of impasse, the nation’s highest court has received commendations from individuals and organizations from different spheres of society. Among the latest to…
The Elections Coordinating Committee (ECC), Liberia Election Observation Network (LEON) and West Africa Network for Peaceful(WANEP)commend the government and people of Liberia for the generally peaceful Nimba County Senatorial By-Election of 22 April 2025, urging all citizens to remain calm and await the official announcement of the results by the National Elections Commission (NEC). The…
Liberia has again demonstrated its leadership at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) by fully settling its 2025 contributions amounting to £5.5 million (US$7.1 million). This payment represents Liberia’s assessed share of the IMO’s £37.5 million budget for 2025, as approved by the Organization’s 33rd Assembly session in December 2023 through Resolution A.1179 (33). This prompt…
After four of the five Justices of the Supreme Court of Liberia granted embattled Speaker J. Fonati Koffa an Amended Bill of Information to assess the constitutionality of actions taken by the Majority Bloc lawmakers in the House of Representatives, Associate Justice Yamie Qui-qui Gbeisay dissented from his colleagues, calling their decision a “slap in…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has congratulated the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the occasion of its 50th Anniversary. According to an Executive Mansion release dated April 23, 2025, while in Accra, Ghana, the President participated in the official launch of the ECOWAS Golden Jubilee celebrations at the Accra International Conference Centre. He…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative, Aliou Dia, met on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, with Liberia’s Minister of Mines and Energy, Wilmot J.M. Paye, to reaffirm and strengthen the longstanding partnership between the two institutions. The discussion focused on enhancing collaboration to support the Ministry in fulfilling its mandate effectively and sustainably. During…
The Liberia Council of Churches (LCC) has paid tribute to the Catholic Church of Liberia, the Christian Community of Liberia and the Roman Catholic Church Worldwide for the death of Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church, who died a fortnight ago. In its tribute, the LCC expressed its heartfelt condolences to Archbishop Gabriel B….
