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….
Prison Fellowship Liberia, with support from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, has officially launched a project aimed at amplifying the voices of Liberian youths to help them access justice. The Country Director of the Fellowship, Reverend Francis Kollie, announced that the project, titled “Collecting the Voices of Liberian Youths to Access…
The Managing Director of the Liberia Medicines & Health Products Regulatory Authority (LMHRA), Dr. Luke L. Bawo, has announced progress in finalizing a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreement to modernize the Quality Control Laboratory in Careysburg. The modernization initiative aims to enhance Medicines and health products testing and regulatory compliance. Speaking at the 10th-anniversary celebration of…
The Federation of Liberian Associations in Ohio (FOLAO), a chapter of the Union of Liberian Associations in the Americas (ULAA), is currently in Liberia, offering essential support to the government and citizens. On April 23, 2025, FOLAO officials visited the Beautiful Beginning School of Excellence, located in Battery Factory, Lower New Georgia, where they provided…
The legal team and family of Madam Grace Kpaan have refuted and condemned a recent media report that alleged that Madam Kpaan has been arrested for criminal mischief involving US$241,450.00. The teams described the report as defamatory, misleading and malicious propaganda against her personality and distorting the facts surrounding an already concluded legal matter. “These…
The Liberia Intellectual Property Office (LIPO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, is gearing up as part of its two-phase activities in celebrating World Intellectual Property Day, scheduled for April 26, 2025. Speaking on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at the Ministry of Information, Garmai Koboi, Director General of Liberia Intellectual Property Office,…
