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,…
The Chairperson of the National Elections Commission (NEC), Davidetta Browne-Lansanah, has announced a peaceful and orderly start of the Senatorial By-election in Nimba County. Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Sanniquellie City, Nimba County, NEC Chairperson Lansanah said all 262 voting precincts and 736 polling places opened as scheduled at…
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have launched a five-year US$7 million Government of Liberia/ UN programme that will benefit 107,000 adolescent girls in Liberia. Funded by a US$7 million grant from the Government of Ireland, the initiative will address critical challenges facing girls, including high rates of…
Liberia Media and Marketing Services Incorporated, the publisher of The NEWS Newspaper, is celebrating 36 years of professional media services in Liberia. We are committed to providing timely, accurate, and analytical news that educates the population and promotes national peace and democracy. Established on April 24, 1989, by Professor Wilson K. Tarpeh, our goal was…
UNDP Liberia’s Resident Representative, Aliou Dia, and the Director General of the Cabinet Secretariat, Nathaniel Kwabo, have discussed accelerating the Performance Management and Compliance System (PMCS) and the Accelerated Community Development Programme (ACDP). During a recent meeting with Mr. Kwabo, Mr. Dia emphasized UNDP’s plan to rebrand and remodel the Accelerated Community Development Program to…
The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia has applauded President Joseph Boakai’s decision to have the Corruption Taskforce expressly collaborate with critical institutions such as the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC), the Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA), the Ministry of Justice, and the Office of the Ombudsman. Addressing the Press on Monday, April 21, 2025, CENTAL…
