A major road construction project at the Chicken Soup Factory Community has commenced. The work is being done by Q Joe Construction Company following the Q24 Company fair. Major Clifford J Nyenpan informed journalists that the road work will take two years, extending from Chicken Soup Factory Junction to Johnsonville. This project is an important…
The National Association of Public Defenders of Liberia (NAPDOL) on Friday opened its 8th Annual Conference at the Temple of Justice, with development partners, justice actors, and legal professionals calling for deeper reforms to strengthen public defense and expand access to justice across the country. Delivering the keynote address, Aliou Mamadou Dia said public defenders…
The Liberia National Arms Commission, in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and with support from the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and Canada, has launched a two-day workshop on biological weapons to strengthen the country’s capacity to prevent and respond to bio-terrorism. Speaking at the opening of the…
The Ministry of Commerce & Industry has informed the public, particularly all business owners, operators, and marketers across the country, that, effective May 1, 2026, all commercial activities and transactions must be conducted strictly within the stores and shops. According to a release, this directive forms part of the Ministry’s ongoing efforts to restore order…
The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has confirmed the arrest of Mr. Musa Kamara, a former Action Agent, on April 22, 2026, just one day after his termination. Kamara was apprehended for impersonating as an LDEA officer following his dismissal alongside Icarus Geeplay on April 21, 2026, after an internal investigation established serious violations of…
The Government of Liberia has welcomed a major boost to its economic reform and resilience agenda following the approval by the International Monetary Fund Executive Board of a 21-month financing arrangement under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF), amounting to approximately US$266 million (SDR 193.8 million). According to an IMF release issued on April 27,…
The Government of Liberia and a delegation from California’s agricultural, academic, and investment sectors over the weekend launched a joint initiative to eliminate Liberia’s $200 million annual rice import bill and modernize the country’s farming sector. In a press release issued on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, the Executive Mansion said the initiative aims to combine…
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Atty. Cornelia Wonkerleh Kruah, facilitated by Ambassador Teeko Tozay Yorlay, Sr., is in Paris, France, for a five-day working visit (27 April – 1 May 2026), in direct follow-through on the General Cooperation Agreement signed by Presidents Joseph Nyuma Boakai and Emmanuel Macron in October 2025. The agreement, which…
The head of the Asset Recovery and Property Retrieval Taskforce, Cllr Edwin Kla Martin, said recent indictments have brought Liberia a step closer to recovering millions of dollars in public funds. Speaking on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, on OK FM, Chairman Martin said the Taskforce has brought four major cases under indictment, involving more than…
The Government of Liberia has assured the public of its commitment to freedom of the press. Addressing the Ministry of Information’s regular press briefing on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, Deputy Minister for Press, Daniel O. Sando, dismissed recent claims of declining press freedom, terming the information as inaccurate and misleading. According to him, the Joseph Nyuma…
