The Government of Liberia(GoL) through the Civil Service Agency(CSA) will for the first time host a regional public service leadership conference in the country. Marking the disclosure on Friday, February 28, 2025, the Director General of the CSA, Josiah Joekai, said five countries are expected to participate in the regional gathering. The planned conference, which Liberia…
Liberia and Sierra Leone have taken a significant step toward enhancing maritime governance and regional cooperation by signing a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening their maritime sectors. The agreement, signed today at the headquarters of the Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA) in Monrovia, establishes a framework for capacity building, technology exchange, and improved…
The Judge Presiding over the high profile alleged corruption case involving former Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel D. Tweah and four others, Roosevelt Z. Willie, on Friday, February 28, 2025 denied Mr. Tweah and others’ motion to dismiss and ordered the case to proceed. The Defendants, including Tweah and other Co-defendants, had filed a…
The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Liberia, Major General Davidson F. Forleh, has assured injured personnel from the Liberia National Police that the army’s leadership will ensure that those within the AFL involved in the unauthorized attack on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, will face the full consequences of the law. During a…
Defendant Abass Sanor, aged 42, has been sentenced to 40 years imprisonment at the Grand Cape Mount County Prison Facility for multiple charges of drugs and substances. He was charged with Unlicensed Possession of Controlled Drugs or Substance of Section 14.89 of the 2023 Drug and Substances Act, and Trafficking of Controlled Drugs or Substance…
The Supreme Court of Liberia Chambers Justice Ceianeh Clinton Johnson has issued a Writ of Summon on the Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, following a writ of Mandamus filed by seven lawmakers through their legal counsel. Kpehe and House of Representatives Controller, Emmanuel Kopi, and all other officers under his command,…
The Plenary of the House of Representatives has instructed its Committee on Public Accounts and Expenditure to collaborate with the General Auditing Commission (GAC) to resume a system audit of the legislative body. This decision was made on Thursday, February 27, 2025, following a communication from Representative Nyan G. Flomo of Nimba County District #2. …
Liberia’s head of delegation at ECOWAS, Senator Edwin M. Snowe of Bomi County, has proposed that Liberia express interest in hosting an ECOWAS institution or agency. In a communication dated Thursday, February 27, 2025, Senator Snowe emphasized that Liberia is in a strong position to bid for the hosting of one of ECOWAS’s institutions or…
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Mr. Daehaeng Kim, the Mission Chief for Liberia, is in Monrovia from February 26 to March 4, 2025, for a weeklong advisory visit. According to a release from the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, the mission aims to provide guidance and support on various key economic…
Officers of the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) have expressed their satisfaction with the leadership of the LIS Acting Commissioner General and his team for their exemplary leadership displayed so far. According to information gathered through a release sent to this paper on Thursday, February 27, 2025, through the intensive lobbying efforts of Acting Commissioner General…
