The Liberian Senate has initiated an investigation into the proposed reduction of Paramount, Clan, and General Town Chiefs in Sinoe County, following a request from Senator Crayton O. Duncan. Senator Duncan is questioning the justification behind the proposed cuts of 72%, 71%, and 59% to the number of Paramount, Clan, and General Town Chiefs, respectively….
The Cabinet, chaired by President Joseph N. Boakai, convened on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, in Bomi County, where it approved a series of key national priorities. Chief among them is an accelerated job strategy, a strengthened national response to drug abuse, and the country’s first-ever national budget to surpass the one-billion-dollar mark. During the meeting,…
The Liberia National Police (LNP) has received an E-Learning Server and internet modem from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to strengthen training at the Police Training Academy. The equipment was presented by Mr. Jesús Aguilar, UNODC-Liberia Head of Office, and Mr. Luis Diaz, UNODC’s Law Enforcement Expert. It complements the 11…
More than 150 professionals from both government and the private sector have been certified to detect, prevent, and combat financial and procurement fraud following an intensive three-day fraud examination symposium in Paynesville. The training, hosted by the Liberia Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), Chapter #198, brought together certified fraud examiners, auditors,…
A day after state prosecutors in the Capitol arson case involving former Speaker J. Fonati Koffa and other lawmakers filed a motion to remove one of the jurors from the panel due to her political affiliation connections, the court has finally removed Juror Antoinette Mulbah. Prosecutors had filed a six-count petition to Criminal Court ‘A”…
The Joseph Nyuma Boakai administration has echoed its unwavering support for Ivanhoe Atlantic’s access to the Yekepa-Buchanan Railway. A hearing hosted by the House Specialized Committed headed by Representative Foday E. Fahnbulleh, was attended by Deputy Minister of Justice for Economic Affairs, Charles Karmoh along with Deputy Minister for Administration at the Ministry of Foreign…
China has unveiled a series of sweeping national and international commitments, from its landmark 15th Five-Year Plan to a global women’s summit and the commemoration of Taiwan’s restoration, that collectively signal new opportunities for developing nations, including Liberia. At the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC),…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai says the appointment of government officials will be based on competence and integrity, not party loyalty or personal ties. Speaking at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, in Bomi County, President Boakai stressed, “We can help people, but when it comes to service delivery, it has to be the…
Liberia’s Finance and Development Planning Minister, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to strengthening the national response to HIV/AIDS, syphilis, and hepatitis B, even as the country battles a rapidly rising debt burden that continues to squeeze the national budget. Speaking on Monday, December 1, 2025, at the Capitol during the program marking…
Liberia is on the brink of a nationwide protest as Mulbah Morlu, Chairman of the Solidarity Trust For A New Day (STAND), calls on citizens to rise against corruption and bad governance. Speaking at a press conference in Monrovia on December 2, 2015, Morlu announced that December 17 would be the day Liberians take a…
