As of September 30, 2024, the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) says it has successfully collected US$513.8 million or 74% of the total domestic revenue envelope of US$694.4 million, representing a 12% increase in domestic revenue compared to the same period last year. The collected amount is US$54.3 million more than the year-to-date revenue target. The…
President Joseph N. Boakai on Friday, October 11, 2024, broke grounds for the construction of Liberia’s first 20 Megawatts solar farm at the Mount Coffee Power Plant. President Boakai said the 20MW solar farm will address power shortage during the dry season through the integration of solar energy, which is abundant during the dry season…
In his resignation letter on October 10, 2024, Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) Officer-in-charge Christopher Peters, Sr., did not state clear-cut why he was stepping aside from the post, but mentioned several issues that are probably stalling operations at the agency. In his letter addressed to Minister of State Sylvester M. Grigsby, Peters asked the…
Following a careful review of his nearly nine months in office, the Independent Civil Society Union of Liberia (ICSUL) has joined President Joseph Nyuma Boakai in hailing what it terms as splendid and enviable performance of Labor Minister, Cllr. Cooper W. Kruah, Sr. Amid recent media reports quoting Presidential Press Secretary, Kula Fofana as saying…
Retired Lieutenant General Daniel Opande, former Commander of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), recently paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Liberia, Brigadier General Davidson Fayiah Forleh at his Barclay Training Center office in Monrovia. According to an AFL release dated Friday, October 11, 2024, the…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has visited the family of the late Centenarian Alhaji Amadu Sheriff in Chocolate City to offer his condolences and express solidarity with the bereaved family. The President, recalling his personal connection with the late Alhaji Sheriff, described him as a dear friend, a brother, and a statesman who had made immense…
Following a report of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s refusal to meet with Commerce Minister Amin Modad on late Tuesday, October 8, 2024, the minister has resigned his post amid his involvement in a US$96,000 vehicle purchase that has since brought him to public ridicule. In Modad’s resignation letter to President Boakai on Wednesday, October 9,…
Matters could be getting worse for the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) Commissioner Dorbor Jallah, with Margibi County Senator Nathaniel McGill calling for him to be investigated amid the resignation of his accomplice, Commerce Minister Amin Modad in a US$96,000 vehicle saga. Senator McGill said despite the resignation of former Commerce Minister Amin Modad, investigation should…
Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung chaired the inaugural meeting of the St. Paul River 2nd Hydro Power (SP2) Steering Committee on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at the Tea House of the Executive Mansion. Established by President Boakai, the Committee is tasked with reviewing the hydro project’s viability and economic returns to address the nation’s pressing…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has called on government officials who still have positions in political parties to respect the Code of Conduct and resign either of the positions. Speaking Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at the opening of the Ministry of State for Presidential Affairs Special Cabinet Meeting at the EJS Ministerial Complex in Congo Town,…
