A non-profit NGO named “Shine Vocational Training Institute” (Shivotin) on Friday, February 28, 2025 graduated over thirty Liberians in various disciplines. The first graduation ceremony of the institution saw graduates receive certificates in computer, Cosmetology, Interior Decoration, Plumbing, Tie & Dying, Soap Science, and General food service. Speaking at the graduation ceremony, the Executive Director…
A young citizen of Ziah Town, Grand Gedeh County, Mohammed Beldeh, saw his life being cut short at the behest of a pickup belonging to Grand Gedeh County District #2 Representative Marie Johnson. Residents of the district woke up to the sad news in disgust, given the fact that Representative Johnson has been at the…
The European Union (EU) and the Government of Liberia(GoL) have signed two financing agreements amounting to US$21.3 million to support national development, gender equality, and civil society engagement. The signing underscores the EU’s sustained commitment to fostering good governance and sustainable development in Liberia. The agreements, as part of the EU’s 2024 Annual Action Plan,…
The National Road Fund (NRF) Chief Administrative Officer John H. Tokpah has disclosed eight fuel importers that own the Government of Liberia(GoL) through the National Road Fund US$15. 287,101.24 million. He made the statement on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, when the Ministry of Justice, National Road Fund, Liberia Petroleum Refining Company, and the Ministry of…
The Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) has announced the suspension of the unauthorized ‘expedited connection service fee’ charged by the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC). A March 4, 2025 release said the expedited connection fee of US$150.00 being charged by LEC is not authorized and does not comply with the regulations set forth by the Commission….
Barely one month to the ensuing Nimba County Senatorial By-Election, five aspirants have so far registered for the process; the National Elections Commission (NEC) has disclosed. It can be recalled that the Board of Commissioners of NEC on February 10, 2025 issued an election writ to Magistrates of Nimba County for the conduct of a…
The John F. Kennedy Medical Center, the nation’s leading public referral hospital, still falls far short of being a state-of-the-art facility. It lacks nearly all the basic essential equipment and manpower needed to reach that level. Hospital authorities have said. Established in 1971 and named after the 35th President of the United States, JFK has…
In the ongoing case involving former Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel D. Tweah and four others(former officials), the jurors are yet to be selected based on personal relationships with either of the lawyers or the defendants, mostly the former MFDP Minister Tweah and defendant Jefferson Karmoh. The failure to select the jurors came as…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has expressed frustration over the manner and form in which natural minerals are leaving the country. Speaking Monday, March 3, 2025 during the first cabinet meeting for 2025, held at the Executive Mansion in Monrovia, the President said that there are many leakages, most especially in Liberia’s mineral resources. According…
Barely a week after junta-style Speaker Richard N. Koon’s leadership replaced Representatives Taa Wongbe and Samuel Enders at Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, pictures were seen on Monday, March 1, 2025, showing the lawmakers attending the opening of first Extraordinary Session in Nigeria. It appears that Koon’s instruction to Chief Clerk Mildred…
