The head of the Special Presidential Project Coordinating Committee (SPPCC), J. Brownie Samukai has disclosed that the government’s ongoing deployment of yellow machines across Liberia is expected to create over 500 direct employment opportunities for Liberians. Speaking Thursday August 20,2026 at the Ministry of Information regular press briefing, Mr. Samukai said the government has so…
The President of the University of Liberia has unveiled three-pillar agenda to transform the state-run university, focusing on reducing students’ time to graduation, upgrading faculty qualifications, and modernizing campus infrastructure. Speaking Thursday August 20,2026, at the Ministry of Information’s regular press briefing, Dr. Layli Maparyan said the reforms are aligned with the Government of Liberia’s…
Deputy Minister for Economic Management at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), Dehpue Y. Zuo, has challenged the United Nations Country Team and the Government of Liberia to deepen coordination and accountability to ensure development financing produces measurable results for ordinary Liberians. Speaking Thursday, August 20, 2026, during a UN Country Team partnership…
More than three years after the brutal killing of 28-year-old Charlotte “Charloe” Musu, a group calling itself the Concerned Citizens of Liberia has renewed pressure on the Government of Liberia to reopen the investigation and finally determine who was responsible for her death. In an open letter dated August 17, 2026, the group called on…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. has brokered a multi-party agreement aimed at ending the latest impasse at the University of Liberia (UL), directing university authorities, faculty, staff and government institutions to abandon confrontation and work toward the orderly restoration of normal academic and administrative operations. The agreement followed extensive consultations between President Boakai, acting in…
A public war of words has erupted over the Boakai administration’s handling of Liberia’s latest cocaine seizure, with Gbarpolu County Senator Amara Konneh accusing government of scapegoating juniors and shielding seniors, and LWSC Managing Director Mo Ali firing back that the opposition is applying double standards and politicizing an active international investigation. In a statement…
Prominent lawyer and former Solicitor General of the Republic of Liberia Tiawan Saye Gongloe is calling on President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to give a full public accounting of the financing behind the newly built US$6 million Foya Presidential Center, warning that unclear funding sources threaten public trust amid Liberia’s escalating drug crisis. In a strong…
Liberia is moving toward a major expansion of its maritime infrastructure after the Cabinet endorsed a proposed expansion of the country’s ports, including capital dredging and major concession developments at the Freeport of Monrovia and the Port of Buchanan. The decision, reached during the Cabinet’s regular meeting on Thursday, August 13, 2026, places the National…
Some concern citizens of Liberia have called on President Joseph Nuyma Boakai to officially confirm and reassure Liberians that the Liberia-Guinea border situation has been resolved. In an open letter to President Boakai dated August 16,2026, the citizens disclosed that since February to date, residents of the communities along the Makona River in Sorlumba, Foya…
The Ministry of Education has selected and vetted 38 teachers serving in rural communities across Liberia’s 16 Education Counties to participate in a three-week Cultural Exchange Program in the People’s Republic of China. The initiative supports the Ministry’s Teacher and Administrator Holistic Upgrading priority, which focuses on strengthening the knowledge, professional capacity, motivation, and development…
