Days after approving the joint property valuation bond of Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$500,000.00), and a property Deed valued the amount of US$ 6,000,000 for release of several defendants linked to the Capitol Building arson case, Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie of Criminal Court “A” has denied the motion to release Thomas Etheridge and…
The Government of Liberia (GOL) has firmly dismissed rumors circulating about plans to impose taxes on churches and mosques in the country, calling the reports completely false. In a statement issued Wednesday, Deputy Minister for Press and Public Affairs, Daniel O. Sando, described the claims as “entirely false, baseless, and deliberately misleading,” denouncing them as…
Liberia Telecommunication Authority (LTA) Chairman Clarence Massaquoi has debunked widespread public claims that commissioners are earning US$10,000 monthly and receive US$3,600 in generator fuel. A leaked payroll document surfaced last year on social media, suggesting that LTA commissioners receive over US$15,000 monthly in total benefits, causing public reaction and calls for salary harmonization across state…
The Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC) says it has taken decisive action to reclaim its statutory role in importing petroleum and refined products to the country, as mandated by an Act of the Legislature. This significant move, according to the LPRC, follows years of allowing private oil-importing companies to operate in this space. The Petroleum…
The Government of Liberia has announced the signing of contractual agreements for the installation of solar streetlights across Monrovia. Speaking Thursday August 7, 2025, at the Ministry of information regular press briefing, Daniel O. Sando, the Deputy Minister for Press and Public Affairs, disclosed that the Ministry of Public Works, with funding from the World…
Chinese Ambassador Yin Chengwu and Unity Party Chairman J. Luther Tarpeh, on August 5, 2025, advanced high-level talks centered on strategic party-to-party cooperation and sustainable economic growth. The high-level meeting marked a renewed commitment to strengthening party-to-party relations between the Unity Party and the Communist Party of China (CPC), with a focus on governance, mutual…
The Director General of the Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency (L.D.E.A.) Anthony Souh has called on community dwellers to play a more active role in the fight against drugs. He urged community members to support the fight against drugs by reporting those who are involved in the act of selling these narcotic products in their communities….
The Civil Service Agency (CSA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), has officially launched a comprehensive personnel and credentials verification exercise for all employees of the Ministry across Liberia’s 15 counties. According to an August 5, 2025, release, the initiative is designed to thoroughly review personnel files and collect critical data, to…
The National Youth Wing of the Liberian People’s Party (LPP) has called for the immediate suspension of the party’s political leader, Cllr. Tiawan Saye Gongloe, and his former running mate, Dr. Emmanuel Urey Yarkpahwolo. The young partisans want the two leaders suspended for “grave violations” of the party’s constitution, values, and integrity. In a press…
The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has clarified information surrounding its ongoing in-house recruitment process to ensure transparency and understanding of the agency’s efforts to strengthen its workforce in response to recent public concerns. As part of the current recruitment exercise, the government of Liberia, through the agency, has committed to sponsoring the basic recruit…
