From our vantage point, we want to again encourage our government and its partners as well as all anti-rape crusaders, including the media, to leave no stone unturned in ensuring that rape, which is reported to be one of the most serious crimes being committed in the country by unprincipled people, is drastically reduced, if…
The Supreme Court of Liberia has scheduled a ruling for Wednesday, April 23, 2025, to address the longstanding impasse between the majority and minority blocs of the House of Representatives. This follows a Bill of Information filed by the embattled Speaker J. Fonati Koffa against the junta-style Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon. At 11 AM on…
A recent action by Nimba County Electoral District #5 Representative, Samuel G. Kogar, who is seeking a senatorial post in the ensuing Nimba Senatorial By-Election, has left many, especially Nimbaians, wondering about the actual purpose of his action. As he tried to appease scores of elders and voters, Rep. Kogar, during a political campaign, lay…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has by proclamation declared Tuesday, April 22, 2025, as National Holiday to be observed only in Nimba County, for the holding of its Senatorial By-Election. According to a Foreign Ministry release, the proclamation calls on all Citizens and foreign residents within Nimba County, to respect, specifically, this National Holiday, as…
Agriculture Minister Dr. J. Alexander Nuetah has praised the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for its significant contributions to Liberia’s rice sector through the “Improving Rice Production for Smallholders Project,” widely known as JICA LIBRICE. Dr. Nuetah delivered these remarks during the fourth Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) meeting held at the Ministry of Agriculture, as…
President Joseph Boakai has called on development partners to forge a united front in implementing Liberia’s new national development blueprint, the ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID), as the country seeks to raise nearly $8.4 billion over the next five years. Delivering the keynote address at the high-level Government of Liberia and Development Partners Retreat…
The National Drug and Substance Abuse Program (NADSAP) has successfully trained at least 75 Liberians in drug prevention, treatment, and recovery. On Thursday, April 17, 2025, at the Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs, and Tourism, the Deputy Chief Medical Officer of the Ministry of Health (MOH), Dr. Moses Ziah II, who is also the Director…
As he campaigned in Electoral District #8 of Nimba County for Electoral District #5 Representative Samuel Kogar, Liberia’s Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung struggled to convince voters why Kogar should be elected. Instead, he emphasized the favor Kogar had extended to them two years earlier. VP Koung, the political leader of the joint ruling Movement…
A traditional midwife in her early 70s, identified as Oldma Photo Lloyd of the Bonja Community, has been handed over to the Liberia National Police (LNP) on allegations of medical malpractice that reportedly led to the death of 24-year-old Grace Junior. The Liberia Medical and Dental Council, in collaboration with the Montserrado County Health Team…
The Government of Liberia(GoL) has launched a Gender Disaggregated Statistics Report aimed at addressing challenges posed by the absence of credible and reliable gender data for advancing social and inclusive planning and budgeting processes. The launch, which took place at the Monrovia City Hall on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, was held under the theme “Using…
