The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has officially launched the System Interconnected Management of Goods in Transit (SIGMAT), a homegrown digital customs platform designed to transform trade and the movement of goods across the borders of West Africa. The launch held in Monrovia followed a one-day technical meeting of customs experts from Liberia,…
The National Elections Commission (NEC) has commenced a two-day working session to review its Human Resource (HR) Policy Manual with election magistrates and assistants. The ongoing workshop aims to familiarize magisterial staff with the draft of the revised HR Policy Manual and solicit inputs to ensure the document reflects the realities of field operations. Speaking…
The Liberia Land Authority (LLA) on Friday, October 31, 2025, during a press conference, announced the immediate dismissal of four of its employees following administrative investigations conducted by the institution. Reading the official statement, the Director General of the Liberia Land Authority, Samuel F. Kpakio, disclosed that the Authority has also revoked the development grant…
Former House Speaker Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa is apparently facing backlash over recent public criticisms against the Oranto Petroleum Agreement, raising concern among economists, business leaders, and development experts. It can be recalled that the lawmaker launched a strong critique of the Atlas Oranto Production Sharing Agreement (PSA), warning that its ratification could endanger Liberia’s…
The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Labour, has announced the expansion of the annual students’ vacation jobs program to all fifteen counties of the country. According to a Labour Ministry’s release, the program currently benefits three counties: Montserrado, Grand Bassa, and Grand Cape Mount. Labour Minister, Cllr. Cooper W. Kruah, Sr., announced the…
President Joseph N. Boakai, on Friday, October 31, 2025, addressed an Economic Roundtable organized under the auspices of the Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF), France’s largest employer federation, as part of efforts to attract foreign investment and strengthen bilateral economic ties between Liberia and France. The high-level engagement, held in Paris, aligns with President…
President Joseph N. Boakai, on Friday, October 31, 2025, addressed an Economic Roundtable organized under the auspices of the Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF), France’s largest employer federation, as part of efforts to attract foreign investment and strengthen bilateral economic ties between Liberia and France. The high-level engagement, held in Paris, aligns with President…
Pro-democracy group, Solidarity For A New Day (STAND) has vowed to lead a mass protest in Monrovia to speak against what it terms as ‘deepened oppression across the land.’ Recently, the group congratulated Foreign Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti on the U.S. Extension of Visa Validity for Liberian Travelers from 12 to 36 months. The group…
Maryland County District #2 Representative Anthony F. Williams was removed from a session on Thursday, October 30, 2025, following a heated exchange with House Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon and Deputy Speaker Thomas P. Fallah. Rep. Williams accused the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of allegedly protecting homosexuals within the Legislature. He stated that whenever homosexuality is…
The Government of Liberia has announced a new coastal resilience initiative, allocating US$10 million for the implementation of the Coastal Restoration Project in Greenville, the capital of Sinoe County. During a regular press briefing at the Ministry of Information on Thursday, October 20, 2025, Emmanuel King Urey, the Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency…
