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“Will the Independent Seaport and Inland Ports Regulatory Authority Truly Benefit Liberia?” – Madam Guar MONROVIA, LIBERIA – The Liberian Senate on Tuesday, November 19,...

LIBERIA UNVEILS AMBITIOUS $851.8M BUDGET FOR FY2025, TARGETING GROWTH AND PUBLIC WELFARE

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A MILESTONE FOR LIBERIA’S HIGHER EDUCATION, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN

EDITORIAL October 24, 2024

The launch of Liberia’s first doctoral programs at the...

BOAKAI’S MISPLACED AMBITIONS AS LIBERIA BLEEDS AND THE PRESIDENT COURTS GLOBAL VANITY

EDITORIAL September 29, 2024

Eight months into his presidency, Joseph Boakai’s administration is...

TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF MPOX – STAY ALERT, STAY PROTECTED

EDITORIAL September 15, 2024

As Liberia confronts the resurgence of Mpox, the confirmation...

NO JUSTIFICATION FOR HIGH SALARIES OF BOAKAI ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS AMID ECONOMIC STRUGGLES

EDITORIAL September 3, 2024

In the midst of Liberia's current economic struggles, revelations...

LIBERIA’S POLITICAL CRISIS: A CALL FOR RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP AMID ESCALATING TENSIONS

EDITORIAL August 24, 2024

The recent clash between the Coalition for Democratic Change...

PRESIDENT BOAKAI’S PURGE: A DANGEROUS DRIFT TOWARD AUTHORITARIANISM

EDITORIAL August 18, 2024

In recent months, President Joseph Boakai has embarked on...

MADAM PEARSON’S RESIGNATION FROM THE CENTRAL BANK: EVASION OF ACCOUNTABILITY OR STRATEGIC MANEUVER?

EDITORIAL August 15, 2024

Madam Nyemadi D. Pearson’s sudden resignation as Deputy Governor...

FIERY REBUKE HIGHLIGHTS POLITICAL TENSIONS AMID CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS

EDITORIAL July 30, 2024

The arrest of former officials from the Coalition for...

REIMAGINING LIBERIA: DR. PAILEY’S CRITICAL CALL TO BREAK FREE FROM U.S. INFLUENCE

EDITORIAL July 29, 2024

As Liberia celebrated its 177th Independence Day on July...

UNAUTHORIZED DEPLOYMENT OR NECESSARY SECURITY MEASURE? THE AFL INCIDENT AT ROBERTS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

EDITORIAL July 17, 2024

The recent deployment of Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL)...

AYOUBA KAMARA’S THREATS AGAINST SMART NEWS LIBERIA UNDERMINE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

EDITORIAL July 6, 2024

In a troubling turn of events, Mr. Ayouba Kamara,...

LIBERIANS ARE IN AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UP AND CDC

OPINION October 11, 2024

An Opinion By Grace RK Guar Every six...

AMERICA’S NEGLECT OF LIBERIA: A CALL FOR CHANGE

OPINION July 27, 2024

An Opinion By Bishop Dr. Rudolph Q. Kwanue, Sr A...

AMID AN UNENDING WAR AGAINST POVERTY, INJUSTICES – HAS THE PROGRESSIVE STRUGGLE BECOME LOST IN TRANSLATION?

OPINION July 7, 2024

A Patriot's Diary With Ekena Wesley What manner of Liberian progressives...

HAS PRESIDENT BOAKAI’S GOVERNMENT BEGUN BEARING GOOD FRUITS? (PART1)

OPINION June 24, 2024

By Jacob N.B. Parley Following a careful reflection, I have...

GENDER IMBALANCE, AGING WORKFORCE, AND SKILLS GAPS HIGHLIGHTED IN LIBERIA’S CIVIL SERVICE DEMOGRAPHIC REVIEW

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – A new demographic study of Liberia's civil service has exposed significant gender disparities, an aging workforce, and educational shortcomings, highlighting the need...

LIBERIA UNVEILS AMBITIOUS $851.8M BUDGET FOR FY2025, TARGETING GROWTH AND PUBLIC WELFARE

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – The Minister of Finance and Development...

PROF. DR. TOGBA NAH TIPOTEH WEIGHS IN ON CONTROVERSY OVER SPEAKER FONATI KOFFA’S REMOVAL

In a recent commentary, Prof. Dr. Togba Nah Tipoteh,...

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LRA KICKS OFF TAXPAYER APPRECIATION CAMPAIGN WITH DONATION TO ORPHANAGE

November 20, 2024

MONROVIA – The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) has officially...

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PRESIDENT BOAKAI’S SIERRA LEONE VISIT STRENGTHENS LIBERIA-SIERRA LEONE PARTNERSHIP

November 20, 2024

FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has...

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LRA LAUNCHES TAXPAYER APPRECIATION TOMORROW

November 19, 2024

MONROVIA – The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) will this...

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CHINA MEDICAL TEAM EXPLORES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH LIBERIA’S NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE

November 19, 2024

MONROVIA – Dr. Guo Jian, head of the 16th...

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FINANCE MINISTER NGAFUAN ANNOUNCES SALARY REFORMS TO ENHANCE GOVERNMENT WORKER WELFARE

November 19, 2024

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine...

GREEN REVOLUTION ACCUSES KABINEH JA’NEH OF UNDERMINING REGIONAL STABILITY

GOL ALLOCATES $8.4 MILLION TO INTEGRATE 6,000 VOLUNTEER TEACHERS INTO NATIONAL PAYROLL

PRESIDENT BOAKAI SUBMITS US$851.8 MILLION DRAFT BUDGET FOR FY2025 TO LEGISLATURE

GENDER IMBALANCE, AGING WORKFORCE, AND SKILLS GAPS HIGHLIGHTED IN LIBERIA’S CIVIL SERVICE DEMOGRAPHIC REVIEW

ECOWAS RESCUE MISSION FOR SPEAKER KOFFA – A MISGUIDED ATTEMPT TO SHIELD POLITICAL FAILURE?

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SEN. CHEA CRITICIZES PRES. BOAKAI’S DECISION TO BYPASS SPEAKER KOFFA IN BUDGET SUBMISSION, CITING CONSTITUTIONAL BREACHES

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LEC CEO CAPTAN PRESSURED TO DISCLOSE USE OF HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS IN DEVELOPMENT FUNDS

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SPEAKER KOFFA’S MISUSE OF PUBLIC FUNDS THROUGH SUPPLEMENTARY PAYROLL – A SERIOUS DRAIN ON GOVT. SPENDING

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A HOUSE DIVIDED CANNOT STAND AS MADAM GUAR CONDEMNS PROTEST ON CAPITOL

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“MARCH ON THE CAPITOL” A PROTEST SHAPED BY THE SHADOWS OF THE PAST AND QUESTIONS OF POLITICAL LOYALTY

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NPHIL STRENGTHENS PUBLIC HEALTH WITH NEW GENOMIC SEQUENCING AMID MONKEYPOX OUTBREAK

DEVELOPMENT

DISCONTENT AMONG AFL SOLDIERS AMID DELAYED OCTOBER SALARY DISBURSEMENTS, PAY DISPARITIES HIGHLIGHTED

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LIBERIAN CITIZEN CRITIQUES PRESIDENT BOAKAI’S RELATIONS WITH REBEL LAWMAKERS

CUMMINGS URGES RESOLUTION IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CRISIS, CITES THREATS TO DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT

CDC CONDEMNS DEPUTY SPEAKER FALLAH’S ALLIANCE WITH ANTI-KOFFA BLOC, ACCUSES BOAKAI GOVT. OF UNDERMINING LIBERIAN DEMOCRACY

UP YOUTH CONGRESS COMMENDS BOAKAI’S LEADERSHIP, URGES ACTION ON CORRUPTION AND GOVERNANCE REFORMS

INQUIRER’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ HISTORIC PREFERMENT OF CHRISTIANA SAYWAH JIMMY AS MANAGING EDITOR

A Patriot's Diary With Ekena Nyankun Juagbe-Droh Wesley LIBERIA – The...

A LEAP FROM LOCAL TO NATIONAL: JOURNALIST STEPHEN BINDA NAMED ULAA DEPUTY PRESIDENT SECRETARY…

A Patriot's Diary with Ekena Wesley Brouhaha had engulfed a...

LRA KICKS OFF TAXPAYER APPRECIATION CAMPAIGN WITH DONATION TO ORPHANAGE

MONROVIA – The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) has officially...

PRESIDENT BOAKAI’S SIERRA LEONE VISIT STRENGTHENS LIBERIA-SIERRA LEONE PARTNERSHIP

FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has...

LRA LAUNCHES TAXPAYER APPRECIATION TOMORROW

MONROVIA – The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) will this...

CHINA MEDICAL TEAM EXPLORES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH LIBERIA’S NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE

MONROVIA – Dr. Guo Jian, head of the 16th...

KOFFA: ‘UNDER MY WATCH, RULE OF LAW WILL PREVAIL,’ REJECTS RESIGNATION RUMORS AMID LEGISLATIVE DISPUTES

FOREIGN MINISTER NYANTI AND PRES. BOAKAI ARE HIDING $25 MILLION NEKOTECH DUBIOUS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

NPHIL DG NYAN MAKES PROGRESS IN MPOX OUTBREAK RESPONSE AMID LOW BUDGET ALLOCATION

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TEN MAGNA CUM LAUDE GRADUATES FROM UL MEET DEAN TO DISCUSS SCHOLARSHIPS

MONROVIA, OCTOBER 7, 2024 – Ten Magna Cum Laude...

AMOS C. SAWYER FOUNDATION LAUDS FOR TWO MASTER’S DEGREE SCHOLARSHIPS

MONROVIA – The Amos C. Sawyer College of Social...

WANTED FOR THEFT – PAKISTANI NATIONAL ABSCONDS WITH US$25K

MONROVIA – Saleh Hayat, age 22, a Pakistani National...

LNP ARRESTS SUSPECT IN DOUBLE MURDER OF PREGNANT GIRLFRIEND AND HER DAUGHTER

MONROVIA – The Liberia National Police (LNP) has confirmed...

TRAGIC INCIDENT IN GRAND CAPE MOUNT COUNTY: MAN ARRESTED FOR CHOPPING HIS LOVER

Grand Cape Mount Co., LIBERIA – A shocking incident...

FORMER FINANCE MINISTER SAMUEL TWEAH REPORTEDLY ARRESTED AMID CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – Former Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah...

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AFL AND U.S. OPEN NEW TUBERCULOSIS CLINIC AT 14 MILITARY HOSPITAL

The Armed Forces of Liberia, in partnership with the...

LIBERIA’S HEALTH MINISTRY PARTNERS WITH USAID TO STRENGTHEN HEALTHCARE SERVICES

MONROVIA – The U.S. Agency for International Development in...

NPHIL EXPANDS TRAINING FOR FIELD EPIDEMIOLOGISTS TO STRENGTHEN SURVEILLANCE AND OUTBREAK RESPONSE

MONROVIA – The National Public Health Institute of Liberia...

DR. NYAN COMMENDS LIBERIA’S PARTNER-INSTITUTIONS FOR COORDINATED RESPONSE TO MPOX AND OTHER OUTBREAKS

MONROVIA - In a statement released on his official...

FINANCE MINISTER NGAFUAN ANNOUNCES SALARY REFORMS TO ENHANCE GOVERNMENT WORKER WELFARE

SPEAKER KOFFA INSPECTS CAPITOL BUILDING COURTYARD

UL PROF. ADDRESSES MAJOR LECTURE FORUM AT INDIAN UNIVERSITY IN NEW DELHI – ANALYZES LIBERIA-INDIA’S UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP

IMF PRAISES LRA FOR ACHIEVING RECORD-HIGH REVENUE COLLECTION

FIRST LADY KATUMU BOAKAI SHARES WISDOM WITH GRADUATES AT AME UNIVERSITY CEREMONY

LIS COMMISSIONER ZARGO SUSPENDED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REASONS

LMHRA REVIEWS AUTHORITY’S ACT OF 2010 – DRAFTS EIGHT NEW REGULATIONS

LRA STRENGTHENS INTERNAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO ENHANCE TRANSPARENCY AND DRIVE REVENUE GROWTH

NYANPLU SLAMS BOAKAI GOVERNMENT FOR ENABLING “EXTORTIONATE” NEKOTECH PROGRAM, RESIGNS IN PROTEST

MONROVIA, LIBERIA - In a bold and scathing resignation letter dated November 17, 2024, Matthew Nyanplu, Assistant Minister...

HOUSE MAJORITY BLOC CRACKS DOWN ON INDISCIPLINE MARVIN COLE AND ALLIES SUSPENDED FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – In an unprecedented move, the Majority Bloc of the House of Representatives, led by Representative...

SILENCING CRITICS, SHIELDING FAILURES – THE EXECUTIVE’S ROLE IN UNDERMINING LIBERIA’S GOVERNANCE

MONROVIA - The suspension and subsequent resignation of Matthew Nyanplu, Assistant Minister for Information Services, has thrown a...

ECOWAS MEDIATION MISSION FAILS TO RESOLVE LIBERIA’S LEGISLATURE DEADLOCK, URGES UNITY AND RULE OF LAW

MONROVIA - Amid growing concerns over the ongoing parliamentary deadlock within Liberia's House of Representatives, the Chairman of...

LNP ANTI-ROBBERY UNIT ARRESTS FIVE SUSPECTS IN ARMED ROBBERY OF CHINESE NATIONAL IN CONGO TOWN

TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ON TWEAH AND FOUR FORMER OFFICIALS; JUDGE’S APPROVAL NOW MANDATORY

WANTED FOR THEFT – PAKISTANI NATIONAL ABSCONDS WITH US$25K

LNP ARRESTS SUSPECT IN DOUBLE MURDER OF PREGNANT GIRLFRIEND AND HER DAUGHTER

TRAGIC INCIDENT IN GRAND CAPE MOUNT COUNTY: MAN ARRESTED FOR CHOPPING HIS LOVER

FORMER FINANCE MINISTER SAMUEL TWEAH REPORTEDLY ARRESTED AMID CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS

MAJOR DRUG BUST AT LIBERIAN BORDER WITH SIERRA LEONE

LIBERIAN JOURNALIST ARRESTED FOR ILLEGAL FIREARM POSSESSION AT RADIO STATION

PRES. BOAKAI’S LACK OF LEADERSHIP AND LIBERIA’S POLITICAL CRISIS

November 19, 2024

-A Commentary Joseph Boakai's failure to lead has once again become evident, leaving Liberians in shock following the presentation of the 2024/25 draft national budget...