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LIBERIA’S POVERTY RATE DROPS, ECONOMIC GROWTH SET TO CLIMB TO 5.3% IN 2024, REPORTS WORLD BANK

DEVELOPMENT
MONROVIA – A recent World Bank Economic Update brings promising news for Liberia, highlighting a decline in the country’s poverty rate from 63% in...

PRESIDENT BOAKAI RETURNS FROM ASIA, SECURES MAJOR INVESTMENTS AND AID FOR LIBERIA

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MONROVIA, LIBERIA — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai addressed the nation on September 11th, upon his return from a week-long trip to Asia, declaring that...

EDITORIAL

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

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

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

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

PRESIDENT BOAKAI’S PURGE: A DANGEROUS DRIFT TOWARD AUTHORITARIANISM

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

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

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

FIERY REBUKE HIGHLIGHTS POLITICAL TENSIONS AMID CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

JUDGE CEAINEH JOHNSON’S NOMINATION QUESTIONED OVER TIES TO CONVICTED CRIMINAL MARIA LUYKEN

EDITORIAL
President Joseph Boakai's recent nomination of Judge Ceaineh D....

THE SENATE’S EXTRAVAGANCE AMID ECONOMIC DESPAIR

EDITORIAL
The recent Senate retreat in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County,...

NAVIGATING LIBERIA’S GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES: PRIORITIZING ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY

EDITORIAL
A recent critique of the Joe Boakai government has...

AMERICA’S NEGLECT OF LIBERIA: A CALL FOR CHANGE

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

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

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

ELEVATING THE AG BIBLE COLLEGE TO A UNIVERSITY: A MILESTONE ACHIEVEMENT

OPINION
By Jacob N.B. Parley After many years of successful preaching...
LATEST NEWS

SENATE STAFFERS BLOCK PRO TEMPORE’S OFFICE OVER BENEFITS AND VEHICLE PAYMENTS

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – Tensions erupted at the Liberian Senate on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, as staffers blocked the entrance to Pro Tempore Madam Nyonblee Karnga...

PRESIDENT BOAKAI RETURNS FROM ASIA, SECURES MAJOR INVESTMENTS AND AID FOR LIBERIA

MONROVIA, LIBERIA — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai addressed the...

CLASHES ERUPT BETWEEN FARMERS AND MOPP OVER PALM OIL RAIDS IN MARYLAND

By Rocheford T. Gardiner MARYLAND COUNTY, LIBERIA – A growing...

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CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS CONDEMN POLITICAL INTERFERENCE IN COUNTY COUNCILS, URGE RESPECT FOR LOCAL GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES

MONROVIA – Five civil society organizations, under the umbrella...
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SAWYER COLLEGE UNVEILS PRESIDENT BOAKAI’S PORTRAIT

MONROVIA –  The academic team at the Amos C...
COUNTY NEWS

BEA MOUNTAIN CONFIRMS FATAL ACCIDENT INVOLVING OPERATIONAL TRUCK IN BOMI, LNP INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY

LIBERIA - The management of Bea Mountain Mining Corporation...
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ACPJ CONDEMNS NON-COMPLIANCE OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS IN ASSET DECLARATION, PRAISES LACC REPORT

BREWERVILLE, LIBERIA – The Apostolic Community for Peace and...
EDUCATION

PROF. EDWARD LAMA WONKERYOR: A VISIONARY LEADER TRANSFORMING LIBERIA’S HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR

By Bishop Prof. Rudolph Q. Kwanue, Sr. PhD. -...

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LATEST POLITICS

AMID WEAH CUM CDCIANS’ PSYCHE – BIDEN’S ENCOUNTER MEANS HEAVENLY GATE PASS…

A Patriot's Diary with Ekena Wesley Make no mistake! No...

HEEDING NPP STALWART – RANDOLPH COOPER’S OUTRAGE AMID A UNITED COALITION…

A Patriot's Diary with Ekena Wesley In politics, while it...

CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS CONDEMN POLITICAL INTERFERENCE IN COUNTY COUNCILS, URGE RESPECT FOR LOCAL GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES

MONROVIA – Five civil society organizations, under the umbrella...

SAWYER COLLEGE UNVEILS PRESIDENT BOAKAI’S PORTRAIT

MONROVIA –  The academic team at the Amos C...

BEA MOUNTAIN CONFIRMS FATAL ACCIDENT INVOLVING OPERATIONAL TRUCK IN BOMI, LNP INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY

LIBERIA - The management of Bea Mountain Mining Corporation...

ACPJ CONDEMNS NON-COMPLIANCE OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS IN ASSET DECLARATION, PRAISES LACC REPORT

BREWERVILLE, LIBERIA – The Apostolic Community for Peace and...

LNP ARRESTS FOURTEEN DURING VIOLENT CDC PROTEST IN MONROVIA

MONROVIA, LIBERIA - The Liberia National Police (LNP) announced...

LNP DISMISSES OFFICER FOR THEFT FOLLOWING INCIDENT AT UBA SINKOR BRANCH

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

MARYLAND COUNTY SECURITY FORCES ARREST 11 IN PLEEBO CITY DRUG BUST, SEIZE COCAINE AND KUSH

By Christian Appleton MARYLAND COUNTY, LIBERIA – In a significant...

POLICE OFFICER TALAWALLY DISMISSED FOR UNJUSTIFIED SHOOTING LEADING TO TEEN’S DEATH

MONROVIA  - The Liberia National Police (LNP), under the...

HEALTH

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POOR WASTE MANAGEMENT THREATENS PUBLIC HEALTH AND LIVELIHOODS

By Simeon S. Wiakanty/ Internews Environmental Reporting Fellow Evelyn Sackie,...

LIBERIA CONFIRMS SECOND MPOX CASE AS NPHIL DECLARES NATIONAL OUTBREAK

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

NPHIL DIRECTOR-GENERAL DR. NYAN OUTLINES LIBERIA’S PREPAREDNESS FOR MPOX AMID FIRST CONFIRMED CASE

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – The Director-General of the National Public...

NPHIL DIRECTOR-GENERAL, DR. NYAN AMONG AFRICAN PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENTISTS MEETING IN KINSHASA

KINSHASA – Liberia’s Director-General of the National Public Health...

POOR WASTE MANAGEMENT THREATENS PUBLIC HEALTH AND LIVELIHOODS

By Simeon S. Wiakanty/ Internews Environmental Reporting Fellow Evelyn Sackie, 40, is a mother of 6, she lives about...

54-YEAR-OLD MAN FATALLY SHOOTS HIMSELF DURING HUNTING TRIP IN MARYLAND COUNTY

By Aaron B. Nemah MARYLAND COUNTY, LIBERIA – A tragic accident over the weekend has left a 54-year-old man...

CONTROVERSY SURROUNDS AL HUSSEN FADIGA’S APPOINTMENT TO THE LIBERIAN EMBASSY IN PARIS

MONROVIA, LIBERIA - In a controversial decision, President Joseph Boakai has appointed Al Hussen Fadiga as the Minister...

LIBERIA’S INVESTMENT CLIMATE FACES PERSISTENT CHALLENGES DESPITE HOPES FOR REFORM, SAYS US STATE DEPARTMENT REPORT

MONROVIA – The United States State Department’s 2024 Investment Climate Report on Liberia paints a stark picture of...

THE MASS DISMISSAL OF LIBERIAN PUBLIC SERVANTS: A TROUBLING TREND UNDER THE BOAKAI ADMINISTRATION

A Commentary by Wondah L. Jah Since assuming the presidency, Joseph Boakai has overseen a significant wave of dismissals among public servants in Liberia. Officially...

PRESIDENT BOAKAI RETURNS FROM ASIA, SECURES MAJOR INVESTMENTS AND AID FOR LIBERIA

MONROVIA, LIBERIA — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai addressed the...

LIBERIA’S POVERTY RATE DROPS, ECONOMIC GROWTH SET TO CLIMB TO 5.3% IN 2024, REPORTS WORLD BANK

MONROVIA – A recent World Bank Economic Update brings...

CLASHES ERUPT BETWEEN FARMERS AND MOPP OVER PALM OIL RAIDS IN MARYLAND

By Rocheford T. Gardiner MARYLAND COUNTY, LIBERIA – A growing...

REPRESENTATIVE NYAHN FLOMO CONDEMNS DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES IN HOUSE STAFFING ALLOCATIONS

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – Nyahn G. Flomo, the Representative of...

9/11 REMEMBERED – A DAY THAT SHAPED A NATION AND ALTERED THE COURSE OF GLOBAL HISTORY

On September 11, 2001, a series of coordinated terrorist...

CONTROVERSY ERUPTS BETWEEN INTERNAL AFFAIRS AND MINISTRY OF INFORMATION OVER DIRECTIVE TO WELCOME PRESIDENT BOAKAI

MONROVIA, LIBERIA - In a controversial move, the Ministry...

MEET BISHOP KLAYEE; THE PASTOR WITH A PASSION FOR FEEDING HUNGRY CHILDREN

MONROVIA – Research has revealed that children who experience...

LIBERIA’S INVESTMENT CLIMATE FACES PERSISTENT CHALLENGES DESPITE HOPES FOR REFORM, SAYS US STATE DEPARTMENT REPORT

MONROVIA – The United States State Department’s 2024 Investment...

54-YEAR-OLD MAN FATALLY SHOOTS HIMSELF DURING HUNTING TRIP IN MARYLAND COUNTY

By Aaron B. Nemah MARYLAND COUNTY, LIBERIA – A tragic...

LEGAL

SUPREME COURT HALTS $6.2 MILLION CORRUPTION CASE INVOLVING FORMER TOP LIBERIAN OFFICIALS

LATEST NEWS
MONROVIA – The Justice in Chambers, His Honor Yussif...

SEN. MCGILL SEEKS SUPREME COURT INTERVENTION TO BLOCK CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION, CITING PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY

DEVELOPMENT
MONROVIA – In a surprising turn of events, Senator...

CRIMINAL COURT “A” RELEASES 39 PRETRIAL DETAINEES AFTER EXCEEDING STATUTORY DETENTION PERIOD

LATEST NEWS
MONROVIA - Criminal Court “A” has ordered the release...

JUDGE CHINEH STRESSES JUDICIAL INTERGRITY IN MARYLAND COUNTY

COUNTY NEWS
By Aaron B Nemah MARYLAND COUNTY, LIBERIA – The judge...

MONROVIA CITY COURT COMPELS NEC CHAIR TO COMPLY AMID ALLEGATIONS OF DEFIANCE

LATEST NEWS
MONROVIA, LIBERIA – The Monrovia City Court has issued...

WHY I WOULD VOTE JNB/UNITY PARTY IF…

By Lamini A. Waritay Some two months ago, I wrote...

THE YEKEH-UP SCENARIO: POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE RESCUE MISSION

Opinion Piece by Strong Ghana Pekin LIBERIA – In recent...

STATEMENT BY JOSEPH NYUMA BOAKAI AT THE OPENING OF THE 2024 KOREA-AFRICA SUMMIT

Seoul, South Korea Tuesday, 4 June, 2024 Excellency Yoon Suk Yeol, President of the Korean Republic, esteemed fellow Heads of...

OPENING REMARKS BY PRESIDENT JOSEPH NYUMA BOAKAI AT THE FIRST CABINET RETREAT AT EJS MINISTERIAL COMPLEX

May 23, 2024 Mr. Vice President, Cabinet Members and Officials of Government, The Honorable Superintendent of Montserrado County, Partners, Members...

SPEECH DELIVERED BY COMMISSIONER NETO ZARZAR LIGHE AT THE 3RD GRADUATION CEREMONY OF THE LIBERIA MARITIME TRAINING INSTITUTE

May 16, 2024 His Excellency, Ambassador Joseph Nyuma Boakai, President of the Republic of Liberia, Members of the Cabinet present, Members...

ADDRESS DELIVERED BY PRES. JOSEPH NYUMA BOAKAI AT THE 3RD GRADUATION CEREMONY OF THE LIBERIA MARITIME TRAINING INSTITUTE

Thursday, May 16, 2024 Members of the Cabinets; Members of the Legislature; Members of the Judiciary; Mr. Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners of...

WELCOMING “THE CLOSING ARGUMENT’ TO LIBERIA’S EMERGING PLURALISTIC MEDIA SPACE

A Patriot’s Diary  With Ekena Nyankun Juahgbe-Droh Wesley Until the governors are held accountable, take responsibility for their actions and...

CDC-COP ISSUES ULTIMATUM TO AMOS TWEH: CHOOSE BETWEEN LPRC AND UNITY PARTY ROLE

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – The Council of Patriots of the opposition Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC-COP) has given Amos...

LRA ROLLS OUT VAT TRAINING FOR TAX ADMINISTRATORS IN LIBERIA

MONROVIA – The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) has launched a three-day intensive training on Value Added Tax (VAT)...

LACC CHAIRPERSON CALLS FOR ENHANCED ANTI-CORRUPTION MEASURES AND ADDITIONAL COURTS TO TACKLE PUBLIC SECTOR CORRUPTION

MONROVIA – At the Ministry of Information, Culture Affairs, and Tourism's regular press briefing on Thursday, Liberia Anti-Corruption...

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LIBERIA’S POVERTY RATE DROPS, ECONOMIC GROWTH SET TO CLIMB TO 5.3% IN 2024, REPORTS WORLD BANK

DEVELOPMENT
MONROVIA – A recent World Bank Economic Update brings...

9/11 REMEMBERED – A DAY THAT SHAPED A NATION AND ALTERED THE COURSE OF GLOBAL HISTORY

DEVELOPMENT
On September 11, 2001, a series of coordinated terrorist...

CONTROVERSY ERUPTS BETWEEN INTERNAL AFFAIRS AND MINISTRY OF INFORMATION OVER DIRECTIVE TO WELCOME PRESIDENT BOAKAI

DEVELOPMENT
MONROVIA, LIBERIA - In a controversial move, the Ministry...
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