Liberia Bets Its Future on Iron, Gold and Power
MONROVIA — For most of the past half-century, Liberia’s mineral wealth has been a story told in the past tense. In the 1960s and 1970s, iron ore from…
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Liberia: Rising Poverty, Economic Constraints and Drug Addiction Push Young Liberian Women Into Transactional Sex; Plea For Help, Empowerment
MONROVIA – By eight o’clock on most evenings, the young women have already taken their places. Near an unfinished building in the VOA community of Brewerville City, outside Monrovia,…
Pooling Strength for Development, Advancing Common Progress —Marking the Fifth Anniversary of the Global Development Initiative
In September 2021, President Xi Jinping put forward the Global Development Initiative (GDI) at the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, injecting strong impetus into the…
Liberia: House Summons Education Minister, MCSS Superintendent, Teachers Over Prolonged School Closure
Monrovia — The House of Representatives is expected to question the Minister of Education, Dr. Jarso Maley Jallah, the Superintendent of the Monrovia Consolidated School System (MCSS), Dr.…
Can Constructive Journalism Help Liberia Turn National Challenges Into Development Solutions?
BEIJING, China — Liberia’s development challenges are well documented, from poor road connectivity and limited economic opportunities to inadequate public services and persistent difficulties attracting investment. But what if…
Beyond The Diploma: YEIB-MANCO CEO Urges Graduates to Embrace Entrepreneurship, Integrity and Service
Monrovia — Youth Entrepreneurship and Investment Bank Management Company (YEIB-MANCO) Chief Executive Officer Joseph Fatorma Sando has challenged Liberian graduates to turn their education into entrepreneurial opportunities, practical…
Liberia: Full Gospel Nigeria Fellowship Equips Liberian Counterparts
MONROVIA – Dr. Jude Ememe at the head of a 7-man high-level delegation under the auspices of the Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International Nigeria, arrived in Liberia on…
Liberia to Digitalize 16 Key Government Services with World Bank Support
MONROVIA, Liberia — The Government of Liberia, with support from the World Bank, has begun taking steps to digitalize 16 priority government services in a move aimed at…
Liberia Unifies Food Safety Standards to Curb Duplicate Inspections, Ease Business Costs
Monrovia — Liberia has introduced a unified national food safety standard aimed at reducing duplicate inspections, harmonizing regulatory requirements and easing compliance costs for businesses across the food sector.…
Liberia: CSA Moves to Tighten Government Payroll Controls as Dr. Joekai Pushes for Greater Accountability in 2027 Budget
MONROVIA — As the Liberian government intensifies preparations for the 2027 National Budget, the Civil Service Agency (CSA) has announced significant steps aimed at strengthening payroll accountability, controlling…
Monrovia Cinema Plus Opens With A Bang: Celebrating Liberian Filmmakers, Diaspora Investment, And The Return Of Cinema
Monrovia — Monrovia Cinema Plus is making a grand statement about the future of Liberia’s film industry, opening with a bang through a week of film screenings, professional…
Liberia U-15 Delegation Departs for Inaugural FIFA World Cup, Festival in Baku
Monrovia — A 20-member Liberia Under-15 delegation has departed the country for Baku, Azerbaijan, to participate in the inaugural FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival, marking another milestone…
LFA Welcomes FIFA’s $25M Surplus Solidarity Programme
Monrovia — Liberia Football Association President Mustapha I. Raji has welcomed FIFA’s newly announced Surplus Solidarity Programme, describing it as a transformative financial commitment that could significantly bolster…
Liberia: LNOC Donates Sports Equipment to Member Federations
Monrovia — Twenty-four registered sports federations of the Liberia National Olympic Committee (LNOC) received official tracksuits and sports gear over the weekend during an LNOC Executive Committee meeting…
Leijdekkers’ Shadow Over Liberia’s Cocaine Probe Grows Harder to Ignore
MONROVIA – For most of this year, Jos Leijdekkers has lived in Liberia as a whisper. Security officers traded sightings no one could pin down: a convoy on…
Senate committee seeks pay hikes of up to 71 percent for its own staff, as half of Liberia lives below the poverty line
Monrovia – A top legal officer at the Liberian Senate could soon take home US$2,920 a month. That is roughly 20 times what the law guarantees an unskilled…
At Church Where Liberia Was Born, Rev. Samuel B. Reeves Urges Nation to Break With Its Past
MONROVIA — One of Liberia’s most prominent clergymen used his Sunday pulpit to challenge the West African nation’s leaders and citizens to stop letting past failures dictate the…
Liberia: 41 Students Graduate as ArcelorMittal High School Records 100% WASSCE Pass Rate
YEKEPA, Nimba County — ArcelorMittal High School in Yekepa, Nimba County, has recorded a 100 percent pass rate in this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE),…
Pro Temp Karnga-Lawrence Must Put the Brakes on Pay Raise Plan for Senators
A Senate committee wants US$792,552 in the FY2027 budget for pay raises inside the Senate, with 70 percent going to senators’ personal offices. With half of Liberia below…
Tiles, Triumph, and Territory: 24 Nations Converge as Liberia Hosts Historic 16th Africa Scrabble Championship
MONROVIA — Liberia is poised to welcome the continent’s finest in scrabble as it hosts the 16th Africa Scrabble Championship, marking a historic milestone as the nation hosts…
Liberia: All Set for Big International Mining and Energy Confab with Vision to Promote Economic Growth and Job Creation
Monrovia – Coined from the ideology of reposition Liberia’s mining and energy sectors as key drivers of economic growth, investment, job creation and sustainable national development, the country…
Liberia Conducts First National Honeybee Survey to Boost Beekeeping
MONROVIA — The Ministry of Agriculture(MOA), in collaboration with the Society for the Conservation of Nature Liberia (SCNL) and other partners, has convened a national workshop to validate…
Liberia: Rotary Club Hands Over Renovated Barchue School in Oldest Congo Town
MONROVIA – The Rotary Club of Monrovia on Friday, October 16 presented the renovated Barchue Community Primary School in Oldest Congo Town to community leaders and education stakeholders. By…
Liberia: ‘Let Girls Dream, Not Marry Early’: Mercy Johnny Demands Action Against Child Marriage in Liberia
BUCHANAN, Grand Bassa County — A call for urgent and sustained action to end child marriage dominated Liberia’s 2026 International Day of the Girl Child commemoration in Buchanan, with child-rights…
Liberia: Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation: What We Are Doing and How Everyone Can Help
Last week, our public education article explaining climate change reached more than 80,000 people. Today, we build on that conversation by explaining how we can protect ourselves from…
Liberia: LAA Unveils $59 Million Modernization Plan Under Hughes’ Leadership
Five-Year Strategy Targets Aviation Safety, Airport Security, Financial Reforms and Domestic Connectivity By Gerald C. Koinyeneh Monrovia — The Liberia Airport Authority (LAA), under Managing Director Ernest Hughes,…
Curated Cultural Gifts Expands to Roberts International Airport
Monrovia, Liberia – Curated Cultural Gifts, a Liberian-owned business founded by entrepreneur Brenda Brewer Moore, has expanded its operations with the opening of a new kiosk at Roberts…
Liberia: U.S. Trial of Former Army Commander Moses Wright, Linked to Lutheran Church Massacre, Postponed Until February
Summary: By Anthony Stephens, senior justice correspondent with New Narratives The U.S. trial of Moses Wright, a former senior Liberian army commander accused of ordering and overseeing the 1990…
Gov’t of Liberia Begins Validation of Draft Intellectual Property Policy and Strategy
— As acting Commerce Minister describes the document as an essential instrument for enterprise development, investment promotion, industrial growth, and economic diversification. Front row: Acting Minister of Commerce…
Liberia’s Science Conference Opens With Calls to Turn Research Into Action
By Joyclyn Wea, gender and health correspondent with New Narratives Summary: CONGO TOWN, Monrovia — Scientists, health workers and government officials gathered for the Emmet A. Dennis National…
Liberia: Kolubah’s Expulsion Case Tests Legislative Authority as Supreme Court Sets October 22 Hearing
MONROVIA – What started as a political controversy over remarks by Montserrado County District 10 Representative Yekeh Y. Kolubah has grown into one of the most consequential confrontations between…
Liberia: Called a ‘Dragon’: A Mother’s Struggle Exposes Failure to Provide Help for People with Disabilities
Summary: • A family in Monrovia was forced from their home because the landlord believed her five-year-old daughter with cerebral palsy, a disability caused by damage to the developing…
Liberia: Nuquay Sounds Alarm Over Delayed County Development Funds, Budget Disparities
MONROVIA — Senator Emmanuel Nuquay, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Corporations, has raised concerns over delays in disbursing Social Development Funds (SDFs) to counties, warning that…
Liberia: Former NPHIL Director General Dr. Nyenswah Calls for Major Investment in Healthcare Financing, Scientific Research and Technology in Liberia
MONROVIA – A senior executive of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and former Director General of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia…
Liberia Opens 15 Offshore Blocks to International Oil Companies
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Liberia has officially opened 15 offshore oil exploration blocks to international petroleum companies, launching a new licensing round aimed at attracting investment and…
Liberia: Naymote Urges Legislature to Tighten US$52M National ID Deal, Cites Cost, Electoral and Data Protection Concerns
The democratic development organization is calling for an integrated national identification system to reduce duplicate registrations, improve public service delivery and strengthen payment verification, while demanding financial transparency…
Liberia Joins ECOWAS Border Talks in The Gambia to Strengthen Regional Cooperation
Monrovia’s participation in the three-day meeting focuses on boundary management, peaceful coexistence, cross-border development and regional integration. By Gerald C. Koinyeneh MONROVIA — Liberia is participating in the…
Liberia: OMNIA Urges Government to Invest in Community Farmers Amid US$243M Rice Production Drive
The organization cites grassroots rice-farming initiatives in Grand Cape Mount County and raises concerns over an agricultural proposal it says has gone unanswered for about a year. By…
Liberia Urges Increased Agricultural Investment, Affordable Financing to Combat Poverty at UN
Monrovia Calls for Concessional Loans, Credit Guarantees and Private-Sector Partnerships to Boost Food Production, Strengthen Agribusiness and Advance Inclusive Growth NEW YORK — Liberia has called for increased…
Liberia’s Rural Women Feed the Nation, Build Peace, But Remain Locked Out of Opportunities
MONROVIA — Madam Esther David Yango, Executive Director of the Women’s NGO Secretariat of Liberia (WONGOSOL), has called on the Government of Liberia(GoL) to take concrete steps to…
Liberia: Rubber Transshipment Ban Draws Complaints From Truckers and Shipping Stakeholders
MONROVIA — Liberia’s Executive Order No. 166 prohibits the transshipment of specified forms of unprocessed natural rubber, including natural latex, coagulum, cup lump, tree lace, bark scrap and ground…
Liberia: In Bomi, Women Turn World Bank Support Into Businesses, But Call For More Help
BOMI COUNTY — Women in Gbojay, Bomi County, say financial support from the Liberia Women Empowerment Project (LWEP) is helping them build small businesses, pay their children’s school expenses,…
Liberia Deepens Cybersecurity Ties With Morocco, Secures Membership In African Digital Security Networks
RABAT, Morocco — Liberia has strengthened its cybersecurity cooperation with Morocco and secured membership in two regional digital security initiatives, as the government moves to bolster the country’s cyber…
Liberia: Bomi Farmers Expand Rice Production, Turn to Processing Under US$42 Million REALISE Project
QUEENIE-1 TOWN, Bomi County — Residents of Queenie-1 Town in Suehn Mecca District, Bomi County, are expanding rice production and investing in processing equipment under the Government of Liberia’s…
Liberia: Former Nimba Superintendent Urges Government to Resolve Ganta Land Dispute
GANTA, Nimba County — Former Nimba County Superintendent David Dorr Cooper has called on President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s Government to intervene swiftly in a long‑running land dispute in…
Liberia: Rep. Taylor Challenges Government Over City Status Revocation
MONROVIA — Maryland County District #3 Representative Austin B. Taylor has challenged the Ministry of Local Government’s decision to revoke the city status of communities that failed to…
Firestone Liberia Takes Free Children Surgery Awareness to Gbarpolu County
Bopolu City – Firestone Liberia has raised awareness about its annual free surgery program for children in Gbarpolu County. By Henry B Gboluma Jr The program is sponsored by Firestone…
Liberia: Domestic Football Returns to Liberia as LFA Leagues Kick Off Across Three Divisions
MONROVIA — Competitive domestic football returns to Liberia this weekend as the Liberia Football Association (LFA) officially kicks off its 2026/27 league season across the men’s and women’s…
Keita Calls for Greater Autonomy for Football Coaches Across Africa
MONROVIA — Former Liberian national team head coach Ansumana Keita has called on football administrators across Africa to grant coaches greater authority, trust, and time to implement their…
Liberia: The Jury Debate — “A Corrupt Jury Is Worse Than No Jury.” But What About a Judge Who Has Already Spoken?
MONROVIA — When Chief Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay Sr. rose to open the Supreme Court’s October Term on Monday, he did not deliver a routine ceremonial charge. He…
Liberia: Global Study Shows Most African Workers ‘Struggling’; the Cost is Paid by Teachers, Healthcare Workers Who Hold the Economy Together
Summary: By Tetee Gebro and Joyclyn Wea, health and gender correspondents with New Narratives BENSONVILLE, Montserrado County – Before sunrise, Elaine Duowai prepares lesson notes in a house…
Liberia: Snowe, Konneh Reject Gbeisay’s Call to Abolish Jury Trials, Urge Constitutional Reform
MONROVIA – Two Liberian senators have publicly rejected the Chief Justice’s call to abolish jury trials, arguing that the answer to allegations of compromised jurors is a stronger…
What Does Liberia’s ICJ Climate Vote Mean Ahead of COP31?
When Liberia joins other countries at the United Nations climate conference in Antalya, Türkiye, in November, it will be asking for many of the things climate-vulnerable countries have…
Liberia: Boakai Meets New U.S. Chargé d’Affaires, Pledges Stronger Liberia-U.S. Ties
MONROVIA — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has received newly accredited United States Chargé d’Affaires Kristin Gilmore, with both sides expressing commitment to strengthening bilateral relations through investment, trade, public…
Liberia: Beijing 12345 Hotline Urges African Countries to Adopt Chinese Public Service Model
BEIJING, China — Authorities operating Beijing’s 12345 Citizens Service Hotline are encouraging African countries, including Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria, to adapt China’s public service model to strengthen government…
Liberia: Amelia Queen Cassell Turns Birthday into Hope for Chief Compound School Pupils Gbarnga Struggling to Find Chairs
GBARNGA, Bong County — For hundreds of children attending Chief Compound Community Public School in the heart of Gbarnga, the struggle to secure a comfortable place to sit has…
Liberia: Agriculture Minister Unveils US$370 Million Investment Portfolio in Rome, Rallies Global Investors to Boost Food Production
Rome, Italy– Agriculture Minister Dr. J. Alexander Nuetah has unveiled a US$370 million agricultural investment portfolio at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum in Rome,…
Liberia: Gender Ministry Unveils Five-Year Plan, Warns Funding Gaps Could Derail Implementation
MONROVIA, Liberia — Liberia’s Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has launched a five-year strategic plan aimed at strengthening gender equality, child protection, and social protection services, with…
Liberia: OWECC-L, PUL Return From Rwanda With Lessons to Advance Liberia’s War Crimes Court
MONROVIA— A Liberian delegation comprising officials from the Office for the Establishment of War and Economic Crimes Court for Liberia (OWECC-L) and the Press Union of Liberia (PUL)…
Liberia: WONGOSOL Warns Against Fragmented GBV Data as Liberia Launches First National Information System
MONROVIA — The Women NGOs Secretariat of Liberia (WONGOSOL) has called for stronger inter-ministerial coordination, increased government funding, and stricter data protection measures as Liberia launches its first Gender-Based…
Liberia: LISGIS, ECOWAS Call for AI Integration in West Africa’s Statistical Systems
MONROVIA — The Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have called for stronger leadership, institutional capacity-building, and the…
Liberia: Traditional Queen, Juli Endee in Classic Display of Liberian Culture at Ghana’s Akwasidae Festival
Erstwhile Cultural Ambassador, Juli Endee earlier this week joined the Akwasidae festival in Ghana, a very important historical and cultural event celebrated by the people of the Ashanti…
Liberia: State Jumped the Gun, Judge Finds, in Case That Shut Down Sekou Dukuly’s Three Care Homes in the United States of America
An administrative law judge says Minnesota regulators failed to prove Golden Touch Health Care posed an imminent danger to residents, a finding supporters of owner Sekou Dukuly call…
Liberia’s Council of Churches warns justice “must not become political revenge” as ex-ministers convicted in Saudi aid case and Chief Justice floats scrapping jury trials
MONROVIA – Liberia’s most influential Christian body has called on the government, the courts and the country’s political class to keep politics out of the courtroom, days after…
Liberia’s Charlyne Brumskine Elected President of ECOWAS Court of Justice
ABUJA, Nigeria — Liberian lawyer and law professor Charlyne M. Brumskine was elected president of the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States…
Liberia: Dagoseh Aide Accuses Senate Pro Tempore, Dillon of Orchestrating Ouster, Alleges US$80k Payoff, Lawmakers Deny Allegation
MONROVIA — Two senior Liberian lawmakers, Senate Pro Tempore Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence and Montserrado County Senator Abraham Darius Dillon, have been accused of allegedly orchestrating the dismissal of former…
Liberia: Koon Faces Lawmakers’ Revolt, Then Draws 62 Members as House Resumes Business
CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia — Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon presided over a House of Representatives session attended by 62 lawmakers on Tuesday, October 13, as the chamber resumed legislative business…
Liberia: As Hypertension and Obesity Rise, Government Urges Citizens to Get Moving
Summary By Tetee Gebro, gender and health correspondent with New Narratives CATHOLIC JUNCTION, Monrovia – Rain was falling Saturday morning when Nadia S. Jolo joined a group of people walking…
Liberia: Tappita Student Leader Urges UL to Resume Classes Amid Shutdown, Proposes Online Learning
Monrovia — The President of the Tappita District University and College Students Association (TADUCSA), Effort N. Karr, has called on the University of Liberia administration to urgently resume…
Liberia: ADWANGA Opens Justice Conference, Puts Survivors at Center
MONROVIA — The Aiding Disadvantaged Women and Girls Association (ADWANGA) has opened a three-day conference in Monrovia examining how Liberia can address the lasting effects of gender-based violence,…
Liberia: Unrealistic and Blanket Statement: Saar Insurance Describes Call From Aggrieved Teachers For Cancellation Of Health Services Contract With NTAL
The Management of Saar Insurance Company has raised serious concerns over what it described “unjustified” call from aggrieved members of the National Teachers Association of Liberia (NTAL) to…
Liberia: Agriculture Minister Holds High-Level Talks with FAO Director-General on Agricultural Investment
Agriculture Minister Dr. J. Alexander Nuetah has held high-level discussions with the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Dr. QU Dongyu, in…
Liberia: Marquis Who’s Who Honors Deputy Public Works Minister Prince Tambah for Contribution to Civil Engineering, Infrastructure Development and Public Service
Monrovia — Prince Desea Tambah Sr., Liberia’s Deputy Minister for Technical Services at the Ministry of Public Works, has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who, an established American publisher…
Liberia’s Public Works Deputy Minister Prince Tambah Honored as Engineer of the Year
From managing construction of The Gambia’s landmark Senegambia Bridge to overseeing Liberia’s public infrastructure, Prince Desea Tambah Sr. has built a career spanning international development, transportation engineering and…
Liberia Is Not for Sale — Not to Miners, Not to Cartels
Senator Amara Konneh’s warning in Washington that Liberia stands at its “most dangerous point since the war and Ebola” should alarm us at home as much as it…
Liberia: District 10 Aspirant Taylor Urges Residents to Shun Violence, Remain Patient Amid Representation Crisis
Monrovia – A Representative hopeful of Montserrado County Electoral District #10 has called on residents of the district to remain patient and shun all forms of violence, including…
Liberia: AfDB Pledges Infrastructure Support as Minister Ngafuan Leads Constituency 15 Talks in Bangkok
BANGKOK, Thailand — African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President Dr. Sidi Ould Tah on Tuesday pledged continued support for roads, energy, agriculture and other key sectors after meeting…
‘We Shouldn’t Just Be Invitees; We Should Be Participants’ — Liberia’s Peace Huts Push For Inclusive Peacebuilding
MONROVIA — For Roselyne M. Kollie, a member of the Women in Peacebuilding Network (WIPNET) Peace Hut in Fish Market, Montserrado County, a two-day peacebuilding training was more…
Liberia: ULAA’s Newly Elected Officials to Be Inducted October 18 In New Jersey following Mohammed Keita’s Reelection as President
NEW JERSEY, USA — The newly elected officials of the Union of Liberian Associations in the Americas (ULAA) are scheduled to be sworn into office on Sunday, October 18…
Liberia Opens National Forum on Rural Women’s Land Rights and Economic Empowerment
BUCHANAN— The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, in collaboration with ForumCIV, the National Rural Women Structure, the National Alliance for Women Land Rights and other partners,…
Liberia: Glassco Demands Halt to Nimba United’s Second Division Admission Over Conflict-of-Interest Concerns
MONROVIA — Senior Professional Sisters FC President Emmett Stages Glassco has called on the Liberia Football Association (LFA) to suspend the admission of Nimba United into the Second…
Liberia: Gbeisay’s Call to Abolish Jury Trials Sparks Constitutional Showdown, Raises Fears of Concentrating Justice in Judges’ Hands
MONROVIA — Liberia’s top judge has declared that the country’s trial jury system has been so badly compromised that it may no longer be worth keeping. That position…
Liberian Senator Warns Washington: Mining Giants and Drug Cartels Are Pushing Liberia Toward ‘State Capture’
WASHINGTON, DC — A Liberian senator has told American democracy advocates that his country faces two threats at once: multinational mining companies working through legal deals, and drug cartels…
Liberia: Saudi Rice Trial: Gbassay Rejects Guilty Verdict, Declares Innocence, Alleges Pressure to Become State Witness
MONROVIA — Days after a jury at Criminal Court “C” adjudged her guilty in the Saudi Rice corruption case, former National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) official Rosetta L.…
Liberia: Bishop Kortu Brown Backs Growing Calls for a New Political Force ahead of 2029 Presidential Elections
BREWERVILLE, Montserrado County, Liberia, Oct. 12, 2026 — A prominent Liberian clergyman has backed growing calls for a “third lane” in the country’s politics ahead of the 2029…
Liberia: House Opens for Third Quarter’s Official Business Today Amid Lawmakers’ Revolt in Demand of Personal Benefits
Today marks the first day for official business as members of the Legislature return from their second constituency break, but with uncertainty hanging over one of the chambers…
Liberia: Climate Change and Liberia: What It Means and What We Must Do
When floodwater enters a home, a farmer loses a harvest, or the sea washes away land, families suffer. Children miss school, businesses lose income, and communities struggle to…
Liberia: Chief Justice Gbeisay Calls for Unity Among Liberians, Particularly People in Gompa City, Nimba County
MONROVIA – Chief Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay Sr. has called on all Liberians, particularly the People of Nimba County to remain united and respect the rule of Law. Speaking…
Peter Bon Jallah Trial Nears Showdown as Defense Rests; Verdict Expected October 22
Prosecution Set to Present Rebuttal Witnesses Next Week as Court Moves Toward Closing Arguments in High-Profile Sexual Assault Case By:Willie N. Tokpah Monrovia-The trial of Peter Bon Jallah,…
Liberia: Senator Dillon Takes Issue with Chief Justice Gbeisey over Proposal to Dissolve Jury Trail
MONROVIA – Montserrado county Senator Abraham Darius Dillon has taken issue with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay over his latest call…
Liberia: Labour Ministry Official Calls For More Support and Expansion of Free and Compulsory Primary Education For Liberian Children
MONROVIA – The Administrative Assistant to Deputy Labour Minister for Manpower, Planning and Human Resource Development, Blama Allison, has called for more support and expansion of free and…
Liberia: Protest Halts Classes at Tubman University as Petitioners Seek President Menjay’s Suspension, Superintendent Mediates
HARPER, Maryland County — A protest at William V. S. Tubman University in Harper, Maryland County, halted academic activities on Monday morning, October 12, 2026 after protesters physically nailed shut…
Liberia: Rep. Koinah Donates Building Materials to Dua Town Victims After Violence Destroyed Homes
DUA TOWN, Kokoyah District — Representative Prince K. Koinah has donated 50 bundles of 32-gauge zinc, six cartons of roofing nails, 15 cartons of wire nails and a chainsaw…
Liberia: Rep. Jury Honors 56 Students, Pays School Fees for Beneficiaries in Maryland County
HARPER, Maryland County — Maryland County District #1 Representative P. Mike Jury has honored 56 academically outstanding students from 10 schools across Harper District, providing each beneficiary a certificate…
Harmon Fires Brace as Eagles Get Top in Maldives, Dedicares Season to God
Liberian striker Van-Dave Gbowea Harmon announced his arrival in the Dhivehi Premier League with a brilliant brace on Sunday, inspiring Eagles Football Club to a commanding 3-0 victory…
Liberia Names 20-Man Squad as WAFU-A U-20 Qualifiers Kick Off in Mali
MONROVIA— The Liberia Football Association (LFA) has officially unveiled a 20-man roster for the upcoming WAFU-A U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in Bamako, Mali, as the Junior…
Liberia: Watanga Rally From Two Goals Down to Beat Black Man Warriors and Win LFA Super Cup
MONROVIA — Watanga FC produced a stunning second-half comeback to defeat Black Man Warriors 3-2 and lift the 2026/27 Liberia Football Association (LFA) Super Cup on Sunday, overturning…
Liberia: Investigators Find No Link Between Liberia’s US$19M and US$317M Cocaine Busts
MONROVIA – For four months, Liberians have treated this year’s two great cocaine seizures as one story. The airport bust came first, the record haul followed six weeks later,…
Liberia: What Judge Ousman Feika’s Ruling Against Attorney Gbawou Kowou Does, and What It Leaves Unanswered
MONROVIA – Judge Ousman F. Feika of Criminal Court “C” did not suspend Atty. Gbawou Kowou’s law license. That distinction matters. By Rodney D. Sieh In a ruling…
Liberia: Lack of Transparency Clouds Government’s Street Child Program as Officials Concede Funds are Inadequate to Address the Exploding Numbers
Summary By Augusta S. Lafalay, senior reporter with New Narratives WEST POINT, Monrovia – When school lets out here in this informal settlement on the seashore, 15-year-old Stanley…