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Liberia: President Boakai to Attend Reburial of Former President Samuel K. Doe, Burial of Former First Lady Nancy B. Doe in Zwedru
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June 26, 2025
Monrovia – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. is expected to travel to Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County later this month to attend a historic national ceremony marking the reburial of former President Samuel Kanyon Doe and the funeral and interment of...
Liberia: Kemayah, Sawyer, Broh, and Top NDMA Officials Jailed in Expanding Rice Scandal
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June 26, 2025
Former Foreign Minister Kemayah, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Mrs. Thelma Duncan Sawyer and Madam Broh being escorted to Prison. Monrovia – Former Foreign Affairs Minister Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, former GSA Director-General Mary T. Broh,...
Liberia: AITB Prepares to Launch Competence License for Public and Private TVET Institutions in Liberia
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June 26, 2025
Monrovia – The Agricultural and Industrial Training Bureau (AITB) has announced that preparations are nearing completion for the issuance of Competence Licenses to both public and private Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)...
Liberia: Rep. Koinah Denies Instructing Saywein Residents to Form Committee for MNG Gold
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June 26, 2025
Bong County – Representative Prince K. Koinah of Bong County District One has denied allegations suggesting that he instructed residents of Saywein Town to form a steering committee in preparation for the anticipated resumption of operations by...
Liberia: MOH Awards Cash Prizes to Winners of Maternal Health Catchphrase Competition
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June 26, 2025
MONROVIA – In an effort to promote community engagement and amplify advocacy around maternal and child health, the Ministry of Health (MOH) recently awarded cash prizes to winners of the Maternal Health Catchphrase Competition. The competition,...
Liberian Finance Official Defends Debt Strategy Amid Public Concern
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June 26, 2025
Tuesday’s gathering was attended by leading civil leaders, incuding Elizabeh Dato-Johnson*(on the podium), country director of Action Aid Liberia. Credit: Aria Deemie/New Narratibes. MONROVIA, Liberia—As civil society organizations intensify calls...
Liberia: Bishop Brown Urges Boakai to Act on Underperforming Officials of Government
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June 26, 2025
Brewerville – The former President of the Liberia Council of Churches (LCC), Bishop Kortu Brown, has called on President Joseph Boakai to initiate a reshuffle of his appointed officials and address what he described as a growing “confidence...
House Health Committee Engages Public Health Initiative Liberia On Tax Exemption for Menstrual Products
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July 3, 2025
The House of Representatives, through its Committee on Health, on Wednesday, July 2, 2025 held a crucial engagement with Public Health Initiative Liberia (PHIL) in partnership with WaterAid Liberia -HerWASH Project to discuss the urgent need for...
Liberia: Malaikah Unveils Ambitious 950MW Energy Project to Power Liberia’s Future
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June 26, 2025
In a significant boost to Liberia’s long-standing efforts to resolve its electricity crisis, Spanish energy giant Malaikah Energy Group has announced a groundbreaking 950-megawatt power project set to launch in 2026. The initiative is poised to...
Liberia: AML Empowers Community Leaders in Nimba Concession Areas with Governance Training
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June 26, 2025
YEKEPA, Nimba County – ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML), through its Department of Sustainability and External Relations, has successfully completed a series of capacity-building workshops aimed at strengthening leadership and governance in communities...
Liberia: 75% of Foe River Bridge Completed, Locals Grateful
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June 26, 2025
Zota District, Bong County – Construction on the Foe River Bridge in electoral District 4, Bong County, has reached approximately 75 percent completion, sparking hope and gratitude among residents after earlier fears the project had been...
Liberia’s Economic Transformation: The Private Sector Is the Way
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National transformation cannot be supported entirely by the government with dwindling natural resource revenue that puts the government into a position where it always capitulates at every negotiation table. An expansionary, private sector...
ArcelorMittal Liberia launches new Digital Policy to Modernize Land Compensation and Resettlement
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July 3, 2025
ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML), the country’s largest foreign investor and a key player in Liberia’s mining sector, has launched a pioneering digital resettlement and land compensation policy designed to bring fairness, transparency, and structure to...
Liberia: National Commission on Higher Education Flags Challenges at Top Universities — UL, Cuttington, AMEU; Suspends or Shuts Down 53 Others
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June 25, 2025
Monrovia – The National Commission on Higher Education (NCHE) has released a sweeping evaluation report uncovering widespread deficiencies across Liberia’s higher education sector. The report highlights long-standing challenges at some of the...
Bong County’s SANKOFA Farm Leads Liberia’s Vegetable Production Push with Backing from Ministry of Agriculture
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July 2, 2025
KPAI District, Bong County – Amid rising food insecurity, soaring youth unemployment, and a heavy reliance on imported vegetables, one Liberian-owned farm is rewriting the narrative from the ground up. SANKOFA Farm, tucked away in the heart of...
Liberia: Sinkor Residents Plead for Mercy After Eviction Order to Open Main Alley
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June 25, 2025
MONROVIA – The Ministry of Public Works’ plan to construct two overpass bridges along Tubman Boulevard has triggered concerns among residents of three communities earmarked for clearance to make way for an alternative road. By Emmanuel...
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Theme: Prioritizing President Boakai’s ARREST Agenda for Economic Growth and Job Creation Confirmed speakers include H.E. Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., President of the Republic of Liberia (Keynote Speaker) Alison Germak, Deputy Head of Office of...
Liberia: Senator Konneh Raises Alarm Over Lack of Implementation of 25% Procurement Quota for Liberian-Owned Businesses
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June 25, 2025
Senator Konneh said that more than a decade since the law was enacted, there is little to no evidence of its enforcement. Monrovia – Senator Amara Konneh, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, has raised serious concerns over the...
Tranmere sign Liberian international midfielder Nohan Kenneh
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The 22-year-old featured for England at U16 to U18 levels before being called-up by his native country Liberia in March 2023. So far he has won seven international caps for the country he left as a refugee aged six. The six-foot-two midfielder...
Liberia: Court to Rule Thursday on Bond Justification in Capitol Arson Case Involving Ex-Speaker Koffa, Three Lawmakers
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June 25, 2025
The property valuation bond, filed to secure their release from prison, was submitted by Joanna Janet Koffa, one of the daughters of the former Speaker. Magistrate Ben Barco of the Monrovia City Court has reserved ruling until Thursday in the bond...