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MONROVIA – The National Port Authority (NPA) has acknowledged that the Freeport of Monrovia, Liberia’s principal seaport, is struggling to keep pace with the size and number of…
London, United Kingdom – Liberia has told the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that seafarers “must never become targets or casualties” of the wars now spreading along some of the…
Capitol Building, Monrovia– Gathered in huge numbers early Tuesday before regular sittings of both chambers of the Liberian Legislature, a group of business owners and importers decried frustration…
Monrovia – Women from across Liberia will gather Wednesday for a three-day fast and prayer to press for the establishment of a War and Economic Crimes Court and a…
Monrovia – A former National Security Agency, NSA, official who once served within Liberia’s national security establishment has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for the statutory rape…
Monrovia – The World Bank has released a report that detailed how mining-led growth is not creating enough jobs, and that the country is wallowing into extreme poverty…
Monrovia–Liberia’s environmental future will depend on choices that go beyond one focused. The country must determine how to manage its forests, wetlands, rivers, and agricultural landscapes while expanding…
MONROVIA — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has turned the lens on itself, unveiling its first Gender Policy and a refreshed national Climate Change Gender Action Plan, and…
Bealay Town, Buu-Yao District Five, Nimba County — Nimba County Electoral District Number 5 Representative Kortor Sehwongbay Kwagrue has launched the harvest of the Buu-Yao Concerned Women Agriculture…
Ganta, Nimba County – The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), in collaboration with the James A. A. Pierre Judicial Institute and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has…
As attacks on merchant ships in and around the Strait of Hormuz hit a record in October, with a container ship sunk, tankers set ablaze, 24 seafarers killed…
MONROVIA — Wologizi Football Club has suspended its head coach, Jasper I. Benfelix, for one month over alleged violations of the club’s policies and regulations. By Christopher C.…
MONROVIA — The Liberia National Olympic Committee (LNOC) has challenged beneficiaries of the recently concluded 12-day Coaching and Refereeing Beginner and Intermediate Course to use their newly acquired…
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Judge Wesseh Upholds Rape Conviction, Acquits Jallah of Gang Rape; Defense Heads to Supreme Court Monrovia – A former National Security Agency (NSA) official who once served within…
London, United Kingdom – Liberia’s Maritime Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of the Liberia Maritime Authority (LMA), Cllr. Neto Zarzar Lighe, Sr., has called for greater geographical balance,…
At the Liberia–Canada Education Investment and Partnership Roundtable in Toronto organised by the OFFICE-Liberia Trade and Investment Office in Canada, I invited the institutions and individuals gathered in the room to find themselves in Liberiaʼs education story. Dr. Jarso Maley Jallah,…
MONROVIA — The Liberia Chamber of Commerce (LCC), with support from the European Union (EU), has dedicated a renovated office for the National Trade Facilitation Secretariat (NTFS), in…
PAYNESVILLE — Naymote Partners for Democratic Development has entered into a partnership with the Civil Society Human Rights Advocacy Platform of Liberia (CSOHRAP) to strengthen human rights monitoring,…
MONROVIA – Three senior officials of the Unity Party-led government have set tongues wagging after posting photos on Facebook of what they described as late-night strategy sessions with…
Monrovia – Former Minister of State for Presidential Affairs Nathaniel McGill has reignited political conversations about the future leadership of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), declaring…
On the last day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Liberia’s survivors and advocates did what a health system is supposed to do: they told women that cancer is…
Monrovia – A US$425,000 procurement controversy involving three earth-moving machines purchased with funds from Gbarpolu County’s Social Development Fund (CSDF) is drawing renewed scrutiny, with Senator Amara Konneh…
MONROVIA – The Liberia National Police (LNP) has suspended four officers without pay over various alleged disciplinary violations, including assault, excessive use of force, negligence of duty, corruption and…
The Executive Mansion in Monrovia recently announced that President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has launched what is called the “Presidential Clean Cities Initiative to support urban sanitation and youth…
MONROVIA— In a major demonstration of civic responsibility and national development, the Voices of the Elders (VOTE), Republic of Liberia on Wednesday, October 21, presented an additional batch of…
Youth and Sports Minister Cornelia Wonkerleh Kruah challenged Gonet Academy on Saturday to grow from a private training center into part of Liberia’s national development structure, and offered…
MONROVIA, Liberia — The Government of India has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening Liberia’s human resource and institutional capacity, announcing 140 fully funded training opportunities for Liberian professionals under…
LOFA, VOINJAMA CITY — Rural women in Lofa County have praised the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection for empowering them through the Spotlight Initiative 2.0, saying the…
A US$2 million World Bank-supported grant is helping women make strides in the fishing industry, competing with their male counterparts. By Jerry Gaye – Contributing writer/November 1, 2026…
Liberian football consultant Wleh Bedell has questioned the motivation of Watanga FC and Black Man Warriors FC in the ongoing Liberia Football Association (LFA) First Division League following…
BONG COUNTY, Gbelekpala — Beneficiaries of the Spotlight Initiative 2.0 in Gbelekpala, Bong County, have praised the programme for improving their literacy, business management knowledge, and vocational skills as…
MONROVIA – Liberia’s Maritime Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of the Liberia Maritime Authority (LMA), Cllr. Neto Zarzar Lighe, Sr., is leading a high-level Liberian delegation to the…
Margibi County—The Government of Liberia, through the Liberia Airport Authority (LAA), in partnership with the European Union EU and the Federal Republic of Germany, has officially launched an…
CAREYSBURG, Montserrado County –President Joseph Nyuma Boakai at a handover ceremony of 304 pieces of agricultural machinery donated by the Government and People of the People’s Republic of China…
GANTA, Nimba County — What began as a celebration of the arrival of Nimba County’s share of the government’s yellow machines turned tragic on Saturday, October 31 near…
Monrovia — Liberia’s ambitious journey toward agricultural modernization and national food self-sufficiency has received another significant boost as the Ministry of Agriculture, under the leadership of Hon. Dr. J.…
River Gee County District #2 Representative Isaac B. Choloplay Wuo has expressed grave concern over reports of the disappearance of two Grebo citizens and the death of a…
MONROVIA – Importers and consumers are raising concerns over reported shortages and rising wholesale prices of eggs on the Liberian market, calling on the government to open the market…
Paynesville – Vice President Jeremiah Kpang Koung showered praises on women and girls with disabilities upon their graduation from a six-month intensive vocational skills training under the “Empower…
Monrovia – Agriculture Minister Dr. J. Alexander Nuetah has officially launched the harvesting of 100 acres of rice at Kpatawee Waterfall in Bong County as Gbedin Agro-Business Incorporated…
Ganta City, Nimba County — The United Nations Development Programme Deputy Resident Representative, Louis Kuukpen, has urged Liberia’s higher-education leaders to prioritize quality, relevance and collaboration as the…
GANTA CITY, Nimba County — Presidents, vice presidents and senior officials from Liberia’s public universities joined development partners and higher education stakeholders in Ganta City over the weekend…
MONROVIA — The Chairperson of the National Civil Society Council of Liberia, Cllr. Lawrence Yealue, has linked Liberia’s mental health and psychosocial challenges to historical trauma, political pressures…
MONROVIA – Seen from the beaches of Monrovia, the problem is easy to spot. On a grey afternoon this week, several cargo ships sat at anchor on the…
MONROVIA — Benejane Shaw remembers exactly what the word did to her. “When they told me breast cancer, I broke down, I shed tears,” she said, “because as…
MONROVIA – The leadership of the National Patriotic Party (NPP) has unveiled a plan that critics say would quietly strip former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor of control of…
MONROVIA – Orange Liberia has paid the Government of Liberia US$35,666,986 so far this year, making it the fourth-largest revenue contributor in the country, according to Liberia Revenue…
Court clears ex-ULIMO commander of crimes against humanity but leaves sentence intact Monrovia – Former ULIMO commander Alieu Kosiah will serve the full 20 years in prison for…
GBARNGA, Bong County – The arrival of 30 pieces of heavy earthmoving equipment in Bong County is being greeted as a turning point for the county’s farmers, traders…
Former Monrovia City Mayor Jefferson T. Koijee says handing over the 19th Street premises does not amount to surrender or an admission of guilt, accusing the Boakai-Koung administration…
MONROVIA-The Solidarity & Trust for a New Day (STAND) has accused the Boakai-Koung administration of failing ordinary Liberians while allowing wide salary disparities within government, and reiterated call…
PAYNESVILLE, Montserrado County — After sunset, when mosquitoes descend on homes in Whein Town, residents say spending time outdoors becomes almost unbearable. During the day, swarms of flies…
Summary By Joyclyn Wea and Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon with New Narratives TARKUN TOWN, River Cess County – Before daylight, MissionMai Sam heads for her coconut and palm farm.…
Monrovia – Criminal Court “E” at the Temple of Justice has scheduled a hearing for Monday, November 2, at 10 a.m. on a motion for a new trial…
Unification Town, Margibi County— ArcelorMittal Liberia, one of the country’s largest investors in the mining sector, has reaffirmed its commitment to Liberia’s development agenda, highlighting its investments in…
Monrovia-Twenty-three Liberian journalists have returned from a two-week media training program in China with new professional insights, international connections and a challenge that could prove more difficult than…
MONROVIA — Former Foreign Minister Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah Sr. has called for a fundamental shift in global climate governance, urging governments and international institutions to move young people…
LONDON, United Kingdom — Faith Kesselly has been inducted as president of the Liberian Community Organisation (LICO), pledging to lead with compassion, transparency, accountability, unity and service as she…
The founder of Christ’s Victory International School System (CVISS), Dr. David D. Dann, has challenged graduates to uphold integrity, cultivate wisdom, demonstrate good character, and embrace responsibility as…
A story of humble beginnings, community trust, perseverance and grassroots leadership in Gbarpolu County. Before the Senate Chamber and the responsibilities of national leadership, Senator Botoe Kanneh’s story…
Monrovia – A delegation from the Economic Community of West African States Parliament has ended a four-day oversight mission to Liberia with a call for the expansion of the…
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, October 21, 2026 – Hon. Amara Kamara, Commissioner of the Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC), paid a courtesy visit to TRANSCO CLSG headquarters in Abidjan on…
MONROVIA – A new water advocacy group has been launched in Liberia, with a call on government to ensure the equitable and affordable provision of safe drinking water to…
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA — Liberia’s social security sector is set to feature in a major continental dialogue as Moiffie Kanneh, Deputy Director General of the National Social Security and…
A Liberian legal practitioner Atty. Elijah M. Sayeh has distributed school materials, including copybooks, pens, and pencils, to students in more than 30 schools across Nimba County as…
MONROVIA – Athletes living with disabilities in Liberia, the dream of competing, winning medals and representing their country often comes with challenges beyond the playing field. Limited access to…
YEREVAN, Armenia – The Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr. Emmanuel King Urey Yarkpawolo, has accepted an invitation to spearhead advocacy for increased financial contributions to…
Monrovia – On a humid January morning in 2018, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf stood at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Stadium in Paynesville and handed the keys of the Liberian state to a former…
Summary: By Gloria Wleh, senior reporter with New Narratives 72ND COMMUNITY, Montserrado County — Suitcases are being packed here for yet another flight. For 19-year-old Tilnette Woods and…
Monrovia- Every Sunday, pastors across Liberia climb into pulpits to comfort the grieving, counsel the broken and lift the weary. Few in the pews stop to ask who…
Unification Town, Margibi County – While launching Liberia’s first mining and energy conference within a decade and a half, President Joseph Nyuma hinted at the imminent establishment of two…
MONROVIA — Lawyers representing two Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) sergeants dismissed after a viral video showed one of them allegedly assaulting a young woman are demanding their immediate…
FARMINGTON HOTEL, LIBERIA — The Rural and Renewable Energy Agency (RREA) has showcased its ongoing initiatives and achievements in expanding access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy across…
FARMINGTON, Margibi County-Chamber of Mines President Amara Kamara has called for Liberia’s mining industry to deliver greater benefits to citizens, saying the country’s mineral wealth must translate into…
GBALATUAH TOWN, Bong County — Adolescent girls residing at the Victoria A. Tolbert Girls’ Hostel in Gbalatuah Town, Bong County have praised the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social…
MONROVIA – The Government of Liberia officially launched its “Road to the United Nations Security Council Presidency,” marking a historic milestone as the country prepares to assume the…
Bahn City, Nimba County – The Nimba County Branch of the Federation of Road Transport Union of Liberia (FRTUL) has honored Nimba County Superintendent Kou Meapeah Gono and…
MONROVIA— League leaders Bea Mountain FC preserved their perfect start to the 2026/27 Liberia Football Association (LFA) First Division season on Wednesday, coming from behind to defeat former…
MONROVIA— Liberian central referee Nehemiah E. Torbor reached a significant career milestone on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, marking 10 years of officiating football and celebrating a decade dedicated…
At Liberia’s international mining and energy conference, Chief Executive Michiel van der Merwe outlined plans for higher iron ore exports, shared railway access and a partnership intended to…
Dr. Yarkpawolo said Liberia stands with the African Group on four priorities. First, he wants global targets paired with real implementation support. He said reviews of progress should…
AfDB Consultant Calls for Credit Guarantees, Technical Support and Market Access to Close $1.03 Billion Annual Financing Gap By Charles G. Lamadine, contributing writer MONROVIA — Dr. James…
MONROVIA – Liberia’s House of Representatives has ordered a sweeping review of salaries and benefits across government, days after a rare public disclosure of a senior official’s pay…
A Liberian judge convicted a former national security aide of statutory rape and kidnapping but cleared him of gang rape. Four days later, his lawyers filed a motion…
A coalition of civil society groups says signing long-term contracts under Liberia’s 2000 mining law would lock in the weak oversight, lost revenue and pollution that have marked…
MONROVIA – A prominent Liberian lawyer and leading figure in the Grebo community has called for calm and a swift investigation into the death of Samuel Gekor, a…
MONROVIA – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai will open a two-day international mining and energy conference on Wednesday, as Liberia steps up efforts to attract foreign investment into the…
ZWEDRU, Grand Gedeh County — Sixteen years after Liberia enacted the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act of 2010, a new survey conducted by the Independent Information Commission (IIC)…
Agriculture Ministry Advances Government’s Drive Toward Mechanized Farming, Increased Food Production, and National Food Self-Sufficiency MONROVIA — Liberia’s ambitious journey toward agricultural modernization and national food self-sufficiency has…
MONROVIA – Calm has returned to Waterside Market, one of Monrovia’s busiest trading hubs, after government officials assured traders that the market will not be cleared, a day…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai on Monday, October 26 broke ground for a US$35 million expansion and modernization of the Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC)’s Product Storage Terminal, stating…
Sanniquellie City, Nimba County- Police in Sanniquellie City, Nimba County have arrested and jailed Armstrong Gobac Selekpoh, a former senatorial candidate in the 2022–2023 Nimba County Elections after…
The United Nations has urged its member states to renew their commitment to cooperation, peace, development and human rights, as Liberia, once host to one of the organization’s…
The Plenary of the Liberian Senate has cited relevant authorities in the maritime and commercial sectors over the excessive delays in clearing of goods at the Freeport of…
The Chairman of the Law Reform Commission(LRC) of Liberia, Cllr. Bornor Varmah, has challenged the next generation of African Lawyers to become the architects of economic integration on…
SANNIQUELLIE, Nimba County — The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MOGCSP) has launched a nationwide assessment tour of its projects, beginning in Nimba County, to evaluate implementation,…
MONROVIA — League leaders FC Bea Mountain will put their perfect start to the 2026/27 Liberia Football Association (LFA) First Division season on the line on Wednesday when…
The Unity Party chairman says persistent criticism, including alleged radio attacks involving his late mother, has made his position untenable. His resignation follows a politically charged reaction to…
MONROVIA – Edwina Dekontee Mowon continues her trailblazing journey from first female Gate Administrator and first female Berth Supervisor to becoming APM Terminals Liberia’s first female Shift Manager…