A four-person delegation from Liberia has announced signing a memorandum of understanding with three companies in South Korea to extend their operations in Liberia.
The big story
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Youth Center in Grand Bassa’s First District Nears Opening
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MNG Gold Donates Rice to Gbarnga Central Prison Amid ‘Food Shortage’
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Ebola Simulation in Three Counties Gives Liberia’s Health System a Failing Grade
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Liberian Delegates Sign MOUs With Three South Korean Companies
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Training for 18 Mental Health Workers Begins in Zwedru
Popular News
Liberian Delegates Sign MOUs With Three South Korean Companies
Liberia to Host Blue Oceans Conference
The Liberian government is partnering with the Embassy of Sweden and Conservation International to hold an environmentally focused conference in Monrovia from March 18-21, 2019.
Howard-Taylor Challenges Young Women to Push for Gender Balance in Nation’s Politics
Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor is calling on young women in Liberia to defy all the odds and build resilience in the quests for increased women’s participation in decision-making, if women must achieve gender balance in national leadership.
Politics
Weah Commissions Audit of US$25 Million Allotted for Mop Up Exercise
President George Weah has ordered the General Auditing Commission to conduct an investigative audit into how the US$25 million approved to be infused into the economy to mop excess Liberians dollars as a means to stabilize US-Liberian dollars exchange rate was expended.
Opinion
OP-ED: Violent Injustice – the Rise of Liberia’s Culture of Violence
Unfortunately, based on trends, investigations, and reports conducted by local and international entities, violence is still very much a virus that corrupts the society. It is important to note that the use of violence has been employed as a means of wrongfully dishing out justice and to commit acts of crime.
Infrastructure
Despite Calls for Intervention, Collapsed Du River Bridge Remains a Challenge to Locals
In 2017, the Du River Bridge collapsed when a truck transporting rocks for the rehabilitation of the Roberts International Airport runway drove along. The truck belonged to a Chinese firm involved in the construction at the airport.