The Coronavirus pandemic has finally reached Liberia, as authorities confirmed that the executive director of the Environmental Protection Agency, Nathaniel Blama, has tested positive for the virus.
Former Education Minister George Werner Announces Run to Become Grand Kru Senator
Former education minister George Kronnisanyon Werner has announced he is running to become senator of Grand Kru in senatorial elections later this year.
OP-ED: Liberia Not Yet Ready to Replicate Ghana’s ‘Year of Return’
Across social media, Liberians are salivating at what Ghana was able to accomplish with its Year of Return tourism push. The Ghana Tourism Authority branded its campaign as a “major landmark spiritual and birth-right journey inviting the Global African family, home and abroad, to mark 400 years of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in Jamestown, Virginia.â€
Liberians Living in U.S. Granted Legal Path to Permanent Residency
In a historic and monumental move for the Liberian community in the United States, President Donald Trump has signed the National Defense Authorization Act for 2020 into law. The law contains a key provision facilitating permanent residency for Liberians living in the U.S.
In Response to U.S. Congressman’s Warning, Gov’t Says Complaints Are from Election Losers
After United States Congressman Chris Smith of New Jersey issued a statement of concern over “worsening political conditions in Liberia,†the Liberian government has responded to defend itself.
Full Transcript: Senate Confirmation Statement of J. Aloysius Tarlue, Central Bank Governor Designate
I am deeply honored and humbled that His Excellency, Dr. George Manneh Weah, President of the Republic of Liberia, has nominated me to serve our country in another capacity, having served as chairman of the Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission.
Civil Servants to Suffer Yet Another Round of Salary Cuts
At the Ministries of Public Works and National Defense, employees have been advised to expect an additional 8.4 percent reduction beginning with their unpaid September salary.
As Council of Patriots Plans ‘Peaceful Assembly’ in Monrovia, Government Alleges Treason
The Justice Ministry has launched its gravest threat yet against the Council of Patriots since the group emerged early this year as the government’s most decisive critic. The threat comes as the group plans to initiate a protest on Dec. 30.