President George Weah has replaced his information and commerce ministers in a reshuffling that saw the appointment of 15 officials.
OP-ED: Pres. Weah’s Obsessive Power Grab Could Undermine Liberia’s COVID-19 Response
Undeniably, President George Weah is the most powerful man in Liberia and perhaps one of the most powerful presidents in the world, already wielding enormous power within his political domain.
ELWA Hospital Fails to Provide Information to Back Government’s Claim on First Coronavirus Death
The administration of the ELWA Medical Center in Paynesville has failed to provide information to back the government’s claim on the country’s first Coronavirus death.
Phebe Hospital’s Suspected Coronavirus Case Tests Negative
Liberia’s health minister, Wilhelmina Jallah, has announced that the test conducted on the specimen collected from a patient suspected of COVID-19 at Phebe Hospital has come out negative.
Liberia Records First Coronavirus Death as Cases Swell to 10
Liberia has recorded its first Coronavirus death, as the number of confirmed cases of the virus in the country increases to ten.
Health Officials Confirm Additional Case of Coronavirus Amid Preparedness to Discharge First Three Patients
Health officials in Liberia have confirmed the country’s seventh case of Coronavirus, even as they prepare to discharge the first three patients.
Government Admits to Acute Shortage of Gasoline Following Weeks of Denial and Blame-Shifting
For the first time since the crisis began, the Liberian government has officially acknowledged that there is an acute shortage of gasoline in the country following weeks of denial and shifting blames. Across the country, fillings stations have run dry, and long queues of motorists have formed everywhere petroleum products used to be sold.
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.