President Weah Begins Bong County Engagement Amid Rousing Welcome, Dedicating New Salala Market Bong County: The President of the Republic and Standard-bearer of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), Dr. George Manneh Weah arrived in Bong County Monday, September 11, to a tulmutous welcome by throngs of citizens first at Nyanforlah, Salala District, Distinct #6 before cruising through a plethora of towns and villages of the central province. The President’s visit is in continuation of his nationwide citizens engagement exercises aimed at consolidating national support for his reelection in theRead More

Press release: The Government of Liberia, under the visionary leadership of President George M. Weah and the Ministry of Labour, is pleased to announce a historic milestone, the successful conclusion of the final payment to the dedicated 596 former workers of “Liberia Company,” widely known as Cocopa Rubber Plantation workers who served prior to the Liberian civil war in 1990. These diligent former employees first approached the Government of Liberia in 1996 with a claim of $772,425 United States Dollars as their rightful severance benefits owed to them by “LiberiaRead More

Bomi County Senator Edwin Snowe Jr, who doubles as a ranking member of Liberia’s delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament; is calling for the arrest and prosecution of— Mr. Samuel Freeman, the Director of Security who is being linked to the alleged smuggling of banned substances into the country via the Roberts International Airport. In a Facebook post after the Airport Management suspended Freeman, Senator Snowe said Freeman should by now be dismissed, arrested and taken behind bars and investigated properly. “Suspension my foot! The man should be dismissed and placedRead More

The management of the Liberia Airport Authority has with immediate effect suspended its Director of Security – Mr. Samuel Freeman, after he was linked to the alleged importation of illicit drugs in the country via the Roberts International Airport. Freeman was placed on indefinite suspension pending the outcome of an investigation into his alleged role in the smuggling of cargo from the tarmac through an unauthorized gate. A copy of the personnel action form obtained indicates that Freeman’s action contravenes Section 4 of the Human Resource/RIA Handbook. On Monday, FrontPageAfricaRead More

Following the invitation of the government of Liberia, the European Union has deployed an Election Observation Mission (EU EOM), led by Chief Observer Andreas Schieder, a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Austria, to observe the General Elections on 10 October. Today the EU EOM has deployed 20 Long-Term Observers all over Liberia. “These elections mark a significant milestone in consolidation of Liberian democracy” said Deputy Chief Observer Jarek Domański, who is in the country since end of August. “The European Union Election Observation Mission will monitor the process impartially and independently. IRead More

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Alieu Touray, has approved the deployment of 15 Long-term Election Observers (LTOs) to monitor key stages in the electoral process leading up to the country’s general elections on 10th October 2023. The deployment is consistent with provisions of Articles 12 to 14 of the 2001 ECOWAS Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance on assistance to Member States holding elections. The Long-term Observation Mission (LTOM), headed by Mr. Serigne Mamadou KA, Ag. Head of the Electoral Assistance Division, comprises experts in electionRead More

“Following scientific examination by the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency, it was established the presence of the illicit drug, which is banned under the rules of United Nations Office of Drugs and Crimes, UNODC,” a statement from the government says.  The Government of Liberia has somersaulted over its previous pronouncement that a huge consignment of boxes intercepted at the Roberts International Airport was mere Moringa herbal tea. On Monday, the Liberia Revenue Authority announced that following assessment, it has established that the boxes contained herbal tea. However, in a few hoursRead More