Liberia News

Ellen partners with Harvard Library to hold and steward her personal papers

Harvard Library, former President Ellen Johnson- Sirleaf, and the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development (EJS Center) this week announced a partnership to steward and provide access to President Sirleaf’s personal and professional archives.

09/Jun/2023

GoL, AFDB sign US$3.9M Grant Agreement to upgrade CBL Payment Infrastructure System

The Government of Liberia(CBL) and the African Development Bank(AFDB) recently  signed a grant agreement in the amount of US$ 3.9 million for the upgrade of the Central Bank of Liberia payment infrastructure system to strengthen its primary data center recovery sites.

09/Jun/2023

Gov’t appeals to Private Institutions to minimize Graduation Fees

The Government of Liberia(GoL), through the Minister of Information, Culture Affairs and Tourism(MICAT), Ledgerhood J. Rennie, has stressed the need for private institutions to minimize graduate fees to enable all students graduate.

09/Jun/2023

Two Ladies receive Master’s Degree Scholarships  for Academic Excellence

Two of the 214 graduates from the Amos C. Sawyer College of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Liberia, Miss. Danielle T. Wornee, age 20, of the Department of Social Work and Miss Juma Patricia Sando, age 20, of the Department of Geography have been awarded two fully-funded master’s degree scholarships for their high academic performance in thesis oral defense and presentation, and academic excellence at Amos C. Sawyer College.

08/Jun/2023

If elected as Representative in 2023, Ex-Catholic Priest promises Islamic Holiday

Excommunicated Catholic Priest now Bishop of the Independent Catholic Church of Liberia, Nimely J. Doryen, is again at the center of controversy as he promised to legislate an Islamic holiday if elected as Representative of District #2, Montserrado County in October, 2023.

08/Jun/2023

Peace Awareness Campaign to Be launched Today

A local non-governmental peace organization, People Uniting for Peace in Liberia (PUFPIL), in collaboration with Better Future Foundation is expected to launch its peace awareness campaign in Monrovia.

08/Jun/2023

As High Powered Diplomatic, MPW Delegation Visit Totota, Residents express Delight Over Village Access Road Project

Residents of Totota in Sanoyea Administrative District of Bong County, specifically residents of Nassah Town and surrounding towns and villages are overly excited over the completion of some miles of roads constructed by Ministry of Public Works along with local man power with funding by the Government of Sweden under the Village Access Road Project (VAR).

08/Jun/2023

PUL denounces as extreme cruelty the flogging of Journalist Winston Blyden of Bana FM

The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) has denounced as extreme cruelty the flogging of journalist Winston Blyden of Bana FM on the orders of Montserrado District #17 Representative Hassan Kiazolu.

08/Jun/2023

Bea Mountain Management reaches Agreement Aggrieved Workers

The Bea Mountain Management has reached an agreement with aggrieved employees, paving the way for workers to get a ten percent (10%) salary increment, as well as standardization of their employment statuses.

08/Jun/2023