Liberia: President Boakai Suspends Deputy Minister McGill Over Rape Allegation

Monrovia – President Joseph Boakai has suspended Bryant McGill, Deputy Minister for Youth Development at the Ministry of Youth and Sports, following allegations that he raped a 14-year-old girl, the daughter of the Ministry’s deputy chief of...

Liberia: Gov’t Confirms One Dead, 20 Injured in Oxygen Tanker Explosion; Preliminary Probe Points to Company’s Negligence  

Monrovia – The Government of Liberia has blamed gross negligence on the part of MIRA Gas Incorporated for a deadly explosion that rocked the company’s oxygen production facility near the Freeport of Monrovia on Monday, leaving one person dead and...

Liberia: NIR To Set Up 500 Centers for National ID Enrollment to Improve Service Delivery

Monrovia – Following two months of suspension of the National Identification Card, the Executive Director of the National Identification Registry (NIR) has informed the public that the process will again, soon kick off. By Emmanuel Weedee-Conway...

Liberia: National Lottery Authority Launches Back-to-School Initiative for Students with Disabilities in Eleven Counties

Ganta, Nimba County — The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has launched a nationwide Back-to-School initiative targeting students who are blind, deaf, or hard of hearing across eleven counties in Liberia. By Franklin Doloquee The program, funded...

Liberia: Joint Security Seizes Illicit Drugs in Sapo Park

Marijuana joint security forces seized from illicit miners in the Sapo National Park. Filed picture/Joint Security KORJAYEE, Sinoe County – Joint security forces have seized a slew of banned substances from illegal occupants in the Sapo National...

Liberia: First ever solar energy plant set for October launch

The first solar power plant in Liberia is on track to be inaugurated in October, the government confirmed recently as the country looks to wean itself off an over-reliance on hydropower. “The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of...

Liberia: Koijee Accuses Unity Party of Rising to Power Through Propaganda and Falsehoods

In an article titled “The Untold Truth: How Unity Party Climbed to Power on Falsehoods and Propaganda,” Koijee recounted incidents he claimed were orchestrated to tarnish his image and weaken opposition to now-President Joseph Boakai. Monrovia –...

Liberia: Investigation Reveals Weah Administration Drafted National Sports Policy Amid Criticism

Monrovia – Despite heavy criticism of the George Weah administration over its alleged failure to improve sports in Liberia, an investigation by FrontPage Africa has uncovered that the previous government did in fact complete a comprehensive...

Liberia: Eric Wlea Giko Declares Candidacy for 2029 Maryland County Senatorial Elections

Pleebo, Maryland County — Eric Wlea Giko has officially declared his candidacy for the 2029 senatorial elections in Maryland County, becoming the first individual to publicly announce his intention to contest in the upcoming race. By Peter P. Toe...

Liberia U-12 Tennis Team Returns to International Stage After Nearly Two Decades

Monrovia – After almost twenty years away from international competition, Liberia will once again be represented on the tennis court. Liberia Under-12 National Tennis Team has departed for Accra, Ghana to compete in the 2025 West Africa Junior...

Liberia: GonetAfrica CEO Proffers Practical Steps for Achieving Gender Equality

“I am particularly committed to women, not because they are women, but because they are capable. They can lead, transform lives, and inspire institutions,” Mr. Mohammed Kerkulah, Founder and CEO of GonetAfrica and GonetAcademy. Mohammed Kerkulah,...

Liberia: MelPat Foundation Donates Rice, Cash to Stroke Patient Jehu Albert Beh

The presentation was made by the foundation’s Mobilization Chairman, Dexter D. Davies Sr., who emphasized that the gesture was consistent with MelPat Foundation’s mission of uplifting disadvantaged citizens. Monrovia – The MelPat Foundation, a...

Liberia: Students Protest Delayed Renovation at Harper Demonstration School; Superintendent Assures Work Will Resume

HARPER, Maryland County — More than 100 students from Harper Demonstration School staged a peaceful protest on Tuesday, demanding the immediate resumption of renovation work on their school building, which had been suspended by county authorities....

Striking a balance between borrowing, revenue growth, and fiscal stability in Liberia                                

By Seltue Robert Karweaye Sr. Liberia’s public debt has shown a steady increase in recent years, even following significant debt relief efforts that were implemented in 2010. According to the Consolidated Mid-Fiscal Year Review for FY2025,...

Beyond Critique: The Need for Liberian Intellectuals to Emerge as Knowledge Producers: Must Moil for the Greater Good

In the contemporary discourse surrounding Liberia’s progress from post-conflict turmoil to a stable and prosperous society, a distinct and pressing call emerges: Liberian intellectuals must cease their persistent immersion in the “coal mines of...

Let’s Put Liberia First

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai is heading a high-level Liberian government delegation at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), which holds special historical significance for Liberia. The UNGA, which will be addressed by...

Liberia: Using MICAT to Spread Falsehoods’ — New Water in the Desert Church Hits Back at Information Minister Piah Over Attacks on Bishop Brown

Bishop Kortu Brown The New Water In The Desert Apostolic Pentecostal Church (NWIDA) has reacted to verbal attacks against its Founder and General Overseer Bishop Kortu Brown by the Minister of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism (MICAT)...

Liberia: Returnee’s Struggle to Rebuild Life Crushed by ‘Flawed’ Justice System

Monrovia – Like thousands of Liberians who fled the country’s brutal civil wars, Jefferson Karr once dreamed of returning home to rebuild his life. Years in refugee camps across West Africa taught him resilience, and when peace returned, he came...

Liberia: CAVIRD President Woods Urges Action

The newly elected President of the Caldwell Visionaries for Restoration and Development (CAVIRD) John Adolphus Woods has said the Township of Caldwell today is marked by “everybody doing their own thing and lawlessness and indiscipline just...

Liberia: Senator Kpehe Dedicates State-of-the-Art Clinic in Yila, Kpaai District

KPAAI DISTRICT– The people of Yila Town in Kpaai District, Bong County, on Saturday, September 13, 2025, celebrated the dedication of a state-of-the-art primary healthcare center that replaces a termite-damaged and dilapidated government-run...