Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

Monrovia, Liberia – In an effort to combat drug and substance misuse, the Liberian government, along with the Ministry of Health, will lay out and evaluate the nation’s rehabilitation facilities on Monday, February 19, 2024. The effort is in accordance with the President’s directive from his state of the nation address, which declared drugs and substance misuse a national public health emergency. Presidential Press Secretary Kula Fofana made this revelation on Friday, February16, 2024, at an Executive Mansion regular press briefing. The press secretary informed reporters that the purpose of the evaluation process is to compile data on the entry…

Monrovia, Liberia – The price of a 25 kilogram bag of rice has been lowered by 25 cents by the Liberian government through the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and this reduction will apply for the next three months. As per the records, the Rice Importers Association wrote to the previous administration in October 2023, demanding a 20% increase in tariff imposed by the Indian government and a price hike of $17.00 to $20.00 for 25kg of rice. The Ministry of Commerce and the Rice Importers Association had a discussion, and it was decided that the 25 kg bag of…

Monrovia, Liberia – There are mixed reactions and views on the President’s actions and reactions to post-inaugural situations (the protest of the “wives of the Arm Forces of Liberia” and the slowness in the appointment process). Many callers on radio talk show programs and discussants at intellectual centers have labelled the president feeble and unwise. As I monitored and listened to callers on radio talk show programs and discussants at intellectual centers, a few questions began to resonate and beg for answers. The questions include: What are the president’s actions and reactions? What are the mixed reactions and views on…

Monrovia, Liberia – The third democratic transfer from one president to another, according to Liberia’s president, Joseph Boakai, has demonstrated both the country’s democracy’s steady advancement and the people’s unwavering commitment to it. At the 37th ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Foreign Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti spoke on behalf of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, stating that Liberia is well on its way to becoming a postwar success story and making significant strides toward asserting and repositioning itself as the birthplace of democracy and political transparency in Africa. The speech,…

Monrovia, Liberia – To address the issues afflicting the Domestic Workers Union of Liberia, the Liberia Labor Congress has appealed for unity among its members. Only unity, according to LLC Secretary General John Nyemah Nat, can boost their attempts to stop the mistreatment they are subjected to at the hands of certain employers. Mr. Nat made the appeal when he delivered the keynote speech at the opening of a two-day training organized by the Domestic Worker Union of Liberia with funding from the Domestic Workers Federation International in Paynesville during the weekend. The LLC Secretary General cautioned domestic workers to…

CALLS ON WORLD LEADERS TO SIZE NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND COMMIT TO PATERNSHIPS THAT PROMOTE INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT Monrovia, Liberia – FULL STATEMENT BY VICE PRESIDENT JEREMIAH KPAN KOUNG AT THE PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE ON SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION IN RABAT, THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO, FEBRUARY 15-16, 2024. Your Majesty King Mohammed VI; The Honorable Enaam Mayara, Speaker of the House of Councilors of the Kingdom of Morocco; Excellencies; Honorable Members of Parliament; Business and Political Leaders; Distinguished Delegates; Ladies and Gentlemen, I bring you greetings from His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. President of the Republic of Liberia. I am honored to address this…

Monrovia, Liberia – The nomination of Mr. Francis S. Nyumalin as Minister of Internal Affairs and Mr. J. Nelson Freeman as Deputy Inspector General for Operations of the Liberia National Police has drawn a strong warning from the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) to the Liberian Senate. The CDC is urging the rejection of both nominations after learning of their troubling human rights backgrounds. President Joseph Boakai’s choice to choose people with such dark pasts deeply concerns the CDC, which cited the candidates’ violent records and disdain for human rights as major roadblocks to Liberia’s development in a statement issued…

Monrovia, Liberia – Margibi County Senator Nathaniel Mcgill has been chosen as the chair of the opposition Coalition for Democratic Change’s (CDC) 55th Legislative Caucus through a consensus. The gathering of many lawmakers from the House of Representatives and the Liberian Senate took place on Friday, February 16, 2024, at the Boulevard Palace in Sinkor, Monrovia. Additionally, the group elected Representative Dixon Seboe of Montserrado County Electoral District #16 as Co-Chair, Representative Samson Q. Wiah of Sinoe County Electoral District #2 as Secretary, and Representative Julie Wiah of Lofa County Electoral District #2 as Treasurer.

Monrovia, Liberia – The travel which the Executive Mansion described as a working visit has sparked controversy because there are reports that suggest that the President may have gone on a private affair. Joseph Daniels reports.

Monrovia, Liberia – Senator Nathaniel McGill of Margibi County has characterized a recent statement on Punch TV’s official Facebook page asserting that he owns LIBENERGY as baseless, untrue, and a deliberate attempt to damage his name. The media outlet asserted that in April 2023, Mr. Monie Captan, the CEO of the Liberia Electricity Corporation, deliberately engaged into a joint venture business deal for the organization purportedly owned by Senator McGill for the Southeastern Power Grid Asset Management deal for Liberia. Ex-Minister of State for Presidential Affairs and current Senator Margibi explained in a press release late on Tuesday, February 13,…