Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

The president of the Republic of Liberia, Joseph Nyuma Boakai, has congratulated Mr. Nangolo Mbumba on being elevated to the highest office as president of Namibia. According to a statement from the Foreign Ministry, President Boakai congratulated President Nangolo Mbumba on behalf of the government and people of Liberia, as well as in his own name. The Liberian leader also assured his counterpart of his constant readiness to work with him towards maintaining and consolidating the excellent relations that exist between the two countries and their brotherly peoples. President Boakai then wished the Namibian leader every success in the discharge…

TO BE OBSERVED ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, AS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY Monrovia, Liberia, RELEASE – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, who also serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Liberia, has declared Sunday, February 11, 2024, to be “Armed Forces Day” by proclamation. On Monday, February 12, 2024, the day will be observed as a national holiday across the Republic. In addition, the Proclamation gives all military and paramilitary groups in the Republic instructions on how to plan and carry out suitable events, such as parades and other celebrations, to honor the Day. According to a Foreign Ministry release,…

Monrovia, Liberia, RELEASE – President Joseph Boakai has nominated additional officials for positions in government. The nominations are affecting the Liberia Water & Sewer Corporation, the Liberia Civil Aviation Authority (LCAA), and the Liberia Agency for Community Empowerment (LACE). Others include the Liberia Broadcasting System, the National Oil Company of Liberia, the Ministries of Information, Culture Affairs & Tourism, Commerce & Industry, the State for Presidential Affairs, and the Office of the President. The nominees are: 1. Mr. Mohammed Ali, Managing Director, Liberia Water & Sewer Corporation (LWSC) 2. Mr. Jacob Smith, Deputy for Administration, Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC)…

Monrovia, Liberia , RELEASE – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has directed the General Auditing Commission (GAC) to conduct a comprehensive audit of three key government institutions, including the Central Bank of Liberia, the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Executive Protection Service (EPS). President Boakai, in a communication to the Auditor General of the GAC, requests that the audit cover the period between 2018 and 2023 and that the findings be reported in three months. The audit period spans the six-year stewardship of the erstwhile government, which President Boakai promised to audit as President. The audit of the three institutions…

Monrovia, Liberia – Senator Amara Konneh’s admonition to President Boakai to grant majority cabinet positions to residents of Lofa and Bong Counties has been characterized by the National Youth League of the Coalition for Democratic Change as a divisive religious and tribal card. The Gbarpolu County Senator recently shared a statistic on his official Facebook page on the number of ministerial positions that President Joseph Boakai has appointed. The figure stated that the Liberian leader has not yet selected a single Muslim for a position in his ministry. The Coalition for Democratic Change Youth League’s National Chairperson, Emmanuel Mulbah Johnson,…

Monrovia, Liberia – The pistol that was given to Quiwo Pepsi Yeke, the former boss of LACE, has been acknowledged as having been received by the Executive Protection Service. The Executive Protection Service of Liberia (EPS) declared Mr. Yeke wanted for possessing an unlawful firearm on Tuesday, February 6, 2024. According to the EPS, on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, Mr. Yeke stranded the weapon to the service through Cllr. Archie Benard at the EPS headquarters on Capitol Hill. The EPS stated that Mr. Yeke’s failure to return the gun despite multiple written communications from the new director was the reason…

Monrovia, Liberia – President Joseph Nyumah Boakai, Vice President Jeremiah Koung, and other high-ranking government officials completed a drug test today at the Executive Mansion. On Wednesday, February 7, 2024, the head of state, Joseph Nyumah Boakai, and his vice president, Jeremiah Koung, had a drug test and were declared clear of drug and substance usage. It is documented that President Boakai committed to combating drug usage and misuse throughout the 2023 campaign; additionally, he declared drugs a public health emergency in his first State of the Nation address. President Boakai then said that he will spearhead the drug test…

Monrovia, Liberia – Rtd. General Prince C. Johnson III, the nominee for minister of defense in President Boakai government, has promised to mobilize the senate to support raising the pay of army soldiers. He claimed that since the men and women in the AFL today have the highest levels of education, their arrears should be proportional to their educational background. The former chief of staff made the statement on February 6, 2024, during the daylong symposium for the Armed Forces of Liberia, which had as its theme “The Armed Forces of Liberia Commitment to Sustainable Democracy in Contemporary Time.”

AS SHE MAKES AVAILABLE FIVE YEARS STRATEGIC PLAN Monrovia, Liberia – In an effort to reposition the judiciary, Chief Justice Sie-A-Nyene Yuoh has unveiled a five-year strategic plan. Chief Justice Yuoh addressed the three main issues facing the judiciary as poor infrastructure, low human capability, and insufficient budgetary allocation during the project’s official debut. Justice Yuoh claimed that when she took over as head of the judiciary in 2022, she developed a plan to solve the court’s structural flaws. She mentioned the establishment of twenty magistrate courts, including the refurbishment of three sexual offenses courts spread over three counties, as…

AS THEY CONTINUE 2-1 WIN IN ORANGE CUP Monrovia, Liberia – In the women’s division of the 2023/2024 Orange Cup quarterfinals at ATS on Wednesday, Margaret Stewart and Elizabeth Tamba gave Determine Girls a 2-1 first-leg advantage over Shaita Angels. The holders trailed the Angels 1-0 in the first half after Miatta Morris’ penalty kick gave the team the lead, but goals from their best players in the second half secured victory and gave them a chance to go to the semifinals. In order to clinch their double, the Coach Patience Gweh Girls defeated Shaita Angels 2-1 in the previous…