Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

RELEASE Monrovia, Liberia – A demanding week-long refresher and capacity-building training program for at least fifty customs officers stationed at rural ports throughout Liberia has kicked off by the Customs Department of the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) on Monday, August 26, 2024. In order to effectively collect taxes and facilitate trade, the LRA is committed to improving the expertise and abilities of its customs officials, as is demonstrated by this program. Participants in the course are receiving updated information, skills, and attitudes in important areas while attending the program in the port city of Ganta, Nimba County. These comprise the…

Monrovia, Liberia – A nongovernmental organization Migrant as Messengers Association of Liberia (MAMAL) has continued its post-election Peace and Reconciliation campaign through sports in the counties of Grand Cape Mount and Montserrado in an effort to put a stop to the bloodshed that follows elections in Liberia, tagged in “Let’s play and keep the peace.” The goal of the Post-Electoral Peace Awareness initiative is to educate young Liberians about the value of peace and its effects on the country’s society by bringing them together from a variety of political and non-political institutions. Speaking at the Monrovia event, Catheryn Kenny, the Executive Director…

Monrovia, Liberia – The Environmental Protection Agency with support from Environment and Climate Change Canada through NovaSphere on Thursday 22 August 2024 ended a two-day climate action forum in Gbarnga, Bong County. The forum seeked to generate ideas for more developed and robust institutional frameworks and multi-level climate governance in Liberia. A number of prominent figures from government line ministries, including superintendents and county development officers from Liberia’s fifteen counties, executives from the Environmental Protection Agency, and national and international specialists on climate change make up the attendees. In order for Liberia to fulfill its share of the Nationally Determined Contributions…

Monrovia, Liberia – Cllr. Tiawan S. Gongloe has urged all Liberians to combat corruption by making bold and decisive changes. Cllr. Gongloe addressed a huge gathering of Liberians over the weekend and suggested numerous legal changes to the country’s legal framework as a means of putting an end to corruption in both the public and private sectors. Delivering on the topic: “Strengthening Liberia’s governance: ending corruption through accountability and legal reforms” over the weekend in the Zondo Town, Logan Town Community, Cllr. Gongloe described corruption as Liberia most persistent and destructive challenge. The political head of the Liberian People’s Party…

Monrovia, Liberia – According to reports, the former president of Liberia, George Manneh Weah, has formally protested to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) the “unprovoked attack” that the Boakai-Koung administration carried out on the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) headquarters in Congo Town. Police and CDC partisans engaged in violent altercations during a drug raid around the party’s national headquarters in Monrovia on Thursday, August 22, 2024. Agents from the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) reportedly raided suspected drug sellers on Thursday morning at around 4:30 AM in the area of Small-Town Community, which is home to…

Monrovia, Liberia – The man who was seen unconscious and receiving assistance from LNP officer during the violent protest in Congo Town has reportedly passed away, according to information on social media. The Liberia National Police (LNP) in a statement refute the claims in the public and some media outlite. According to an August 23, 2024, LNP release, Prince Zammie, a 43-year-old resident of the Fiamah community, is currently receiving medical treatment at the JFK Referral Hospital. This is in contrast to rumors and claims of the victim’s death, LNP state that the victim was rescued and taken to the hospital by LNP…

Monrovia, Liberia – Liberia has the largest forest cover in West Africa, accounting for over 69% of its total land area, or 6.7 million hectares, according to President Joseph N. Boakai. In his speech on Friday, August 23, 2024, at the 124th National Black Business Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, the President of the United States of America stated that Liberia is positioned as a regional hub for biodiversity and environmental sustainability because its forests account for at least 42% of the remaining forest cover in West Africa. In his view, the nation’s forests are essential to its economy since they…

Monrovia, Liberia – The Solidarity and Trust for a New Day (STAND), denounces the police raid on August 22 that was purportedly intended to target the Small Town neighborhood but ended up encroaching on the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) headquarters.  STAND demands an expeditious inquiry into the regrettable occurrence that caused chaos and fear, halted regular business operations, and resulted in several injuries to both parties. To ensure that such incidents don’t happen again, STAND urges that individuals in charge be held accountable and subject to the proper penalties. STAND maintained that even if those suspected of committing crimes had…

Monrovia, Liberia – Liberia Minister of Foreign Affairs Sara Beysolow Nyanti arrived in Tokyo, Japan, to attend the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) Ministerial Meeting. The meeting, which started on August 22–26, 2024, brought together a number of African foreign ministers and Japanese officials to debate and strengthen collaboration between Japan and African countries. Foreign Minister Nyanti’s travel to Tokyo is evidence of Liberia’s determination to strengthen bilateral ties with Japan and participate in global discussions aimed at resolving some of the continent’s most acute developmental issues. One of the most important venues for African development, TICAD was…

Monrovia, Liberia – In the best-of-five series of the LBA National First Division Championship, the Rollers of Mighty Barrolle defeated the LPRC Oilers for the second time in a row to go to the grand final against Cestos Mongars. The postponed game was played on Wednesday at the SKD Gymnasium. The game was moved to Wednesday, August 21, 2024, due to the jersey conflict, which prevented it from taking place on Tuesday. While the first playoff game on Sunday, August 18, 2024, ended with 56-42 points, the one-sided encounter finished with 70-39 points. Cestos Mongars and Mighty Barrolle will play a best-of-five…