Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

Monrovia, Liberia – April 14, 2025, has been designated as a day of nationwide action by the Vanguard Student Unification Party (SUP) to call for justice for the residents and students who were violently attacked during the demonstration on July 26, 2022. Sylvester Wheeler, the party’s chairman, declared during a news conference on Tuesday, April 8, that SUP will no longer stand by and watch as victims of state abuse are disregarded. The rally will mark the 46th anniversary of the April 14, 1979, massacre, in which the Tolbert administration used lethal force against workers and students who were protesting,…

Monrovia, Liberia – In response to reports that President Joseph Boakai asked for a postponement of the Supreme Court’s decision on a Bill of Information submitted by Speaker Jonathan Fonati Koffa, Senator Augustine Chea, the Head of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, Claims, and Petition, has condemned what he calls judicial interference and obstruction of justice. Senator Chea, who serves as the 55th National Legislature’s representative for Sinoe County, voiced worry that President Boakai’s alleged proposal would compromise the 1986 Liberian Constitution’s division of powers. The embattled Speaker Koffa filed a Bill of Information asking the Supreme Court…

Monrovia, Liberia – The Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority (LPRA) has received information and communications technology (ICT) equipment from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), marking a major advancement in institutional capacity and transparency. Held on Friday, April 4, 2025, at the LPRA offices in Monrovia, the handover ceremony reaffirms UNDP’s dedication to promoting institutional efficiency and digital transformation throughout Liberia’s public sector. The $37,520.85 worth of equipment includes, among other things, PCs, servers, routers, printers, data storage devices, air conditioners, smart TVs, and a projector. Enhancing LPRA’s data management, interagency collaboration, and regulatory supervision in the petroleum industry is the…

Monrovia, Liberia – Mohammed Kamara, a Liberian international, is giving FC Cluj in the Romanian Super Liga his best effort. On Monday, April 7, 2025, he scored his first goal for the team in a 2-0 victory over Universital. After seven league games, the Liberia international has already scored seven goals. With the win on Monday, FC Cluj dropped to second position with 33 points, two points behind leaders Steaua Bucuresti, with 35 points. With Liberia’s senior national team, the Lonestar, Keka, as he is fondly known, has won several caps. Under previous coach Ansu Keita, he was a member…

Federation President Master terms it’s as historic. Monrovia, Liberia – The Liberia School of Wushu at SKD in Paynesville City hosted an ordinary congress ratifing the Liberia Taekwondo Federation’s stakeholders new constitution. Delegates raised their hands to vote for the documents’ approval at the congress, with many expressing the opinion that the text complied with the constitution of its parent body. The body claims that a new constitution will make the federation’s operations more effective than they have ever been. Speaking at the event, Master Junior Pewee Russian, president of the Liberia Taekwondo Federation, urged attendees to put their passion…

Monrovia, Liberia – Nearly 20% of Liberians who enter the United States on visitor visas do not return home at the end of their permitted stay, according to U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Mark Toner. The ambassador on Monday April 7, issued a strong warning to Liberians about the misuse of tourist visas and the growing trend of illegal immigration. Liberia is among the top 10 nations in the world with the greatest rates of visa overstays, according to this shocking statistic. Under the present U.S. immigration policy, Ambassador Toner stressed, efforts to enter or stay in the country unlawfully and…

Monrovia, Liberia – The Liberia Electricity Corporation’s (LEC) Acting Management Team has aggressively committed to stabilizing the country’s energy supply in the coming weeks and months, promising to put an end to the country’s ongoing power outages. Acting Managing Director Mohammed Sheriff stated during a press conference on Monday, April 7, 2025, the LEC’s Interim Management Team said, it is committed to providing dependable and continuous power, citing energy as one of Liberians’ top priority. Mr. Sheriff stated that a high-level team will visit Guinea the following week to complete an agreement that will increase Liberia’s present electricity supply capacity by 30…

Monrovia, Liberia – The 23-year cooperation between TGS NOPEC and the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) has been reinforced in an effort to assist national growth, draw in new investment, and grow the country’s energy industry. At a presentation to President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, cabinet ministers, and industry stakeholders at the Executive Mansion, acting NOCAL CEO Fabian Lai gave the update. As a result of the collaboration, Lai stated, more than 15,000 square kilometers of multi-client 2D and 3D seismic data covering Liberia’s offshore basins had been acquired. This comprehensive survey effort has attracted the interest of both individual…

Monrovia, Liberia – A significant bilateral cooperation and collaboration meeting between the United Bank of Africa’s United Kingdom Office (UBA) and Akinwunmi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has ended with the goal of promoting global expansion on the African continent. Over the weekend, AfD President Adesina paid a courtesy call to the United Bank of Africa’s UK office. He praised the UBA’s contribution to Africa’s sustainable development and called for more cooperation to advance the continent’s advancements in digital economics, financial services, and developmental sustainability. Authorized by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and subject to both the…

Bo, Sierra Leone – The first formal joint project steering committee strategy meeting between Liberia and Sierra Leone has successfully ended in Bo, Sierra Leone, for the Gola Reap project. IOM Liberia Country Coordinator OIC Lenaud Serge Desire gave a summary of the Gola Reap project, emphasizing that it is intended to guarantee long-term sustainability through the establishment of local capacity and the institutionalization of best practices in local government institutions. The project will be completed on July 26, 2027, after a three-year duration that began on January 29, 2025. The targeted districts for the project include Liberia’s; Tewor and Porpka…