Author: Godfred Badu Quansah

Monrovia, Liberia – Four current Mpox cases have been verified by the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), with infections found in the counties of Sinoe (1), Margibi (1), and Montserrado (2). In the impacted areas, the confirmation has led to increased surveillance and a public health response.  NPHIL Director General Dr. Dougbeh Chris Nyan assured the public that the issue is still under control while urging collaboration and composure during a news conference in Paynesville on Sunday. Liberia reported 652 possible cases of Mpox between January 1, 2024, and May 11, 2025. Of these, 78 samples from 14…

Monrovia, Liberia – In his business pitch at the 2025 Liberia business Conference in Accra, Ghana, Transport Minister Sirleaf Ralph Tyler urged aviation companies from the West African subregion and beyond to take advantage of a fantastic opportunity in Liberia’s underdeveloped domestic air transport market. At a high-level presentation that was attended by development partners, private investors, and policy officials, Minister Tyler presented Liberia’s strategic method to market and rejuvenate its domestic aviation industry. He positioned Liberia as a crucial center for regional air transportation by inviting investment in the establishment and operation of a dependable domestic air transport service.…

Monrovia, Liberia – Alexander B. Cummings, the political leader of the Alternative National Congress, has urged young Liberians to change their mind if they want to see Liberia develop and raise the standard of living for the average citizenry. Alexander Cummings asserted that the nation and its people will never gain from having the same leaders in power who have let them down in the past. The National Youth Congress of the Alternative National Congress organized a one-day retreat in Congo Town over the weekend, where Mr. Cumming spoke. Speaking earlier, the Secretary General of the National Youth Congress of the…

Monrovia, Liberia – Seven Liberians who were trafficked to Myanmar via Bangkok, Thailand, have been safely returned by the Liberian government with the aid of the International Organization of Migration. Over the weekend, individuals returned home safely aboard an Ethiopian airline at Roberts International Airport in Harbel, Margibi County. On behalf of Foreign Minister Affairs Sara Nyanti Beslow, Rosetta Nagbe-Jackollie, the Assistant Minister for Legal Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, formally welcomed the repartees to Liberia at a brief welcoming ceremony. In cooperation with Liberia’s diplomatic office in China, she conveyed her appreciation to the International Organization for…

Monrovia, Liberia – In order to end what he called “ancient colonial arrangements of concession companies exploiting the natural resources and giving the state peanuts purposely to pay the huge salaries of government officials,” the former president of the Liberia Council of Churches has called on the national legislature to start reviewing all concession agreements. Bishop Kortu Brown, the General Overseer of the Apostolic Pentecostal Church International, stated that the time has come for the average person to benefit since government officials have already benefited from enormous salaries, extravagant allowances, money for scratch cards, fuel, and medical examinations overseas. In…

Monrovia, Liberia – President Joseph N. Boakai has called the fight against HIV in Liberia one of the “largest wars” he has overseen and urged partners, stakeholders, and the public to assist the National AIDS Commission (NAC) in its fight against the virus by mobilizing domestic resources. At a fundraiser event held at the EJS Ministerial Complex in Congo Town on Friday, May 16, 2025, President Boakai stressed the importance of a unified national front to improve coordination, monitoring, and foresight in the nation’s HIV response. The gathering included corporate executives, diplomats, civil society groups, foreign partners, high government officials,…

Monrovia, Liberia – President Joseph N. Boakai has congratulated District #11 Representative Richard Nagbe Koon on his election as Speaker of the 55th Legislature and urged him to lead with courage, inclusiveness and humility. Delivering his Unification Day message Wednesday, May 14, 2025, President Boakai called on Speaker Koon to reach across the aisle, unify the body, to and ensure that the House focuses squarely on the work for which the Liberian people elected its members. “It is in this spirit of unity and renewal that I am pleased to acknowledge yesterday’s peaceful resolution of the leadership standoff in the…

Monrovia, Liberia – Hours after President Joseph N. Boakai informed the world that he called former Presidents on National Unification Day as a way of engage one another, ex President George Manneh Weah said that he has not spoken to President Boakai since January 2024. “I have not spoken to President Boakai since January, 2024,” former President Weah stated. In his response to President Boakai, May 14, 2025, Weah narrated, “Earlier this morning, I received a missed call from an unknown number, which was followed by a text message from President Joseph Boakai wishing me a happy Unification Day and…

Monrovia, Liberia – In an effort to combat payroll inconsistencies and eradicate time fraud, Senate Pro-Tempore Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence said Tuesday that the Liberian Senate has fully implemented a biometric time and attendance system. The announcement was made during the first meeting of the second session of the 55th Legislature, which is the Senate’s second quarter. Karnga-Lawrence gave the Senate’s finance department, human resources office, and IT team credit for organizing the staff’s registration in the new system. According to her, the implementation of biometrics is anticipated to improve workplace discipline, assist data-driven decision-making, increase productivity, and simplify efficiency. According to…

Monrovia, Liberia – Following Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa’s resignation, Montserrado County Representative Richard Nagbe Koon was decisively elected Speaker of the 55th Legislature on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, after months of legal fights, political impasses, and a final constitutional reckoning. In the vote on Capitol Hill that came after months of acrimonious political fighting, Koon received 43 votes, beating Nimba County Representative Musa H. Bility, who received 26. A months-long speakership battle that had stalled the Legislature came to an official end with the election. The vote was prompted by the resignation of Koffa, an opposition figure and Grand Kru…