Author: Press Release

MONROVIA – President George M. Weah will this Wednesday, August 24, lead an array of Government officials and other national leaders at programs commemorating the 175th anniversary of the Liberian Flag.

Monrovia – Entrepreneurship is the lifeblood of most Liberians, many of them operating one business or another. It is commonplace to find children helping their parents in various businesses when they finish their daily school shift. (Most schools run on two shifts, a morning shift, and an afternoon shift in order to allow more children to attend school.) By 15 years of age, many children are engaged in income generating activities to augment family incomes.

MONROVIA – Acting Deputy Minister for Administration at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning Hon. Patience Kollie-Lawson has said the government of Liberia considers civil society organizations as important partners for development, especially through the dissemination of information across the country.

MONROVIA – The Union of Liberian Associations in the Americas, (ULAA) has called on President George Manneh Weah to immediately dismiss his suspended Minister of State for Presidential Affairs, Mr. Nathaniel Fahnlon McGill; suspended Managing Director, National Port Authority (NPA), Mr. Bill Twehway; and suspended Solicitor General, Cllr. Sayma Syrenius Cephus, following them being placed on sanctions by the United States Government.

MONROVIA – U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Michael McCarthy joined Liberian education officials and stakeholders to celebrate the closure of a five-year early grade reading program that significantly increased the skills of primary school students in six of Liberia’s 15 counties.

(From L-R): Mr. Tarek Amer, Governor, Central Bank of Egypt, Mrs. MALANGU KABEDI MBUYI, Governor, Banque Centrale du Congo and outgoing Chairperson of the AACB; CBL Executive Governor, J. Aloysius Tarlue, Jr., Presiding; and Hon. Rwangombwa John, Governor, National Bank of Rwanda. MONROVIA – Central Bank of Liberia Executive Governor, J. Aloysius Tarlue, Jr., has urged central banks in Africa to take measures to protect the public good against any potential disruptions in the financial sector and larger economy that may erupt out of the increasing trend of unregulated crypto currencies.

Monrovia – UNDP Liberia Resident Representative and the Office of the Mayor of the Monrovia City Corporation (MCC) in collaboration with the United Nations Volunteer (UNV) in Liberia on 13 August launched a Cash for Work clean-up exercise covering 11 communities in Monrovia and its surroundings to help tackle the issue of poor waste management, while providing short-term income to support livelihood for vulnerable populations and marginalized communities targeting 400 youth, including Women.

MONROVIA – The Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates of the Kingdom of Morocco, H.E. Nasser BOURITA, and Delegation are expected to arrive in Liberia on Thursday, August 18, 2022 for a one day official working visit.

MONROVIA — Liberia’s Foreign Minister H. E. Amb. Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah has disclosed that the Government and people of Liberia take note of, and recognizes India’s contribution towards the restoration of Liberia’s peace, security, stability, and democracy; amongst other things, by deploying an all-women police unit of the UNMIL peacekeeping force in Liberia.

MONROVIA — The National Democratic Coalition of Liberia (NDC) vehemently condemns the arson attack on the home of Unity Party Chairman, Rev. Luther Tarpeh and stands in Solidarity and Prayers with his Family. The NDC calls on the government of Liberia to quickly bring the perpetrators to justice.