Author: Press Release

Monrovia – The Embassy of Sweden in Monrovia, representing the Government of Sweden, has signed an agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to contribute 40,000,000 Swedish Kronor (approximately USD 4.8 million) to the Liberia Electoral Support Project (LESP) for the period from 1 August 2021 to 31 December 2024.

Reporter Togba (R) who was covering a protest was attacked and humiliated upon the alleged orders of Montserrado County Electoral District #17 Representative, Hanson Kiazolu. MONROVIA — The Press Union of Liberia(PUL) has condemned the humiliation and attacked of Okay FM reporter Nyantee Togba.

MONROVIA – The Central Bank of Liberia’s (CBL) Executive Governor, J. Aloysius Tarlue, Jr. and Deputy Governor for Economic Policy, Dr. Musa Dukuly, were Wednesday, July 29, 2021, inducted into office following their reappointment by the President and confirmation by the Liberian Senate. In the presence of the CBL Board of Governors, senior staff and invited guests, both were administered the CBL Oath of Fidelity and Secrecy, during which time they swore to preserve CBL’s confidentiality policy.

Monrovia – The Environmental Protection Agency in collaboration with the European Union, under the Long-term Technical Assistance (LTTA) to the EPA Project, has over the weekend concluded a one-day capacity building workshop to mainstream emission reduction targets in the Energy, Waste and Transport sectors. Regarded as the mitigation sectors, these 3 sectors hold the key to low emissions development in Liberia if sectorial actions can reflect the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) commitments as contained in the revised NDC.

MONROVIA – The Inter-Governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), a FATF Styled Regional Body will hold a five-day workshop in Monrovia beginning August 2, 2021.

MONROVIA — The Center for Media Studies and Peacebuilding (CEMESP) has launched its Liberia Country Report on the procurement of digital Technologies.

Brewerville – As Liberia commemorates her 174 Independence Day; Liberians have been called upon to realize that the real challenge facing the country is not who belong to which political parties and/or which political party is in power. The real enemies of Liberia remain “Ignorance, Disease and Poverty” as the late President William R. Tolbert averred about 50 years ago. The assertion was made by the President of the Liberia Council of Churches (LCC), Bishop Kortu K. Brown when he spoke at a Special Praise Service to commemorate Liberia’s 174 Independence Anniversary organized by the New Water in the Desert…

Monrovia – The Vice President of the Republic of Liberia, Jewel Howard-Taylor has continued the fight against COVID 19 by donating 2000 Rapid Test Kits to several health facilities. 

MONROVIA – The world’s attention is turning to the gap in worldwide education provision today as the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Financing Summit opens.

BARCLAY TRAINING CENTER – Personnel of Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) for the first time have converged in Northern Michigan, United States of America, for an annual war simulation training exercise known as Northern Strike.