Author: Julius Konton

By Stephen N. Sonpon Naymote Partners for Democratic Development, with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Peacebuilding Fund (PBF), is empowering Liberian citizens to play a stronger role in ensuring transparency, accountability, and inclusive governance. Through the project Themed: “Empowering Citizens and Communities to Foster Social Accountability and Transparency in Governance and Public Service Delivery,” 75 trained Social Accountability Monitors have been deployed across all 15 counties. Organized under Naymote’s County Accountability and Advocacy Teams (CAATs), these monitors are tracking local development projects, engaging communities, and holding government institutions accountable for public service delivery. Between…

By: Oretha Bundoo Seh Mary’s Meals, a global school feeding charity,m has announced that it is reached 3 million children every school day with a nutritious meal served in their place of education. According to them, such remarkable milestone reflects the power of collective action, compassion, and commitment to ending child hunger while promoting education. Among other things, Mary’s Meals provides life-changing meals in schools across some of the world’s poorest communities, ensuring children are nourished and motivated to learn. By serving a daily meal, the organization breaks down barriers to education and offers hope for a brighter future. To…

By: Wleh Bedell- Veteran Liberian Journalist The problem with the Lone Star is enormous. It’s not just the players who are often maligned, but a holistic problem. We must be realistic and look at all areas. Our game is down, no doubt and since 2002, the Lone Star have failed to qualify for the biennial competition; Afcon, which speaks volumes. The rest of the 15 countries in West Africa have since competed in the competition. We keep rebuilding with the term “building or rebuilding”, which has now become a cliche. Since the end of the “George Weah XI” era which…

By: Ben TC Brooks In a strategic effort to strengthen healthcare delivery at the community level, a two-day capacity-building training has ended in Rivergee County. Among other things, the focus of the training was on the effective implementation of the Community Revolving Drug Fund and Cost-Sharing Scheme, a vital components of Liberia’s health financing landscape. The CRDF serve as an innovative mechanisms to ensure a sustained availability, accessibility and affordability of essential medicines at all public health facilities across country. The program is expected to also operate on a self-sustaining model where revenues generated from drug sales would be reinvested…

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has made additional appointments across different sectors of government, reflecting his administration’s commitment to strengthening justice, governance, and higher education. As part of his ongoing reform and structure of government, The Liberian leader nominated and appointed individuals, Cllr. Daniel T-Kay Dweh – County Attorney, River Gee County, Atty. E. Wilkins Nah – County Attorney, Grand Gedeh County and Atty. Martin M. Tumoe – County Attorney, Rivercess County. At the Liberia Airport Authority John Z. Buway, Sr. was appointed as Deputy Managing Director for Administration. At the Grand Bassa University Board of Trustees, Mme. Laurentine Bass…

By : Ben TC Brooks President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has appointed Cllr. Daniel T-Kay Dweh as the new County Attorney for River Gee. Cllr. Daniel T-Kay Dweh is a distinguished legal professional in Liberia, with previous experience serving as a state prosecutor at the Ministry of Justice and as the County Attorney for Grand Kru County and Sinoe including other counties. He is known for his efforts to combat illegal activities, such as addressing illegal mining operations in the Sapo National Park and advocating for the establishment of specialized courts for civil cases to enhance the efficiency of the judicial…

By: Oretha Bundoo Seh The Government of Liberia, through the National Commission on Disabilities (NCD), has launched a national economic empowerment initiative that aims to support 5,000 persons with disabilities (PWDs) across the country by 2029. The program begins with a pilot phase targeting 100 beneficiaries in Bong, Nimba, Lofa, Grand Bassa, and Montserrado counties. The six-month pilot will deliver support through four key areas: livelihood skills training for women and girls with disabilities; entrepreneurship assistance for women and youth with disabilities; agri-business support for farmers with disabilities; and academic aid for children living with disabilities or those whose parents…

By: Jeff Jefferson The Executive Director of the National Commission on Disabilities (NCD), Samuel S. Dean, says Liberia can no longer afford to sideline people living with disabilities (PWDs) in the national conversation about governance, development, and public policy. “There must be no dialogue about us, without us,” Dean declared Wednesday, April 9, 2025, during a press conference in Monrovia — reigniting demands for the full inclusion of persons with disabilities in Liberia’s decision-making processes. Dean lamented that, nearly two decades since the 2005 legislation mandating the National Elections Commission to create pathways for PWDs’ representation in the legislature, the…

President Joseph N. Boakai, has, with immediate effect, accepted the resignation of Karishma Pelham-Raad from her position as Assistant Minister for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The former Assistant Minister, in her quitting message, extended her gratitude for the opportunity afforded her to serve.

By: Julius Konton President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has issued a Presidential Directive requiring all appointed public officials, directors, and mid-level managers to immediately settle their outstanding real property tax obligations in line with the National Code of Conduct and the Liberia Revenue Code. The directive emphasizes that all officials must Pay all outstanding property taxes for privately owned properties, Settle tax obligations for Fiscal Year 2025, Clear arrears from prior years or enter into binding payment agreements with theLiberia Revenue Authority (LRA) and Obtain and submit a valid Tax Clearance Certificate within 60 days. As part of the directive,…