Author: Julius Konton

By: Laymah Kollie Liberia’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Executive Director, Dr. Emmanuel K. Urey Yarkpawolo, has told world leaders that climate change is driving thousands of Liberians from their homes and threatening the country’s future. He made the statement at the Berlin Climate Mobility Forum, held at the Robert Bosch Stiftung in Germany from June 16–17, 2025. Speaking on behalf of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai and the people of Liberia, Dr. Urey Yarkpawolo said that climate change is not just about the environment anymore it is causing insecurity, suffering, and mass movement of people. “We are already seeing the impact…

Written By: Isaac Solo Kelgbeh- Former Presidential Press Secretary The passing of Liberia’s former First Lady, Madam Nancy B. Doe, should have been a solemn moment of reflection and unity — a chance to remember her and pay our respects. Instead, her funeral has been politicized in a manner that disrespects both the deceased and the nation’s collective grief. We must resist turning moments of mourning into spectacles of division. As someone born in Kelgbeh Village, Sinoe County, and deeply connected to Grand Gedeh through professional and personal experience, I consider myself part of both communities. I served across the…

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has with immediate effect suspended Abdullah L. Kamara from his position as Acting Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Liberia Telecommunication Authority (LTA). The decision follows a report from the General Auditing Commission (GAC) highlighting serious allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement. According to the report, Mr. Kamara is linked to grave financial irregularities and misconduct during his tenure as Chief Executive Officer of TAMMA Corporation, particularly in relation to transactions involving public funds. In his letter of suspension, the President said, in keeping with the Government’s commitment to transparency and accountability, Mr.…

By: Oretha Bundoo Seh ECOWAS Parliament, in collaboration with the Liberian delegation, Monday commences a week-long delocalized sitting of the joint committee on Administration, Finance, and Budget among others. The four-day sitting is held under the Theme: “Assessing the effectiveness of the ECOWAS Investment policy as an instrument for addressing the rising levels of unemployment in the sub-region. Speaking at the opening ceremony, the head of Liberia’s delegation to ECOWAS, Senator Edwin Snowe stressed that across the sub-region, unemployment, especially among the youth, is not just an economic concern but a social emergency that undermines peace, fuels migration, and erodes…

The Former Executive Director of the National Investment Commission (NIC), George Wisner II, has been formally invited by the ECOWAS Parliament to present a paper and participate in two high-level panel discussions during the sitting of a Special Committee of the Sixth Legislature of the ECOWAS Parliament. The session will convene from June 16–20, 2025, at the RLJ Kendeja Resort & Villas, near Roberts International Airport, Paynesville, Liberia. Mr. Wisner, who previously served as Assistant Foreign Minister for Afro-Asian Affairs during the first administration of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has accepted the invitation. He emphasized the urgency of collective action,…

Liberia’s Ambassador at large for youth and sports development, Amb. Alioune Kebe has embarked on community outreach initiatives in Montserrado County. As a means of further empowering local communities through sports, Amb. Kebe donated quality sporting materials to residents of Jamaica Road. The donated items include; Footballs and jerseys respectively. According to him, his gesture is to support local talents whilst ensuring a better future for them. Kebe who spend the day with the local residents stated that he was impressed with the performance of local talents within the community. He told the gathering that his initiative is also intended…

By: Stephen N. Sonpon In an effort to strengthen culpability journalism in Liberia, the Center for Media Studies and Peace Building (CEMESP), in partnership with Internews and with funding from the European Union under the Liberia Media Empowerment Project (LMEP), concluded a two-day intensive refresher training in investigative journalism for top-performing fellows in Gbarnga, Bong County. The training held on June 13 to 14, brought together over 20 fellows from six of the country’s fifteen counties. The participants all journalists were drawn based on the recognition of their work especially on impactful reporting on issues ranging from climate change and…

By: Laymah Kollie Bong County Senator Prince Kermue Moye has urged the Liberian Nurses to diligently serve their communities with passion and care. Senator Moye serving as Guest Speaker for the induction ceremony of a new Leadership of the Liberian Nurses Association in Kakata City, Margibi narrated scenarios of how patients in the past have feared seeking treatments at medical facilities on grounds of allegedly been abandoned by nurses, A situation, he thinks needs to improved. According to Moye, while there could be a decline in horrible cases, Nurses need to embrace their job with love and responsibilities. Referring to…

According to research, Specialized analysis, concrete, actionable and practical recommendations is one of the best ways to improve governance. As the government strive to deliver the necessary goods for the Liberian people, the need to streamline major sectors of government for effective and efficient public service delivery can’t be overemphasized. Realizing how critical it is to make progress in the midst of old age backwardness as a results of past errors , a Liberian, Tennie Kormazu Kparzarwalah Jallah based in the United States of America has drawn the government’s attention to critical issues necessary to make a difference in the…

House Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon, along with members of the 55th Legislature, have paid a solemn and heartfelt farewell to the late Deputy Chief Clerk, Mr. C. Cormicks Chea Sr., whose passing has left a deep void in the administrative fabric of the House. At the funeral rites of Mr. Chea, Speaker Koon described the fallen official as a “dedicated public servant, a meticulous administrator, and a man of integrity who served the House with distinction”, He added, “ “Mr. Chea’s absence will be deeply felt not just within the chambers, but by all who knew and worked alongside him.…