Liberia’s premier GSM Company, Lonestar Cell MTN, launches the 4th Edition of MTN Y’ello Star musical competition, a talent-hunt exercise.   Monrovia, Liberia, September 19, 2024—Liberia’s leading mobile GSM company, Lonestar Cell MTN, launches the 4th edition of the MTN Y’ello Star musical competition here. This annual event has become a platform for discovering and showcasing the best musical talents across Liberia.  …

Monrovia, September 19, 2024/The All-Liberian Conference on Dual Citizenship (ALCOD) delegation has appreciated the House Speaker, Cllr. Jonathan Fonati Koffa, Representative Musa H. Bility, and the entire House of Representatives for passing a bill to amend the Liberian Aliens and Nationality Law of 2022. The amendment removes the restrictions on elected positions in the 2022 Dual Citizenship Law. ALCOD is thankful for …

The disputed property has been the CDC’s headquarters for the last 20 years. Monrovia, September 19, 2024/ Amidst pressure on the Boakai administration to enforce a Supreme Court order to evict former ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) from its headquarters following the court’s ruling on the disputed property, the legal battle has taken another twist. A new group has …

The Government of Liberia is reviewing the case file on the death of 29-year-old Charloe Musu in February 2023 at the residence of ex-Chief Justice Gloria Musu Scott. By Kruah Thompson  Monrovia, Liberia, September 18, 2024 – In response to growing public concern and demands for accountability, the Ministry of Justice has initiated a formal investigation into the death of …

The court has ordered BanJak Frozen Food Company to close after it failed to post a bond against a US $467,013.50 debt claimed by its frozen food supplier, MS Global Company. By Lincoln G. Peters  Monrovia, September 18, 2024: The Commercial Court in Monrovia has ordered the closure of BanJak Frozen Food company on Bushrod Island, due to its failure to post …

The U.S. Department of State says Liberia suffers from corruption in both the public and private sectors, which is why the economy is not strengthening. Monrovia, September 18, 2024: The U.S. Department of State’s 2024 Investment Climate Statements cite corruption as the reason few investors come to Liberia, jobs are not being created, and instability is a risk. The U.S. Department …

The new Management of Salala Rubber Corporation in Weala, Margibi County, discloses the plan to resume operation following closure in June. By Ramsey N. Singbeh, Jr., in Margibi Margibi, Liberia, Sept. 16, 2024: Mr. Jetty (Upjit Singh Sachdeva), owner and operator of Jetty Rubber LLC in Weala, Margibi County, recently acquired the Salala Rubber Corporation or SRC in the same …

The Government of Liberia has recorded more than 6,000 volunteer teachers in public schools across the country who are yet to be placed on the payroll.  By: Kruah Thompson  Monrovia, September 16, 2024 — The Minister of Education, Dr. Jarso Maley Jallah, reveals that there are currently over 6,000 volunteer teachers actively contributing to public schools across the country. This …

The deliberate holding back on imports of rice, thereby creating an artificial shortage of the commodity on the local market to force the government to yield to the demand for price increases, has been the strategic move of rice importers. Tuesday, September 17, 2024/Rice importers here appear to be playing games with the Liberian Government over the nation’s staple in …

There seems to be a strong indication that Liberia is being overwhelmed by the war on drugs, given latest revelation by the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) that substances are being smuggled out of the country. The disclosure presupposes that this country is gradually but steadily becoming a significant transit point for various dangerous substances, which is very sad and …