Banking today don’t really need all the brick and mortar to be effective – Asupoto

Omotayo Asupoto, managing director, Lukefield Finance Company Limited, is a thoroughbred banker with over 30 years experience in the financial sector. In this interview, Asupoto, popularly referred to as ‘Aunty T’, spoke about the economy, banking...

Liberia: Koffa Throws Jabs at Boakai Gov’t — Says New CDC HQ Symbolizes Weah’s 2029 Comeback

Monrovia – Former Speaker Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa has described the construction of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) new headquarters as a powerful symbol of former President George Weah’s anticipated return to power in 2029. Delivering an...

The Profanation of Revolution: A Marxist Perspective on Post-war Liberia's Political Labyrinth

In Liberia and other countries around the world, several significant concepts are frequently misused and misunderstood. Their application often lacks the depth necessary for meaningful discourse. One such concept that has particularly fallen prey...

Liberia: Foreign Minister Beysolow Nyanti, U.S. Secretary of State Rubio Discuss Migration Challenges, MCC and Others

Washington, D.C. – Liberia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Madam Sarah Beysolow Nyanti, on Thursday held high-level talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington, D.C., aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and enhancing U.S.-Liberia...

Liberia Poised to Ratify ARIPO Protocols

President Joseph Nyumah Boakai has pledged his support to the Liberia Intellectual Property Office (LIPO) and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to ensure the signing and ratification of the Arusha and Kampala protocols of the African Regional...

Liberia: House Commissions GAC to Conduct Three-Year Financial Management System Review

The decision, read and endorsed during Thursday’s sitting, followed an engagement letter from the Auditor General. Capitol Hill, Monrovia – The House of Representatives on Thursday, October 16, 2025 unanimously voted in plenary to grant the...

Liberian-Owned Colony Hotel Shutdown Sparks Legal Controversy — Over 200 Workers Left Jobless Amid Claims of Bias Toward Foreign Interests

MONROVIA – Over 200 Liberian workers stood in tears outside the gates of the Colony Hotel this week, confused and jobless after the hotel was shut down by court officers. But behind this heartbreaking scene is a bigger story—one that many say...

US Secretary of State, Liberian counterpart discuss strengthening bilateral relations

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met in Washington with his Liberian counterpart Sara Beysolow Nyanti to discuss deepening US-Liberia bilateral relations and expanding US commercial engagement in Liberia. In a statement, the US State Department...

Rubio, Liberian minister discuss boosting US participation in Liberia’s critical minerals sector

(Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed avenues for expanding U.S. participation in Liberia’s critical minerals sector in a meeting this week with Liberian Foreign Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti, the State Department said on...

Liberia to Ratify ARIPO Protocols After Boakai Pledges Support

The President’s commitment was disclosed by Hon. Garmai Koboi, Director General of LIPO, at a Ministry of Information and Cultural Affairs press briefing on Oct. President Joseph Nyumah Boakai has pledged his support to the Liberia Intellectual...

Liberian-Owned Resort Caught in Unfortunate Legal Controversy

Over 200 Liberian workers stood in tears outside the gates of the Colony Hotel this week, confused and with fading hope as their sources of livelihood were shut down by court officers. But behind this heartbreaking scene is a bigger story—one that...

Liberia: Fired Head of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia Reacts to Dismissal, Questions Motives in Board Resolution

MONROVIA – Dr. Dougbeh Chris Nyan, the dismissed Director General of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), has described the Board of Directors’ recommendation that led to his removal by President Joseph Boakai as “unfortunate,”...

Liberian Track & Field Faces Financial Crisis

MONROVIA, LIBERIA — Liberia’s Track and field program is hanging on a shoestring. Official government budget allocations for the sport average in the low three figures, deferred to 2027. The Ministry of Youth and Sports (MYS) officials say they...

Liberia: Ambassador Forkpa Gizzie Presents Credentials to Guinean President Dousbouya

Conakry – His Excellency Forkpa Gizzie, Sr., Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Liberia to the Republic of Guinea, has officially presented his Letters of Credence to His Excellency General Mamadi Doumbouya, President...

Liberia: House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Vows Due Diligence on Proposal to Buy Vehicles for Lawmakers’ Chiefs of Staff 

On the heels of a controversial proposal by a group of lawmakers from the House of Representatives that requests the procurement of vehicles for all Chiefs of Office Staff (COS) serving members of the 55th Legislature, the Ways, Means and Finance...

 Liberia’s Economy at a Crossroads—Growth Amidst Persistent Hardship

By James T. Brooks Liberia’s economy is currently defined by a paradox of promising growth projections set against the backdrop of persistent structural weaknesses and widespread public hardship. While official figures project robust economic...

Video: As Rural Healthcare Struggles, One Lofa Entrepreneur Steps Up to Bridge the Gap

This story was a collaboration with New Narratives as part of the “Investigating Liberia” project. Funding was provided by the Swedish Embassy in Liberia. The funder had no say in the story’s content.

GAC moves to overhaul financial management at House of Representatives.

By Edwin N Khakie Monrovia, Liberia – The General Auditing Commission (GAC) has announced the commencement of a significant system review of the financial management and operational processes of the House of Representatives, in what is being...

Boakai issues new Executive Order affecting the Liberia’s Railway

By: Edwin N. Khakie MONROVIA, October 17, 2025. President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has issued Executive Order No. 153, renewing and expanding the mandate of the Liberia National Railway Authority (LNRA), a key step toward building a unified,...

APM Terminals Liberia, Dock Workers Union sign new CBA

Monrovia, Liberia — [October 17, 2025] — APM Terminals Liberia and the Dock Workers Union of Liberia (DOWUL) have signed a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), signaling renewed collaboration and commitment to improved working conditions at...