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More Canadians Headed to Costa Rica as WestJet Expands Liberia Routes
Canadian airline WestJet is adding new routes for the 2025–26 winter season, including expanded service to Costa Rica. Beginning in December 2025, the airline will offer more direct flights to Liberia, Guanacaste as part of its broader push to...

Liberia’s First Modern Radiotherapy Center In Sight
Liberia took a historic step forward in its fight against cancer with the groundbreaking ceremony for the country’s first National Radiotherapy Center, to be constructed at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center (JFK) in Monrovia. The milestone event...

Liberia: World Bank Country Manager Hails Liberia’s First Certified Public Sector Accountants Graduation as Landmark for Africa
Monrovia – The World Bank’s Country Manager for Liberia, Georgia Wallen, has praised Liberia’s historic graduation of its first cohort of Certified Professional Public Sector Accountants (PPSAs), describing it as a landmark achievement not just...

Liberia: President Boakai Lights Up Candle National Healing, Reconciliation, and Unity Candle
Monrovia– As part of ongoing efforts to foster peace, unity, and national renewal Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., President of the Republic of Liberia, yesterday lit the National Healing, Reconciliation, and Unity Candle at the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf...

Boakai Meets U.S. Deputy Secretary of State
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., yesterday held a high-level meeting with United States Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau in Washington, D.C., as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen bilateral relations and expand economic...

Liberia: Acting DG Orders Audit of Bureau of State Enterprises to Boost Accountability
Monrovia — The Acting Director General of the Bureau of State Enterprises (BSE), Mr. Varlee F. Sanor, has officially commissioned the Internal Audit Agency (IAA) to conduct a thorough audit of the Bureau. The BSE oversees more than 20 state-owned...

Liberia: Govt, Ivanhoe Atlantic Set to Sign Landmark Rail Access Agreement
In a remarkable breakthrough for Liberia’s mining and logistics sectors, the Government of Liberia and Ivanhoe Atlantic (formerly High Power Exploration/”HPX”) are set to sign a long-awaited Concession and Access Agreement (CAA) on Friday, July 4,...

Liberia: Bea Mountain Denounces ‘Malicious and Defamatory’ Claims by Cape Mount Group, Calls for Government Intervention
KINJOR, Grand Cape Mount– Bea Mountain Mining Corporation (BMMC) has issued a rebuttal against what it describes as “false, baseless, and malicious” allegations made by a group of individuals claiming to represent residents of Grand Cape Mount...

Generate More Revenues for Liberia for the Good of All Liberians: A Vision for Progress and Prosperity
By: Austin S Fallah, [email protected], Contributing Writer In the face of Liberia’s formidable journey towards economic recovery and sustainable development, the call for a collective commitment to generating more revenues through contractual...

Liberia: District League Under Scrutiny as Rep. Benson Raises Concerns Over LFA Revenue Management
Rep. Benson revealed that his office spent over L$1.4 million last season supporting District 17’s football team, with no financial support or accounting from the LFA. MONROVIA — Representative Bernard Blue Benson Jr. (Montserrado County District...

LRRRC ends 5-day assessment to Southeastern Liberia
The Liberian Refugees, Repatriation and Resettlement Commission (LRRRC) has assured former Ivorian refugees here of sustainable livelihoods thru agriculture. Southeastern Liberia, July 8, 2025 – The Executive Director and Officer-in-Charge (OIC)...

LACRA New Management Unveils Vision for Revival, Sustainable Growth
The newly appointed leadership of the Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA) has outlined a bold vision for revitalizing the country’s agricultural commodity sector. At a press conference held on Monday, July 7, the Interim...

New Machines, Old Mindsets: Why Compassion Must Anchor Liberia’s Health Transformation
When health authorities broke ground last week for Liberia’s first modern radiotherapy center, it marked more than a milestone in cancer care. It signaled the country’s aspiration to finally reverse the tide of outbound medical tourism, especially...

The Corruption Conundrum: A Critical Examination of Accountability in Liberia:
By: Austin S Fallah-A True Son of the Planet Earth Soil: In a world where the actions of individuals in positions of power can significantly influence the trajectory of a nation’s development and well-being, Albert Einstein’s assertion, “You...

Liberia: Boakai Signs Food Act Into Law
Joseph Boakai *To Ensure No Liberian Goes to Bed Hungry Abubakar Hashim/Monrovia Liberian President Joseph Boakai has signed the National Food Assistance Agency (NFAA) Act 2020 into law. This is to address Liberia’s food insecurity...

Liberian entrepreneur assesses business climate here.
A Liberian entrepreneur laments lack of bigger contracts from government to boost the private sector. By Stephen G. Fellajuah Monrovia, Liberia; July 3, 2025 – A Liberian businessman and founder/CEO of the Dorbor Bedell Foundation in Maryland...

Liberia: Why President Boakai Must Champion Tariff Removal for Liberia at the U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit
As President Joseph Boakai and his administration prepare for the U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit in Washington, D.C., scheduled for July 9-11, 2025, hosted by President Donald J. Trump, he faces a crucial moment to advance Liberia’s economic...

New chief at British International Investment unveils Africa vision
British International Investment (BII) has grown its portfolio at a brisk pace in recent years, increasing the value of its holdings from £4.736bn ($6.43bn) in 2019 to £7.319bn ($9.94bn) in 2023. Much of this represents fresh investments that the...

ArcelorMittal unveils $1.8B Iron Ore facility in Liberia
ArcelorMittal, the world’s leading steel producer, has officially opened a cutting-edge iron ore concentrator at the Tokadeh mine in northern Liberia, marking a defining moment in the country’s post-war economic transformation. The inauguration...

Article: A Call for Swift Confirmation of Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay as Liberia’s Next Chief Justice:
By: Austin S Fallah-A True Son of the Planet Earth Soil: A President and Vice President Emeritus of Hamline University School of Law and Graduate School of Law Students Association-H++: fallahas@yahoo.com. In a moment of significant importance for...