Liberia Losing Millions Through Smuggling and Tax Evasion

Liberia is losing millions of dollars annually through smuggling, tax evasion, and illicit financial flows, a situation that threatens national development and undermines public trust, according to Mr. Harold Aidoo, Executive Director of Integrity...

Liberia: Pay Rise for Private Sector Workers as MOL Begins Nationwide Minimum Wage Consultations

Labour Minister Cllr. Cooper W. Kruah Sr. Monrovia – Labour Minister Cllr. Cooper W. Kruah Sr. has said the minimum wage of workers in Liberia’s Private Sector, comprising thousands of the country’s youthful population, which now stands at a...

Liberia: CBL Acknowledges 1% Drop in Growth Rate, Expresses Optimism of Exceeding 2025 Projection Amid Boost in Key Sectors 

Despite acknowledging the IMF’s conservative outlook on Liberia’s economy, the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) remains optimistic that the country will exceed its 2025 growth projection. Monrovia — The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) has acknowledged...

Liberia: Resuming Diplomatic Mission – Jeety Appointed Honorary Consul of the Slovak Republic

Dr. Sachdeva pledged to work diligently to promote and protect the interests of the Slovak Republic in Liberia, while fostering partnerships that will yield tangible benefits for both nations. Monrovia – Liberia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sara...

Liberia: Citizens in Liberia’s Capital Beg for Quiet as Environment Protection Authority Promises Crackdown on Noise Pollution

At 3 a.m. Richedna Kpanneh Tobii finally opened her books. The 21-year-old university student had learned that her densely populated neighborhood of Lakpazee, with more than 160,000 people, was only quiet enough for her to study in the middle of...

AML Commends Liberia Marathon Team, Runners for ‘Another Successful Contest’ as 7th Edition Highlights Rising Stars

Monrovia – Like previous editions, the 2025 edition of the Liberia Marathon was held successfully as runners drawn from Liberia and across the globe showcased their endurance and determination. The 2025 edition, also the seventh edition of the...

When the minerals finish will Liberia be left with just big holes in the Ground?

Before the middle of the Twentieth Century, Norway was a frigid, sparsely populated wasteland in the northernmost part of Europe, with long, harsh winters, and whaling was a major occupation until the late 1950s, when oil was discovered. Norway's...

Liberia: Community Seizes Loggers’ Equipment in Bassa

West Water’s camp in Tonwein, Nimba County. The DayLight/Gerald Koinyeneh GAYPUE TOWN, Grand Bassa County – Local leaders in a Grand Bassa community forest have seized a logging company’s equipment for failing to pay their benefits. By Esau J....

Liberia’s NASSCORP Chief to Lead Global Social Security Commission

Monrovia, Liberia — The Director-General of the National Social Security and Welfare Corporation (NASSCORP), Dewitt vonBallmoos, has been elected Chairman of the Technical Commission on Contribution Collection and Compliance of the International...

Liberian Aviation Firm Cries Foul Over Airport Bid Process

A Liberian-owned aviation company, Liberty Airlines, has raised serious concerns over what it describes as an unfair and exclusionary bidding process conducted by the Liberia Airport Authority (LAA) for the rehabilitation and management of James...

Liberia: Speaker Koon Warns Lawmakers Against Violating Basic Laws, As He Catalogues Ups And Downs Of Second Quarter

Monrovia – On the official opening day of the Third Quarter of the Second Session of the 54th Legislature on Friday, Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon did not mince his words in reminding members of the House to always remain respecters of the laws. By...

Liberia: National SRHR Conference Ends with Bold Commitments to Tackle Maternal Mortality, Barriers to Access

Monrovia, Liberia –Government officials, civil society leaders, development partners, and youth advocates have committed to transforming Liberia’s reproductive health landscape from rhetoric to reality. By Joyclyn Wea, contributing writer The...

Liberia: Local Aviation Firm Calls for Fairness and Inclusion within Airport Bid Process

Despite a longstanding record of resilience, investment, and service, the aviation firm points out that the LAA did not convene any consultative sessions with local stakeholders prior to issuing the August 2025 bid. Monrovia – A Liberian-owned...

Liberia: STAND Calls for Dismissal of Police IG Coleman, Responding Officers Over Matthew Mulbah’s Death

Eyewitnesses said that on October 8, police were called after Matthew experienced a mental health crisis. Monrovia – The Chairman of the Solidarity and Trust for a New Day (STAND), Mulbah K. Morlu, has called for the immediate dismissal and...

Liberian Journalist Nukanah Kollie Represents Country at Global Agricultural Journalism Event in Kenya 

Gbarnga – Liberian journalist Nukanah Kollie, Bong County Coordinator and member of the Liberia Agricultural and Environmental Journalists Network (LAEJN), is representing Liberia and the West African region at the 2025 IFAJ/Alltech Young Leaders...

Liberia: Senior JFD Hospital Official Cries Foul Over ‘Unlawful’ Placement, Takes Case to CSA as Management Pushes Back 

Ms. Lormie, who has worked at the hospital since 2011 and recently returned from a three-year, government-sponsored MBA program in Supply Chain and Logistics Management in China, claims she was coerced into accepting the title “Manager of Planning...

From Civil War to Justice: Liberia’s Path to Peace Offers a Blueprint for Africa

By James T. Brooks LOMÉ, TOGO—On October 11, 2025, During the Second Edition of the Lomé Peace and Security Forum, Liberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. delivered a powerful address that framed his nation’s painful past and hard-won peace as...

UN Women calls for urgent action to tackle rising Teen Pregnancy Crisis in Liberia

The Country Representative for UN Women in Liberia, Ms. Comfort Lamptey, has raised alarm over the rising rate of teenage pregnancies in Liberia, describing it as one of the country’s most critical health and development challenges. By: Kruah...

Sierra Leone’s Samura Wins 2025 Liberia Marathon

Monrovia, Liberia – It was a morning of endurance, determination, and international athleticism as Sierra Leonean marathoner Amadu Sajor Samura emerged as the overall winner of the 2025 Liberia Marathon, held on Sunday, October 12, in Monrovia....

“Illicit Financial Flows Threaten Liberia’s US$1B Revenue Ambition”

Liberia risks losing its ambition of achieving a US$1 billion national revenue target due to persistent illicit financial flows (IFFs), gold smuggling, and corporate tax evasion, warns Mr. Harold Aidoo, Executive Director of Integrity Watch...