Author: Chester Smith
IPNEW: The Government of Liberia, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), will on March 12, 2026, dedicate a newly completed prefabricated solarpowered cold storage facility for fish mongers in Robertsport City, Grand Cape Mount County. The dedication marks a major step forward in improving the livelihoods of fishing communities and strengthening local value chains under the Accelerated Community Development Programme (ACDP). The $66,597 USD facility, validated earlier this month by a joint team of UNDP solar engineers and representatives of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA), is now fully operational and ready to serve hundreds of…
IPNEWS: Transparency watchdog CENTAL says President Joseph Nyumah Boakai’s new management structure for the government’s “Yellow Machines” road project is expanding the size and cost of government, warning that the creation of additional boards, committees and minister-level appointments risks widening Liberia’s public wage bill at a time of limited national resources. “It is cost-intensive to continue expanding the government when resources are meager,” CENTAL Executive Director Anderson Miamen said, urging the administration to strengthen existing institutions instead of creating new layers of authority around the project. The criticism comes as Boakai’s “Yellow Machines” rollout, launched after Liberia received the first…
IPNEWS: Liberia’s House of Representatives has begun reviewing legislation that would criminalize gender-based online abuse, after Nimba County District 2 Rep. Nyahn G. Flomo introduced a bill seeking to amend the Kamara Abdullah Kamara Act of Press Freedom to address harassment and insults targeting women and girls on social media. The proposed legislation, titled the Protection from Gender-Based Online Abuse Amendment Act of 2026, was formally submitted to Plenary and subsequently referred to the House Committees on Information, Broadcasting, and Judiciary, which have been given one week to review the measure and report back with recommendations. If enacted, the amendment…
Executive Mansion, Monrovia – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has issued Executive Order No. 160, constituting a Technical Committee for the Enforcement and Implementation of the Presidential Decision on the longstanding land dispute in Nimba County, particularly in the Ganta area. The Executive Order establishes a neutral and professional mechanism aimed at ensuring the peaceful, lawful, and coordinated implementation of the Government’s decision regarding the dispute, which has persisted for decades and continues to pose challenges to peace, security, and orderly development in the region. According to the Executive Order, the Committee will be responsible for enforcing and technically implementing…
IPNEWS: President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has issued Executive Order No. 160, constituting a Technical Committee for the Enforcement and Implementation of the Presidential Decision on the longstanding land dispute in Nimba County, particularly in the Ganta area. The Executive Order establishes a neutral and professional mechanism aimed at ensuring the peaceful, lawful, and coordinated implementation of the Government’s decision regarding the dispute, which has persisted for decades and continues to pose challenges to peace, security, and orderly development in the region. According to the Executive Order, the Committee will be responsible for enforcing and technically implementing previous Presidential decisions,…
IPNEWS: The Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation (LWSC) has authorized legal action against commercial well operators who fail to pay statutory water charges, escalating enforcement efforts against businesses the state utility says are undermining the country’s water service system. The decision follows a resolution by the LWSC Board of Directors granting management authority to initiate lawsuits against non-compliant operators across Liberia in order to recover unpaid fees and enforce regulatory obligations. According to the Corporation, persistent non-payment by some commercial well operators has weakened its ability to deliver water services and fulfill its statutory mandate. “The decision comes amid growing…
Will Weah Honor Invitation? IPNEWS: Aimed at fostering dialogue on governance and national development, the Honorable House of Representatives has accepted a motion to invite former President George Weah to appear before its members. The decision comes as part of the Legislature’s ongoing efforts to engage leaders in discussions about the country’s political landscape and pressing governance issues. The motion, proposed by Representative Melv Cole of Bong County, received overwhelming support during a session held on Thursday which saw members emphasizing the importance of cross-examining various governance perspectives. Representative Cole noted, “Former President Weah’s tenure, which was marked by…
For some times now, there had been controversies over who takes the credit on international engagements that led to the granting of a major Construction project to Liberia. President Joseph N. Boakai, officially launched the construction of Liberia’s first-ever overhead bridges (overpasses) on September 2, 2025. The President stated that the project is a landmark infrastructure initiative designed to modernize the capital and alleviate severe traffic congestion in Monrovia. The $36.6 million project, fully funded by a grant from the People’s Republic of China, consists of two modern overpass bridges located along the busy Tubman Boulevard corridor: The Overpass located near the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ministerial…
IPNEWS: Attorney General Oswald Tweh has distanced himself from a Justice Ministry probe into Senate finances covering more than $30 million suspicious spending. Prosecutors recently filed a subpoena request with Criminal Court ‘A’ seeking financial records associated with the transactions uncovered in an audit, which the Senate itself commissioned in 2024. In response, Senators rejected responsibility of the unaccountable millions to the management team of the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning and summoned the Justice Minister to provide legal basis for the probe. He apologized Wednesday to the Liberian Senate, calling prosecutors’ request for documents as an inadvertent legal…
IPNEWS: During its March Term, A.D. 2026, Liberia’s Supreme Court will decide if a lower court’s mistrial declaration in the Capitol Building arson case met the “manifest necessity” standard and whether retrying the defendants would violate double jeopardy protections. The defendants—J. Fonati Koffa, Dixon W. Seboe, Abu B. Kamara, and Jacob C. B. Debbie—have petitioned for a Writ of Prohibition. They seek reversal of the mistrial ruling, a peremptory writ, discharge from further prosecution, or other just relief. Charged with arson, aggravated assault, criminal conspiracy, illegal firearms possession, criminal mischief, and related offenses by the Republic of Liberia via the…