Redesigning the Way Young Children Learn
More than five decades after getting kicked out of kindergarten, RPCV Sia Barbara Kamara is helping to redesign the way young children in Liberia learn.
Wishing the Republic of Liberia and all Liberians a Joyous Independence Day
Today, July 26, 2019 Friends of Liberia would like to wish all Liberians a Happy Independence day as you celebrate the Republic of Liberia. Liberian Independence Day 2019. CLICK HERE
Railroad Upgrade Deal to Carry Guinea Iron Ore Not Signed Yet
The Fortescue Metals CEO has denied a Liberian Government announcement of a deal for the company to finance a railroad upgrade and extension to carry iron ore from Guinea to the Port of Buchanan. So [...]
Timbo River Bridge Rebuild Almost Finished
Hopes are high that the two year old project to rebuild the Timbo River Bridge will be completed before independence celebrations on July 26. Sand miners who undermined pilings of the old bridge will be [...]
Monrovia and Paynesville get New Garbage Trucks from EU
The European Union gave 8 large dump trucks, 5 mini dump trucks, 1 bulldozer, 8 pickups, 3 front-end loaders, 8 tricycles and 10 skip trucks to the cities of Monrovia and Paynesville. The waste management [...]
Firestone Ceases Rubberwood Production
Cheap imports have forced Firestone out of the Liberian domestic lumber market. Rubberwood, also known as Hevea wood, is a hardwood made from exhausted old rubber trees. Firestone began Hevea wood production in 2009, employing [...]
Illegal Fishing Costing $75M a Year Tackled by Signing UN Agreement
Liberia ratified last month the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA) to eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU). Adopted in 2009 by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the PSMA requires parties to strengthen [...]