Vehicle access to the campus will be restored with USAID funded reconstruction of the bridge between Buchanan and the college.  Since July rains washed out the road deck, only foot traffic has been possible across the bridge. Further uplifting hope for GBCC in the new year, newly appointed president Samuel Monweh [...]

The University of Liberia graduated 221 new classroom teachers amid a shortage of 6000 professional teachers needed in classrooms across the country. Women top the number of new graduates.

The National Traditional Council of Chiefs and Elders of Liberia has promised to stop Poro and Sande societies from conducting bush training during the school year.

The Jingeng Rehabilitation Hospital situated in Ruzhou City, Henan Province, China, has volunteered to provide “free” medical treatment and rehabilitation to Liberian children suffering from difficult and complicated ailments including peripheral neuropathy, femoral head necrosis, vasculitis, osteomyelitis, lumbar disc, infantile cerebral palsy, amongst others that cannot be treated in the [...]

Lawmaker Eyes Mechanised Farming in Grand Bassa County Minister of Agriculture Launches 200 Acres of Mechanized Farm in Foya  

Eight-year-old Laurenda Kolleh won the competition with her essay focusing on the education system.  The fourth-grade student said she believes the education system is messy because of poor infrastructure, unqualified teachers, and a lack of learning materials for students.

A new survey report on the success of combating Ebola has underscored the need for community participation to improve health systems. For example, the culture of caring for sick family members and loved ones was completely taken away during the Ebola outbreak.   Families could not eat together or perform essential tasks, such [...]

Competing against honeys from across Africa, Liberia Pure won first prize because of its superior aroma, taste and viscosity.

Liberian Studies Association (LSA) Literacy Project In support of the objectives of the annual World Literacy Day, sponsored by UNICEF, the LSA launches its Literacy Project. LSA will partner with local schools in Liberia to donate books and other learning material to contribute to building and maintaining functional libraries and literacy [...]

President George Weah has announced that tuition at all public grade schools and all undergraduate public institutions across the country will be waived.  However, students at the early childhood education and senior high levels will still have to pay tuition.

A road safety progress review funded by the World Bank in February last year found that road infrastructure in Liberia is in poor condition, vehicles using the roads are often not roadworthy and drivers have little training on vehicle operation. The National Road Safety Action Plan has been launched through a collaboration [...]