As part of expanding its mining operations,  ArcelorMittal has opened a $7 million Vocational Training Center for Liberian youth to become, at no cost, electricians, heavy-duty mechanics, and mechanical fitters.  The expansion will allow iron ore shipments to triple to 15 million tonnes each year.

A new factory has begun recycling scrap steel to make square rods, round pipes, reinforcement rods and angle steel  to meet demand of the West African regional market. The environment-friendly facility in the Chicken Soup Factory Community of Gardnersville includes a smokeless power plant that uses HFO for fuel.  Employment [...]

This is the first year passing the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations is required to graduate from high school.  Saturday study sessions and mock exams implemented by the Ministry of Education are credited with helping 69 percent of examinees passing.

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 far, talks have only been introductory.

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 kept away from the new bridge, according the Grand Bassa County Superintendent, Janjay Baikpen. The [...]

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 equipment will be used to remove huge piles of garbage spoiling the streets of both [...]

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 500.

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 and harmonize port controls for foreign-flagged vessels to keep IUU fish out of the world’s [...]

After removing a section that made Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) illegal, the Liberian legislature passed the long-awaited Domestic Violence Law yesterday.  Liberia is one of only six countries which are home to 16 million girls – including Chad, Mali, Sierra Leone, Somalia and Sudan – that still do not criminalize [...]

Over 180 traditional leaders, in collaboration with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, have agreed to suspend Bush School activities for one year.  The suspension aims to stop “harmful traditional practices”  of Sande societies, such as the early marriage of girls. The Council and the Ministry will re-license and register trained [...]

The new electric power station, to be located next to the James Spings Airport, will add to the grid 38,000 homes and 2,100 street lights in Sinkor, Congo Town, and parts of Payneville City.  The project will also train 40 gender balanced engineering students from the University of Liberia and [...]

Mountain Dew Lodge in Ganta is a 3 hour paved road drive from Monrovia, or 45 minutes from the elephants and baboons of the Mount Nimba nature reserve.  A one bedroom suite for $60 per night includes a/c, cable TV, a fully equipped kitchen and private bathroom with shower. Liberian [...]