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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
Because the Liberian government failed to commit funds toward the $2 million reconstruction cost of the washed out Grand Bassa Community College bridge with Buchanan, USAID has withdrawn its share of $350,000 from the project.
Adult literacy, family literacy, health education and prejudicial education programs highlight FOL's mission achievements in 2018.
Ganta United Methodist Hospital Workers Association, Respect Liberia, GrowHope Foundation and SEED Global Health in Phebe are recipients.
While streets lay deserted in towns across Liberia on June 7, thousands peacefully protested government corruption and uncontrolled inflation in Monrovia. Mix ups by protest leaders and obstruction by officials delayed by two days delivery [...]
About 10,000 people demonstrated in Monrovia on June 7 despite government efforts to block participation and news about the protest.
