World Bank: Nearly Half the World Lives on Less than $5.50 a Day
Despite decline in extreme poverty, broader measures show billions still struggle to meet basic needs WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2018 – Economic advances around the world...
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Liberian Newsman praised for entering W. Africa Media Awards finals
The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) has congratulated Journalist Anthony Stephens for finishing in the top category of the 2018 West Africa Media Excellence Awards...
Environmental authority taking stock of Hazardous Waste entering Liberia
By our Staff Writer Liberia’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has begun an exercise aimed at identification preliminary Gaps leading to the development of sustainable Inventory...
Liberian Lawmaker to push a Bill to control Witchcraft activities
By Mark N. Mengonfia, mmenginfia@gmail.com “Witchcraft” also referred to a “juju” activities are said to be on the increase, sparking serious concern by a member...
LRA on strategies for Liberia’s Revenue growth
-LRA boss says domestic resource mobilization critical to Gov’t “Pro-Poor” Agenda Monrovia – Achieving the government’s Pro-Poor Agenda for Development and Prosperity remains a challenge...
Tariff suspension extended on Rice with Executive Order #93 in Liberia
President George Manneh Weah has issued Executive Order #93 in a bid to keep the nation’s staple, rice, affordable on the Liberian market, the Executive...
Weah’s handling of missing billions saga “insincere, inconsistent and incoherent”
-COCUBOMB says, as it hails US, int’l partners for agreeing to join missing billions probe By Our Staff Writer The Citizens coalition to bring back...
President Weah promises to build and pave 45 feeder roads
-Vows to conduct regular inspection of Pro-Poor Projects President George Manneh Weah has been assessing roads in the Monrovia suburb of Gardnersville, as his government...
ECONEC advocating cost-effective but credible elections in West Africa
By Paul Ejime The ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) has called on electoral management bodies (EMBs) in the region to reappraise election funding towards...
Expired goods worth thousands of dollars burnt in Nimba County
By Allen P. Lablah lallenpaye@yahoo.com Sanniquellie, Liberia – The Commerce and Industry Ministry has destroyed an assortment of expired consumer goods and medical drugs valued...