Following the killing of a commercial motorcycle rider, tension has built up between motorcyclists and officers of the Liberia National Police on Duport Road. The motorcyclists allege that their colleague was killed by a policeman.
Liberia Now 25 Days Without Ebola in 2nd Countdown
Liberia has gone 25 days without any new Ebola case reported in its second countdown to being declared Ebola-free.
NGO Urges Liberian Women to Unite for Progress
The head of office at the Kvinna Till Kvinna Foundation, a not for profit organization that focuses on building women capacities has advised Liberian women to be the change they want to see in Liberia.
RIA Firefighters Return After Completing Training in Ghana
20 personnel of the Fire and Rescue Department of the Roberts International Airport have returned home following a two-month intensive training in fire and rescue operations at the Ghana Airports Company Limited Fire Fighting School in Accra.
Liberians Seek Divine Intervention on Fast and Prayer Day
Situated in a small valley, very close to a swampy land, is the Little White Chapel Church. The church is located in the Coca-Cola Factory East community, in Montserrado County. This is where dozens of Liberians ended up on National Fast and Prayer Day, a holiday set aside for Liberians to pray about the many challenges confronting the country and its people.
From Refugee to Entrepreneur: a 22-year-old Starts a Snail Farm
A 22-year-old Liberian has started a snail farm in Toeh town, Nimba County. The proprietor of Weedor’s Farm, Dave Weedor said, even though a snail farm might be an unfamiliar concept in Liberia, it will mark the beginning of a larger agricultural investment that he is undertaking.
Constitution Review Conference in Gbarnga Proposes Major Changes
The Constitution Review Committee has ended a four-day National Constitution Review Conference in Gbarnga. The four days exercise brought together delegates from the fifteen subdivisions and the Diaspora to vote on 25 issues to be forwarded for amendments to the 1986 constitution including reducing term durations for political offices and making Liberia a Christian state.
Women’s Rights Groups Demand Death Sentence for Rapists
In the wake of increased cases of rape over the last two months, women’s rights groups are demanding the death sentence for convicted rapists.