The minister of health, Dr. Wilhelmina Jallah, has announced a revised set of guidelines that the country is expected to adhere to since the state of emergency ended.
Bomi Civil Society Group Says COVID-19 Increasing Use of Children as Bread Winners
As the pandemic has shuttered schools across the country, the head of the Child Welfare Committee in Bomi is raising alarm over what he says is an increase in children selling in the street to support their families, especially in Tubmanburg and the Gbah Jallah-keh community.
Albert Chie Orders Committee to Audit Senate Finance Office for Missing Staffers’ Salaries
Senate President Pro Tempore Albert Chie has constituted a committee to audit an estimated US$557,000 that was earmarked to be cut from senators’ salaries and added onto staffers’ salaries during a ‘salary harmonization’ process.
President Weah Ends State of Emergency Days Before Independence Day Celebrations
President George Weah has announced the end of the state of emergency and ordered soldiers of the Armed Forces of Liberia to return to their respective barracks.
Senate Says Salary Arrears for Staffers Eliminated During ‘Harmonization’
After legislative staffers threatened to barricade the Capitol Building if the Liberian Dollars portion of their salary arrears were not paid, the Senate’s Ways, Means, and Finance Committee says that portion was eliminated during the government-wide ‘salary harmonization’ process.
Sinoe Man Kills Girlfriend and Commits Suicide After She Accuses Him of Infidelity
A man living in Sinoe has shot his girlfriend dead after she accused him of impregnating another woman.
COVID-19 Reaches All 15 Counties as Grand Gedeh Registers First Case
Grand Gedeh’s county health officer, Dr. Augustine Fannieh, has confirmed that the county has recorded its first COVID-19 case, making it the final county in Liberia to record a case.
Delays in Test Results Puts Liberia’s COVID-19 Response in Jeopardy
Interviews with dozens of individuals who have been tested suggest that Liberia has not put in place an efficient enough mechanism for distributing results after COVID-19 tests.