President George Weah has disclosed that Liberia’s total public debt has now exceeded US$1.27 billion due largely to investments in infrastructural projects.
In Annual Address, Weah Blames Global Economic Uncertainties for Liberia’s Poor Domestic Performance
In his third State of the Nation Address, President George Weah has blamed Liberia’s weak domestic economic performances on global economic uncertainties and slow recovery following recent global recession. These developments, the president said, adversely impacted Liberia’s economic performance largely through weak trade, geopolitical tensions, and country-specific effects.
Public Works Minister: Coastal Highway Construction to Kick Off in a Month’s Time
All is set for the start of construction of the coastal highway project connecting all southeastern counties with the rest of the country. This is according to recent disclosures by the Minister of Public Works, Mabutu Nyenpan, who spoke to members of the Senate Committee on Public Works.
2019/20 County Sports Meet Ends in a Disappointing Deadlock
The 2019/20 National County Sports Meet ended in a disappointing deadlock on Sunday, Jan. 26 at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex in Paynesville, as Nimba, one of the two finalists in the men’s football category, walked off the pitch in protest of a penalty call that would have likely placed its rival, Grand Kru, ahead by two goals.
Senate Constitutes Committee to Probe Claim by VP of Budgetary Neglect
enate President Pro Tempore Albert Chie has constituted a five-person special Senate committee to investigate complaints by Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor that the Executive Branch has neglected to accord the adequate budgetary allocation, allowances, and benefits for her office.
Margibi’s Senator Oscar Cooper Announces Re-Election Bid
With less than nine months ahead of the 2020 midterm senatorial election, Margibi’s Senator Oscar Cooper has announced his re-election bid for the county’s senatorial seat.
Naymote Releases Two Years Performance Report on President Weah’s Campaign Promises
As Wednesday marked the end of the second year that President George Weah has been in office, a national pro-democracy group, Naymote, says the president has only fulfilled only 7 of the 92 campaign promises he made.
Nimba Superintendent Dorr Cooper Replaced Amid Concern Over Senatorial Election Bid
Nimba’s county superintendent, Dorr Cooper, has finally been relieved of his position following concerns of his alleged aspiration to contest in the October 2020 senatorial election.