From May 17-25, 2024, a joint team of medical professionals from the Michigan Army National Guard (MI ARNG) and Michigan Air National Guard (MI ANG) worked with staff from the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) to create, establish, and implement a preliminary mass casualty (MASCAL) response plan for the AFL’s 14 Military Hospital.
In Georgia, an immigrant from Liberia has died while detained at the notorious Immigration and Customs Enforcement Stewart Detention Center. Forty-four-year-old Cambric Dennis had been jailed at Stewart since 2023. Dennis is believed to be at least the 12th death at Stewart, which is run by the private company CoreCivic.
Labour Minister Cooper Kruah has issued a stern warning to ECOWAS citizens and alien workers in Liberia, emphasizing the importance of obtaining or renewing work permits to avoid facing severe penalties for non-compliance.
World Bank Country Manager in Liberia, Georgia Wallen, says state-owned enterprises (SOEs) play a pivotal role in many economies around the globe, serving as engines of growth, providers of essential services, and catalysts for development.
On May 2nd 2024, Liberians in the diaspora and those at home took to social media to talk about one thing: the Executive Order NO.131 creating the Office to establish the War and Economic Crimes Court in Liberia. Liberians on X (Twitter), Facebook and LinkedIn praised President Joseph Nyuma Boakai for the political will to reckon with Liberia’s past. To say the action was popular would be an understatement.
The Liberian government is exploring the possibility of how it can effectively achieve its road infrastructure program using low and sustainable cost mechanism consistent with existing laws and best practice.
The Liberian Senate has granted a pardon to Public Works Minister Roland Giddings and other officials regarding the execution of a US$22.4 million dirt roads connectivity project that bypassed procurement procedures.
House Speaker Fonati Koffa, recently highlighted the pressing challenges facing the education sector in Liberia during an Education Engagement Meeting on Capitol Hill. Speaker Koffa emphasized the need for concrete steps to improve the quality of education in the country.
The Chairperson of the National Elections Commission (NEC), Madam Davidetta Browne Lansanah along with Commissioner Josephine Kou Gaye and Election Magistrate Ernest McCay are in South Africa to observe that country’s National and Provincial Elections slated for Wednesday, 29 May 2024.
In Sierra Leone, a cheap, synthetic drug is ravaging youth. Trash-strewn alleys are lined with boys and young men slumped in addiction. Healthcare services are severely limited. One frustrated community has set up what it calls a treatment center, run by volunteers. But harsh measures can be used.
