Minister Ngafuan has stressed the importance of prioritizing the needs of the Liberian people, ensuring that development continues regardless of the political cycle.  By Lewis S. Teh Monrovia, January 21, 2025: Liberia’s Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, has called on all Liberians to unite for the country’s development and growth. Ngafuan’s call came on Monday, January 20, 2025, when a high-power delegation from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) paid a technical working visit to Liberia.  The MCC delegation was accompanied to the Ministry of Finance by the US Ambassador to Liberia, Mr. Mark Toner. The MCC technical working visit was led by Managing Director for Africa, Jason Small, and MCC Program Officer for Africa, Ilana Shapiro. The visit focuses on steps in staff recruitment, diagnosis study on modalities of the compact, and the establishment of a Millennium Challenge Corporation office in Liberia. During the visit, Minister...

Thomas being carried by state security personnel. Liberia’s Justice Minister Cllr. Oswald N. Tweh says allegations of torture are a misrepresentation of the facts. By Lincoln G. Peters  Monrovia, January 20, 2025/ Justice Minister Cllr. Tweh warned over the weekend that people should cease and desist from making claims that national security forces were allegedly torturing Capitol Building fire suspects. “We should refrain, cease and desist from making callous and frivolous statements and comments and inciting violence through misrepresentation and misleading propaganda,” Minister Tweh warned on Saturday, January 18, 2025, during a dedication ceremony at the Ministry of Justice.  “These false claims are indicative of a disconcerting pattern of misinformation that seeks to incite fear and unrest among the citizenry,” he argued while denying the claims.  He noted that these claims about allegations of torture, including statements, comments, assertions, and utterances against the government, are false and condemnable. Minister Tweh...

As a licensed professional engineer with over 35 years of experience developing highway infrastructure, friends, family members, and colleagues have queried me about the proposed overhead bridge for the Tubman Boulevard corridor. I was shocked to learn about this project, and I need to gain more knowledge or information about it and its objectives. An SOS went out about the proposed overhead bridge project. I received a Facebook message from a friend about the proposed bridge on DN—-News Liberia titled “Design of Liberia’s First Overhead Bridge.” Below is a photograph of what I received for your use as I discuss this project.  Since it is not an official work, let us accept that DN—-News Liberia has an official copy. Please note that this work does not have dimensions. It is not a design file but an artist’s projection. Overhead Bridge Cross section and Two lanes the American Association of State...

Offering 29 blocks across the Liberia and Harper Basins, Liberia provides substantial exploration and production opportunities backed by high-quality seismic data and favorable terms aimed at attracting international investment Access Multimedia Content PARIS, France, January 17, 2025/ — Last August, the government of Liberia, through the Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority (LPRA), launched its Direct Negotiation Licensing Round, offering 29 offshore blocks in the Liberia and Harper Basins. This licensing initiative is designed to stimulate further exploration and production activity in Liberia’s offshore oil and gas sector, aligning with the government’s broader goals of economic diversification, sustainable energy development and attracting significant foreign investment. Below is an overview of the available licensing opportunities, from technical specifications to potential implications for the sector. Technical Specifications Liberia’s licensing opportunities focus on offshore areas in the Liberia and Harper basins, which are recognized for their geological potential and under-explored prospects. The round includes a...

 By: Togba_Nah Tipoteh In the midst of all of the noise in the recent leadership struggle of the Press Union of Liberia (PU), there is a tendency for one to forget about the role of the Media Giant James Dennis, who just passed away. He was not only a giant locally, but he was a giant globally. He even protected people who said that they were protected by Our Creator. Although he looked slim and small, he was a giant. Never take a person by the looks of the person. In the most recent PUL leadership struggle, giant Dennis promised to intervene and help to settle the struggle. In helping to settle the struggle, he used his skills as a founder of the PUL. As he earned the skills, he set a useful example of attending to societal problems. Generally, with the powers that be, promoting autocracy rather than democracy...

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