By: Staff Writer The Central Bank of Liberia says rising bad loans are slowing economic growth and making it harder for businesses and ordinary people to get credit. CBL Executive Governor Henry Saamoi gave the warning on Wednesday during a media briefing ahead of the National Non-Performing Loans Conference. He said the problem is not limited […]
Read MoreBy: Staff Writer Five Liberian nationals touched down at Roberts International Airport on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, after being deported by the United States. The group was received on arrival by officers of the Liberia Immigration Service, LIS, and handed over for processing under Liberian law. According to the LIS, the deportees had all completed […]
Read MoreBy: Staff Writer A public spat between Gbarpolu Senator Amara Konneh and Deputy Information Minister Daniel O. Sando has laid bare tensions inside government over Liberia’s drug fight. The exchange followed President Joseph Boakai’s dismissal of the LDEA Director General and nomination of retired Maj. Gen. Daniel Dee Ziankahn, Jr. as new head of the […]
Read MoreBy: Staff Writer MONROVIA — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has announced a fresh wave of appointments across government, naming new officials to head key positions in the Youth Ministry, Judiciary, Central Bank, Forestry, Mines and Energy, and the Office of the Ombudsman. The appointments, released by the Executive Mansion on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, are […]
Read MoreBy: Staff Writer Gbarpolu County Senator Amara Konneh has welcomed President Boakai’s appointment of retired Major General Daniel Dee Ziankahn, Jr. as the new Director General of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency. The Senator said Gen. Ziankahn’s record as former AFL Chief of Staff, Defense Minister, and Presidential Military Advisor gives him the experience to […]
Read MoreBy Staff Writer Lofa — Tears swept through Lofa Media Sunday evening as the Gondorlahun Health Center in Hembeh confirmed the death of Joseph Kortu Nyandibo, owner and publisher of the Lofa Eye Newspaper. Nyandibo, 58, was pronounced dead less than 24 hours after falling ill while in his hometown to bury a relative. He also served […]
Read MoreBy: Staff Writer Monrovia, Documents published online appear to link a vehicle in Deputy Commissioner Fitzgerald T. M. Biago’s convoy to George Wha Harris alias “Leroy Harris,” the man charged in connection with Liberia’s US$317 million cocaine bust. The LDEA boss is rejecting the claim. In a Facebook post Wednesday evening, activist Martin K. N. […]
Read MoreBy The People News Monrovia, Liberia– The red card once lifted by Alexander B. Cummings against colleagues in politics, will now be awarded to himself as the Leader says 2029 will be his final run for public office, warning that he will quit partisan politics entirely if Liberians do not elect him president. Speaking recently […]
Read MoreBy: Staff Writer Monrovia, Liberia — The Government of Liberia has formally opened bidding for the redevelopment of Roberts International Airport, unveiling an international competitive tender to modernize the country’s main gateway under a 25-year public-private concession. The Ministry of Transport and the Liberia Airport Authority announced the procurement this week. The project will be […]
Read MoreBy The People Newspaper Paynesville — Private Sports Bar & Restaurant says state security found no illegal drugs during a third inspection this year, as armed police continue to besiege the Paynesville property linked to owner George “Leroy” Harris. In a public notice issued Thursday, management said a Joint Security Team searched the interior and […]
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