Author: Mark Menginfia

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., last Wednesday, received in audience a delegation from the Mother of Light Center at the Executive Mansion. The delegation comprised Mr. Abdullah Chahni, Madam Sharon Cooper, Bishop Guy-Paul Noujaim, Ms. Gabrielle Debaneh, Cllr. Charles Noujaim, and Mr. Sami Fahed. They were escorted to the Office of the President by Ambassador-at-Large Ora Richards and the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Honorable Gbeme Horace Kollie. The Mother of Light Center, founded in 2019, is a Catholic non-profit organization dedicated to serving the poor, the homeless, and vulnerable families. The Center has made significant humanitarian contributions…

Danicius Kaihenneh Sengbeh ABSTRACT In this article, I examine Liberia’s Yellow Machines as visible proof that taxation works. Drawing on Fiscal Exchange Theory, Tax Morale Theory, and Framing Theory, I argue that these machines demonstrate how taxpayer contributions translate into roads, jobs, market access, and real bread-and-butter benefits for Liberian families. Ultimately, the article reframes taxation not as a burden, but as a shared investment in national development. — INTRODUCTION: MORE THAN MACHINES For the first time in Liberia’s nearly 200-year history, the Government has procured a total of 285 heavy-duty earth-moving “yellow machines” at a negotiated cost of approximately US$22 million of taxpayers’…

Applaud Progress, Assure Strong Support Monrovia-Commissioner General James Dorbor Jallah has led a high-powered Cabinet and Legislative delegation to tour Liberia’s new Destination Inspection (DI) Facility currently under construction at the Freeport of Monrovia. The inspection tour brought together members of the Ways and Means Committees of both Houses alongside key Cabinet officials to assess firsthand the progress, standards, and projected impact of the modern DI site, which is expected to be completed in August. Before inspecting the new construction site, the delegation toured the existing DI facility, where members observed current spatial and operational limitations. The contrast underscored the…

…Assistant Health Minister Howe Pledges Gov’t Support By: Jonathan O. Grigsby, Snr. Contributor Writer The Liberian Government through the Health Ministry, has launched a new Midwifery School at Bomi Community College (BCC), naming and styling it “Kartumu Boakai School of Midwifery” in honor of Liberia’s First Lady, Kartumu Boakai. The Bomi Community College (BCC), is a regional education hub that hosts Bomi, Grand Cape and Gbarpolu Counties. Speaking recently in Tubmansburg, on behalf of Health Ministry Dr. Louise Kpoto, Madam Cuallau Jabbeh Howe, Assistant Health Minister for Preventative Services, described the opening of the Midwifery School as more than the…

-Expresses Deep Concern Over Escalating Hostilities Abuja, 28 February 2026- The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), under the Chairmanship of Dr. Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, aligns itself with the statement of the African Union Commission expressing deep concern over the escalating hostilities in the Gulf region. The intensification of military action risks widening instability in the Middle East, with serious consequences for international peace and security in general and for global energy markets, trade, and food supply chains especially for Africa and other vulnerable regions. ECOWAS therefore calls on all parties to…

….Cost of Equipment US $666,600.00 By: Jonathan O. Grigsby, Snr. Contributor Writer Part of 11 pieces of critical equipment presented to Public Works Ministry The World Bank with support to the Liberia Urban Resilience Project (LURP), has presented to the Public Works Ministry part of the 11 pieces of critical equipment procured to enhance drainage cleaning in Greater Monrovia. The equipment is valued over Six Hundred, Sixty-Six thousand United States Dollars included two backhoe loaders, five portable water pumps, four dump trucks. Speaking Tuesday in Monrovia, Deputy Public Minister for Technical Services, Prince Tamba, noted that the equipment will be used toimplement the project’s intended purpose. Minister Tamba then extended thanks and appreciation…

 Freeman/0777973957/trokonfreeman@gmail.com House Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon has reaffirmed the commitment of the House of Representatives to support the five-year strategic plan of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital (JFK), aimed at transforming Liberia’s largest referral hospital into a modern, high-performing healthcare institution. The ambitious US$132.8 million Strategic Plan (2025–2029)outlines sweeping reforms to modernize the country’s only tertiary and teaching hospital. The blueprint seeks to reposition JFK as a “multispecialty, patient-centered, and innovation-driven facility” capable of meeting Liberia’s growing demand for advanced healthcare services. The plan was officially launched on Thursday, February 26, 2026, at the hospital’s facility in Monrovia. Although Speaker Koon was selected to serve…

Minister of Education has taken serious action against St. Theresa Convent Catholic School for what they called breaches of duty of care, student safeguarding, and supervision standards. In a press statement issued in Monrovia, the Ministry said their action to punish the school and the artist followed its review of the inappropriate performance held at St. Theresa Convent Catholic School. The Ministry determined that the event, which involved indecent exposure before students, constituted a serious failure of child protection obligations in a school environment. The Ministry in her five counts punishment imposed of financial penalty of LRD 500,000 on St. Theresa Convent…