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Fact Check: Screenshot of Tweet Attributed to EJS About ‘Kigali Cleanness’ is Authentic

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Fact Check: Former VP Joe Boakai Was Allotted More than US$2 Million in a Single Budget Year

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No Line in 2023 Budget for President Weah’s ”County Tours’

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Was Liberia’s Finance Minister Right About “100% Electricity Tariff Reduction”

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Does Thailand Make US$3 Billion Per Year from Cassava Production?

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Fact Checking Public Works Minister’s Claim About Southeastern Road Condition

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Fact Check: How Many Kilometers of Roads Have the Current Government Paved?

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No, This Viral Video of Dead People is not Link to Anny Sardine.

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The Whole Fact: What Is Liberia’s Poverty Rate? – Fact Checking Finance Minister’s Claim

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Manipulated: Quote Attributed to Jeff Koijee About Paying ‘Only Top People in Gov’t’ is Fake

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Mostly Correct: PFM Law Authorizes Finance Minister to Act Against Non-Reporting Gov’t Officials

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Fact Check: Have More Women Registered to Vote in the Pending 2023 Elections than Men?

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No, NEC is not Recruiting Ad-hoc Staff for Upcoming Elections

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Fact Check: Legislature Did Not Authorize Central Bank to Print LD$64 Billion – PYJ Is Incorrect

Gbarpolu

Memory of Election Violence decreases Voter Registration in Normodatanou Town, Gbarpolu County

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No, Sanction Does Not Prohibit Liberia From Owning an Aircraft

Elections

NEC Detects ‘Duplicates and Underage Registrations’ in Voter Registration Process

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What’s the Difference Between Biometric Voter Registration and Optical Marked Registration

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Public Works Official Accused of Abandoning Logging Community Town Hall Project

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Legislature 2022 Budget was not US$65 million but it was more than US$40 million

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No Fire Breakout at RIA

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Legislature did not allocate to Themselves over US$65 Million in 2022 Nat’l Budget

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Chinese Embassy Completes Medical Outreach in Wee District, Grand Bassa County

Economy

Liberia Risks Forfeiting Africa Free Trade Membership Due to Delays in Rectifying Agreement

Gbarpolu

NEC Workers not using Traditional Zoe Bush for BVR in Gbarpolu County

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County Strom Victims Get Massive Assistance

Gbarpolu

Storm Destroys Over 60 Houses in Gbarpolu County

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Fact Checking 2023 SONA: IMF Does Not Rate Liberia’s Total Debt Distress at ‘Moderate Risk’

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US$27 Million Wasn’t Allocated in the Natl Budget for Public Sector Investment When Pres. Weah Tookover

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Henry Costa is Incorrect; Liberia’s Not the Only Country that Passed MCC Scorecard But Fail the Grant

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What Was Liberia’s Inflation Rate When George Weah Became President in 2018?

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Information Minister Is Mostly Correct About Operations Fund Alloted in 2022 Budget

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Has Inflation Gone Up in Liberia Under George Weah’s Presidency?

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ECOWAS, GIZ Conclude Training for Journalists of ECOWAS Region on Free Trade

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Kwame Karikari Fact Checking Fellowship Begins

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Explained: What You Need to Know About a Biometric Voting System

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Correct, Liberia Has Passed MCC 2023 Scorecard

Water & Sanitation

Liberia’s WASH Sector wins “Most Inspiring Presenter Award”

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Fact Check: President Weah Did Not Win 78% of the 2017 Run-off Presidential Election

Education

Poor Wage, Stereotype Dogging Commitment of Young Liberian Teachers

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Are Rwandan Private Schools Shutting Down Because Students Prefer Public Schools?

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Public Sector’s Wage Bill at End of President Sirleaf Administration was Not US$320 Million

Media Development

WHO Supports Press Union of Liberia to Establish Health Reporters Netwrok

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Fact Checking Former Finance Minister Amara Konneh’s Claim About Dredging of Freeport of Monrovia

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Fact Check: MCC Compact Has Not Released Scorecard in 2022

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Explained: What is the Global Magnitsky Act? Who Can Get Designated.

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Misleading: Central Bank of Liberia Is Not Minting $25 and $30 Coins

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Facebook Page Purporting to Be Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah is Fake

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Fact Check: UNHCR Did Not Receive US$1.7 Billion to Distribute Amongst Refugees

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Explainer: Things you need to know about Monkeypox virus

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American Institute of Banking Has Never Offered Master’s Degree in Banking and Finance

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Fact Checking Four Viral WhatsApp Claims about Health Benefits

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Quick Check: Yes, US$3.6 Million Is Allotted to the Legislature for ‘Engagement & Accessibility’ in 2022 Nat’l Budget

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Do 70% of Monrovia Residents Live in Swampy Areas?

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Full Allotment in the 2022 Draft Nat’l Budget for EPA Was Not Removed as Claimed by Prof. Tarpeh

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Explainer: Six Steps to Help You Spot Fake Facebook Accounts

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Fact Check: Does Liberia Have the Highest Gasoline Price in Africa?

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Fact Checking Accreditation of Nairobi Aviation College

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False: Zimbabweans are not Selling Toes Due to Hardship

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Anthrax Virus: What You Need to Know

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What’s the Liberian Passport’s Global Ranking in the Henley Passport Index?

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Is Representative Yekeh Kolubah Right About Budgetary Allocation to Speaker Chambers’ Office?

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Liberia 2022 Budget: Here’s a Chat of the Ministries/Agencies/Sectors with Biggest Allocation

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Fact Checking Claims about 2022 Budgetary Allotments to Legislature, President Weah, Ministry of State & First Lady

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Did Cllr. Gongloe Get Facts Right About Liberia’s ‘Doing Business’ Ranking?

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Fact Checking Credentials of Darlington Karnley – Liberia Airport Authority Managing Director-Designate

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Did Activist Martin K.N. Kollie Get Facts Right about Liberia Poverty Rate?

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Yes, Bishop Johnson Did Kneel Before President George Weah During Coronation Ceremony

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Fact Check: What Did Representative Saah Foko Actually Say About Pushing Lawmakers ‘to be Corrupt’

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Fact Check: Video Footage Shows that President Weah Did Not Consecrate Restoration Baptist Ministries’ Bishop

Health Workers

One Nurse Struggles to Run Clinic in Chedepo Town, River Gee County Amid Lack of Essential Drugs

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Fact Checking Minister Trokon Kpui’s Statement about Source of Funding for Invincible Sports Park

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Fact Checking EU Ambassador Statement about Corruption in Liberia

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Fact Check: Miatta Fahnbulleh Incorrect about Liberia’s Adult Illiteracy Rate

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Fake News: Woman Was Never Caught in Yekepa, Nimba County Selling Human Parts

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First Major Fact Checking Project Funded By European Union Launched in Liberia

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Fact Check: Liberia Has ‘Lowest Per Capita Consumption of Fish in the Region’

Rule of Law

Case Involving Eight Alleged Human Traffickers Begins In Grand Gedeh County

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: Online Article about Blood Clot in People Who Take J&J Vaccine is an Exaggeration of the Fact

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Fact Checking Finance Minister Samuel Tweah’s Statement About Government’s Fuel Consumption in ‘Last Fiscal Year’

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Fact Check: ‘Index of Economic Freedom’ is not a World Bank Survey as Claimed by Activist in Facebook Post

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Fake or Meme: Photo Carrying Caption that Liberia Imposes Sanction on Russia is False

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Fact Checking CBL Governor’s Statement about the Lifespan of Banknotes

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Reality Check: Fact Checking Viral Image of Newly Renovated Executive Mansion

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Fact Checking SONA: Only 20 Pro-Poor Homes Built in Nimba County, not 100

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Explainer: Here’s What You Need to Know about Available Covid-19 Vaccines in Liberia

Explainer

Beware, There’s a Manipulated Video of US Vice President Seeking to Mislead People about Covid-19 Vaccine’s Efficacy

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Checking SONA: Yes, House Has Passed Bill Submitted by Pres. Weah Giving LACC Prosecution Power

Facts Checked Reports

Did Activist Martin K.N. Kollie Get Facts Right about Percentage of Female Student Dropouts in 2017?

Construction

Dekpiliken Residents in Maryland County Celebrates Dedication of First Handpump Since 1999

Education

Makeshift School in River Gee County Named After Finda Bundoo Risks Being Shut Down by MOE

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Fact Check: World Bank Estimates that Liberia’s Economy will Grow More than 3% in 2022

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Explainer: What To Know About Covid-19 Booster Shot

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Fact Check: No, all 16 Prison Facilities Across Liberia are Not Locked Down Due to Food Shortage

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Fact Check: Beware, Viral Link about Free Laptop is Fake

Health

Covid-19 Misinformation Scares HIV, TB Patients from Seeking Treatment at Health Facility in Magibi County

Health

Concerns Heighten Over Liberia’s Preparedness To Achieve 2030 Milestone Against HIV

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Misleading: Photos of Minors’ Wedding Ceremony Were Not Taken in Grand Cape Mount County.

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Fact Check: Second Photo Shared by Deputy Information Minister is not Image of Lofa County Road Project

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Fact Check: There’s No Evidence that Paracetamol Destroys Human Lungs

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Fact Check: Here’s the Price of New Vehicle Seen in President Weah’s Photo

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Fact Check: Covid-19 Vaccines are Not ‘Mark of the Beast’ or ‘666’

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Fact Check: Senator Dillion Did Not Get Facts Right About the Number People with Mental Illness in Liberia

Nimba

Diaspora Liberians Donate Four Oxygen Machines to Nimba County Health Team

Explainer

Omicron Variant: What We Know for Now.

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The Whole Fact: The Difference Between Transco CLSG & LEC

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Fact Check: NO, Liberians Have Not Faced Three U.S Government’s Magnitsky Sanctions in 12 Months.

Facts Checked Reports

Is Liberia Amongst Countries That Received the Lowest Benefits for Combatting Climate Change? Yes.

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: Finance Minister Samuel Tweah Didn’t Get Facts Right about Liberia’s Total Months of Imports?

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Fact Check: No, Liberia Wasn’t the Only African Country That Signed Resolution on Xinjiang Human Rights Situation

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What is COP26: Here’s What You Need to Know.

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What You Need to Know About the World’s First Malaria Vaccine

Crime

Woman Arrested in Margibi County for Allegedly Beating 3-Year-Old Child to Death

Facts Checked Reports

Misleading: Girl in Viral Photo Did Not Give Birth in Nimba County as Claimed by Facebook Posts

Explainer

Explainer: How to Identify Fake Website Links or URLs

Around the Country

Around the Country: Updates From Five Counties – October 15, 2021

The Whole Fact

What Did European Union Ambassador Actually Say About Monrovia Being Dirty?

COVID-19

Voices: What are People Saying About Covid-19 as Confirmed Cases Decline?

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: Claim by President Weah about Liberia’s Forest Reserve is Mostly Correct

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: Gruesome Viral Photo Not Dead Woman Found in Caldwell

Bong

Lack of Access to Covid Vaccine Remains a Concern for Rural Residents of Bong County

Gbarpolu

People Living with Disabilities Launch Awareness Outreach in Gbarpolo County

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: Yes, Smoking One Shisha Session Is Like Smoking 100 Cigarettes

Vaccine

Vaccine Confidence: Why Are People Getting their COVID-19 Jab

Disease Outbreak

Open Defecation, a Problem for Harper Residents

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – September 29, 2021

Vaccine

Lofa County in Preparedness Stage as Vaccine Awareness Remains Critical

Vaccine

Montserrado County Health Team Takes COVID-19 Vaccine Awareness on the Road

Vaccine

Over 12,000 People Vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson Jab in Bong County

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – September 24, 2021

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: Coca-Cola Is Not Giving Out Gifts as Anniversary Celebration

Vaccine

COVID-19 Vaccinated People in Nimba County Show Confidence in the Jab

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – September 20, 2021

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Fact Check: No, 45,000 People Are Not Living With HIV/AIDS in Liberia

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – September 15, 2021

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – September 10, 2021

Explainer

What You Need To know About the J & J Vaccine

Vaccine

Confirmation of New Cases of Covid-19 in Nimba County Sparks Calls for More Vaccine Uptake

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – September 8, 2021

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: Minister Samuel Tweah Is Incorrect. Liberia Does Not Have the Most Stable Exchange Rate in West Africa

Vaccine

Mixed Reactions Swirl Amongst Young Liberians amid Calls for COVID-19 Vaccine Intake

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Three Counties – September 3, 2021

Fact Check Alerts

Fact Check Alert: WhatsApp is Not Celebrating 10th Anniversary. Viral Link Offering Free Data by the Company is Misleading

Vaccine

Vaccine Misinformation Still Lingers as Rollout Continues

Hospitals

Kolahun Hospital Launches First Drug Revolving Fund Scheme in Lofa County

Around the Country

Around The County: Updates From Five Counties – September 1, 2021

Vaccine

Nimba County to Rollout J&J, AstraZeneca Vaccines as COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Reduces

Vaccine

French Chargé d’Affaires Urges ‘Collective Efforts’ in Tackling Vaccine Hesitancy in Liberia

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: Are Women Living with HIV at Higher Risk of Getting Cervical Cancer?

Land Rights

Gbarpolu County: Communities Alarm Stalemate in Logging Contract, Request Benefits

Vaccine

Arrival of New Doses of AstraZeneca Vaccine Boosts Fight Against Covid

Vaccine

Lofa County Health Team to Rollout Over 24,000 Doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – August 23, 2021

Disease Outbreak

What is Marburg Virus: Five Things You Need To Know.

Bong

Concerns Over Delay in Hearing Cases at Bong County Circuit Court

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: Minister Tweah Claim is Incorrect, Liberia Does Not Have the Second Lowest Import Tariff in Africa

Ebola

Nimba County Considers Heighten Disease Surveillance After Confirmed Ebola Case in Ivory Coast

Vaccine

Liberia’s Health Authorities Warn Against Mixing COVID-19 Vaccines

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – August 16, 2021

Roads

Logging Company Rehabilitates Major Bridge in Gbarpolu County

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – August 11, 2021

Facts Checked Reports

Misleading: 10-Year-Old Girl Did Not Give Birth to a Child in Lofa County

Facts Checked Reports

Did Alex Cummings Get His Facts Right About Liberia’s Inflation Rate? Local Voices Liberia Checked.

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – August 6, 2021

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: No 2021 Data Yet; Liberia’s Infant Mortality Rate in 2019 was 62.2%

Vaccine

Liberia Makes Progress Against Covid-19, Set to Launch Johnson & Johnson Vaccine on Thursday

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From

Fact Checks

Fact Check: Photo of Yacht with ‘SS George Weah’ Inscription Was Manipulated

Child Rights

Local Charity Recuses Child Who Was Brunt by Father in Gbarpolu County

Maryland

Liberia’s Chief Medical Officer Urges COVID-19 Patients in Maryland County to be Hopeful

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – July 30, 2021

Facts Checked Reports

Incorrect: COVID-19 Vaccines Do not Cause Death of People with High Blood Pressure or Diabetes

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties – July 28, 2021

Bong

Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties – July 23, 2021

Health Workers

Protesting Health Workers in Margibi County Asked to Stay Home amid Salary Dilemma

Facts Checked Reports

Be Warned of Fake Viral Links Claiming to Offer Opportunities for Free International Scholarships

Facts Checked Reports

Viral Link is Fake; WHO and IMF are Not Giving Out Funds to Covid-19 Survival

Explainer

COVID-19: 5 Things to Know About the Alpha Variant

Facts Checked Reports

Yes, Wearing Double Mask Protects You From the Delta Variant?

Vaccine

Less Than 2% of Liberians Have Taken Just One Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: No, Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine Does not Cause Death

Facts Checked Reports

No, Sleeping Under Mosquitoes Net Does Not Cause Death

Explainer

Does the US Consult Countries Before Declaring Them Unsafe to Travel? Here’s the Answer.

Fact Checks

Incorrect, Wearing Disposable Mask Does Not Cause Cancer

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: You can Use Anesthetics after Taking COVID-19 Vaccine

Vaccine

Fact Check: Viral Video about COVID Vaccines Causing Heart Inflammation is Misleading

Vaccine

Amid Surge in COVID-19 Cases, Liberian Health Expert Dispels Vaccine Misinformation

Hospitals

Misleading WhatsApp Message: Liberian Government is not Spreading Coronavirus in the Air

Vaccine

COVID-19: What You Need to Know about the Delta Variant

News

Rife COVID-19 Variants Fuel Africa’s Surging Wave

Fact Checks

Fact Check: Is Liberia Recording Highest Daily Covid-19 Cases in West Africa? This is What We Found.

COVID-19

Africa Faces Steepest COVID-19 Surge

Fact Checks

Fact Check: Did VP Taylor Get It Right about Liberia’s 4 Billion Metric Tons Iron Ore Deposit?

Politcs

Fact Check: Congress for Democratic Change Did Not Win 72 Legislative Seats in 2005 as Claimed By Commerce Inspector General

Fact Checks

Fact Check: Incorrect, Taking COVID-19 Vaccines Doesn’t Create New Variant of the Virus

Fact Checks

Fact Check: Claim that Over 90 Percent of Children in Africa are living in Extreme Poverty is Incorrect

Land Rights

Fact Checks

Fact Check: None of the Six Tertiary Schools Shutdown in 2018 for Illegally Operating Qualified To Operate

Fact Checks

Fact Check: Amazon Is Not Offering Free Gifts, Not Celebrating 30th Anniversary; Viral Link is Fake

Vaccine

Nine in 10 African Countries Set to Miss Urgent COVID-19 Vaccination Goal

Vaccine

Phase Two of Covid-19 Vaccine Begins in Liberia

Fact Checks

Is Senator Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence the Lady with Agnes Taylor in the Widely Circulated Photo on Facebook? LVL Checked.

News

Restoring Africa’s Dry Lands Must Be A Key Priority, Experts Says

Health Workers

Maryland County Health Team Records Over 26, 000 Malaria Cases in 2020

Ebola

Ebola: Mixed Reactions Over Reopening of Liberia-Guinea Border 

Vaccine

Mothers Show Interest in Polio Vaccination as Covid-19 Misinformation Slows

Disease Outbreak

Grand Kru County Starts Early Ebola Awareness Campaign 

Maryland

Joy in Harper City After over 40 Persons Complete Free Cleft Lip Surgeries 

Health Workers

Communities Applaud Health Ministry, Partners for Free Community Health Services

Hospitals

Concerns Heighten over ‘Ineffective’ Drug Dispensary at J.J Dossen Hospital

Bong

Panic Over Transfer of Medical Doctors from Phebe Hospital

Disease Outbreak

Liberians In Fear After Guinean Declares Ebola   Outbreak

Malaria

Cases of Malaria Increase in Grand Kru County

Disease Outbreak

Residents of Towns Near Border Call for Enhanced Surveillance, Preventive Measures amid outbreak of Ebola in Guinea

Ebola

Health Minister Confident of Augmenting Ebola Surveillance at Borders with Guinea

Business

Senator Brown Launches LD$2,700, 000 Micro Loan Scheme

Grand Bassa

Grand Bassa College Graduates 218 Students in Fifth Convocation

Hospitals

Residents Embrace Introduction of Drug Revolving Scheme at Major Hospital in Lofa County

Gbarpolu

Major Clinic Serving Almost 7,000 Residents Remains Closed in Gbarpolu County

Education

How Is Covid-19 Impacting Students’ Return to Campus

COVID-19

‘Stimulus Package’ Food Distribution Begins in River Cess County

Grand Bassa

Former Senatorial Candidate Offers Scholarship to Five Bassa High Graduates

Malaria

Harper Residents Repair Major Drainages to Curb Health Risks

Lofa

UNDP Supports COVID-19 Preparedness in Lofa County amid Calls for Expansion of Project

Disease Outbreak

Schools in Grand Gedeh County Floating COVID-19 Guidelines

Gbarpolu

Government Implores ‘Full Backing’ of Locals for Construction of US$20M Hospital in Gbarpolu County

Agriculture

Small, Medium Agro-Enterprises Get Stimulus Grant amid COVID-19 Economic Strain

Disease Outbreak

Grand Kru County Health Team Receives Medical Supply for Lymphedema Patients

Health Workers

Fear Grips Residents after Health Workers Abandon Forts Ville Clinic

Education

Several Primary Schools in Rivercess County at Brink of Shutting Down Due to Lack of Teachers

Business

19 Women Benefit from ORWOCH Economic Empowerment program

Nimba

Nimba County Gets 1,600 Covid-19 Rapid Diagnostic Test Kits to Enhance Testing

Voting

Recount Keeps Geevon Smith Lead in River Cess County Senate Race

Hospitals

Residents Applaud Drugstores for Service During Peak of Covid-19 Crisis

COVID-19

Bomi County: Residents Outraged By ‘Fraud and Commercialization’ of Covid-19 ‘Stimulus Package’

Crime

Police Investigates Death of Rape Suspect

Montserrado

Some Residents Worried They May Not Receive Covid-19 Food ‘Stimulus Package’

voters

Grand Kru County Three Polling Places Re-Run Takes Place Today

Nimba

Community Bordering Ivory Coast Regains Confidence in Health Facility as COVID-19 Fear Declines

Malaria

Grand Bassa County Records Over 41,600 Malaria Cases in 2020

Grand Gedeh

Charity Foundation Donates School Materials to Elementary Schools Grand Gedeh County

Maryland

Government Begins ‘Stimulus Package’ Food Distribution in Maryland

Maryland

Residents of Maryland County Want Reactivation of COVID-19 Protocols after Festive Season

Bong

Government, Phebe Hospital Spat Could Put Citizens at Health Risk

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – January 5, 2021

Hospitals

No Functional X-Ray Machine: A Major Health Challenge in Lofa County

voters

Voters are Pleased with Peaceful, Free, and Fair Elections

Gbarpolu

NEC Delays Announcement of Date for a Disputed Precinct Election in Gbarpolu County

Women Empowerment

Sara Beysolow Nyanti Opens Second Learning Hut for Adolescent Girls in Lower Virginia

Infrastructure

Gbarpolu County to Get ‘Modern Hospital’ in 14 Months, Says Chief Medical Officer

Margibi

‘Stimulus Package’ Food Distribution Begins in Margibi County; Some Residents Alarm Being Left Out

Business

Travelers Not Obtaining Covid-19 Test Certificate In Grand Gedeh County

Hospitals

Abandoned Clinic Project in River Cess County Draws Ire

Women in Politics

‘The Feminist-in-Chief Must Stop the Violence on Women’ – Women Assert

voters

Margibi County Voters Share Referendum Feedback

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – December 29, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – December 28, 2020

Lofa

‘Voter Education Must Be an Ongoing Process’

Women in Politics

Senator-elect Snowe Picks Alice Gborie Lansanah to Replace as Representative

Maryland

Concerns Heighten Over ‘Stimulus Package’ Food Delay in Maryland County

Grand Cape Mount

Grand Cape Mount County: Tension Between CDC and CPP Ongoing

Grand Gedeh

Mother of Triplet, People Living with Disabilities Get Christmas Gifts From Charity Foundation

voters

People Living with Disabilities Denied Special Access on Election Day

Elections

Elections Commission Office in Sinoe County Set on Fire

Hospitals

Communities Regain Confidence in Clinics as Covid-19 Strain on Health System Lessens

Health Workers

Health Workers Stage Protest over Nine Months Delayed Salary

Land Rights

Community Gives 200 Acres of Farmland to Grand Bassa College For ‘Sustainability Farm’

Bong

Bong County: The untapped voting force of Rural Women

Women in Politics

Liberia: Who is Afraid of Women?

Nimba

Electricity ‘Stimulus Package’ Distribution Begins in Nimba County Amid Concerns of Delayed COVID-19 Food Supplies

Land Rights

Logging Communities in Gbarpolu County to Terminate Agreement with Indo-African Plantation

Bong

MNG Gold Presence Boosts Local Economy in Kokoya District

Around the Country

Around The Country: Election Updates From Four Counties – December 16, 2020

Women in Politics

Women Rights Organizations Daringly Rescues Gbarpolu County Leading Female Candidates Amid Violence

Around the Country

Around The Country: Covid-19 Updates From Five Counties – December 15, 2020

Land Rights

Logging Company Resumes Rehabilitation of Major Road in Gbarpolu County

Around the Country

Around The Country: Election Updates From Four Counties – December 14, 2020

Women in Politics

Representative Fallah: “No Competent Women”; Then Loses Election

Election & COVID-19

Elections: COVID-19 Superspreading Event

Health Workers

Government Reopens Clinic Shutdown Due to COVID-19 Outbreak

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From the County — November 9, 2020

Child Rights

KEEP Dedicates US$14,500 Reading Room to Maryland Schools

Around the Country

Around The Country: Election Updates From Six Counties – December 7, 2020

Politics

‘Stop the Violence, Inciteful Rhetoric’ – Press Union President

Politics

Grand Gedeh County: Vote More Women, It Will Be Good For the Country

Election & COVID-19

Margibi County Health Workers Urge Sustained Adherence to COVID-19 Protocols

Hospitals

Major Hospital in Maryland County Conducts Free Eye Surgery Elderlies

Voting

All Bomi County Senate Candidates Abandon Voters

Politics

Lofa County: Eight out of 11 Senate Candidates Refused to Face the Voters’ Questions

Politics

Sanquin, Sinoe County: No Votes for the Senators

Women Issues

Liberia: Women Must Rise to Support Women

Politics

100% Male – 100% Wrong. Liberia’s Senate risks becoming All-Male if women don’t wake up

Politics

United Blind Association Threatens Endless Protest

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – December 5, 2020

Politics

African Women Leaders Network Donates $5,850 to 18 Female Candidates Vying in Senatorial Election

Election & COVID-19

Margibi County Residents Worried about More COVID-19 Cases After Election

Land Rights

Seven Communities in Nimba County Sign MoU to Secure Land Deeds

Politics

Montserrado County: Voters in the Dark About the Referendum

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Eight Counties – December 2, 2020

Grand Gedeh

Zwedru City Worship Places Keep Covid-19 Rules Despite Concerns of Violation of Health Protocols

Lofa

Lofa County Supt. Assures Citizens of Smooth COVID-19 Food Distribution

Politics

Government’s Decentralization Failure Leads to Ethnic Politics and Divisions

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – December 1, 2020

Water & Sanitation

Inadequate Sanitary Facilities, Drugs Put Ivorian Refugees at Health Risk in Maryland County

Politics

Braimah Promises: “I Will Defeat the Men”

Voting

Referendum: Official Says Voters Should Check “Yes” on Everything

Election & COVID-19

Bomi County Head of COVID-19 Response Forsees Increase in New Cases After Election

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – November 27, 2020

Voting

Politician Calls Fraud Without Evidence

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – November 26, 2020

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County Gets Two New Ambulances from World Bank

Hospitals

Bomi County: Concerns Intensify Over Continued Closure of Clinic

Election & COVID-19

Doubt over Health Protocols on Voting Day

Politics

‘Paradise Lies at the Feet of the Mother’ – Muslim Leaders Support Women in Politics

Grand Cape Mount

Residents of Grand Cape Mount County Join Call for Postponement of Constitution Referendum.

Elections

22 Women, 112 Men to Compete in December 8 Legislative Elections

COVID-19

WFP Moves Huge Quantities of Food to Southeast for COVID-19 Distribution

Around the Country

Around The Country: Elections Updates From Six Counties – November 23, 2020

Water & Sanitation

Community Members Worried as USAID Funded Health Project Ends in Nimba County

Hospitals

Buchanan Residents Celebrate New Ambulance at Major Public Hospital

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – November 20, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country – Elections Updates From Four Counties – November 18, 2020

Hospitals

Lofa County Major Hospital Bans Staff from Selling Drugs

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – November 17, 2020

Bong

Low Turnout for COVID-19 Voluntary Testing in Bong County

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – November 16, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – November 12, 2020

Gbarpolu

Communities in Gbarpolu County Seek Support for Abandoned Clinic

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – November 10, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Elections Updates From Six Counties — November 9, 2020

Election Reforms

Debate on Constitution Referendum: What are People Asking?

Hospitals

No Functional Ambulance at Gov’t Hospital in Buchanan

Around the Country

Around The Country: Elections Updates From Five Counties – November 4, 2020

Bong

Bong County Police Arrest 52-Year-Old Pastor for Alleged Rape

Grand Kru

Grand Kru County Women Protest Transfer of County Health Officer

Around the Country

Around The Country: Elections Updates From Five Counties – November 2, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Elections Update From Six Counties – October 30, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – October 29, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Elections Updates From Seven Counties – October 28, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Seven Counties – October 27, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Elections Updates From Five Counties – October 26

Gbarpolu

Community Wants Logging Agreement Revoked Over Delay in Paying Social Benefits

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – October 12, 2020

Media Development

Youth Media Action launches Child Broadcasting Program

Media Development

Internews Pledges Continued Support to Development of Liberian Media

Gbarpolu

Elections Commission Completes Extended Voter Roll Update in Gbarpolu County

Crime

Two Arrested for Allegedly Gang Raping 14-year-old in Maryland County

Crime

Wanted Man Arrested for ‘Murdering’ Pregnant Girlfriend in Zwedru

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – September 18, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – September 16, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – September 14, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – September 8, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – September 4, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties – September 3, 2020

Bong

COVID-19 Restrictions Leave Many Businesses Struggling In Bong County

Disease Outbreak

Man, Who Refused Health Facility, Recounts Near Death Experience

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Seven Counties – September 1, 2020

Bong

Bong County Health Team Stresses Adherence To Preventive Measures Despite Decline in COVID-19 Cases

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties -August 31, 2020

Montserrado

Liberian Media Outlets Reeling Under Economic Impact of COVID-19

Montserrado

How Soon Will the Food Reach? Three Months On, COVID-19 Food Distribution On Snail Speed

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – August 27, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – August 26, 2020

Hospitals

Bomi County: Residents of Rural Town Want Clinic Reopen After Closure Due to COVID-19

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties – August 25, 2020

Women Issues

Crisis in Crisis: Liberia Experts Warn of Increased SGBV Threat During COVID-19 Pandemic

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – August 20, 2020

Child Rights

Rights Activist in Bomi County Concerned Street Hawking Exposes Children To COVID-19

Grand Cape Mount

Grand Cape Mount County Maintains Liberia’s Lowest Confirmed COVID-19 Infection Rate

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – August 19, 2020

Grand Gedeh

Grand Gedeh County: Health Team Conducts Orientation on COVID-19 Preventative Measure for School Administrators

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Seven Counties – August 18, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – August 13, 2020

Business

Restaurants Struggle to Survive Amid COVID-19

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Three Counties – August 12, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – August 11, 2020

Maryland

Residents of Maryland County Worried About Spike in COVID-19 Cases Due to Political Rallies

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – August 10, 2020

Accountability and Transparency

CSO Concerned About Legislature’s Lack of Effective Oversight On Persistent Delay in Submission of National Budget

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – August 6, 2020

Women Issues

Gender Ministry: Alarming Rate of SGBV Amid COVID-19

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – August 4, 2020

Disease Outbreak

Health Workers in Grand Bassa County Worried About Catching COVID-19

Gbarpolu

Three COVID-19 Survivors Recount Experience in Gbarpolu County

Disease Outbreak

Mask Zone: Police at Parker Paint Junction Enforce Mask Wearing Protocol

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – July 31, 2020

Disease Outbreak

New Developments Allay COVID-19 Fears Among Residents of Bomi County

Disease Outbreak

COVID-19 Cases May Increase Due to Denial Among Residents of Grand Gedeh County

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – July 29, 2020

Agriculture

COVID-19 Restrictions Disrupt Farmers’ Earning

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Seven Counties – July 24, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties

Bong

Why People of Bong County Were Worried During Closure of Phebe Hospital Amid COVID-19

Business

Business People Worried About Surge in COVID-19 Cases Amid Relaxed Regulations

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties – July 22, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – July 21, 2020

Disease Outbreak

Denial, Mistrust Increase Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 Amid Concerns About Poor Awareness

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – July 17, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Eight Counties – July 16, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – July 14, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties – July 10, 2020

Business

Lofa County Worried About A Repeat of Ebola Amid Surge in COVID-19 Cases

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – July 9, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties – July 8, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – July 7, 2020

Business

Covid-19 Slows Business for Scores of Marketers in Buchanan City

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties – July, 3, 2020

Maryland

COVID-19 Rumors Scare Patients from Seeking Health Care at Facilities in Maryland County

Grand Cape Mount

Confirmed COVID-19 Case Worries Residents of Mining Town in Grand Cape Mount

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – July 1, 2020

Bong

Are People In Bong County Adhering To Social Distancing Guidelines?

Hospitals

COVID-19 Fear Causes Other Patients to Decline Critical Treatment at Health Facilities

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – June 30, 2020

Gbarpolu

Concerns Heighten Over Lack of COVID-19 Facilities for Gbarpolu County

River Gee

Nurse Tested Positive For COVID-19 at River Gee Hospital

Margibi

No Support from Gov’t, Community Prompts Closure of Hand Washing Stations

Bong

Phebe Hospital Closes For Four Days As Covid-19 Cases Increase in Bong County

News

US State Department: ‘Liberia Has Demonstrated Sufficient Progress’ in Curbing Human Trafficking

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties – June 26, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – June 25, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Update From Five Counties

Bong

Violent Storm Leaves Over 800 Residents Homeless, Disrupts Health Services In Bong County

Bong

Lutheran Church Recommits Support to Bong County Struggling Health Sector

Around the Country

Around The Country: Update From Six Counties – June 19, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties

Women Issues

Grand Gedeh County Journalists Get Gender Sensitive Reporting Training On COVID-19

Bong

COVID-19 Treatment Unit Partially Opens in Bong County

Grand Kru

Grand Kru County Health Team Discharges 22 Persons From Quarantine

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties

Montserrado

Gov’t Inaction Leaves Community Further Confused

Disease Outbreak

‘Coronavirus Spreads Faster If Not Prevented’ – Says Liberia’s Chief Medical Officer

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties

Disease Outbreak

COVID-19 Denial Increases in Nimba County

Bong

Bong County Records Third COVID-19 Death

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties

Grand Cape Mount

Grand Cape Mount County Rallying To Prevent COVID-19

COVID-19

Misinformation, Rumors and Fake News Complicate Response Against COVID-19 in Liberia

Around the Country

Around the Country: Latest Update From Six Counties

Around the Country

Around The Country: Latest Update From Five Counties

Bong

Bong County Confirms First COVID-19 Case

COVID-19

Is Liberia Conducting Enough COVID-19 Testing?

Around the Country

Around The Country: Latest Update From Seven Counties

Maryland

Motorcyclists in Maryland County Grapple With Economic Hardship During COVID-19

Gbarpolu

Four Persons From Gbarpolu County Recover From COVID-19

Health

COVID-19 Fight Ignites Voluntarism As Hygiene Practices Take Center Stage

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Seven Counties

Education

COVID-19 Pandemic Impedes School Acitivities In Bomi County

Grand Bassa

COVID-19 Creates Uncertainties for Teachers, Students of Grand Bassa County

COVID-19

COVID-19 Dead Bodies Safe for Burial – DBMT Confirms; Says Family Can Claim Bodies

Disease Outbreak

EVD Prepares Liberia for COVCID-19, NPHIL Boss, Montserrado CHO Draw Correlations of Outbreaks

Around the Country

Around the Country: Today’s Update from Five Counties

Agriculture

Boost For Liberia’s Food Security as World Bank Approves US$10.5 Million Funding

Around the Country

Arround the Country: Updates from Sinoe, Margibi, Bong,Grand Cape Mount &Maryland Counties

Maternal Mortality

Maternal Death Puts 3 Weeks Old Baby at Risk in Lofa County Amid COVID-19

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates from Grand Bassa, Gbarpolu, Lofa, Bong, and Grand Gedeh Counties

Disease Outbreak

Grand Gedeh County Health Team Prepares Against COVID-19

Grand Bassa

Mittal Steel Quarantine: Buchanan Residents Worried about Accessing Major Commercial Bank in Concession Area

Disease Outbreak

COVID-19 Cases Testing Gbarpolu County’s Main Health Facility

Grand Bassa

Grand Bassa County Confirms 3 More COVID-19 Cases

Grand Bassa

Grand Bassa County Records First COVID-19 Case

Business

Lofa Grapples With COVID-19 Debacle: SOE, Lockdown Impose Bad Business for Marketers

Maryland

People of Maryland County Concerned About Poor Health System Amid COVID-19

Bong

Fetching Food, Health Care: How are People with Disabilities Faring in Bong County?

Grand Gedeh

Coronavirus Increases Hardship for People in Grand Gedeh County

Grand Cape Mount

Mudslide Leaves Two Dead at Gold Mines in Grand Cape Mount County

Gbarpolu

Residents Concerned About Information Sharing As First COVID-19 Case Confirm in Gbarpolu County

Women Issues

Woman, 28, Suffers Police Brutality in Grand Gedeh County

Lofa

Human Trafficking: An Entrenched Problem in Lofa County

Education

Unicef, WFP Concerned About 370 Million Children as School Closures Deprive Them of Meals 

Grand Gedeh

Residents of Grand Gedeh County Gold Mining Community Have ‘No Idea’ About Human Trafficking

Gbarpolu

Police Arrests Man for ‘Shooting’ Hunter in Belle Yallah Forest

Maryland

First COVID -19 Case in Maryland County

Business

Lockdown: Marketers, Consumers Feeling the Pinch of Travel Restrictions

Grand Bassa

Physically Challenged Beggars Removed From Supermarkets In Buchanan Due To Social Distancing Rule

Trafficking In Persons

From Street Hawking To Teenage Motherhood – The Ordeal of Human Trafficking

Bong

Bong County Wants Robust Awareness on Human Trafficking

Grand Bassa

Buchanan Residents Request Effective Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force

Grand Gedeh

Mother Reunites with Son, Family After 14 Days Quarantine

Disease Outbreak

No Buckets, No Problem: Gbarpolu County Residents Using Reed to Store Water for Washing Hands

Disease Outbreak

Jangalojuba – A Coronavirus Song That May Just Save So Many Lives

Bong

Farmers Urged To Grow More Food To Deal With COVID-19 Economic Shock

Grand Gedeh

Grand Gedeh College Gets Accreditation to Grant Degree in Nursing

News

Liberia Excluded From US Gov’t Health Package To Fight COVID-19

Grand Bassa

‘Children Are Exposed To Trafficking, Kidnapping’ in Buchanan’s Fishing Community

Montserrado

UL Students Produce Hand Sanitizers to Fight COVID – 19

Disease Outbreak

Gbarpolu County’s Religious Community Agrees To Follow COVID-19 Protocols

Nimba

Nimba County Safe Home Wants More Help For Survivors

Bong

Child Apprenticeship at Garages in Bong County Show Signs of Human Trafficking

Health

Coronavirus: ‘Best Control Measure is Testing’ – Dr. Mosoka Fallah

Women Issues

FGM Occurs In Over 90 Countries; Far More Widespread Than Generally Acknowledged – Equality Now

Grand Cape Mount

What Are Liberians Saying About Human Trafficking In Grand Cape Mount County

Women Issues

How A Girl’s Future Was Ruined By ‘Modern Day Slavery’

Grand Gedeh

13-Year Old Boy ‘Trafficked’ To CVI Gold Mines In Grand Gedeh County Decries Nightmare

Montserrado

‘People Are Getting To Understand Human Trafficking’ – Anti Human Trafficking Secretariat

Lofa

Overcrowded Voinjama Central Prison Puts Inmates at Risk

Roads

Bad Road Causes Price Hike of Basic Commodities in Southeastern Liberia

News

Bomi County: Red Cross Chapter Faces Funding Constraints

Grand Gedeh

Grand Gedeh County: Carter Center Graduates 18 Mental Health Clinicians

Bong

Vice President Taylor Recommends ‘Independent Bureau’ to Conduct Civil, Voter Educations

Bong

Liberians in Bong County Want Candidates Registration Decentralized

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Chiefs Are Concerned about Not Being Elected

Grand Gedeh

Grand Gedeh County: NEC Holds Regional Consultations On Elections Reform

Grand Gedeh

Grand Gedeh County: High Schools Students Ready To Challenge WASSCE Result

Women Issues

Maryland Couty: Alleged Rape Victim Cries For Humanitarian Aid

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Youth Want Changes in NEC Commissioners’ Tenure

Roads

Grand Gedeh County: Bad Roads In Southeastern Liberia Leaves One Passenger Dead

Crime

Grand Gedeh County: Man Found Dead In Swamp In Zwedru

Grand Cape Mount

Grand Cape Mount: Stakeholders Want Increment in the Number of Registered Voters Per Precinct

Maternal Mortality

Grand Gedeh County: Gold Mining Community Desperate For Health Facility To Reduce Maternal Deaths

Crime

Grand Gedeh County: Pastor, 46, Sent To Court For Allegedly Raping 8-Year-Old Girl

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Community Ravaged By Rainstorm Desperate For Help

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Several Citizens Want Taskforce Setup to Monitor the Mining Activities

Grand Gedeh

Grand Gedeh County: Community College Graduates 102 in Third Commencement Convocation

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: DEO, Parents Considering US$25 Fine for Parents Who Fail To Keep Pupils In School

Crime

Grand Gedeh County: Man, 25, Arrested With 13 Kilograms Of Marijuana

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: World Bank Boosts County Health Team With Donation of New Vehicle

Electoral Reforms

Grand Bassa County: NEC Concludes Two Days Electoral Reform Awareness

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Local leaders Say Electoral Reform Would Enhance Social Cohesion, Integration

Bong

Bong County: Two Traditional Chiefs Call For Civic Voter Education Beyond Electioneering Period

Electoral Reforms

Montserrado County: Senatorial Candidate Kimmie Weeks Wants Lawmakers’ Tenure Reduced

Electoral Reforms

Grand Bassa: Changing Election Date, Women Representation Top Electoral Reform Forum

Crime

Grand Gedeh: Man, 22, Sentenced To Nine Years For Murdering Girlfriend

Grand Bassa

Grand Bassa County: Internews Trains Community Radio Station In District Two On Electoral Reform Reporting

Agriculture

Gbarpolu County: How UN Women Is Empowering Rural Women

Gbarpolu

Liberians In Gbarpolu, Grand Gedeh Applaud DEA for Fighting Harmful Drugs

Bong

Bong County Electorate, Lawmakers Hoping To Make Changes In Elections Law At Referendum

Election Reforms

Lawmaker Calls For Increment In Registration Fees For Legislative and Presidential Candidates

Election Reforms

June 7 Protesters Want Gov’t to ‘Urgently Proceed’ With Electoral Reforms

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Marketers Want Increment in Candidates’ Registration Fees

Crime

Grand Gedeh County: Farmers Turn To Cultivating Marijuana, As DEA Increases Raid

Election Reforms

Liberia’s Legislature Seeks Political Parties’ Inputs on Electoral Reform

Women Issues

Women in Bomi County Call for change In Election Laws

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Chief Iman Calls For Peace As June 7 Protest Lurks

Maryland

Maryland County: Locals Want Referendum To Change Election’s Date

Grand Gedeh

Grand Gedeh County: KEEP Dedicates Reading Room For Primary Students

Crime

Grand Gedeh County: Police Sends 44-Year-Old Woman To Court For ‘Pouring Bucket of Paint’ On Stepson

Gbarpolu

NEC Official Advises Liberians to Convert Electoral Reform Suggestions into Laws During Referendum

Grand Gedeh

Grand Gedeh County: Joint Security Transfers Toe Town Checkpoint To Cestos River Bridge

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Citizens Call for Sitting Lawmakers To Resign Before Contesting Another Elected Position

Gbarpolu

Gabrpolu County: Locals Blast NEC Over Demarcation of Electoral Districts

Bong

Bong County: Civil Society Actors Call For Change In Election Date

Election Reforms

Nimba County: Community Leaders Want Tenure of Elected Officers Amended

Bong

Disabled Advocate Wants Consolidated National Support for Electoral Reform

Youth

Youth in Cape Mount Want Voting Age Reduced for Future Elections

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Civil Society Actors Want Sitting Lawmakers Bar From Contesting By-Elections

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Babies’ Mothers Get Donation As Means Of Discouraging Home Delivery

News

Bomi County: Superintendent Under Fire After Telling Lawmaker To ‘Slow Down’ Development

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Gov’t, Partners Declare 15 Communities Open Defecation Free

Maryland

Maryland County: Liberians Want Change October Election Date

Lofa

Lofa County: Liberians Crave Massive Electoral Reforms

Electoral Reforms

Head of Disabled Community in Grand Bassa Wants Fewer Political Parties

Gbarpolu

Rights Activist Wants Constituted Institution for Civic Voter Education in Liberia

Bong

Illicit Mining Intensifies in Bong County

Grand Gedeh

Grand Gedeh County: Citizens Request Change Of Elections Timeline

Gbarpolu

Lack of Safe Drinking Water Exposes Belle Yellah Residents To Health Risks

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu Women Debate Impact of Holding Elections During Rainy Season

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu Judge Wants Special Court to Hear Election Disputes

Electoral Reforms

FEJAL Trains Female Journalists to Report on Electoral Reforms

Grand Kru

Grand Kru County: Market Women Call for Tenure Reform

Crime

Grand Gedeh County: Woman, 45, Arrested With Over US$120,000 Worth of Narcotics

Grand Bassa

Harsh Condition Forces Physically Challenged Out Of College, Turns To Shoe Repairing

Grand Bassa

FEJAL Trains 7 Female Journalists on Electoral Reform

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Teachers Express Diverse Views On Tenure of Elected Leaders

Women Issues

Grand Gedeh County: Women Groups Want 15 Electoral Constituencies

Education

Bomi County: Prospective Graduates of Community College Furious About Delay of Ceremony

Agriculture

Grand Bassa County: Two Groups Collaborate To Cultivate 100 Acres Cassava Farm

Grand Cape Mount

In Grand Cape Mount, Citizens Want Qualifications for Elected Positions Amended

Election Reforms

River Cess Citizens Want Changes in Laws to Improve Future Elections

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: More Than 20 Schools Lack Safe Drinking Water in Belle District

Infrastructure

Gbarpolu County To Get 100 Beds Hospital Soon

News

Grand Gedeh County: Over 3,000 People Get National ID Card

Electoral Reforms

Deputy Speaker Says House Committed To Supporting Elections Reform

Election Reforms

Internews Holds Electoral Reform Reporting Training For Journalists In Bong, Lofa and Nimba Counties

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Maternal Waiting Home Easing Pregnant Women Worries

Bong

Bong County: NGO Trains Physically Challenged Persons In Business Skills

Roads

Southeastern Liberia: Bridge Connecting River Gee and Grand Kru Counties Crumbling

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Six Illicit Miners Arrested For Polluting Drinking Creek

Grand Gedeh

Grand Gedeh County: Boy, 17, Dies at Sand Mine

News

Grand Gedeh County Prepares For Pres. Weah’s Visit

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Town Seeking Answer After Dismissal of More Than Me Principle Accused of Sexual Assault

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Community, Logging Company Sign Third Party Agreement

Election Reforms

Internews Empowers Media Partners to Launch Electoral Reform Reporting in Liberia

News

Maryland County: Meeting To Mitigate ‘Motorcyclist Killing’ Ends Successful

Electricity

Chief Jallah Lone Medical Center Gets Donation

Grand Bassa

Grand Bassa County: Liberian Philanthropist Donates to Struggling Schools in Buchanan

Education

Wi Foundation Donates Assorted School Materials in Bomi County

News

Bomi County: Community Radio, Media Network Sourcing Help For Triplet Babies

Gbarpolu

Gbapolu County: Liberians Support Plan To Pay For Health Care at Public Facilities

Bong

Bong County: National Traditional Council Agrees To Stop Harmful Traditional Practices Against Girls

Bong

NAYMOTE Intensifies Legislative Engagements in Bong and Nimba Counties

Infrastructure

Gbarpolu County Residents Worried over Non-functional, Incomplete Development Projects

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County’s Mining Communities Demand Accountability of Funds Paid by Chinese Firm

Development

Grand Bassa

LLA and LGSA Ends Third Regional Training In Bassa

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Red Cross Secretary General Visits County, Donates Farming Tools

Bong

Bong County: Former Liberian Ambassador To The U.S. Announces Scholarships

Lofa

Lofa County: 61 Graduate From Esther Bacon School of Nursing and Midwifery

Infrastructure

Gbarpolu County: Gov’t turns over 4-Bedroom Units to the Teachers

Diasater

Montserrado County: 14th Street Fire Victims Seek Emergency Shelter

Grand Bassa

Grand Bassa County: Several Government Schools in Buchanan Without Seats

Bong

Bong County: Diaspora Liberian in the U.S. Donates Medical Supplies to County

Gbarpolu

Robbers Attack Bank in Gbarpolu County, undisclosed Millions of LD, thousands of USD Missing

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Woman Accused of Stabbing Another Woman TO Death

Education

Bomi County: Infighting Amongst Faculty Disrupts Activities at Community College

Agriculture

Gbarpolu County: Elephants Attack Community, Vandalize Farms

Nimba

Nimba County: Lawmaker Uses Agriculture Break to Seek Constituents’ Views on Splitting County

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Local Voices Reporter Wins Youth Award in Western Liberia

Agriculture

Gbarpolu County: NGO Rations Free Cocao Tree Crops to Farmers

Roads

Gbarpolu County: Flood Hampers Movements on Bopolu-Monrovia Highway

Education

Maryland County: New Education Officer Calls For Collective Efforts for Improved School System

Bong

Bong County: Locals Laud Accountability Lab for Explaining Mineral Development Agreement

Bong

Bong County: Incomplete Paved Streets Draws Ire amongst Drivers

Bong

Bong County Assets in Ruin; Officials Claim ‘No Money’ for Repairs

Hospitals

Lofa County: New Foya Clinic Needs Regular Supplies

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Inventory of Plants and Animals Begins In Western Liberian County

Grand Gedeh

Grand Gedeh County: Private Drug Stores Complementing Health Delivery System

Roads

Maryland County: Bad Road Condition Suffering Traders

Hospitals

Lofa County: Foya Gets New Public Health Center

Bong

Bong County: Midwives Say Maternal Waiting Home Short on Supplies

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Women Crave Inclusion into Local Leadership

Grand Bassa

Grand Bassa County: Mother of Seven Living By the Mercy of Her Fishing Hook

Media Development

14 Journalists Complete Humanitarian Report Training

Construction

Grand Bassa County: Damaged Bridges Serving As Death Trap In Rural District

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Absence of Teachers Shuts School; Students Become Farmers

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Citizens Demand Explanation Over Community Radio Project

Gbarpolu

Logging Communities in Gbarpolu, Lofa Counties Demand Social Benefits

Gbarpolu

Students Lament Lack of Drinking Water, Deplorable Classrooms

Bong

A Man Has Been Charged For Murder and Aggravated Assault in Bong County

Gbarpolu

Hundreds of Students are drinking From Stream in a Swamp and bucket too

Margibi

US Based Christian Charity Seeks Support For Ebola Orphans

Infrastructure

Sinoe County: US$65,000 Market Building Project Abandoned

Construction

Nimba County: Community Slams ‘Unworthy’ Guest House Project

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Service Center Lacks Operational Funds

Bong

Students’ Concern Heightens Over Incomplete Bong County Technical College

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Chief Jallah Lone Medical Center Struggling To Save Lives Without Budget Support

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: No Case on the Trail Docket As 16th Judicial Circuit Court Reopens

Roads

Grand Gedeh County: Community Begins Manual Road Rehabilitation

Media Development

21 Journalists Complete Training on Monitoring and Reporting County Development Funds in Liberia

Business

Grand Bassa County: Marketers Urge Incoming Gov’t To ‘Control’ Price

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Local Leader Urges Support for New Government

Voting

Gbarpolu County: CDC Showed resilience to Win Gbarpolu County for the First Time

Voting

Grand Bassa County: Voters Lament Poor Turnout As Disabled Community Hail NEC

Women Issues

Grand Gedeh County: Traditional Healer Sent to Court for ‘Abusing’ Women

Grand Bassa

Grand Bassa County: Concern Heightens Over the Political Future of Female Politicians

Women Issues

Bomi County: Men Urged to Join Advocacy Against Gender Based Violence

Business

Grand Bassa County: Troubling Economy Pose More Constraints for Locals

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Locals’ Concern Growing About Elections Legal Tussle

Youth

Bomi County: Peace Awareness Campaign Targets Youth in Tubmanburg City

Construction

Bomi County: Rurual Town Gets New School Building

Diasater

Margibi County: Fire Leaves Associate Magistrate Homeless

Business

River Gee County: Election Stalemate Puts Cross Border Trade Women in Limbo

Grand Bassa

Grand Bassa County: Lawyer Warns Against Misinterpretation of Legal Issues

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Women Situation Room Heralds Peace Messages for Marketers

Grand Gedeh

Grand Gedeh County: Zwedru Multilateral School Struggles, Lacks Full Potential

Lofa

Lofa County: Violent Storm Affects 500 Residents of Kolahun

Grand Bassa

Grand Bassa County: ECOWAS Holds Peace Awareness Event for Buchanan Youths

Grand Bassa

Grand Bassa County: Young Discussants ‘Nervous’ About Liberia’s Election Stalemate

Business

River Gee County – Election Impasse Fuels Artificial Scarcity of Major Commodities

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Youth Confident of Smooth Transition Despite Legal Quarrel

Voting

Grand Bassa County: Physically Challenge Voter Hails NEC after First Round Voting

Campaign

Grand Bassa County: Lawmaker-Elect Donates Computers to Literacy Program

Grand Bassa

Grand Bassa County: Voters Hopeful Elections Would Bring Change

Voting

Gbarpolu County: Youth Identify Lessons Learned From First Round Voting

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Students, Residents Urge to Make Hand Washing a Habit

Grand Gedeh

Grand Gedeh County: Parents Keeping Kids Out of School Over Fear of Election Tension

Voting

Grand Gedeh County: Worthwhile Experience – First Time Voters Ready to ‘Vote Wisely’

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Rural Women Crave More Women Voices in Liberia’s Legislature

Margibi

Margibi County: NEC Completes Training On The Use of Tactile Ballot

Campaign

River Gee County: Political Parties Reaffirm to Violence-Free Elections

Business

Maryland County: 30 Marketers Get Micro Business Management Training

Grand Cape Mount

Grand Cape Mount County: Concerns Over Looming Mudslide Danger Near Bea Mountain

Bong

Bong County: Gbarnga City Hosts Elections Violence Prevention Training For Security and Civilians

Maryland

Maryland County: Local Farmer Says Agriculture ‘Is The Way to Development’

voters

Rivercess County: One Teacher To 185 Students At Charlie Town Public School

voters

Maryland County – Election Commission Educates Marketers About Polling Steps

voters

Grand Bassa County: “Our Children Are in Darkness” – Youth Leader Decries Lack of School

Maryland

Maryland County: Representative Debates End With 17 Candidates Failing to Attend

Grand Bassa

Grand Bassa County: Skin Disease Attacks Inmates At Buchanan Prison

Bong

Bong County: Liberian Female Chemist Inspires Young Girls

Voting

Grand Gedeh County: NAYMOTE Trained Civil Society, Youth groups To Enhance Voter Education

Grand Bassa

Grand Bassa County: 37 year-Old Man Arrested With Illegal Firearm

Bong

Bong County: Communities Sweating over ‘Slow Pace’ Voter Education campaign

Construction

Bomi County: Five Clinics Renovated to Improve Health Services

Maryland

Maryland County: Visually Impaired Launch Voter Education Campaign

Gbarpolu

‘Treat Visually Impaired Persons Fairly on Election Day’ – Disable Community Official

Bong

Bong County: Gbarnga YMCA Launches Campaign To Promote Peaceful Elections

Campaign

Nimba County: Show Down in Final Debate – Rep Candidates Make Their Case

Campaign

Grand Gedeh County: Civic Voter Education Campaign Showing Progress

Representatives

Rivercess County: Two Rep Candidates Agree to Improve Accountability When Elected

Campaign

River Gee County: NEC Resolves Tension Between Two Groups of Supporters

Voting

Grand Gedeh County: Bad Roads Could Cause Low Turnout on Election Day

Campaign

Margibi County: ‘Audaciously Ready’ – Liberia’s Youngest Candidate Attracts Youth Support

Bong

Bong County: Community Arrests Fugitive Murder Suspect

Infrastructure

Rivercess County: Clinic Serving Over 2,000 People In Ruins

Construction

Grand Gedeh County: Locals Laud Candidate Donation to Feeder Road Project

Representatives

Grand Cape Mount County: Incumbent Comes Under Scrutiny By Constituents

Political Party

Maryland County: Businesswoman Optimistic of Liberian Female Candidates

Lofa

Lofa County: Women in Peace Building Begin Fast and Prayer For Liberia Elections

Campaign

Margibi County: Stakeholders Commit To Peaceful Elections

Campaign

Early Childhood Education: A Factor That Would Influence Grand Gedeh Voters

voters

Local Advocate In Grand Bassa County Warns Against ‘Inconsistent’ Politicians

Grand Bassa

Grand Bassa County: Students Want Volunteer Teachers Place on Pay Roll

Campaign

Gbarpolu County: Youth, Chief Promise To Promote Civic Voter Education

Roads

Maryland County Marketers Bemoan ‘Bad Feeder Roads’

Bong

Bong County Family Launches Appeal To Save 3 Year-old Daughter Eyes

Roads

Bad Road Disconnects South East Counties, Leaves Travelers in Distress

Campaign

Representative Aspirants Shun Gathering to Hear Voters Concerns in Gbarpolu County

voters

Grand Cape Mount County: 40 Liberians Vow to Boycott Elections Over ‘Lack of Development’

voters

NEC Replaces 319 Voter Cards in Bomi County; Residents Say More were Left Out

Campaign

NEC Magistrate in Sinoe County Holds Dialogue with Political Parties

Roads

South East Liberian Businessman Bemoans Bad Road Condition

Campaign

Bad Roads Delay Political Rally, Leave Supporters Upset in Gbarpolu County

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Voter Card Replacement Ends Without Hurdles

Voting

“Vote For Development, Not Handouts’ – Grand Gedeh Market superintendent Cautions

Infrastructure

‘Better Markets, Latrines, Clinics and Roads’ – Gbarpolu County Marketers List for 2017 Candidates

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Women Leader Urges Citizens To Vote for Education, Health and Roads

Campaign

Urey Calls on Supporters to Reject Unity Party ‘Collaborator Parties’

Elections

Internews Complete Election Reporting Training For Local Voices Members

Grand Bassa

Grand Bassa Community College Geriatric Nursing Students Donate to Old Folks

Gbarpolu

Another Type of Polio Vaccination Launched in Gbarpolu County

Grand Bassa

Two Died at Buchanan Sea Port, Family Slam Lack of Safety Measures

Half True

No, Claims of Viral Photo of Joseph Boakai is Misleading

Misleading

No, Joseph Boakai Did Not Travel to the US to Raise Funds for Campaign

True

Correct: Appointing Governance Commission Chairman to Campaign Team Violates the Law

Misleading

Reverse Image Search: Image of Joseph Boakai in Hospital is Fake

False

Fact Check: 2015 Media Report Shows Former VP Office Provided Scholarship for a Bong Citizen

Facts Checked Reports

Viral Link about ECOWAS Job Recruitment is Fake

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: Screenshot of Tweet Attributed to EJS About ‘Kigali Cleanness’ is Authentic

False

Fact Check: Former VP Joe Boakai Was Allotted More than US$2 Million in a Single Budget Year

False

No Line in 2023 Budget for President Weah’s ”County Tours’

Facts Checked Reports

Was Liberia’s Finance Minister Right About “100% Electricity Tariff Reduction”

Facts Checked Reports

Does Thailand Make US$3 Billion Per Year from Cassava Production?

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Checking Public Works Minister’s Claim About Southeastern Road Condition

True

Quick Check: Photo of Former Vice President Boakai is Authentic

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: How Many Kilometers of Roads Have the Current Government Paved?

False

No, This Viral Video of Dead People is not Link to Anny Sardine.

The Whole Fact

The Whole Fact: What Is Liberia’s Poverty Rate? – Fact Checking Finance Minister’s Claim

Facts Checked Reports

Manipulated: Quote Attributed to Jeff Koijee About Paying ‘Only Top People in Gov’t’ is Fake

Facts Checked Reports

Mostly Correct: PFM Law Authorizes Finance Minister to Act Against Non-Reporting Gov’t Officials

Fact Checks

Fact Check: Have More Women Registered to Vote in the Pending 2023 Elections than Men?

Misleading

No, NEC is not Recruiting Ad-hoc Staff for Upcoming Elections

Misleading

Fact Check: Legislature Did Not Authorize Central Bank to Print LD$64 Billion – PYJ Is Incorrect

Gbarpolu

Memory of Election Violence decreases Voter Registration in Normodatanou Town, Gbarpolu County

False

No, Sanction Does Not Prohibit Liberia From Owning an Aircraft

Elections

NEC Detects ‘Duplicates and Underage Registrations’ in Voter Registration Process

Explainer

What’s the Difference Between Biometric Voter Registration and Optical Marked Registration

Construction

Public Works Official Accused of Abandoning Logging Community Town Hall Project

Half True

Legislature 2022 Budget was not US$65 million but it was more than US$40 million

False

No Fire Breakout at RIA

Half True

Legislature did not allocate to Themselves over US$65 Million in 2022 Nat’l Budget

Health Workers

Chinese Embassy Completes Medical Outreach in Wee District, Grand Bassa County

Economy

Liberia Risks Forfeiting Africa Free Trade Membership Due to Delays in Rectifying Agreement

Gbarpolu

NEC Workers not using Traditional Zoe Bush for BVR in Gbarpolu County

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County Strom Victims Get Massive Assistance

Gbarpolu

Storm Destroys Over 60 Houses in Gbarpolu County

Fact Checks

Fact Checking 2023 SONA: IMF Does Not Rate Liberia’s Total Debt Distress at ‘Moderate Risk’

Facts Checked Reports

US$27 Million Wasn’t Allocated in the Natl Budget for Public Sector Investment When Pres. Weah Tookover

Facts Checked Reports

Henry Costa is Incorrect; Liberia’s Not the Only Country that Passed MCC Scorecard But Fail the Grant

Facts Checked Reports

What Was Liberia’s Inflation Rate When George Weah Became President in 2018?

Facts Checked Reports

Information Minister Is Mostly Correct About Operations Fund Alloted in 2022 Budget

Facts Checked Reports

Has Inflation Gone Up in Liberia Under George Weah’s Presidency?

News

ECOWAS, GIZ Conclude Training for Journalists of ECOWAS Region on Free Trade

News

Kwame Karikari Fact Checking Fellowship Begins

Explainer

Explained: What You Need to Know About a Biometric Voting System

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: No, A World Cup VIP Ticket Does Not Cost US$15K

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: Did Liberia Fail Five Times Before Passing Its First MCC Scorecard

Facts Checked Reports

Correct, Liberia Has Passed MCC 2023 Scorecard

Water & Sanitation

Liberia’s WASH Sector wins “Most Inspiring Presenter Award”

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: President Weah Did Not Win 78% of the 2017 Run-off Presidential Election

Education

Poor Wage, Stereotype Dogging Commitment of Young Liberian Teachers

Facts Checked Reports

Are Rwandan Private Schools Shutting Down Because Students Prefer Public Schools?

Facts Checked Reports

Public Sector’s Wage Bill at End of President Sirleaf Administration was Not US$320 Million

Media Development

WHO Supports Press Union of Liberia to Establish Health Reporters Netwrok

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Checking Former Finance Minister Amara Konneh’s Claim About Dredging of Freeport of Monrovia

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: MCC Compact Has Not Released Scorecard in 2022

Explainer

Explained: What is the Global Magnitsky Act? Who Can Get Designated.

Facts Checked Reports

Misleading: Central Bank of Liberia Is Not Minting $25 and $30 Coins

Facts Checked Reports

Facebook Page Purporting to Be Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah is Fake

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: UNHCR Did Not Receive US$1.7 Billion to Distribute Amongst Refugees

Explainer

Explainer: Things you need to know about Monkeypox virus

Fact Checks

American Institute of Banking Has Never Offered Master’s Degree in Banking and Finance

Fact Checks

Fact Checking Four Viral WhatsApp Claims about Health Benefits

Facts Checked Reports

Quick Check: Yes, US$3.6 Million Is Allotted to the Legislature for ‘Engagement & Accessibility’ in 2022 Nat’l Budget

Facts Checked Reports

Do 70% of Monrovia Residents Live in Swampy Areas?

Facts Checked Reports

Full Allotment in the 2022 Draft Nat’l Budget for EPA Was Not Removed as Claimed by Prof. Tarpeh

Explainer

Explainer: Six Steps to Help You Spot Fake Facebook Accounts

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: Does Liberia Have the Highest Gasoline Price in Africa?

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Checking Accreditation of Nairobi Aviation College

Facts Checked Reports

False: Zimbabweans are not Selling Toes Due to Hardship

Explainer

Anthrax Virus: What You Need to Know

Facts Checked Reports

What’s the Liberian Passport’s Global Ranking in the Henley Passport Index?

Fact Checks

Is Representative Yekeh Kolubah Right About Budgetary Allocation to Speaker Chambers’ Office?

Facts Sheets

Liberia 2022 Budget: Here’s a Chat of the Ministries/Agencies/Sectors with Biggest Allocation

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Checking Claims about 2022 Budgetary Allotments to Legislature, President Weah, Ministry of State & First Lady

Facts Checked Reports

Did Cllr. Gongloe Get Facts Right About Liberia’s ‘Doing Business’ Ranking?

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Checking Credentials of Darlington Karnley – Liberia Airport Authority Managing Director-Designate

Facts Checked Reports

Did Activist Martin K.N. Kollie Get Facts Right about Liberia Poverty Rate?

Fact Check Alerts

Fact Check: Screenshot of Tweet About Elon Musk Buying Liberia is Fake

Facts Checked Reports

Yes, Bishop Johnson Did Kneel Before President George Weah During Coronation Ceremony

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: What Did Representative Saah Foko Actually Say About Pushing Lawmakers ‘to be Corrupt’

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: Video Footage Shows that President Weah Did Not Consecrate Restoration Baptist Ministries’ Bishop

Health Workers

One Nurse Struggles to Run Clinic in Chedepo Town, River Gee County Amid Lack of Essential Drugs

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Checking Minister Trokon Kpui’s Statement about Source of Funding for Invincible Sports Park

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Checking EU Ambassador Statement about Corruption in Liberia

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: Miatta Fahnbulleh Incorrect about Liberia’s Adult Illiteracy Rate

Facts Checked Reports

Fake News: Woman Was Never Caught in Yekepa, Nimba County Selling Human Parts

Explainer

Explainer: Why Breast Milk is Important for Babies & Mothers

Media Development

First Major Fact Checking Project Funded By European Union Launched in Liberia

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: Liberia Has ‘Lowest Per Capita Consumption of Fish in the Region’

Rule of Law

Case Involving Eight Alleged Human Traffickers Begins In Grand Gedeh County

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: Online Article about Blood Clot in People Who Take J&J Vaccine is an Exaggeration of the Fact

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Checking Finance Minister Samuel Tweah’s Statement About Government’s Fuel Consumption in ‘Last Fiscal Year’

Explainer

Explainer: What is a Meme Generator? How Does it Help Spread Misinformation?

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: ‘Index of Economic Freedom’ is not a World Bank Survey as Claimed by Activist in Facebook Post

Fact Check Alerts

Fake or Meme: Photo Carrying Caption that Liberia Imposes Sanction on Russia is False

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Checking CBL Governor’s Statement about the Lifespan of Banknotes

Fact Check Alerts

Reality Check: Fact Checking Viral Image of Newly Renovated Executive Mansion

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Checking SONA: Only 20 Pro-Poor Homes Built in Nimba County, not 100

Explainer

Explainer: Here’s What You Need to Know about Available Covid-19 Vaccines in Liberia

Explainer

Beware, There’s a Manipulated Video of US Vice President Seeking to Mislead People about Covid-19 Vaccine’s Efficacy

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Checking SONA: Yes, House Has Passed Bill Submitted by Pres. Weah Giving LACC Prosecution Power

Facts Checked Reports

Did Activist Martin K.N. Kollie Get Facts Right about Percentage of Female Student Dropouts in 2017?

Construction

Dekpiliken Residents in Maryland County Celebrates Dedication of First Handpump Since 1999

Education

Makeshift School in River Gee County Named After Finda Bundoo Risks Being Shut Down by MOE

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: World Bank Estimates that Liberia’s Economy will Grow More than 3% in 2022

Explainer

Explainer: What To Know About Covid-19 Booster Shot

Fact Check Alerts

Fact Check: No, all 16 Prison Facilities Across Liberia are Not Locked Down Due to Food Shortage

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: Beware, Viral Link about Free Laptop is Fake

Health

Covid-19 Misinformation Scares HIV, TB Patients from Seeking Treatment at Health Facility in Magibi County

Health

Concerns Heighten Over Liberia’s Preparedness To Achieve 2030 Milestone Against HIV

Facts Checked Reports

Misleading: Photos of Minors’ Wedding Ceremony Were Not Taken in Grand Cape Mount County.

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: Second Photo Shared by Deputy Information Minister is not Image of Lofa County Road Project

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: There’s No Evidence that Paracetamol Destroys Human Lungs

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: Here’s the Price of New Vehicle Seen in President Weah’s Photo

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: Covid-19 Vaccines are Not ‘Mark of the Beast’ or ‘666’

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: Senator Dillion Did Not Get Facts Right About the Number People with Mental Illness in Liberia

Nimba

Diaspora Liberians Donate Four Oxygen Machines to Nimba County Health Team

Explainer

Omicron Variant: What We Know for Now.

The Whole Fact

The Whole Fact: The Difference Between Transco CLSG & LEC

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: NO, Liberians Have Not Faced Three U.S Government’s Magnitsky Sanctions in 12 Months.

Facts Checked Reports

Is Liberia Amongst Countries That Received the Lowest Benefits for Combatting Climate Change? Yes.

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: Finance Minister Samuel Tweah Didn’t Get Facts Right about Liberia’s Total Months of Imports?

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: No, Liberia Wasn’t the Only African Country That Signed Resolution on Xinjiang Human Rights Situation

Explainer

What is COP26: Here’s What You Need to Know.

Explainer

What You Need to Know About the World’s First Malaria Vaccine

Crime

Woman Arrested in Margibi County for Allegedly Beating 3-Year-Old Child to Death

Facts Checked Reports

Misleading: Girl in Viral Photo Did Not Give Birth in Nimba County as Claimed by Facebook Posts

Explainer

Explainer: How to Identify Fake Website Links or URLs

Around the Country

Around the Country: Updates From Five Counties – October 15, 2021

The Whole Fact

What Did European Union Ambassador Actually Say About Monrovia Being Dirty?

COVID-19

Voices: What are People Saying About Covid-19 as Confirmed Cases Decline?

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: Claim by President Weah about Liberia’s Forest Reserve is Mostly Correct

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: Gruesome Viral Photo Not Dead Woman Found in Caldwell

Bong

Lack of Access to Covid Vaccine Remains a Concern for Rural Residents of Bong County

Gbarpolu

People Living with Disabilities Launch Awareness Outreach in Gbarpolo County

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: Yes, Smoking One Shisha Session Is Like Smoking 100 Cigarettes

Vaccine

Vaccine Confidence: Why Are People Getting their COVID-19 Jab

Disease Outbreak

Open Defecation, a Problem for Harper Residents

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – September 29, 2021

Vaccine

Lofa County in Preparedness Stage as Vaccine Awareness Remains Critical

Vaccine

Montserrado County Health Team Takes COVID-19 Vaccine Awareness on the Road

Vaccine

Over 12,000 People Vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson Jab in Bong County

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – September 24, 2021

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: Coca-Cola Is Not Giving Out Gifts as Anniversary Celebration

Vaccine

COVID-19 Vaccinated People in Nimba County Show Confidence in the Jab

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – September 20, 2021

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: No, 45,000 People Are Not Living With HIV/AIDS in Liberia

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – September 15, 2021

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – September 10, 2021

Explainer

What You Need To know About the J & J Vaccine

Vaccine

Confirmation of New Cases of Covid-19 in Nimba County Sparks Calls for More Vaccine Uptake

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – September 8, 2021

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: Minister Samuel Tweah Is Incorrect. Liberia Does Not Have the Most Stable Exchange Rate in West Africa

Vaccine

Mixed Reactions Swirl Amongst Young Liberians amid Calls for COVID-19 Vaccine Intake

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Three Counties – September 3, 2021

Fact Check Alerts

Fact Check Alert: WhatsApp is Not Celebrating 10th Anniversary. Viral Link Offering Free Data by the Company is Misleading

Vaccine

Vaccine Misinformation Still Lingers as Rollout Continues

Hospitals

Kolahun Hospital Launches First Drug Revolving Fund Scheme in Lofa County

Around the Country

Around The County: Updates From Five Counties – September 1, 2021

Vaccine

Nimba County to Rollout J&J, AstraZeneca Vaccines as COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Reduces

Vaccine

French Chargé d’Affaires Urges ‘Collective Efforts’ in Tackling Vaccine Hesitancy in Liberia

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: Are Women Living with HIV at Higher Risk of Getting Cervical Cancer?

Land Rights

Gbarpolu County: Communities Alarm Stalemate in Logging Contract, Request Benefits

Vaccine

Arrival of New Doses of AstraZeneca Vaccine Boosts Fight Against Covid

Vaccine

Lofa County Health Team to Rollout Over 24,000 Doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – August 23, 2021

Disease Outbreak

What is Marburg Virus: Five Things You Need To Know.

Bong

Concerns Over Delay in Hearing Cases at Bong County Circuit Court

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: Minister Tweah Claim is Incorrect, Liberia Does Not Have the Second Lowest Import Tariff in Africa

Ebola

Nimba County Considers Heighten Disease Surveillance After Confirmed Ebola Case in Ivory Coast

Vaccine

Liberia’s Health Authorities Warn Against Mixing COVID-19 Vaccines

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – August 16, 2021

Roads

Logging Company Rehabilitates Major Bridge in Gbarpolu County

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – August 11, 2021

Facts Checked Reports

Misleading: 10-Year-Old Girl Did Not Give Birth to a Child in Lofa County

Facts Checked Reports

Did Alex Cummings Get His Facts Right About Liberia’s Inflation Rate? Local Voices Liberia Checked.

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – August 6, 2021

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: No 2021 Data Yet; Liberia’s Infant Mortality Rate in 2019 was 62.2%

Vaccine

Liberia Makes Progress Against Covid-19, Set to Launch Johnson & Johnson Vaccine on Thursday

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From

Fact Checks

Fact Check: Photo of Yacht with ‘SS George Weah’ Inscription Was Manipulated

Child Rights

Local Charity Recuses Child Who Was Brunt by Father in Gbarpolu County

Maryland

Liberia’s Chief Medical Officer Urges COVID-19 Patients in Maryland County to be Hopeful

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – July 30, 2021

Facts Checked Reports

Incorrect: COVID-19 Vaccines Do not Cause Death of People with High Blood Pressure or Diabetes

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties – July 28, 2021

Bong

Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties – July 23, 2021

Health Workers

Protesting Health Workers in Margibi County Asked to Stay Home amid Salary Dilemma

Facts Checked Reports

Be Warned of Fake Viral Links Claiming to Offer Opportunities for Free International Scholarships

Facts Checked Reports

Viral Link is Fake; WHO and IMF are Not Giving Out Funds to Covid-19 Survival

Explainer

COVID-19: 5 Things to Know About the Alpha Variant

Facts Checked Reports

Yes, Wearing Double Mask Protects You From the Delta Variant?

Vaccine

Less Than 2% of Liberians Have Taken Just One Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: No, Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine Does not Cause Death

Facts Checked Reports

No, Sleeping Under Mosquitoes Net Does Not Cause Death

Explainer

Does the US Consult Countries Before Declaring Them Unsafe to Travel? Here’s the Answer.

Fact Checks

Incorrect, Wearing Disposable Mask Does Not Cause Cancer

Facts Checked Reports

Fact Check: You can Use Anesthetics after Taking COVID-19 Vaccine

Vaccine

Fact Check: Viral Video about COVID Vaccines Causing Heart Inflammation is Misleading

Vaccine

Amid Surge in COVID-19 Cases, Liberian Health Expert Dispels Vaccine Misinformation

Hospitals

Misleading WhatsApp Message: Liberian Government is not Spreading Coronavirus in the Air

Vaccine

COVID-19: What You Need to Know about the Delta Variant

News

Rife COVID-19 Variants Fuel Africa’s Surging Wave

Fact Checks

Fact Check: Is Liberia Recording Highest Daily Covid-19 Cases in West Africa? This is What We Found.

COVID-19

Africa Faces Steepest COVID-19 Surge

Fact Checks

Fact Check: Did VP Taylor Get It Right about Liberia’s 4 Billion Metric Tons Iron Ore Deposit?

Politcs

Fact Check: Congress for Democratic Change Did Not Win 72 Legislative Seats in 2005 as Claimed By Commerce Inspector General

Fact Checks

Fact Check: Incorrect, Taking COVID-19 Vaccines Doesn’t Create New Variant of the Virus

Fact Checks

Fact Check: Claim that Over 90 Percent of Children in Africa are living in Extreme Poverty is Incorrect

Land Rights

Fact Checks

Fact Check: None of the Six Tertiary Schools Shutdown in 2018 for Illegally Operating Qualified To Operate

Fact Checks

Fact Check: Amazon Is Not Offering Free Gifts, Not Celebrating 30th Anniversary; Viral Link is Fake

Vaccine

Nine in 10 African Countries Set to Miss Urgent COVID-19 Vaccination Goal

Vaccine

Phase Two of Covid-19 Vaccine Begins in Liberia

Fact Checks

Is Senator Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence the Lady with Agnes Taylor in the Widely Circulated Photo on Facebook? LVL Checked.

News

Restoring Africa’s Dry Lands Must Be A Key Priority, Experts Says

Health Workers

Maryland County Health Team Records Over 26, 000 Malaria Cases in 2020

Ebola

Ebola: Mixed Reactions Over Reopening of Liberia-Guinea Border 

Vaccine

Mothers Show Interest in Polio Vaccination as Covid-19 Misinformation Slows

Disease Outbreak

Grand Kru County Starts Early Ebola Awareness Campaign 

Maryland

Joy in Harper City After over 40 Persons Complete Free Cleft Lip Surgeries 

Health Workers

Communities Applaud Health Ministry, Partners for Free Community Health Services

Hospitals

Concerns Heighten over ‘Ineffective’ Drug Dispensary at J.J Dossen Hospital

Bong

Panic Over Transfer of Medical Doctors from Phebe Hospital

Disease Outbreak

Liberians In Fear After Guinean Declares Ebola   Outbreak

Malaria

Cases of Malaria Increase in Grand Kru County

Disease Outbreak

Residents of Towns Near Border Call for Enhanced Surveillance, Preventive Measures amid outbreak of Ebola in Guinea

Ebola

Health Minister Confident of Augmenting Ebola Surveillance at Borders with Guinea

Business

Senator Brown Launches LD$2,700, 000 Micro Loan Scheme

Grand Bassa

Grand Bassa College Graduates 218 Students in Fifth Convocation

Hospitals

Residents Embrace Introduction of Drug Revolving Scheme at Major Hospital in Lofa County

Gbarpolu

Major Clinic Serving Almost 7,000 Residents Remains Closed in Gbarpolu County

Education

How Is Covid-19 Impacting Students’ Return to Campus

COVID-19

‘Stimulus Package’ Food Distribution Begins in River Cess County

Grand Bassa

Former Senatorial Candidate Offers Scholarship to Five Bassa High Graduates

Malaria

Harper Residents Repair Major Drainages to Curb Health Risks

Lofa

UNDP Supports COVID-19 Preparedness in Lofa County amid Calls for Expansion of Project

Disease Outbreak

Schools in Grand Gedeh County Floating COVID-19 Guidelines

Gbarpolu

Government Implores ‘Full Backing’ of Locals for Construction of US$20M Hospital in Gbarpolu County

Agriculture

Small, Medium Agro-Enterprises Get Stimulus Grant amid COVID-19 Economic Strain

Disease Outbreak

Grand Kru County Health Team Receives Medical Supply for Lymphedema Patients

Health Workers

Fear Grips Residents after Health Workers Abandon Forts Ville Clinic

Education

Several Primary Schools in Rivercess County at Brink of Shutting Down Due to Lack of Teachers

Business

19 Women Benefit from ORWOCH Economic Empowerment program

Nimba

Nimba County Gets 1,600 Covid-19 Rapid Diagnostic Test Kits to Enhance Testing

Voting

Recount Keeps Geevon Smith Lead in River Cess County Senate Race

Hospitals

Residents Applaud Drugstores for Service During Peak of Covid-19 Crisis

COVID-19

Bomi County: Residents Outraged By ‘Fraud and Commercialization’ of Covid-19 ‘Stimulus Package’

Crime

Police Investigates Death of Rape Suspect

Montserrado

Some Residents Worried They May Not Receive Covid-19 Food ‘Stimulus Package’

voters

Grand Kru County Three Polling Places Re-Run Takes Place Today

Nimba

Community Bordering Ivory Coast Regains Confidence in Health Facility as COVID-19 Fear Declines

Malaria

Grand Bassa County Records Over 41,600 Malaria Cases in 2020

Grand Gedeh

Charity Foundation Donates School Materials to Elementary Schools Grand Gedeh County

Maryland

Government Begins ‘Stimulus Package’ Food Distribution in Maryland

Maryland

Residents of Maryland County Want Reactivation of COVID-19 Protocols after Festive Season

Bong

Government, Phebe Hospital Spat Could Put Citizens at Health Risk

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – January 5, 2021

Hospitals

No Functional X-Ray Machine: A Major Health Challenge in Lofa County

voters

Voters are Pleased with Peaceful, Free, and Fair Elections

Gbarpolu

NEC Delays Announcement of Date for a Disputed Precinct Election in Gbarpolu County

Women Empowerment

Sara Beysolow Nyanti Opens Second Learning Hut for Adolescent Girls in Lower Virginia

Infrastructure

Gbarpolu County to Get ‘Modern Hospital’ in 14 Months, Says Chief Medical Officer

Margibi

‘Stimulus Package’ Food Distribution Begins in Margibi County; Some Residents Alarm Being Left Out

Business

Travelers Not Obtaining Covid-19 Test Certificate In Grand Gedeh County

Hospitals

Abandoned Clinic Project in River Cess County Draws Ire

Women in Politics

‘The Feminist-in-Chief Must Stop the Violence on Women’ – Women Assert

voters

Margibi County Voters Share Referendum Feedback

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – December 29, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – December 28, 2020

Lofa

‘Voter Education Must Be an Ongoing Process’

Women in Politics

Senator-elect Snowe Picks Alice Gborie Lansanah to Replace as Representative

Maryland

Concerns Heighten Over ‘Stimulus Package’ Food Delay in Maryland County

Grand Cape Mount

Grand Cape Mount County: Tension Between CDC and CPP Ongoing

Grand Gedeh

Mother of Triplet, People Living with Disabilities Get Christmas Gifts From Charity Foundation

voters

People Living with Disabilities Denied Special Access on Election Day

Elections

Elections Commission Office in Sinoe County Set on Fire

Hospitals

Communities Regain Confidence in Clinics as Covid-19 Strain on Health System Lessens

Health Workers

Health Workers Stage Protest over Nine Months Delayed Salary

Land Rights

Community Gives 200 Acres of Farmland to Grand Bassa College For ‘Sustainability Farm’

Bong

Bong County: The untapped voting force of Rural Women

Women in Politics

Liberia: Who is Afraid of Women?

Nimba

Electricity ‘Stimulus Package’ Distribution Begins in Nimba County Amid Concerns of Delayed COVID-19 Food Supplies

Land Rights

Logging Communities in Gbarpolu County to Terminate Agreement with Indo-African Plantation

Bong

MNG Gold Presence Boosts Local Economy in Kokoya District

Around the Country

Around The Country: Election Updates From Four Counties – December 16, 2020

Women in Politics

Women Rights Organizations Daringly Rescues Gbarpolu County Leading Female Candidates Amid Violence

Around the Country

Around The Country: Covid-19 Updates From Five Counties – December 15, 2020

Land Rights

Logging Company Resumes Rehabilitation of Major Road in Gbarpolu County

Around the Country

Around The Country: Election Updates From Four Counties – December 14, 2020

Women in Politics

Representative Fallah: “No Competent Women”; Then Loses Election

Election & COVID-19

Elections: COVID-19 Superspreading Event

Health Workers

Government Reopens Clinic Shutdown Due to COVID-19 Outbreak

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From the County — November 9, 2020

Child Rights

KEEP Dedicates US$14,500 Reading Room to Maryland Schools

Around the Country

Around The Country: Election Updates From Six Counties – December 7, 2020

Politics

‘Stop the Violence, Inciteful Rhetoric’ – Press Union President

Politics

Grand Gedeh County: Vote More Women, It Will Be Good For the Country

Election & COVID-19

Margibi County Health Workers Urge Sustained Adherence to COVID-19 Protocols

Hospitals

Major Hospital in Maryland County Conducts Free Eye Surgery Elderlies

Voting

All Bomi County Senate Candidates Abandon Voters

Politics

Lofa County: Eight out of 11 Senate Candidates Refused to Face the Voters’ Questions

Politics

Sanquin, Sinoe County: No Votes for the Senators

Women Issues

Liberia: Women Must Rise to Support Women

Politics

100% Male – 100% Wrong. Liberia’s Senate risks becoming All-Male if women don’t wake up

Politics

United Blind Association Threatens Endless Protest

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – December 5, 2020

Politics

African Women Leaders Network Donates $5,850 to 18 Female Candidates Vying in Senatorial Election

Election & COVID-19

Margibi County Residents Worried about More COVID-19 Cases After Election

Land Rights

Seven Communities in Nimba County Sign MoU to Secure Land Deeds

Politics

Montserrado County: Voters in the Dark About the Referendum

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Eight Counties – December 2, 2020

Grand Gedeh

Zwedru City Worship Places Keep Covid-19 Rules Despite Concerns of Violation of Health Protocols

Lofa

Lofa County Supt. Assures Citizens of Smooth COVID-19 Food Distribution

Politics

Government’s Decentralization Failure Leads to Ethnic Politics and Divisions

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – December 1, 2020

Water & Sanitation

Inadequate Sanitary Facilities, Drugs Put Ivorian Refugees at Health Risk in Maryland County

Politics

Braimah Promises: “I Will Defeat the Men”

Voting

Referendum: Official Says Voters Should Check “Yes” on Everything

Election & COVID-19

Bomi County Head of COVID-19 Response Forsees Increase in New Cases After Election

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – November 27, 2020

Voting

Politician Calls Fraud Without Evidence

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – November 26, 2020

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County Gets Two New Ambulances from World Bank

Hospitals

Bomi County: Concerns Intensify Over Continued Closure of Clinic

Election & COVID-19

Doubt over Health Protocols on Voting Day

Politics

‘Paradise Lies at the Feet of the Mother’ – Muslim Leaders Support Women in Politics

Grand Cape Mount

Residents of Grand Cape Mount County Join Call for Postponement of Constitution Referendum.

Elections

22 Women, 112 Men to Compete in December 8 Legislative Elections

COVID-19

WFP Moves Huge Quantities of Food to Southeast for COVID-19 Distribution

Around the Country

Around The Country: Elections Updates From Six Counties – November 23, 2020

Water & Sanitation

Community Members Worried as USAID Funded Health Project Ends in Nimba County

Hospitals

Buchanan Residents Celebrate New Ambulance at Major Public Hospital

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – November 20, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country – Elections Updates From Four Counties – November 18, 2020

Hospitals

Lofa County Major Hospital Bans Staff from Selling Drugs

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – November 17, 2020

Bong

Low Turnout for COVID-19 Voluntary Testing in Bong County

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – November 16, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – November 12, 2020

Gbarpolu

Communities in Gbarpolu County Seek Support for Abandoned Clinic

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – November 10, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Elections Updates From Six Counties — November 9, 2020

Election Reforms

Debate on Constitution Referendum: What are People Asking?

Hospitals

No Functional Ambulance at Gov’t Hospital in Buchanan

Around the Country

Around The Country: Elections Updates From Five Counties – November 4, 2020

Bong

Bong County Police Arrest 52-Year-Old Pastor for Alleged Rape

Grand Kru

Grand Kru County Women Protest Transfer of County Health Officer

Around the Country

Around The Country: Elections Updates From Five Counties – November 2, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Elections Update From Six Counties – October 30, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – October 29, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Elections Updates From Seven Counties – October 28, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Seven Counties – October 27, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Elections Updates From Five Counties – October 26

Gbarpolu

Community Wants Logging Agreement Revoked Over Delay in Paying Social Benefits

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – October 12, 2020

Media Development

Youth Media Action launches Child Broadcasting Program

Media Development

Internews Pledges Continued Support to Development of Liberian Media

Gbarpolu

Elections Commission Completes Extended Voter Roll Update in Gbarpolu County

Crime

Two Arrested for Allegedly Gang Raping 14-year-old in Maryland County

Crime

Wanted Man Arrested for ‘Murdering’ Pregnant Girlfriend in Zwedru

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – September 18, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – September 16, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – September 14, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – September 8, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – September 4, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties – September 3, 2020

Bong

COVID-19 Restrictions Leave Many Businesses Struggling In Bong County

Disease Outbreak

Man, Who Refused Health Facility, Recounts Near Death Experience

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Seven Counties – September 1, 2020

Bong

Bong County Health Team Stresses Adherence To Preventive Measures Despite Decline in COVID-19 Cases

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties -August 31, 2020

Montserrado

Liberian Media Outlets Reeling Under Economic Impact of COVID-19

Montserrado

How Soon Will the Food Reach? Three Months On, COVID-19 Food Distribution On Snail Speed

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – August 27, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – August 26, 2020

Hospitals

Bomi County: Residents of Rural Town Want Clinic Reopen After Closure Due to COVID-19

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties – August 25, 2020

Women Issues

Crisis in Crisis: Liberia Experts Warn of Increased SGBV Threat During COVID-19 Pandemic

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – August 20, 2020

Child Rights

Rights Activist in Bomi County Concerned Street Hawking Exposes Children To COVID-19

Grand Cape Mount

Grand Cape Mount County Maintains Liberia’s Lowest Confirmed COVID-19 Infection Rate

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – August 19, 2020

Grand Gedeh

Grand Gedeh County: Health Team Conducts Orientation on COVID-19 Preventative Measure for School Administrators

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Seven Counties – August 18, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – August 13, 2020

Business

Restaurants Struggle to Survive Amid COVID-19

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Three Counties – August 12, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – August 11, 2020

Maryland

Residents of Maryland County Worried About Spike in COVID-19 Cases Due to Political Rallies

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – August 10, 2020

Accountability and Transparency

CSO Concerned About Legislature’s Lack of Effective Oversight On Persistent Delay in Submission of National Budget

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – August 6, 2020

Women Issues

Gender Ministry: Alarming Rate of SGBV Amid COVID-19

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – August 4, 2020

Disease Outbreak

Health Workers in Grand Bassa County Worried About Catching COVID-19

Gbarpolu

Three COVID-19 Survivors Recount Experience in Gbarpolu County

Disease Outbreak

Mask Zone: Police at Parker Paint Junction Enforce Mask Wearing Protocol

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – July 31, 2020

Disease Outbreak

New Developments Allay COVID-19 Fears Among Residents of Bomi County

Disease Outbreak

COVID-19 Cases May Increase Due to Denial Among Residents of Grand Gedeh County

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – July 29, 2020

Agriculture

COVID-19 Restrictions Disrupt Farmers’ Earning

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Seven Counties – July 24, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties

Bong

Why People of Bong County Were Worried During Closure of Phebe Hospital Amid COVID-19

Business

Business People Worried About Surge in COVID-19 Cases Amid Relaxed Regulations

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties – July 22, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – July 21, 2020

Disease Outbreak

Denial, Mistrust Increase Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 Amid Concerns About Poor Awareness

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – July 17, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Eight Counties – July 16, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – July 14, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties – July 10, 2020

Business

Lofa County Worried About A Repeat of Ebola Amid Surge in COVID-19 Cases

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – July 9, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties – July 8, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties – July 7, 2020

Business

Covid-19 Slows Business for Scores of Marketers in Buchanan City

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties – July, 3, 2020

Maryland

COVID-19 Rumors Scare Patients from Seeking Health Care at Facilities in Maryland County

Grand Cape Mount

Confirmed COVID-19 Case Worries Residents of Mining Town in Grand Cape Mount

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – July 1, 2020

Bong

Are People In Bong County Adhering To Social Distancing Guidelines?

Hospitals

COVID-19 Fear Causes Other Patients to Decline Critical Treatment at Health Facilities

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – June 30, 2020

Gbarpolu

Concerns Heighten Over Lack of COVID-19 Facilities for Gbarpolu County

River Gee

Nurse Tested Positive For COVID-19 at River Gee Hospital

Margibi

No Support from Gov’t, Community Prompts Closure of Hand Washing Stations

Bong

Phebe Hospital Closes For Four Days As Covid-19 Cases Increase in Bong County

News

US State Department: ‘Liberia Has Demonstrated Sufficient Progress’ in Curbing Human Trafficking

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties – June 26, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties – June 25, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Update From Five Counties

Bong

Violent Storm Leaves Over 800 Residents Homeless, Disrupts Health Services In Bong County

Bong

Lutheran Church Recommits Support to Bong County Struggling Health Sector

Around the Country

Around The Country: Update From Six Counties – June 19, 2020

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties

Women Issues

Grand Gedeh County Journalists Get Gender Sensitive Reporting Training On COVID-19

Bong

COVID-19 Treatment Unit Partially Opens in Bong County

Grand Kru

Grand Kru County Health Team Discharges 22 Persons From Quarantine

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Five Counties

Montserrado

Gov’t Inaction Leaves Community Further Confused

Disease Outbreak

‘Coronavirus Spreads Faster If Not Prevented’ – Says Liberia’s Chief Medical Officer

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties

Disease Outbreak

COVID-19 Denial Increases in Nimba County

Bong

Bong County Records Third COVID-19 Death

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Six Counties

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Four Counties

Grand Cape Mount

Grand Cape Mount County Rallying To Prevent COVID-19

COVID-19

Misinformation, Rumors and Fake News Complicate Response Against COVID-19 in Liberia

Around the Country

Around the Country: Latest Update From Six Counties

Around the Country

Around The Country: Latest Update From Five Counties

Bong

Bong County Confirms First COVID-19 Case

COVID-19

Is Liberia Conducting Enough COVID-19 Testing?

Around the Country

Around The Country: Latest Update From Seven Counties

Maryland

Motorcyclists in Maryland County Grapple With Economic Hardship During COVID-19

Gbarpolu

Four Persons From Gbarpolu County Recover From COVID-19

Health

COVID-19 Fight Ignites Voluntarism As Hygiene Practices Take Center Stage

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates From Seven Counties

Education

COVID-19 Pandemic Impedes School Acitivities In Bomi County

Grand Bassa

COVID-19 Creates Uncertainties for Teachers, Students of Grand Bassa County

COVID-19

COVID-19 Dead Bodies Safe for Burial – DBMT Confirms; Says Family Can Claim Bodies

Disease Outbreak

EVD Prepares Liberia for COVCID-19, NPHIL Boss, Montserrado CHO Draw Correlations of Outbreaks

Around the Country

Around the Country: Today’s Update from Five Counties

Agriculture

Boost For Liberia’s Food Security as World Bank Approves US$10.5 Million Funding

Around the Country

Arround the Country: Updates from Sinoe, Margibi, Bong,Grand Cape Mount &Maryland Counties

Maternal Mortality

Maternal Death Puts 3 Weeks Old Baby at Risk in Lofa County Amid COVID-19

Around the Country

Around The Country: Updates from Grand Bassa, Gbarpolu, Lofa, Bong, and Grand Gedeh Counties

Disease Outbreak

Grand Gedeh County Health Team Prepares Against COVID-19

Grand Bassa

Mittal Steel Quarantine: Buchanan Residents Worried about Accessing Major Commercial Bank in Concession Area

Disease Outbreak

COVID-19 Cases Testing Gbarpolu County’s Main Health Facility

Grand Bassa

Grand Bassa County Confirms 3 More COVID-19 Cases

Grand Bassa

Grand Bassa County Records First COVID-19 Case

Business

Lofa Grapples With COVID-19 Debacle: SOE, Lockdown Impose Bad Business for Marketers

Maryland

People of Maryland County Concerned About Poor Health System Amid COVID-19

Bong

Fetching Food, Health Care: How are People with Disabilities Faring in Bong County?

Grand Gedeh

Coronavirus Increases Hardship for People in Grand Gedeh County

Grand Cape Mount

Mudslide Leaves Two Dead at Gold Mines in Grand Cape Mount County

Gbarpolu

Residents Concerned About Information Sharing As First COVID-19 Case Confirm in Gbarpolu County

Women Issues

Woman, 28, Suffers Police Brutality in Grand Gedeh County

Lofa

Human Trafficking: An Entrenched Problem in Lofa County

Education

Unicef, WFP Concerned About 370 Million Children as School Closures Deprive Them of Meals 

Grand Gedeh

Residents of Grand Gedeh County Gold Mining Community Have ‘No Idea’ About Human Trafficking

Gbarpolu

Police Arrests Man for ‘Shooting’ Hunter in Belle Yallah Forest

Maryland

First COVID -19 Case in Maryland County

Business

Lockdown: Marketers, Consumers Feeling the Pinch of Travel Restrictions

Grand Bassa

Physically Challenged Beggars Removed From Supermarkets In Buchanan Due To Social Distancing Rule

Trafficking In Persons

From Street Hawking To Teenage Motherhood – The Ordeal of Human Trafficking

Bong

Bong County Wants Robust Awareness on Human Trafficking

Grand Bassa

Buchanan Residents Request Effective Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force

Grand Gedeh

Mother Reunites with Son, Family After 14 Days Quarantine

Disease Outbreak

No Buckets, No Problem: Gbarpolu County Residents Using Reed to Store Water for Washing Hands

Disease Outbreak

Jangalojuba – A Coronavirus Song That May Just Save So Many Lives

Bong

Farmers Urged To Grow More Food To Deal With COVID-19 Economic Shock

Grand Gedeh

Grand Gedeh College Gets Accreditation to Grant Degree in Nursing

News

Liberia Excluded From US Gov’t Health Package To Fight COVID-19

Grand Bassa

‘Children Are Exposed To Trafficking, Kidnapping’ in Buchanan’s Fishing Community

Montserrado

UL Students Produce Hand Sanitizers to Fight COVID – 19

Disease Outbreak

Gbarpolu County’s Religious Community Agrees To Follow COVID-19 Protocols

Nimba

Nimba County Safe Home Wants More Help For Survivors

Bong

Child Apprenticeship at Garages in Bong County Show Signs of Human Trafficking

Health

Coronavirus: ‘Best Control Measure is Testing’ – Dr. Mosoka Fallah

Women Issues

FGM Occurs In Over 90 Countries; Far More Widespread Than Generally Acknowledged – Equality Now

Grand Cape Mount

What Are Liberians Saying About Human Trafficking In Grand Cape Mount County

Women Issues

How A Girl’s Future Was Ruined By ‘Modern Day Slavery’

Grand Gedeh

13-Year Old Boy ‘Trafficked’ To CVI Gold Mines In Grand Gedeh County Decries Nightmare

Montserrado

‘People Are Getting To Understand Human Trafficking’ – Anti Human Trafficking Secretariat

Lofa

Overcrowded Voinjama Central Prison Puts Inmates at Risk

Roads

Bad Road Causes Price Hike of Basic Commodities in Southeastern Liberia

News

Bomi County: Red Cross Chapter Faces Funding Constraints

Grand Gedeh

Grand Gedeh County: Carter Center Graduates 18 Mental Health Clinicians

Bong

Vice President Taylor Recommends ‘Independent Bureau’ to Conduct Civil, Voter Educations

Bong

Liberians in Bong County Want Candidates Registration Decentralized

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Chiefs Are Concerned about Not Being Elected

Grand Gedeh

Grand Gedeh County: NEC Holds Regional Consultations On Elections Reform

Grand Gedeh

Grand Gedeh County: High Schools Students Ready To Challenge WASSCE Result

Women Issues

Maryland Couty: Alleged Rape Victim Cries For Humanitarian Aid

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Youth Want Changes in NEC Commissioners’ Tenure

Roads

Grand Gedeh County: Bad Roads In Southeastern Liberia Leaves One Passenger Dead

Crime

Grand Gedeh County: Man Found Dead In Swamp In Zwedru

Grand Cape Mount

Grand Cape Mount: Stakeholders Want Increment in the Number of Registered Voters Per Precinct

Maternal Mortality

Grand Gedeh County: Gold Mining Community Desperate For Health Facility To Reduce Maternal Deaths

Crime

Grand Gedeh County: Pastor, 46, Sent To Court For Allegedly Raping 8-Year-Old Girl

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Community Ravaged By Rainstorm Desperate For Help

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Several Citizens Want Taskforce Setup to Monitor the Mining Activities

Grand Gedeh

Grand Gedeh County: Community College Graduates 102 in Third Commencement Convocation

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: DEO, Parents Considering US$25 Fine for Parents Who Fail To Keep Pupils In School

Crime

Grand Gedeh County: Man, 25, Arrested With 13 Kilograms Of Marijuana

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: World Bank Boosts County Health Team With Donation of New Vehicle

Electoral Reforms

Grand Bassa County: NEC Concludes Two Days Electoral Reform Awareness

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Local leaders Say Electoral Reform Would Enhance Social Cohesion, Integration

Bong

Bong County: Two Traditional Chiefs Call For Civic Voter Education Beyond Electioneering Period

Electoral Reforms

Montserrado County: Senatorial Candidate Kimmie Weeks Wants Lawmakers’ Tenure Reduced

Electoral Reforms

Grand Bassa: Changing Election Date, Women Representation Top Electoral Reform Forum

Crime

Grand Gedeh: Man, 22, Sentenced To Nine Years For Murdering Girlfriend

Grand Bassa

Grand Bassa County: Internews Trains Community Radio Station In District Two On Electoral Reform Reporting

Agriculture

Gbarpolu County: How UN Women Is Empowering Rural Women

Gbarpolu

Liberians In Gbarpolu, Grand Gedeh Applaud DEA for Fighting Harmful Drugs

Bong

Bong County Electorate, Lawmakers Hoping To Make Changes In Elections Law At Referendum

Election Reforms

Lawmaker Calls For Increment In Registration Fees For Legislative and Presidential Candidates

Election Reforms

June 7 Protesters Want Gov’t to ‘Urgently Proceed’ With Electoral Reforms

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Marketers Want Increment in Candidates’ Registration Fees

Crime

Grand Gedeh County: Farmers Turn To Cultivating Marijuana, As DEA Increases Raid

Election Reforms

Liberia’s Legislature Seeks Political Parties’ Inputs on Electoral Reform

Women Issues

Women in Bomi County Call for change In Election Laws

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Chief Iman Calls For Peace As June 7 Protest Lurks

Maryland

Maryland County: Locals Want Referendum To Change Election’s Date

Grand Gedeh

Grand Gedeh County: KEEP Dedicates Reading Room For Primary Students

Crime

Grand Gedeh County: Police Sends 44-Year-Old Woman To Court For ‘Pouring Bucket of Paint’ On Stepson

Gbarpolu

NEC Official Advises Liberians to Convert Electoral Reform Suggestions into Laws During Referendum

Grand Gedeh

Grand Gedeh County: Joint Security Transfers Toe Town Checkpoint To Cestos River Bridge

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Citizens Call for Sitting Lawmakers To Resign Before Contesting Another Elected Position

Gbarpolu

Gabrpolu County: Locals Blast NEC Over Demarcation of Electoral Districts

Bong

Bong County: Civil Society Actors Call For Change In Election Date

Election Reforms

Nimba County: Community Leaders Want Tenure of Elected Officers Amended

Bong

Disabled Advocate Wants Consolidated National Support for Electoral Reform

Youth

Youth in Cape Mount Want Voting Age Reduced for Future Elections

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Civil Society Actors Want Sitting Lawmakers Bar From Contesting By-Elections

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Babies’ Mothers Get Donation As Means Of Discouraging Home Delivery

News

Bomi County: Superintendent Under Fire After Telling Lawmaker To ‘Slow Down’ Development

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Gov’t, Partners Declare 15 Communities Open Defecation Free

Maryland

Maryland County: Liberians Want Change October Election Date

Lofa

Lofa County: Liberians Crave Massive Electoral Reforms

Electoral Reforms

Head of Disabled Community in Grand Bassa Wants Fewer Political Parties

Gbarpolu

Rights Activist Wants Constituted Institution for Civic Voter Education in Liberia

Bong

Illicit Mining Intensifies in Bong County

Grand Gedeh

Grand Gedeh County: Citizens Request Change Of Elections Timeline

Gbarpolu

Lack of Safe Drinking Water Exposes Belle Yellah Residents To Health Risks

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu Women Debate Impact of Holding Elections During Rainy Season

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu Judge Wants Special Court to Hear Election Disputes

Electoral Reforms

FEJAL Trains Female Journalists to Report on Electoral Reforms

Grand Kru

Grand Kru County: Market Women Call for Tenure Reform

Crime

Grand Gedeh County: Woman, 45, Arrested With Over US$120,000 Worth of Narcotics

Grand Bassa

Harsh Condition Forces Physically Challenged Out Of College, Turns To Shoe Repairing

Grand Bassa

FEJAL Trains 7 Female Journalists on Electoral Reform

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Teachers Express Diverse Views On Tenure of Elected Leaders

Women Issues

Grand Gedeh County: Women Groups Want 15 Electoral Constituencies

Education

Bomi County: Prospective Graduates of Community College Furious About Delay of Ceremony

Agriculture

Grand Bassa County: Two Groups Collaborate To Cultivate 100 Acres Cassava Farm

Grand Cape Mount

In Grand Cape Mount, Citizens Want Qualifications for Elected Positions Amended

Election Reforms

River Cess Citizens Want Changes in Laws to Improve Future Elections

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: More Than 20 Schools Lack Safe Drinking Water in Belle District

Infrastructure

Gbarpolu County To Get 100 Beds Hospital Soon

News

Grand Gedeh County: Over 3,000 People Get National ID Card

Electoral Reforms

Deputy Speaker Says House Committed To Supporting Elections Reform

Election Reforms

Internews Holds Electoral Reform Reporting Training For Journalists In Bong, Lofa and Nimba Counties

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Maternal Waiting Home Easing Pregnant Women Worries

Bong

Bong County: NGO Trains Physically Challenged Persons In Business Skills

Roads

Southeastern Liberia: Bridge Connecting River Gee and Grand Kru Counties Crumbling

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Six Illicit Miners Arrested For Polluting Drinking Creek

Grand Gedeh

Grand Gedeh County: Boy, 17, Dies at Sand Mine

News

Grand Gedeh County Prepares For Pres. Weah’s Visit

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Town Seeking Answer After Dismissal of More Than Me Principle Accused of Sexual Assault

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Community, Logging Company Sign Third Party Agreement

Election Reforms

Internews Empowers Media Partners to Launch Electoral Reform Reporting in Liberia

News

Maryland County: Meeting To Mitigate ‘Motorcyclist Killing’ Ends Successful

Electricity

Chief Jallah Lone Medical Center Gets Donation

Grand Bassa

Grand Bassa County: Liberian Philanthropist Donates to Struggling Schools in Buchanan

Education

Wi Foundation Donates Assorted School Materials in Bomi County

News

Bomi County: Community Radio, Media Network Sourcing Help For Triplet Babies

Gbarpolu

Gbapolu County: Liberians Support Plan To Pay For Health Care at Public Facilities

Bong

Bong County: National Traditional Council Agrees To Stop Harmful Traditional Practices Against Girls

Bong

NAYMOTE Intensifies Legislative Engagements in Bong and Nimba Counties

Infrastructure

Gbarpolu County Residents Worried over Non-functional, Incomplete Development Projects

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County’s Mining Communities Demand Accountability of Funds Paid by Chinese Firm

Development

Grand Bassa

LLA and LGSA Ends Third Regional Training In Bassa

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Red Cross Secretary General Visits County, Donates Farming Tools

Bong

Bong County: Former Liberian Ambassador To The U.S. Announces Scholarships

Lofa

Lofa County: 61 Graduate From Esther Bacon School of Nursing and Midwifery

Infrastructure

Gbarpolu County: Gov’t turns over 4-Bedroom Units to the Teachers

Diasater

Montserrado County: 14th Street Fire Victims Seek Emergency Shelter

Grand Bassa

Grand Bassa County: Several Government Schools in Buchanan Without Seats

Bong

Bong County: Diaspora Liberian in the U.S. Donates Medical Supplies to County

Gbarpolu

Robbers Attack Bank in Gbarpolu County, undisclosed Millions of LD, thousands of USD Missing

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Woman Accused of Stabbing Another Woman TO Death

Education

Bomi County: Infighting Amongst Faculty Disrupts Activities at Community College

Agriculture

Gbarpolu County: Elephants Attack Community, Vandalize Farms

Nimba

Nimba County: Lawmaker Uses Agriculture Break to Seek Constituents’ Views on Splitting County

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Local Voices Reporter Wins Youth Award in Western Liberia

Agriculture

Gbarpolu County: NGO Rations Free Cocao Tree Crops to Farmers

Roads

Gbarpolu County: Flood Hampers Movements on Bopolu-Monrovia Highway

Education

Maryland County: New Education Officer Calls For Collective Efforts for Improved School System

Bong

Bong County: Locals Laud Accountability Lab for Explaining Mineral Development Agreement

Bong

Bong County: Incomplete Paved Streets Draws Ire amongst Drivers

Bong

Bong County Assets in Ruin; Officials Claim ‘No Money’ for Repairs

Hospitals

Lofa County: New Foya Clinic Needs Regular Supplies

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Inventory of Plants and Animals Begins In Western Liberian County

Grand Gedeh

Grand Gedeh County: Private Drug Stores Complementing Health Delivery System

Roads

Maryland County: Bad Road Condition Suffering Traders

Hospitals

Lofa County: Foya Gets New Public Health Center

Bong

Bong County: Midwives Say Maternal Waiting Home Short on Supplies

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Women Crave Inclusion into Local Leadership

Grand Bassa

Grand Bassa County: Mother of Seven Living By the Mercy of Her Fishing Hook

Media Development

14 Journalists Complete Humanitarian Report Training

Construction

Grand Bassa County: Damaged Bridges Serving As Death Trap In Rural District

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Absence of Teachers Shuts School; Students Become Farmers

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Citizens Demand Explanation Over Community Radio Project

Gbarpolu

Logging Communities in Gbarpolu, Lofa Counties Demand Social Benefits

Gbarpolu

Students Lament Lack of Drinking Water, Deplorable Classrooms

Bong

A Man Has Been Charged For Murder and Aggravated Assault in Bong County

Gbarpolu

Hundreds of Students are drinking From Stream in a Swamp and bucket too

Margibi

US Based Christian Charity Seeks Support For Ebola Orphans

Infrastructure

Sinoe County: US$65,000 Market Building Project Abandoned

Construction

Nimba County: Community Slams ‘Unworthy’ Guest House Project

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Service Center Lacks Operational Funds

Bong

Students’ Concern Heightens Over Incomplete Bong County Technical College

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Chief Jallah Lone Medical Center Struggling To Save Lives Without Budget Support

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: No Case on the Trail Docket As 16th Judicial Circuit Court Reopens

Roads

Grand Gedeh County: Community Begins Manual Road Rehabilitation

Media Development

21 Journalists Complete Training on Monitoring and Reporting County Development Funds in Liberia

Business

Grand Bassa County: Marketers Urge Incoming Gov’t To ‘Control’ Price

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Local Leader Urges Support for New Government

Voting

Gbarpolu County: CDC Showed resilience to Win Gbarpolu County for the First Time

Voting

Grand Bassa County: Voters Lament Poor Turnout As Disabled Community Hail NEC

Women Issues

Grand Gedeh County: Traditional Healer Sent to Court for ‘Abusing’ Women

Grand Bassa

Grand Bassa County: Concern Heightens Over the Political Future of Female Politicians

Women Issues

Bomi County: Men Urged to Join Advocacy Against Gender Based Violence

Business

Grand Bassa County: Troubling Economy Pose More Constraints for Locals

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Locals’ Concern Growing About Elections Legal Tussle

Youth

Bomi County: Peace Awareness Campaign Targets Youth in Tubmanburg City

Construction

Bomi County: Rurual Town Gets New School Building

Diasater

Margibi County: Fire Leaves Associate Magistrate Homeless

Business

River Gee County: Election Stalemate Puts Cross Border Trade Women in Limbo

Grand Bassa

Grand Bassa County: Lawyer Warns Against Misinterpretation of Legal Issues

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Women Situation Room Heralds Peace Messages for Marketers

Grand Gedeh

Grand Gedeh County: Zwedru Multilateral School Struggles, Lacks Full Potential

Lofa

Lofa County: Violent Storm Affects 500 Residents of Kolahun

Grand Bassa

Grand Bassa County: ECOWAS Holds Peace Awareness Event for Buchanan Youths

Grand Bassa

Grand Bassa County: Young Discussants ‘Nervous’ About Liberia’s Election Stalemate

Business

River Gee County – Election Impasse Fuels Artificial Scarcity of Major Commodities

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Youth Confident of Smooth Transition Despite Legal Quarrel

Voting

Grand Bassa County: Physically Challenge Voter Hails NEC after First Round Voting

Campaign

Grand Bassa County: Lawmaker-Elect Donates Computers to Literacy Program

Grand Bassa

Grand Bassa County: Voters Hopeful Elections Would Bring Change

Voting

Gbarpolu County: Youth Identify Lessons Learned From First Round Voting

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Students, Residents Urge to Make Hand Washing a Habit

Grand Gedeh

Grand Gedeh County: Parents Keeping Kids Out of School Over Fear of Election Tension

Voting

Grand Gedeh County: Worthwhile Experience – First Time Voters Ready to ‘Vote Wisely’

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Rural Women Crave More Women Voices in Liberia’s Legislature

Margibi

Margibi County: NEC Completes Training On The Use of Tactile Ballot

Campaign

River Gee County: Political Parties Reaffirm to Violence-Free Elections

Business

Maryland County: 30 Marketers Get Micro Business Management Training

Grand Cape Mount

Grand Cape Mount County: Concerns Over Looming Mudslide Danger Near Bea Mountain

Bong

Bong County: Gbarnga City Hosts Elections Violence Prevention Training For Security and Civilians

Maryland

Maryland County: Local Farmer Says Agriculture ‘Is The Way to Development’

voters

Rivercess County: One Teacher To 185 Students At Charlie Town Public School

voters

Maryland County – Election Commission Educates Marketers About Polling Steps

voters

Grand Bassa County: “Our Children Are in Darkness” – Youth Leader Decries Lack of School

Maryland

Maryland County: Representative Debates End With 17 Candidates Failing to Attend

Grand Bassa

Grand Bassa County: Skin Disease Attacks Inmates At Buchanan Prison

Bong

Bong County: Liberian Female Chemist Inspires Young Girls

Voting

Grand Gedeh County: NAYMOTE Trained Civil Society, Youth groups To Enhance Voter Education

Grand Bassa

Grand Bassa County: 37 year-Old Man Arrested With Illegal Firearm

Bong

Bong County: Communities Sweating over ‘Slow Pace’ Voter Education campaign

Construction

Bomi County: Five Clinics Renovated to Improve Health Services

Maryland

Maryland County: Visually Impaired Launch Voter Education Campaign

Gbarpolu

‘Treat Visually Impaired Persons Fairly on Election Day’ – Disable Community Official

Bong

Bong County: Gbarnga YMCA Launches Campaign To Promote Peaceful Elections

Campaign

Nimba County: Show Down in Final Debate – Rep Candidates Make Their Case

Campaign

Grand Gedeh County: Civic Voter Education Campaign Showing Progress

Representatives

Rivercess County: Two Rep Candidates Agree to Improve Accountability When Elected

Campaign

River Gee County: NEC Resolves Tension Between Two Groups of Supporters

Voting

Grand Gedeh County: Bad Roads Could Cause Low Turnout on Election Day

Campaign

Margibi County: ‘Audaciously Ready’ – Liberia’s Youngest Candidate Attracts Youth Support

Bong

Bong County: Community Arrests Fugitive Murder Suspect

Infrastructure

Rivercess County: Clinic Serving Over 2,000 People In Ruins

Construction

Grand Gedeh County: Locals Laud Candidate Donation to Feeder Road Project

Representatives

Grand Cape Mount County: Incumbent Comes Under Scrutiny By Constituents

Political Party

Maryland County: Businesswoman Optimistic of Liberian Female Candidates

Lofa

Lofa County: Women in Peace Building Begin Fast and Prayer For Liberia Elections

Campaign

Margibi County: Stakeholders Commit To Peaceful Elections

Campaign

Early Childhood Education: A Factor That Would Influence Grand Gedeh Voters

voters

Local Advocate In Grand Bassa County Warns Against ‘Inconsistent’ Politicians

Grand Bassa

Grand Bassa County: Students Want Volunteer Teachers Place on Pay Roll

Campaign

Gbarpolu County: Youth, Chief Promise To Promote Civic Voter Education

Roads

Maryland County Marketers Bemoan ‘Bad Feeder Roads’

Bong

Bong County Family Launches Appeal To Save 3 Year-old Daughter Eyes

Roads

Bad Road Disconnects South East Counties, Leaves Travelers in Distress

Campaign

Representative Aspirants Shun Gathering to Hear Voters Concerns in Gbarpolu County

voters

Grand Cape Mount County: 40 Liberians Vow to Boycott Elections Over ‘Lack of Development’

voters

NEC Replaces 319 Voter Cards in Bomi County; Residents Say More were Left Out

Campaign

NEC Magistrate in Sinoe County Holds Dialogue with Political Parties

Roads

South East Liberian Businessman Bemoans Bad Road Condition

Campaign

Bad Roads Delay Political Rally, Leave Supporters Upset in Gbarpolu County

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Voter Card Replacement Ends Without Hurdles

Voting

“Vote For Development, Not Handouts’ – Grand Gedeh Market superintendent Cautions

Infrastructure

‘Better Markets, Latrines, Clinics and Roads’ – Gbarpolu County Marketers List for 2017 Candidates

Gbarpolu

Gbarpolu County: Women Leader Urges Citizens To Vote for Education, Health and Roads

Campaign

Urey Calls on Supporters to Reject Unity Party ‘Collaborator Parties’

Elections

Internews Complete Election Reporting Training For Local Voices Members

Grand Bassa

Grand Bassa Community College Geriatric Nursing Students Donate to Old Folks

Gbarpolu

Another Type of Polio Vaccination Launched in Gbarpolu County

Grand Bassa

Two Died at Buchanan Sea Port, Family Slam Lack of Safety Measures

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