THE MONROVIA TIMES

17/10/2025

The Lone Star 🇱🇷 climbed six spots to 138th in the October FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking after securing a victory over Namibia and earning a draw against Equatorial Guinea during the October international window.

16/10/2025

Lawmaker push 1.09 million vehicle purchase for their chief of office staff.

15/10/2025

These 9 teams have qualified for the World Cup 2026. Which one will you be cheering?

15/10/2025

LEC Signs Agreement for New 23.75 MW Solar Plant with Battery Storage

The Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) has announced the signing of an additional agreement to construct a new 23.75-megawatt (MW) solar power plant, which will include a 10-megawatt-peak (MWp) battery storage system.

The project, named Scatec, is scheduled for completion within the next 64 weeks. According to LEC, the initiative marks another major step toward expanding Liberia’s renewable energy capacity and improving the reliability of the national power grid.

Further details regarding the project’s location and implementation timeline are expected to be released in the coming weeks.

03/07/2025

JOB VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: Editor-in-Chief – The Monrovia Times

Are you passionate about journalism, leadership, and shaping the national conversation?

The Monrovia Times, Liberia’s premier newspaper, is currently seeking a dedicated, experienced, and visionary Editor-in-Chief to lead its dynamic newsroom and uphold its reputation for trusted, impactful journalism.

Position: Editor-in-Chief
Location: Monrovia, Liberia
Employment Type: Full-Time
Compensation: To Be Discussed (TBD)

Key Responsibilities:
Oversee the editorial direction and content strategy of The Monrovia Times.
Manage the newsroom team, providing leadership, mentorship, and editorial guidance.
Ensure the accuracy, clarity, and journalistic integrity of all published material.
Coordinate weekend and holiday coverage as necessary.
Supervise and contribute to the uploading of news stories and photos to digital platforms.
Work collaboratively across departments to maintain high editorial standards.

Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Mass Communication, or a related field.
At least 5 years of experience working as a news editor or in a senior editorial role.
Strong leadership and decision-making skills.
Proficiency in digital publishing tools and uploading content to online platforms.
Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
Must be a team player, flexible with work hours (including weekends and holidays).
A clean professional background is required.

How to Apply:
Submit your CV, cover letter, and at least two writing or editing samples to:
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Deadline: Open until filled

Join The Monrovia Times and become a key voice in Liberia’s media landscape. Let’s shape the future of journalism—together.

29/01/2025

LDEA Arrests Mother And Son With Drugs And Gunshots In Margibi

By: Moses M. Tokpah
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Margibi, Liberia: January 28, 2025: As part of its crackdown on drugs suspects in the county, the Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency (LDEA) Margibi Detachment has arrested a forty-seven (47) year-old woman identified as Fatu Sando and her twenty-two (22) year-old son, Jonathan B. Kollie in Kakata.

The two suspects according to the Margibi County Commander of the LDEA, Alex S. Flomo, were picked-up while selling drugs (tramadol) and gunshots in Gbandi Community.

Commander Flomo stated that while using a search and seizure warrant from the Kakata Magisterial Court, the LDEA apprehended Fatu Sando in possession of one hundred and thirty-six (136) pieces of single barrel gunshots and a cash of about one hundred and fifty-eight thousand five hundred Liberian Dollars (L$158,500).

He furthered that Fatu’s son; Jonathan B. Kollie was also caught with twenty-two (22) strips of tramadol which street value is put at forty-four thousand Liberian Dollars (L$44,000).

The Margibi LDEA Boss intoned that Fatu and her son have been sent to the Kakata Magisterial Court awaiting trial.

Meanwhile, Mr. Flomo has vowed to communicate the situation involving Jonathan who is a student to his school administration with a recommendation of expulsion.

He lamented that the LDEA stands ready to recommend the expulsion of students that will be arrested, investigated and found liable for drugs abuse to the administration of their respective schools.

Mr. Flomo indicated that the acts of drugs abuse by students especially the ones selling them to their colleagues are causing a lot of harm to their future.

The LDEA commander believes that giving a student involved with drugs abuse an 'NTR’ will serve as a deterrence to other students with similar intention and further protect their future from being destroyed.

He cautioned the students to stay away from anything that has to do with drugs because serious measures are being instituted by the LDEA in the county and the country at large to safe the young people's future from being destroyed.

11/10/2024

Liberia’s Information Minister Jerolinmek Matthew Piah has come in strong defense of the action of the Liberian Government in regards to spending money off the national budget stating that ‘off-budget spending is not illegal, and it is not a crime’.

Liberia’s Information Minister Jerolinmek Matthew Piah has come in strong defense of the action of the Liberian Government in regards to spending money off the national budget stating that ‘off-bud…

11/10/2024

The Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency (LDEA) is said to be making some gains in the fight against narcotic substances in Liberia with the latest being the seizure of one million United States dollars-worth of drugs in the space of one month (September) across the country.

The Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency (LDEA) is said to be making some gains in the fight against narcotic substances in Liberia with the latest being the seizure of one million United States dollar…

09/10/2024

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09/10/2024

It appears the government’s 100-day deliverables did not affect the famous Borlorla Road in Margibi County as the deplorable condition of the road continues to impede the movement of residents in the area.

-Question The Impact Of Government’s 100-Day Deliverables It appears the government’s 100-day deliverables did not affect the famous Borlorla Road in Margibi County as the deplorable condition of t…

09/10/2024

The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) has expressed the need for fifty million United States dollars (US$50m) in budgetary support for Liberia’s Agriculture sector.

The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) has expressed the need for fifty million United States dollars (US$50m) in budgetary support for Liberia’s Agriculture sector. Speaking at MICAT’s regular pr…

02/10/2024

The Director General of the Civil Service Agency (CSA), Josiah F. Joekai, Jr. says the mobile money payroll of the government of Liberia will be closed down effective October 31, 2024.

The Director General of the Civil Service Agency (CSA), Josiah F. Joekai, Jr. says the mobile money payroll of the government of Liberia will be closed down effective October 31, 2024. Mr. Joekai a…