Author: Kerkula Blama

The Liberia Broadcasting System (LBS), the country’s state broadcaster, has found itself at the center of controversy as its workers raise their voices against what they describe as oppressive and exploitative leadership.

Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, is now live in Liberia, promising faster and more reliable connectivity. While this is a significant step forward for the country’s digital infrastructure, the cost of accessing this service raises concerns for the average Liberian household. Considering the $390 one-time cost of the hardware and $40 monthly subscription.

After 15 months of relentless war, a ceasefire and hostage release agreement between Israel and Hamas has been brokered by Qatar and the United States.

The United States has implemented a ban preventing transgender men from competing in men’s sports and transgender women from participating in women’s sports.

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has indefinitely suspended Madam Davidetta Browne-Lansanah, Chairperson of the National Elections Commission (NEC) after her actions were deemed disruptive to the stability of Liberia’s critical electoral body.

The ongoing leadership struggle within Liberia’s House of Representatives has taken a dramatic turn as the Sixth Judicial Circuit Civil Law Court has summoned the purported House Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon to appear before Judge George W. Smith on Thursday, January 16, 2025.

The three men are accused of exhuming the body of a buried woman and cutting off her private parts in what many describe as a deeply disturbing act.

King Bling, the winner of the 2014 Bilikon Artist Search National Competition, has recently shared a heartfelt revelation about his past struggles during and after his victory.

A Liberian family in Durham, North Carolina, is grieving the devastating loss of their father, Emmanuel Kwame Gbedee, who was tragically found dead on Sunday night. Emmanuel, 57, was discovered in the backseat of a car with a fatal gunshot wound, his life cut short by an unknown assailant.

In October of last year, the African Union extended a helping hand to Liberia’s Armed Forces (AFL) with a donation worth $20 million.