A two-day Cabinet Retreat, called to review progress on Government's “Lift Liberia” Poverty Reduction Strategy, ended Saturday in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County, with a success story that 86% of programs targeted in the 190-page document has been realized.

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has met and held talks with oil giant Chevron Corporation's corporate responsibility team, which visited Liberia to assess needs and to identify potential areas of social investment.

By Marcus Zoleh
Members of various political parties in Liberia have concluded a one-day Inter-Party Dialogue forum in Monrovia.

The Government of Liberia joined the United Nations family last Friday to commemorate the 65th Anniversary of the entry into force of the United Nations Charter.

Stakeholders yesterday gathered outside Monrovia to begin a two-day discussion and validate the country's first industrial policy.

Vice President Joseph N. Boakai has lauded staff of the Liberian Government Hospital in Buchanan for the sacrificial services they continue to render the nation in the face of current challenges.

The Deputy Minister of Transport for Administration and Insurance, J. Ebenezer Kolliegbo, has denounced media reports attributed to him that the Monrovia Transit Authority (MTA) will be shut down.

Youth Action International (YAI) has formally launched its Liberia Early Childhood Initiative (LEG) in Grand Bassa County.

A serious chair famine, resulting into inadequate seating capacity, has besieged the University of Liberia (UL), with thousands of students attending the state-run institution expressing bitter frustrations.

The Management of Firestone Liberia has embarked on the construction of additional housing units at Harbel Loop, Harbelville, Harbel Rise Two and other communities within the concession area for its dedicated employees and their dependents. Several Liberian construction firms are participating in the company's housing program.