By: A. Omaska Mark
Bad road condition is said to be hampering trade, including the free movement of residents along the Manbon River Basin in Gola Konneh District, Grand Cape Mount County.

The President of the Union of Liberia Association in the Americas, Anthony V. Kesselly has praised Liberia's Minister of Planning and Economic Affairs, Mr. Amara Konneh, for demonstrating his knowledge and understanding of Diaspora organizational affairs and its relations to the government of Liberia.

The United States Department of State has announced the implementation of a fee increase for all Non-Immigrant Visas (NIVs). Starting Friday, June 4, 2010, the application fee for most non-immigrant visas, including "B1/B2, F and J visas," will rise from US$131 to $140. The fee for "K fiancée visas" will rise to US$350.

The US Government will on today, Tuesday, May 25th, host a two-day conference at the US Embassy in Monrovia to discuss future US Government support to Liberia's forestry and environment sectors.
The US Government is taking this opportunity to gather information and input about the forestry and environmental sectors from key stakeholders, counterparts and collaborators in the Government of Liberia, the donor community, civil society and the private sector.

The Senior Pastor of the Guiding Star Temple Bible Way Church of our Lord Jesus Christ Worldwide of Liberia, Rev. Aloysius N. Nimely has admonished mothers in the country to set good examples that will make the children more efficient and productive.

Labour Minister Tiawon Gongloe said much progress had been made by the current Liberian Government to uphold press freedom and free speech in the country, but admitted that there are still anti-free speech laws on the book that need abolition.

By: Kevin S. Tydehson
The Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA), has commenced an awareness campaign to enable mobile phone and internet subscribers to know their rights.

Hundreds of students, alumni and administrators of the Smythe Institute of Management and Technology (SIMT) Friday, May 21, 2010 paraded, danced and jubilated in commemoration of the institute’s 11th founding anniversary in Monrovia.

Liberia’s educational system is in dire need of structural reform, if it must make the desired impacts for human resource development, the Deputy Minister-designate for Operations at the Ministry of Internal Affairs Gabriel Nyenka has observed.

Maryland County Representative James Banney has called for an immediate audit of all government accounts allotted to domestic debt payments to ensure accountability, fair play and good governance.