July 2026

By Seltue Robert Karweaye Sr. On July 18, 2026, tensions flared around the Jamaica Road Bridge as another land dispute unfolded, drawing large crowds and raising concerns about public safety. …

Veteran Liberian security official Col. Alhaji Abraham Kromah has been recognized for decades of dedicated service to Liberia, with international development and humanitarian expert Stephen S. Ngafuan describing him as …

Monrovia – Former Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel D. Tweah Jr. has accused Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung of directing Criminal Court “C” Judge Ousmane Feika to overturn the …

  By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – Former Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel D. Tweah Jr. has accused Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung of attempting …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News MONROVIA – Liberia’s Senate Public Accounts and Audits Committee (PAC) has intensified its investigation into the US$990,000 Gbarpolu County Chip Seal Road Project …

By Jacob N.B. Parley The author While other African countries are still locked up in the period   of political despair and uncertainty as a result of developments that undercut democracy, …

By James T. Brooks MONROVIA — In a bid to quell growing internal friction and set the record straight, Nimba County Senator Samuel G. Kogar has issued a strong rallying …

By Contributing Writer MONROVIA, LIBERIA – Statements made by Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) Commissioner Clarence Massaquoi regarding the Authority’s ability to monitor telecommunications traffic have been challenged by individuals described …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – Former Executive Mansion Chief of Protocol Finda Bundoo has found herself at the center of a political firestorm after publicly …

Monrovia – The Government of Germany, through the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Welthungerhilfe (WHH), has donated one vehicle and four motorcycles to the Community of Hope …

Silver Automobiles Limited, the sole authorized importer and distributor of Bajaj Auto products in Liberia, has unveiled the all-new Bajaj RE 236-4V, the latest generation of the globally recognized Bajaj …

MONROVIA – Nine years ago, in her Hilton office in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump’s spiritual adviser, Pastor Paula White-Cain, prayed over a visiting Liberian Vice President named Joseph Nyuma …

A cocaine seizure worth more than US$19 million has become a referendum on the credibility of Liberia’s government — and a mirror of the case that helped end the last …

A missing service weapon, a barricaded house, and a decades-old wound over police killings have turned a protest over a cocaine bust into something far more combustible: a public, personal …

WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF YEKEH KOLUBAH RETURNING TO THE LEGISLATURE? The Constitution may be on his side. Liberia’s politics rarely are. Three months after the House expelled him in …

MONROVIA – The University of Liberia (UL), the country’s premier public university, has been thrown into uncertainty after its faculty and staff associations declared a vote of no confidence in President …

Monrovia – The Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in West Africa (FECCIWA) has joined a growing chorus of African faith-based organizations condemning the recent wave of xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks …

By Musa Hassan Bility This morning, I have been thinking about one of the saddest habits in Liberian public life. No matter how serious an issue may be, we make …

Speaker Koon advocates for technical education in Liberia, emphasizing skills as crucial for national development and economic growth. Graduates urged to be job creators and uphold integrity for success.

The House of Representatives has ratified a US$30 million concessional loan agreement to finance the construction of the 50-kilometer Salayea–Konia Road in Lofa County, marking a significant step forward in …

The Plenary of the House of Representatives Thursday passed “An Act to Establish the Council on Social Work Education and Practice of 2025”, ending a months-long legislative stalemate and advancing …

The House of Representatives has unanimously passed a proposed legislation seeking to establish the Gharzon Vocational and Technical Institute in Grand Gedeh County and has subsequently forwarded the Bill to …

President Joseph Boakai submitted to the Liberian legislature the bill titled “Act to Cultural Practices of Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage in Liberia,” women advocates and human rights defenders …

Monrovia – House Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon has called for a fundamental shift in Liberia’s attitude toward technical and vocational education, declaring that the country’s future depends as much on …