Monrovia — Criminal Court “C” Judge Ousman F. Feika has granted former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor’s request for compassionate release from detention on…
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State Witness Drops Bombshell: Howard-taylor Accused Of Plotting Weah’s Assassination
MONROVIA, LIBERIA — A shocking revelation came to light on Friday at the Monrovia City Court when a senior investigator from the Liberia National Police (LNP) t…
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Boakai Booing Draws Unity Party Warning On Political Conduct
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA – The Unity Party Montserrado Youth Congress has responded strongly to the booing of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai at Rehab Junction, warning political…
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Former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor has been drawn into a series of explosive allegations involving an alleged international drug network, a proposed mult…
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Police Witness Delivers Explosive Testimony In Jewel Howard-taylor Drug Case
MONROVIA – Former Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor appeared before the Monrovia City Court on Friday under heavy police escort as prosecutors advanced a preli…
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Liberia: LIS Officer Thomas Kesselly Reportedly Shot in Foya
by Selma Lomaxby Selma LomaxMONROVIA — Thomas Kesselly, a member of the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS), was reportedly shot on Thursday, September 3, 2026, with conflicting accounts eme…
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Witness Alleges Drug Network Sought Howard-Taylor’s Protection, Discussed Plot to Kill Weah
MONROVIA — An alleged transnational cocaine network sought political protection from then-Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor and discussed a plot to assassinate…
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Liberia: Witness Alleges Howard-Taylor Link to Cocaine Trafficking Investigation and Political Plot
Monrovia — A police investigator has testified in court about an alleged cocaine-trafficking operation in Liberia, telling the court that former Vice President…
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Compound Three, Grand Bassa County – The Liberia Agricultural Company (LAC) has commissioned two new school buses and a heavy-duty TATA truck as part of efforts…
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LDEA Officers’ Trial Heads to Jury as Lawyers Prepare Closing Arguments
by Selma Lomaxby Selma LomaxKAKATA, Margibi County — September 4, 2026: The criminal trial involving several officers of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency is approaching its decisive pha…
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Liberia: Jewel Howard-Taylor’s Evidence Request Rejected as Preliminary Hearing Begins
Monrovia — Former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor appeared before the Monrovia City Court on Friday as prosecutors began presenting evidence in the prelimina…
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LAC Boosts Education, Operations With New School Buses, Heavy-Duty Truck
GRAND BASSA COUNTY — The Liberia Agricultural Company has commissioned two new school buses and a heavy-duty TATA truck, strengthening transportation for thousa…
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Dressed In White, Facing The Storm: Bondoo, Howard-taylor Cut Striking Figures In Court
MONROVIA, LIBERIA — Like Nora Finda Bondoo before her, former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor walked into Liberia’s courtroom drama clad in white, an image l…
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Commentary: Charles Walker Brumskine: The President Liberia Never Had
He ran for the presidency three times but never secured a win. Yet, his political journey left Liberia pondering a question that even death could not resolve: W…
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Eleven Years Waiting For Justice: Supreme Court Pushes Through Backlog With 90 Decisions
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA – For some litigants before Liberia’s Supreme Court, justice has been a wait measured not in months, but in more than a decade. That reality emerged pr…
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Renovation Of The Nphil National Refernce Laboratory, Connection To National Grid – Achievements Of Dr. Nyan’s Tenure
MONROVIA – Against the backdrop of distorted information habitually provided to the public by the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) at the National Public Health Institut…
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Koijee Says Boakai Sacked Tweh for Refusing to Arrest Weah
MONROVIA — Coalition for Democratic Change Secretary-General Jefferson Koijee accused President Joseph Nyuma Boakai on Thursday of ordering the arrest of former…
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Who Authorized Move Into WCL Concession? | Mining
by lnnby lnnQuestions are mounting over who authorized an attempt to move a 40-foot container onto Western Cluster concession area in Bomi County, amid allegations that ind…
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A New Survey Warns Legislators: Liberians Overwhelmingly Want a War Crimes Court and They Won’t Vote for Lawmakers Who Oppose It
BOLA, Bomi County– Kumba Thomas returns home from a long day at her farm. Around her, life in the community continues at its ordinary pace, but ghosts follow Th…
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The Co-Chairlady of Quardu Gboni District, Massa Kanneh Kehleh, has renewed her call for stronger unity between the Mandingo community and other citizens of Lof…
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Liberia: A Justice Ministry Reset:Cleaner Prosecutions, or More Politically Fraught Ones?
by Rodney Siehby Rodney SiehMONROVIA — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has replaced his Minister of Justice and Attorney General, along with his Solicitor General, hours after former Preside…
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Flight Captain Moses K. “Johnny” Weefur: A Life of Service, Courage, Mentorship and Devotion to Liberia
by FPA Obituaryby FPA ObituaryThe passing of Flight Captain Moses K. “Johnny” Weefur has left us with a profound sense of loss. For those privileged to know him closely, his departure is not…
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Liberia: Police Demolish Rehab Market After CDC Supporters Boo President Boakai
Monrovia – The administration of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai is facing growing criticism over the demolition of market stalls at Rehab Junction in Paynesville…
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Sen. Biney Eyes Harper Port Investment to Revive Maryland Economy
Maryland County Senator James Biney is pushing for investment in the Port of Harper, arguing that the rehabilitation of the facility could unlock new economic o…