MONROVIA, Liberia, September 4, 2026: The Witness Protection Agency, working with the Ministry of Justice, has presented proposed amendments to Liberia’s witnes…
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Liberia: Accelerate360 Connects SMEs to Lenders as US$6M Credit Line Deploys
PAYNESVILLE — Small businesses across nine Liberian counties have drawn on a US$6 million credit line that is now fully deployed, with 358 loans extended by the…
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Liberia NewsThe Liberian Investigator
Liberia: Rehab Junction Vendors Cleared After Boakai Motorcade Booed
PAYNESVILLE — Petty traders at Rehab Junction lost their booths Wednesday when police demolished them, a day after supporters of the opposition Congress for Dem…
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Liberia: Weah Visits Jewel Howard-Taylor at Monrovia Central Prison
MONROVIA — Former President George Weah led senior officials of the Congress for Democratic Change to Monrovia Central Prison on Thursday to visit former Vice P…
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Liberia: Massaquoi Drives LTA Push for Wider, Safer Internet Access
MONROVIA — Clarence K. Massaquoi took over the Liberia Telecommunications Authority with a mandate that reaches well beyond mobile phone companies, into a secto…
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Liberia NewsThe Liberian Investigator
Liberia: ArcelorMittal County Development Fund Set at US$5M a Year
MONROVIA — Nimba, Bong and Grand Bassa counties will share US$5 million a year from ArcelorMittal Liberia under the company’s amended mineral development agreem…
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YEKEPA, Nimba County — All 41 students from the ArcelorMittal Liberia school system who took the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination passed,…
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Maryland: After A Century in Darkness, Gedetarbo Breaks Ground for Electricity Project
GEDETARBO, Maryland County — Work has begun on a project to bring electricity to Gedetarbo, a town in Pleebo-Sodoken District that has never had a stable power…
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Liberia: Cavalla Plantation Robbery: Gunmen Steal US$200,935Armed Robbers Seize US$200,935 in Cavalla Plantation Payroll Raid
PLEEBO, Maryland County — Armed men broke into the Cavalla Rubber Plantation before dawn on Sept. 1, injured three security officers and made off with about US$…
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Liberia NewsPoliticsThe Liberian Investigator
Liberia: NEC Needs More Than US$75M to Prepare for 2029 Elections
MONROVIA — The National Elections Commission needs more than US$75 million over the next five years to rebuild the systems that will run the 2029 general electi…
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Business & EconomyLiberia NewsThe Liberian Investigator
Liberia: Kromah Vows Drone and Satellite on Illegal Mining Sites
MONROVIA — Liberia will deploy drones, satellite reconnaissance and joint military and police units against illegal mining sites nationwide, seizing dredges, ex…
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New Legal Leadership Takes Shape As Boakai Brings Incoming And Outgoing Justice Officials Together
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA – The leadership transition at Liberia’s Ministry of Justice is entering a carefully managed phase as President Joseph Nyuma Boakai brings the outgoing…
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Unknown People “invade” Western Cluster Concession
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterMONROVIA – Unknown people have reportedly ‘invaded’ Western Cluster Concession area in Bomi County. An attempted “invasion” of its concession area in Bomi Count…
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Liberia: No Ruling as Jewel Howard Taylor’s Lawyers Wait for Judge
Monrovia — There was still no ruling Thursday on a motion for compassionate leave filed on behalf of former Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor, as the presiding…
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117,000 Invalid Votes Put Voter Education At Center Of 2029 Election Preparations
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA – Nearly 117,000 invalid votes recorded during Liberia’s 2023 elections have emerged as a major warning for election authorities and governance institu…
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Liberia: Weah Visits Jailed Former VP Taylor Amid Drug Trafficking Charges
Monrovia — Former President George Manneh Weah has arrived at the Monrovia Central Prison to visit former Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor, who is being held…
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Weah’s Opposition Roundtable Gains Momentum As Kogar Joins High-level Political Dialogue
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA – Former President George Manneh Weah’s effort to bring opposition political actors around the same table is gaining momentum, with Nimba County Senato…
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Crime & CourtsPoliticsSmart News Liberia
Weah Warns Against “tampering With Justice,” Condemns Government’s Handling Of Jewel Howard-taylor
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA – Former President George Manneh Weah has sharply criticized the government’s handling of charges against former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor, wa…
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CRC-MOPP Robbery Raises Security, Cash Accountability Questions in Maryland
by GNNLiberiaby GNNLiberiaMARYLAND COUNTY — Serious security and accountability questions are emerging following an armed robbery at the shared central office of the Cavalla Rubber Corpo…
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OPEN LETTER OF APPRECIATION TO THE GOVERNMENT OF LIBERIA AND ALL ROAD SAFETY REFORM DONOR ORGANIZATIONS…..WoGeS HOLDING LIBERIA, INC. Public Safety • Road User Education • National Capacity Building
by GNNLiberiaby GNNLiberiaThe Management of WoGeS Holding Liberia, Inc. extends its deepest appreciation to the Government of Liberia and to all national and international donor organiza…
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Liberia: Alex Grant PPCC Nomination Draws Scrutiny Over Record
MONROVIA — President Joseph Boakai has nominated Grand Gedeh County Superintendent Alex Chersia Grant to help oversee integrity in government contracting, selec…
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Liberia: Ex-President Weah Declares Democracy Under Threat, Defends Jewel Howard Taylor, Vows to Rally Opposition Unity
by Selma Lomaxby Selma LomaxMONROVIA — George Manneh Weah’s return to Liberia was always likely to carry political significance. But his first major intervention after months abroad has re…
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Liberia: War Crimes Court Office Chief Urges Boakai to Recall Lawmakers for Special Session to Pass Court Bill Before U.N. General Assembly This Month
PAYNESVILLE CITY, Montserrado County—Jallah Barbu, executive director of the Office for the Establishment of the War and Economic Crimes Court, has urged Presid…
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Liberia: Pres. Boakai Sacks Justice Minister, Solicitor General Amid $336M Cocaine Bust Probe
Monrovia — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has removed Justice Minister and Attorney General Cllr. N. Oswald Tweh and Solicitor General Cllr. Augustine Fayiah fro…