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By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA, LIBERIA — The intensifying fight against drug trafficking has taken a contentious turn after activist Martin K. N. Kollie challenged a …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – Liberia’s escalating cocaine crisis is moving into a potentially decisive phase as law enforcement authorities expand investigations from massive narcotics …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL) has applauded the government’s seizure of large quantities of narcotics and …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA –The five-year prison sentence handed down to Madam Quati Dolo in Liberia’s Roberts International Airport (RIA) cocaine trafficking case represents another …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon MONROVIA – A controversy over the distribution of 150 motorbikes to chiefs and elders in Nimba County has taken a new turn after Mines and Energy …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has ordered the dismissal, suspension and investigation of several government and law enforcement officials following a …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – Inspector General of the Liberia National Police (LNP), Col. Gregory O. W. Coleman, has disclosed that several state security officers …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – As Liberia continues to navigate political disagreements, economic challenges and intense public debate over governance, the 54th wedding anniversary of …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – Senator Cllr. Augustine S. Chea of Sinoe County has questioned why Dr. Herbert Brewer’s 179th Independence Day oration, despite its …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia BUCHANAN, GRAND BASSA COUNTY – Liberia’s 179th Independence Day celebration became a powerful reflection on the country’s past, present and future as …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – The opposition Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) has intensified pressure on the Joseph Nyuma Boakai administration, demanding explanations over what …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s son, Joseph Boakai Jr., has publicly broken his silence over allegations linking him to an alleged …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia Every Independence Day tells a story about the state of a nation. Some years, the story is one of hope and renewal. …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia BUCHANAN, GRAND BASSA COUNTY – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai used Liberia’s 179th Independence Day address on Monday to announce an ambitious plan …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – Renowned Liberian musician and social activist Miatta Fahnbulleh has stirred fresh political debate after criticizing former President George Manneh Weah, …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – Liberia’s main opposition party, the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), has used the country’s 179th Independence Day commemoration to issue …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – As Liberia celebrates its 179th Independence Anniversary, the waving of flags, patriotic speeches, and ceremonial parades should inspire pride. But …

By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – A viral video purportedly released by an alleged transnational drug cartel has ignited widespread public debate and heightened national security …