MONROVIA – Former Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) Commissioner Abdullai Kamara was re-arrested and brought before Criminal Court ‘C’ on Monday, September 8, 2025, to face multiple corruption charges. Kamara, who …
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Liberia: Fallout Between Minister Beysolow And Assistant Minister Raad Leads To Raad’s Resignation
MONROVIA – Honorable Karishma Pelham-Raad, former Assistant Minister for International Organizations at Liberia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has tendered her resignation following a publicized dispute with Minister Sara Beysolow-Nyanti over …
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MONROVIA – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has issued a directive ordering all appointed government officials, directors, and mid-level managers to settle their outstanding real property tax obligations or risk sanctions. …
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Liberia Named Eligible For U.s. Millennium Challenge Corporation Fy 2026 Development Funding
MONROVIA – Liberia has been named among 87 candidate countries forwarded to the U.S. Congress by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) for potential compact support in fiscal year 2026, marking …
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Gac Report Exposes Us$2.8 Million Budget Overruns And Tax Irregularities By State-owned Enterprises
MONROVIA – The General Auditing Commission (GAC), through Auditor General P. Garswa Jackson, has released its latest report detailing major financial irregularities in Liberia’s 2024 government spending, raising serious questions …
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Activist Martin Kollie Tells President Boakai ‘all Is Not Well’ As Year Two Nears End
MONROVIA – Prominent Liberian activist Martin Kollie has issued a sharp critique of President Joseph Boakai’s administration, warning that ordinary Liberians continue to endure hardship despite the government’s promises of …
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Cental’s Anderson Miamen Urges Government To Prioritize Funding For Liberia Revenue Authority
MONROVIA – Anderson D. Miamen, Executive Director of the Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL), has called on President Joseph Nuyma Boakai government to urgently strengthen the Liberia …
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Tensions Rise In Lofa As Citizens Call For Podah’s Suspension After Court Indictment
LOFA COUNTY – Tensions are mounting in Lofa County following the indictment of Dr. Isaac P. Podah, President of Lofa County University (LCU), on multiple charges, including economic sabotage, theft …
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Has The Dust Settled? University Of Liberia Reopens Classes After Days Of Student Protests
MONROVIA – Has the dust really settled at the University of Liberia? The administration on Sunday, September 7, 2025, announced the reopening of all its campuses today, Monday, September 8, …
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MONROVIA – Information Minister Jerolinmek Matthew Piah is facing mounting criticism after his sharp response to Bishop Kortu Brown, one of Liberia’s most prominent clergymen, who recently described government officials …
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MONROVIA – The fiery sermon delivered by Bishop Kortu Brown, former President of the Liberia Council of Churches (LCC), at the New Water in the Desert Apostolic Pentecostal Church in …
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Gac Report Challenges Finance Ministry’s Credibility Over Us$2.8m In Irregular Spending
The Monday, September 1, 2025, release of the General Auditing Commission’s (GAC) 2024 audit report and the subsequent defense from the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) has laid …
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Cllr. Tiawan Gongloe Exposes ‘legalized Theft’ In Liberia’s Government And Public Services
MONROVIA – In a commentary released on Thursday, September 4, 2025, veteran Liberian lawyer and pan-Africanist Cllr. Tiawan Saye Gongloe accused Liberia’s government of institutionalizing what he called “legalized theft,” …