Boakai Government’s UN Vote Raises Questions About African Solidarity, Relations With Washington and Liberia’s Independent Foreign Policy
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Regional Security Alert: Chinese And Russian Military Supplies Moving Through Guinea Raise Questions Over Liberia’s Border Security
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterGrowing military shipments through Conakry, coupled with Liberia’s unresolved border tensions with Guinea, put Monrovia’s intelligence and national security pre…
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50 Years For Former Nsa Official As Court Upholds Statutory Rape Conviction
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterMONROVIA — Former National Security Agency (NSA) official Peter Bon Jallah has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for statutory rape involving a 16-year-old b…
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Investigative Series: Liberia’s Road Money Under Scrutiny
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterMONROVIA – Millions of United States dollars have been allocated to road maintenance, major highway rehabilitation and the procurement of heavy-duty road equipm…
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Tweah Unleashes Wage Reform Bombshell: Says Weah Government Reduced Wage Inequality And Expanded High School Access
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterFormer Finance Minister presents new payroll figures, credits CDC administration with major education investments, and challenges Boakai government to demonstra…
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Dutch Authorities Raise Reward To €2 Million For Arrest Of Cocaine Kingpin Jos Leijdekkers In Sierra Leone
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterFREETOWN / AMSTERDAM — The Dutch Public Prosecution Service has dramatically increased its reward for information leading to the arrest of convicted internation…
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Liberia’s Economy In 2026: World Bank And Imf Reports Show Growth, But Structural Challenges Remain — What Lies Ahead In 2027?
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterMONROVIA, LIBERIA – Liberia’s economic performance in 2026 presents a mixture of macroeconomic progress and persistent structural challenges, according to docum…
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Tax Fairness Under Boakai: Why Are Ordinary Liberians Paying More While Multinational Companies Benefit From Millions In Tax Exemptions?
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterAn investigation into Liberia’s tax concessions, mining agreements, rising consumption taxes and the government’s responsibility to ensure that investors contri…
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Anc Chairman Gould Calls For Closure Of Information Ministry, Says Cummings Can Lead Liberia To Success
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterMONROVIA, LIBERIA — Alternative National Congress (ANC) Chairman Lafayette Gould has called for the abolition of Liberia’s Ministry of Information, accusing the…
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Piah’s Six-year Defense: Honest Confession Or Early Warning Of Boakai’s Broken Promises?
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterMONROVIA, LIBERIA — Is Information Minister Jerolinmek Matthew Piah’s declaration that no government can solve all of Liberia’s problems within six years an hon…
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Activist Martin Kollie Invited To November 2026 Progressive Red Carpet Dinner
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterMONROVIA, LIBERIA — Liberian activist and social commentator Martin Kollie has been invited to the Liberia People’s Party (LPP) Progressive Annual Red Carpet Di…
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Justice Or Excessive Punishment? Afl Chief’s Dismissal Of Two Soldiers Raises Legal Questions
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterMONROVIA, LIBERIA — The decision by Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) Chief of Staff Major General Davidson Forleh to dismiss two soldiers accused of assaulting a c…
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News Analysis: Boakai’s Silence Under Scrutiny As Guardian Report Raises Alarming Questions About Liberia’s Police
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterThe reported reception of a wanted Dutch cocaine trafficker by Liberian police presents President Joseph Boakai with a defining test of leadership, accountabili…
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Cancer, Court Restrictions And Human Suffering: Sam P. Jackson’s Plea For Medical Relief
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterMONROVIA, LIBERIA — As Liberian economist and political commentator Samuel P. Jackson continues to face criminal proceedings over the death of his wife, a new c…
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Liberia’s Asset Recovery Taskforce Under Scrutiny—where Is The Money?
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterAREPT Announces Indictments Involving Millions in Alleged Public Losses, but Questions Remain About Actual Recoveries, Operational Costs, and Tangible Benefits…
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Dr. Josephus Gray’s Journey From Grand Kru To International Academia Highlights Liberian Educational Achievement
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterMONROVIA, LIBERIA — From his upbringing in Kayken, Grand Kru County, to senior academic leadership at the University of Liberia, Associate Professor Dr. Josephu…
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Critical Analysis: Koffa Arson Trial—justice Or Raw Power?
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterMONROVIA, LIBERIA — Liberia’s justice system faces an uncomfortable question: Are allegations of jury tampering becoming a recurring explanation for prosecutori…
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Dr. Nyan Challenges Nphil Account, Says Africa Cdc Built New Emergency Operations Center
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterMONROVIA, Liberia — Former National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) Director General Dr. Dougbeh Chris Nyan has challenged the current administration…
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Coleman’s Drug Cartel Revelation Raises Questions: Why Have Senior Government Officials Not Been Named?
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterMONROVIA, LIBERIA — Liberia’s Inspector General of Police, Gregory O.W. Coleman, is facing growing questions over his revelation that senior government official…
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Chief Justice Blasts Boakai Government: ‘past Government Took No Action; Present Government Rewarded Him’
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterGbeisay raises alarm over Mark Jabateh’s appointment amid threats linked to contested Ganta land dispute
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U.s. Senate Seeks Human Rights Answers From State Department On Liberia
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterResolution raises questions about deportees, detention conditions, possible abuses and financial arrangements between Washington and Monrovia
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Guinea’s Economic Boom Raises Questions About Liberia’s Natural Resource Wealth
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterMONROVIA, LIBERIA — Guinea’s projected economic boom is raising important questions about Liberia’s ability to transform its natural resources into meaningful e…
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Cocaine Scandal: Maada Bio Government Under Fire As European Drug Fugitive Remains In Sierra Leone
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterFREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE — President Julius Maada Bio’s government is facing mounting international scrutiny over Sierra Leone’s alleged role as a transit point f…
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MONROVIA, LIBERIA — Former Montserrado County District #10 Representative Yekeh Y. Kolubah has declared that he will contest Liberia’s 2029 presidential electio…