Latest Liberia crime and courts news, including major investigations, criminal cases, trials and justice developments.
HARPER, Maryland County — The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has arrested a Liberian woman at the Karloken checkpoint in Maryland County after she was a…
MONROVIA, LIBERIA — West Africa’s cocaine crisis is increasingly revealing the region’s role in a sophisticated international drug economy linking Latin America…
MONROVIA – The much anticipated trial involving the Gbarpolu County Yellow Machines case failed to commence on Monday, September 14, 2026, after one of the part…
Monrovia-The conviction of a 46-year-old man for statutory rape involving a 12-year-old girl has brought renewed attention to the responsibility of adults who h…
INTERNATIONAL TIMBER INDUSTRY VILLAGE, River Cess County — When Eric Kollor learned that former government officials were finally on trial over thousands of bag…
The Monrovia Consolidated School System (MCSS) has officially abolished tuition fees for primary students from Kindergarten through Grade 6 while imposing a str…
MONROVIA – Acting Justice Minister and Attorney General Betty Lamin-Blamo entered office with Liberia watching how prosecutors handle corruption, narcotics and…
MONROVIA – A supporter of the war on drugs has turned on its methods. Cllr. Cephus says he backs the hunt for drug barons without reservation. But the way form…
MONROVIA — Liberia’s Commercial Court cannot deliver the fast-track justice it was created to provide as long as it operates under the same Civil Procedure Law…
MONROVIA — The managing director and comptroller of the National Insurance Company of Liberia face arrest and can be seized if they try to leave the country, un…
JUNGLE FARM, Lower Margibi County – The Christian Revival Church Association (CRCA) is expanding its agricultural operations in Jungle Farm, with more than ten…
MONROVIA — A coalition of six leading civil society organizations has intensified pressure on the Boakai-Koung administration, including the Legislature, to mov…
MONROVIA, September 11, 2026: Former Chief Justice Sie-A-Nyene Gyapay Yuoh says Liberia’s national development plan, the ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development…
MAMBA POINT, Monrovia, September 10, 2026: The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has raised alarm over the prevalence of sexual violence against adolescent…
Aaron Weah, the leading historian and transitional justice expert, has warned of security risks if the country fails to approve legislation establishing a War a…
Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung has called for a stronger national focus on practical and technical skills training, warning that Liberia’s efforts to addres…
MONROVIA, Liberia, September 10, 2026 — Former Liberian rebel commander Roland Duo has endorsed the establishment of a War and Economic Crimes Court in Liberia,…
HARPER, Maryland County — Four men indicted for the mob killing of Josephine Sieh walked out of the 4th Judicial Circuit Court on Monday after the judge found t…
MONROVIA — The Liberia National Police (LNP) has charged the former head of its criminal investigations division with accepting a US$10,000 bribe to compromise…
Senator Samuel G. Kogar has told citizens of Nimba that the controversy surrounding the establishment of a War and Economic Crimes Court (WECC) was primarily in…
MONROVIA — The former head of the Liberia National Police’s Crime Services Department will answer bribery and obstruction charges from outside a cell, after a M…
MONROVIA, Liberia, September 9, 2026 — Former Liberia National Police (LNP) Crime Services Commissioner Johnny Bolar Dean has been charged and forwarded to cour…
PLEEBO, Maryland County, September 9, 2026 — The Fourth Judicial Circuit Court in Maryland County has sentenced two men to 30 years each in prison for the murde…
As Jewel Howard-Taylor’s criminal case advances through Liberia’s justice system, her family and supporters are mounting a parallel battle in the court of publi…
