By Socrates Smythe Saywon MONROVIA – Political commentator and journalist Henry Pedro Costa is reportedly being considered for the position of Minister of Presidential Affairs, sources told Smart News Liberia. …
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Enough Is Enough Coalition Announces Phase Ii Protests, Citing Human Rights Violations Under Boakai
By Socrates Smythe Saywon MONROVIA – The Enough is Enough Protest Coalition, led by Solidarity & Trust for a New Day (STAND) Chairman Mulbah K. Morlu and the WE THE …
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Gongloe Criticizes Boakai’s Japan Trip, Calls Large Delegation A Waste For Poor Liberia
By Socrates Smythe Saywon When Cllr. Tiawan Saye Gongloe speaks on governance, Liberians listen. His latest statement on President Joseph Boakai’s trip to Japan for TICAD 9 and Expo 2025 …
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National Climate Change Secretariat Engages Stakeholders On Draft Carbon Policy And Climate Change Law In Bong County
By Nukanah Kollie GBARNGA, BONG COUNTY – The National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS) of Liberia, with funding support from the Multi-Stakeholder Forest Governance & Accountability Project (MFGAP) under the facilitation …
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Boakai’s Ticad-9 Delegation Costs $7.9 Million While Liberian Institutions Suffer
By Socrates Smythe Saywon Liberia continues to struggle with questions over government spending as President Joseph Boakai’s diplomatic mission to Japan attracts criticism. Reports indicate that a total of US$7,996,540 …
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By Socrates Smythe Saywon MONROVIA — The Stephen Trowen Nagbe United Methodist Church has filed a petition in the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Montserrado County, challenging actions by the …
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By Socrates Smythe Saywon Today, August 18, 2025, Liberia marks 22 years since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA) in Accra, Ghana, an agreement that ended nearly 14 …
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By Socrates Smythe Saywon When Eddie D. Jarwolo, the Executive Director of Naytome, raised alarm on August 15, 2025, about the alleged involvement of government officials in the illegal …
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Pul Condemns Misuse Of Judicial Authority Targeting Journalists In Rivercess County
by smartnewsby smartnewsLIBERIA – The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) is alarmed by what appears to be a coordinated legal campaign aimed at harassing, intimidating, and silencing journalists in Rivercess County. The …
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Doe Family Demands Enforcement Of Ecowas Ruling And Settlement Of Nancy Bohn Doe’s Entitlements
By Socrates Smythe Saywon MONROVIA – The family of late President Samuel Kanyon Doe has issued an urgent appeal to President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, calling for the enforcement of a …
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Liberia’s Fragile Labor Rights: Between Paper Promises And Political Interference
By Socrates Smythe Saywon The United States Department of State’s 2024 Country Report on Liberia offers a sobering reminder of the yawning gap between the rights enshrined in law and …
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Court Orders Police To Evict Cdc From Congo Town Headquarters
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA – The Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court, has issued a writ of possession ordering the eviction of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) from its headquarters in …
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Waec Liberia Releases 2025 National Exam Results, Announces Curriculum Expansion For 2026
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA – The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Liberia National Office, has released the provisional results for the 2025 national examinations, marking what education stakeholders describe as another milestone in …
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Supreme Court Overturns Lower Court Ruling In Bernard Estate Land Dispute
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA – The Supreme Court of Liberia has overturned a lower court verdict in a high-stakes property case involving the Intestate Estate of the late William Thomas Bernard and his …
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Supreme Court Orders Return Of 53.34 Carat Diamond To Miners In Landmark Ruling
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA – The Supreme Court of Liberia has upheld a lower court ruling ordering the Ministry of Mines and Energy and the Diamond Dealers Association to return a 53.34 carat …
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Deputy Laa Boss Resigns, Cites Corruption And Internal Rift
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA – The Deputy Director for Administration of the Liberia Airport Authority (LAA), Helena M. Doe-Knuckles, has resigned, citing internal conflict and alleged corruption within the agency that manages the …
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President Boakai’s Japan Trip To Ticad Draws Scrutiny Over Cost And Oversized Delegation
By Socrates Smythe Saywon President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s departure for the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Japan on August 16, 2025, comes at a delicate moment …
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Lra Boss Hails Launch Of Fisheries Management System As A Turning Point For Revenue And Transparency
By Socrates Smythe Saywon MONROVIA – Liberia’s Commissioner General of the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA), James Dorbor Jallah, has described the newly launched Fisheries Information Management System (FIMS) as a …
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Liberia Medical And Dental Council Applauds Indictment Of Fake Doctor In Patient’s Death
by smartnewsby smartnewsBy Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – The Liberia Medical and Dental Council (LMDC) has welcomed the indictment of Mr. Sam Worlobah by the Montserrado County Grand Jury for allegedly posing …
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Cdc Condemns Judicial Actions Over Headquarters Eviction Dispute, Vows Legal Fight
By Socrates Smythe Saywon MONROVIA – The Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) has reaffirmed its commitment to the rule of law while denouncing what it describes as judicial irregularities in …
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By Socrates Smythe Saywon MONROVIA – Former House Speaker Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa, through his legal representatives at the International Law Group, has demanded that the Bukonjadeh Group of Companies …
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By Socrates Smythe Saywon GBARPOLU COUNTY, LIBERIA – The Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Court in Gbarpolu County has ordered the arrest of Gbarpolu County Superintendent Sam K. Zinnah following a sweeping …
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By Socrates Smythe Saywon MONROVIA – The 2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for Liberia, released Wednesday, August 13, 2025, by the U.S. State Department through the U.S. Embassy …
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By Nukanah Kollie GBARNGA, BONG COUNTY – Nimba County Superintendent Kou Meapeh Gono, dressed in a vibrant traditional gown reflecting her colorful personality, stood confidently on the grounds of the …