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ACCRA, GHANA – Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) Commissioner General James Dorbor Jallah has called for deeper integration among West African tax administrations…

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – The prosecution’s case involving 29,412 bags of Saudi-donated rice took another turn at Criminal Court “C” after an NDMA county coordinator…

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – Jurors at Criminal Court “A” in Monrovia have returned a unanimous not guilty verdict in favor of Ruth Davies, bringing an end to her trial…

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – The criminal case involving former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor is moving into another legal phase after her defense team withdrew its…

Philipbert S. Browne is entitled to reinterpret Liberia’s political history and to claim that George Weah’s government did not defend itself adequately.

Three years ago, many braved a heavy downpour in Monrovia to kick off the Unity Party’s “Rescue Mission.” Now, the rain has stopped, the campaign banners have d…

MONROVIA — The Netherlands has quietly placed Liberia inside its growing regional effort to confront fugitive Dutch drug trafficker Jos “Bolle Jos” Leijdekkers,…

HARPER, MARYLAND COUNTY – A new US$600,000 fisheries facility in Harper is set to become a regional center for fisheries administration and aquaculture developm…

NEW YORK — Liberia has urged the international community to preserve human control over decisions to use lethal force, warning that advances in autonomous weapo…

HARPER, MARYLAND COUNTY, LIBERIA – Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan has welcomed Liberia’s historic crossing of the US$1 billio…

MENDICORMA, LOFA COUNTY – The Liberia Medicines & Health Products Regulatory Authority (LMHRA), in collaboration with joint security forces and the County Pharm…

MONROVIA, LIBERIA — The recurring tensions at the Sorlumba border in Lofa County have raised a question Liberia can no longer afford to avoid: who is effectivel…

MONROVIA, LIBERIA — The controversy surrounding Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung at Brussels Airport may be about more than whether he was asked to remove an…

ACCRA, GHANA – The 23rd Council Meeting of the West African Tax Administration Forum (WATAF) has opened in Accra, Ghana, setting the stage for a week of high-le…

MONROVIA – Women’s Rights Organizations are set to receive a major share of resources under Liberia’s new Gender Promotion Initiative 2.0, placing women led and…

MONROVIA – The Joseph Boakai administration is celebrating Liberia’s historic crossing of the US$1 billion domestic-revenue mark.

MONROVIA, LIBERIA — The political drama surrounding former President George Manneh Weah’s return to Liberia recently has been the talk of the town in Monrovia f…

MONROVIA – Liberia’s 2029 elections may be more than three years away, but the Solidarity and Trust for a New Day, STAND, says the battle for electoral credibil…

MONROVIA – The conviction of a 46 year old man for statutory rape in Monrovia has brought renewed attention to the vulnerability of children when alleged sexual…

BUCHANAN, GRAND BASSA COUNTY – Church Aid Inc. has donated hearing screening equipment to the Liberia Government Hospital in Buchanan, expanding access to ear 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 – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has commended Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) Commissioner General James Dorbor Jallah and his team for their cont…

MONROVIA – The government of Liberia is preparing for a nationwide data collection exercise aimed at identifying and understanding the country’s evolving risks…

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…