By Contributing Writer MONROVIA – Gbarpolu County Senator Amara Konneh and Bomi County Senator Edwin Snowe have strongly criticized the Boakai administration’s handling of the suspended Telecom International Alliance (TIA) …
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George Wisner Backs Rodney Sieh Amid Us$19.2 Million Drug Bust, Vows To Expose ‘drug Cartels’
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterBy Staff Writer | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – Liberian Renaissance Office Incorporated (LIROI) Executive Director George Wisner has publicly thrown his support behind investigative journalist Rodney Sieh, alleging that …
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Alexander Cummings Calls For International Probe Into Us$19.2 Million Cocaine Bust, Says Boakai Government Has Lost Public Trust
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterBy Staff Writer | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – Alternative National Congress (ANC) Political Leader Alexander B. Cummings has called for an international investigation into Liberia’s US$19.2 million cocaine seizure, …
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Dorbor Jallah: “the Delays Lie Between Institutions” As Cargo Clearance At Freeport Of Monrovia Takes Nearly 13 Days
by Our Reporterby Our ReporterBy Our Reporter | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) has acknowledged that imported cargo spends an average of 12 days, 19 hours and 42 minutes …
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Lra Customs Risk Management & Intelligence Manager Advances To Final Stage Of Prestigious Wco Accreditation Process
MONROVIA – The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) has achieved another international milestone as its Manager of Customs Risk Management and Intelligence, Abraham F. Siafa, advanced to the final stage of …
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Lacc Marks African Anti-corruption Day With Stark Warning: Corruption Still Undermining Liberia’s Development
by Our Reporterby Our ReporterBy Our Reporter | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – The Executive Chairperson of the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC), Cllr. Alexandra K. Zoe, has issued a strong warning that corruption continues …
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Court Slams Fake Canada Job Trafficking Ring With 50-year Sentences As Judge Willie Delivers Blow Against Human Trafficking
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA – Criminal Court “A” has delivered one of the harshest human trafficking judgments in Liberia’s recent history, sentencing seven members of a fraudulent recruitment syndicate to 50 years imprisonment …
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House Retreats From Summoning Judge Carey In Us$19m Cocaine Probe, Cites Constitutional Immunity Under Article 73
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA – The House of Representatives has reversed course on its controversial decision to summon His Honour Judge T. Ciapha Carey over his handling of a key aspect of Liberia’s …
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MONROVIA – The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) has expanded its digital transformation program with the completion of the second phase of training on its Automated Loan Purchase Agreement (LPA) Platform, …
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Liberia: Senate Cites Rrea Executive Director Samuel Nagbe For Contempt Over Facebook Comments On Us$19 Million Cocaine Investigation
By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – The Liberian Senate has cited Samuel Nagbe, Executive Director of the Rural and Renewable Energy Agency (RREA), to appear and …
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Inchr Commends Joint Security’s Cocaine Investigation, Urges Speedy Prosecution While Defending Due Process
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterBy Staff Writer | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – The Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR) has commended Liberia’s Joint Security and international partners for what it described as …
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Arept Seeks Nora Finda Bundoo’s Re-arrest, Moves To Revoke Court-approved Bond In Gracious Ride Corruption Case
by Our Reporterby Our ReporterBy Our Reporter | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – The Assets Recovery and Property Retrieval Task Force (AREPT) has asked Criminal Court “C” to revoke the newly approved criminal appearance …
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Ldea Investigator Testifies Paul King Coordinated Us$19 Million Cocaine Shipment Through Roberts International Airport
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA – Prosecutors on Thursday, July 9, 2026, presented their first witness in the ongoing preliminary hearing into the alleged attempted exportation of approximately 237.6 kilograms of cocaine valued at …
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Cental Score 2025 Exposes Liberia’s Corruption Crisis: 94% Of Citizens Still See Corruption Despite Boakai’s Anti-corruption Agenda
By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL) has delivered one of the most sweeping and sobering assessments yet …
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Liberia’s Cocaine Case Is The Ultimate Test Of Accountability And The Rule Of Law
By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia Senator Amara Konneh’s latest warning over the US$19.2 million Roberts International Airport cocaine seizure has added fresh political pressure to a case …
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Leymah Gbowee Triggers Debate Over ‘honorable’ Title For Liberian Officials As Freeman Defends Defends Protocol And Dillon Weighs In
by Our Reporterby Our ReporterBy Our Reporter | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – A public debate has emerged in Liberia following remarks by Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, challenging …
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ABUJA, NIGERIA – The West African Tax Administration Forum (WATAF) and the ECOWAS Directorate of Taxation and Customs have reaffirmed their commitment to advancing a common regional agenda for stronger …
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Lawmakers Revisit Liberia’s ‘negro Clause’ As Dr. Pailey Urges Evidence-based Debate On Citizenship And National Development
by Our Reporterby Our ReporterBy Our Reporter | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – Liberia’s long-standing citizenship laws and the controversial constitutional provisions limiting citizenship to persons of Negro descent returned to the center of …
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Lacc Chairperson Admits Public ‘not Impressed’ With Anti-corruption Fight As Cental 2025 Report Exposes Trust Deficit
by Staff Writerby Staff WriterBy Staff Writer | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA, LIBERIA – Executive Chairperson of the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission, Alexandra K. Zoe, has acknowledged that many Liberians remain unconvinced by the country’s …
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Lra Commissioner General Hails Tax Expenditure Management Act As Landmark Fiscal Reform
MONROVIA, LIBERIA – The Commissioner of the Liberia Revenue Authority James Dorbor Jallah has described the Tax Expenditure Management Act of 2025 as a landmark fiscal reform that will strengthen …
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Cental Report Reveals Mixed Signals On Corruption As Police Remain Liberia’s Most Corruption-prone Public Service
by smartnewsby smartnewsMONROVIA, LIBERIA – A new report by the Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia paints a mixed picture of Liberia’s fight against corruption, showing a decline in citizens’ overall …
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Amara Konneh: Demands For Strict Accountability And Independent Investigation Into Us$19.2m Ria Cocaine Case Remains Unwavering
by Our Reporterby Our ReporterBy Our Reporter | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA, LIBERIA – Senator Amara Konneh is demanding a strict and independent investigation into Liberia’s US$19.2 million cocaine seizure case, warning that any …
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Liberia: Senator Kogar Demands Call Logs In Ria Cocaine Case, Questions Transfer Of Drug Investigation
by Our Reporterby Our ReporterBy Our Reporter | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA, LIBERIA – Senator Samuel G. Kogar has intensified calls for greater transparency in the ongoing investigation into Liberia’s largest reported cocaine seizure, …
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Pro Tempore Nyonblee Karnga-lawrence Accused Of Conflict Of Interest Over Us$15,000 Foundation Contribution As Senate Responds
By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA, LIBERIA – A fresh controversy has erupted around the leadership of the Liberian Senate after exiled Liberian activist Martin K. N. …