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In Drug Cartel Link: Media Fights Back Head-On

MONROVIA: Liberia's media community has declared an unprecedented legal battle against the central government after the Liberia National Police (LNP) failed to produce evidence, supporting explosive allegations that drug cartel money infiltrated the press, escalating an already volatile confrontation over the country's widening cocaine investigatio...

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In Drug Cartel Link: Media Fights Back Head-On

Drugs Probe Must Focus On ‘Big Players’ …Senators Demand

Fresh Bond Faces Judicial Scrutiny -Bundoo Makes Third Bail Bid

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Cllr. Sayma Syrenius Cephas writes

SWEEP THE DRUG YOU ALLOWED - AND NOW! A Promise They Made Themselves - Now It Is Time to Keep It

Bility Is Right: Opposition Unity Without Principle Is Just Another Power Grab

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Liberia's Digital Future Will Be Defined by the Investments We Make in People Today

A Living Tribute to Dr. Elias E. Saleeby

Standing Against the Tide of Drug Trafficking: President Boakai's Stance:

Governance

In Drug Cartel Link: Media Fights Back Head-On

MONROVIA: Liberia's media community has declared an unprecedented legal battle against the central g...

Drugs Probe Must Focus On ‘Big Players’ …Senators Demand

MONROVIA: Two influential Liberian senators have endorsed President Joseph Boakai's sweeping anti-dr...

Fresh Bond Faces Judicial Scrutiny -Bundoo Makes Third Bail Bid

MONROVIA: Former Executive Mansion Chief of Protocol, Nora Finda Bundoo, has launched a third attemp...

Judge Dixon Demands Tougher Laws -Dixon Pushes Anti-Tampering Legislation

By Frank P. Martin CESTOS CITY, RIVERCESS CO.: A Circuit Court judge has called for new legislat...

Security Privilege Under Siege - Did Drug Cartels Infiltrate State Siren?

MONROVIA: The unchecked abuse of vehicle sirens in Liberia has evolved from a public nuisance into a...

Labor Ministry Intensifies Anti-Trafficking Fight -Says No Human Trafficker Will Escape

MONROVIA: Labor Minister, Cllr. Cooper W. Kruah, Sr. has declared an uncompromising offensive agains...

Security Forces Burn US$336m Worth Of Cocaine: Drugs ‘Empire’ Unmasked - Former & Current Officials Face Criminal Investigation; As American Law Enforcement Experts Assist With Probe

MONRIVIA: One of Liberia's biggest cocaine scandals in recent times has taken a dramatic turn after ...

Boakai's History Agenda Gains Momentum

MONROVIA: The Governance Commission (GC) has accelerated efforts to implement President Joseph Nyuma...

PUL Gives Gov’t 72-Hour Ultimatum -Media Freedom Under Fire

MONROVIA: Liberia's Press Union has challenged the Boakai administration to produce evidence backing...

MCC Celebrates Independence Day with Communities Across Monrovia

MONROVIA: As part of this year's Independence Day celebrations, the Monrovia City Corporation (MCC...

Lutheran Church Massacre Reawakens Dark Days Memory …As OWECC-L Reaffirms Commitment to Justice at 36th Anniversary

MONRIVIA: The Office for the Establishment of the War and Economic Crimes Court for Liberia (OWECC-L...

LiNCA Issues Tough Firearms Ultimatum -As Illegal Guns Face Crackdown

MONROVIA: Liberia's Arms Commission has issued a stern nationwide warning, ordering illegal firearm ...

As Drug Probe Pressure Mounts: Boakai’s Son Denies Cartel Links Receives Threatening Call From Unknown Person In Columbia

MONROVIA: President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's son has categorically denied allegations off his connectio...

NLA Donates To Charitable Institutions

BUCHANAN: In commemoration of Liberia's 179th Independence Anniversary, the National Lottery Autho...

Over 35 World Leaders Congratulate Liberia …On Its Independence Celebration

GRAND BASSA COUNTY: President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., on behalf of the Government and People of Li...

Investigating The Investigators …As Greed Compromises Cocaine Probe

MONROVIA: Liberia’s escalating cocaine crisis has entered a dangerous new phase, as trafficking ne...

“Rise Above Differences” ….. Independence Day Orator Urges Liberians

BUCHANAN: Liberia’s 179th Independence Day orator, Dr. Herbert Brewer, has called on Liberians to ...

Reclaiming Liberia’s Documentary Heritage … As Boakai Launches National Historical Recovery Initiative

BUCHANAN, G/BASSA CO.: President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, has announced the launch of the National Hi...

Restore Hope, Strengthen Unity …Trump’s Senior Adviser Tells Liberian Leaders

BUCHANAN, GRAND BASSA COUNTY: President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., on Sunday joined worshippers, gove...

Dr. Barbu Calls for Unity, Justice, and Accountability

MONROVIA: The Executive Director of the Office for the Establishment of the War and Economic Crimes ...

LRA Expands Digital Performance Initiative to Seven Counties

MONROVIA: As part of its ongoing efforts to build a high-performing and digitally enabled workforc...

The Career And Legacy Of Colonel Alhaji Abraham Kromah

MONROVIA: The structural design of security governance in Liberia after the civil wars was not simpl...

New Cocaine Seized Worth US$370m …As VP Koung Lauds Joint Security

MONROVIA: Liberia’s Vice-President, Jeremiah Kpan Koung, alias, (JKK), has praised the country’s...

Patriotism Takes Center Stage -Boakai Proclaims July 26 179th Independence Day

MONROVIA: President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. has officially proclaimed Sunday, July 26, 2026, as Libe...

Supreme Court Orders Finda Bundoo’s Release -As Defense Lawyers Mount Challenge

MONROVIA: Former Chief of Protocol to ex- President George Weah, Nora Finda Bundoo, was on Wednesday...

Cllr. Cephas Challenges Jury Recall -Cites Fundamental Breach of Liberian Criminal Procedure

MONROVIA: A leading Liberian international criminal lawyer has raised serious legal objections to ...

Drug Cartels Tighten Grip On Liberia …Foreign Nationals Arrested With Massive Cocaine Consignment

DUAZON, MARGIBI COUNTY: Liberia's deepening narcotics crisis reached another explosive turning poin...

ECOWAS Endorses Two Liberian Professionals …Charlyne Brumskine Appointed Judge, Dehpue Zuo, Commissioner

FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has approved the app...

The “Storm Next Door” …Adjacent To Lofa, Nimba Counties

MONROVIA: Martin Sele, a United States Marine Corps Veteran who is also Chief Executive Officer (C...

CSA Boss's Wife Quits JFK Top Post - Senate Pushes Pressure On Husband To Face Suspension or Removal

MONROVIA: A cloud of uncertainty has settled over one of Liberia's most prominent public-service f...

Judge With No integrity -Ngafuan: A Menace To Society

By Frank P. Martin MONROVIA: Finance and Development Planning Minister, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, ...

MCC, Others Launch Joint Cleanup … Along Japanese Freeway

MONROVIA: The Monrovia City Corporation (MCC), in collaboration with the Payneville City Corporati...

ECOWAS Leaders Meet In S/ Leone -Boakai In Attendance

MONROVIA: President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. departed Liberia on Sunday for Lungi, Sierra Leone, and ...

Judiciary Draws Line -Declares War On Political Interference

MONROVIA: Liberia’s Chief Justice, Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay Sr. has delivered one of his strongest w...

Liberian Scientist Earns Global Honor - Sheck Sherif Transforms Nation's Air Quality Monitoring

MONROVIA: In a landmark achievement for Liberia's scientific community, Liberian environmental scie...

LRA Provides Clarity -Rejects ‘Forged’ Document In Circulation

MONROVIA: The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) has formally rejected as fraudulent a document circula...

Investing In Media Excellence -Pro-Tempore Karnga-Lawrence Sponsors 11 Journalists

MONROVIA: Eleven Liberian journalists have departed the country for Abuja, Nigeria, to participate i...

Where Is US Treasury Report? -As Questions Swirl Over US$19.2M Cocaine Probe

MONROVIA: Liberia's largest cocaine seizure continues to fuel national controversy as questions moun...

House Expands Legislative Seats -Ignores Fiscal Crisis In Hardship

MONROVIA: In a move already fueling constitutional controversy and public outrage, Liberia's House o...

NASSCORP Takes Another Giant Step -Goes Full Digital

MONROVIA: The National Social Security & Welfare Corporation (NASSCORP) today launched its mobile ap...

What Happens To District #10’s ‘Empty Seat’? ...As Aggrieved Citizens Issue 21-Day Ultimatum

MONROVIA: Residents of Montserrado County Electoral District-# 10, under the banner: “Save Dist...

NASSCORP Goes Digital Fully -Innovation Sparks New Era

MONROVIA: Liberia's social security system has entered a transformative digital era. In another land...

Boakai Fires Fresh Message At Critics

MONROVIA: President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's latest response to critics following his return from Turke...

Nigeria Pledges Deeper Economic Cooperation With Liberia    

ABUJA, NIGERIA: The Federal Republic of Nigeria has reaffirmed commitment to strengthening its longs...

Police Services Rated ‘Most Corruption Prone’ ...CENTAL State Of Corruption Report

MONROVIA: The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL), has released findings ...

LBS Boss Defies Senate -Threatens Unprecedented March on Capitol

MONROVIA: Liberia's constitutional balance of power is facing renewed scrutiny after state-owned Lib...

I Am Not Connected To Drugs ...VP Koung Assets; As Whispers Grow In Cocaine Probe

MONROVIA: Liberia's deepening illicit drug crisis has entered what seems to be a volatile new phase ...

Five Charged, Many Questions -Who Brought The Cocaine Here? Who Owns The Drugs?

By. Our Staff Writer MONROVIA: Following nearly a month into the investigation of US$19.2 milli...

Protecting Truth Through Law -WPA Engages Civil Society

MONROVIA: Liberia’s Witness Protection Agency (WPA) has intensified efforts to strengthen accounta...

Justice Demands National Commitment -Dr. Barbu Calls for Reparations

MONROVIA: As Liberia intensifies efforts to establish a War and Economic Crimes Court, Dr. Cllr. Jal...

Liberia Becomes Transit Hub For Drugs … Police Chief Tells Senators

By: Barclay Karnley Jr   MONROVIA: The Inspector General of the Liberia National Police (LNP),...

Mining Taskforce’s Operation Under Scrutiny -Saryee Calls for Structural Reform

MONROVIA: A sharp and serious concern has erupted over the government’s approach to tackling illeg...

Integrity Under Siege -But Gongloe Declares Anti-Corruption War

MONROVIA: Liberia's anti-corruption debate took a dramatic turn as prominent lawyer, Cllr. Tiawan Sa...

What Happens To US$19m Cocaine Probe? …As Public Concerns Mount

MONROVIA: Since Liberia’s joint national security forces began investigation of the much-heralded ...

Capitol Building Power Rift -Beyond Deputy Speaker Fallah’s Outburst

MONROVIA: Deputy Speaker, Thomas Fallah's public criticism of Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon has shaken...

Senate Craves Open Probe … Hosts US$19m Cocaine Investigators Today In Open Session

By: Barclay Karnley Jr MONROVIA: Several Senators on Capitol Hill in Monrovia have expressed disa...

Top US Embassy Official Meets Liberia’s Police Chief ...As Efforts To Dismantle Transnational Criminal Networks On Drugs Continue

MONROVIA: U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires, Joe Zadrozny, has reaffirmed Washington’s commitment ...

Ahead of July 26 Celebration: Mass Demolition In Buchanan Infuriates Lawmaker

BUCHANAN: Representative Matthew Joe has expressed strong disapproval of the ongoing mass demolition...

Sen. Cyrus Lauds Boakai

By: Barclay Karnley Jr MONROVIA: Lofa County Senator, Momo Tarnuekollie Cyrus, has commended Pres...

Lighe Reinforces Liberia's Maritime Diplomacy -Maritime Leadership Strengthened

ACCRA, GHANA: Liberia has reinforced its position as a continental maritime powerhouse, with Commiss...

Piah Hails Former VP Taylor

MONROVIA: Information Minister Jerolinmek Matthew Piah has expressed admiration of the recent positi...

Several Officials Not Effective ...UP Asserts; Craves Reshuffle In Govt.

By: Barclay Karnley Jr MONROVIA: Ruling Unity Party (UP), National Chairman, Reverend/ Dr. J. Lut...

US-Based Liberians On Immigration Deadline -As Minister Nyanti Leads High-Stakes Washington Push

WASHINGTON D.C.: With the future of more than 4,000 Liberians in the United States hanging in the ba...

Diplomatic Inclusion Deepens Women Leadership -Liberia Reaffirms Commitment

MONROVIA: Liberia’s Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Ethel Davis, has reaffirmed the...

NOCAL Official Linked To Drug Scandal -US$19.2 Million Cocaine Bust Point To Powerful Networks

MONROVIA: Liberia’s widening US$19.2 million cocaine scandal has taken a dramatic turn as mounting...

EU Boosts Liberia’s Maritime Security -Delivers Modern Patrol Boats

MONROVIA: The European Union has handed over advanced maritime security assets to Liberia, strengthe...

Boakai Receives National Health Insurance Bill

By: Frank P. Martin MONROVIA: President Joseph Nyuma Boakai on Monday, June 22, 2026, received...

Salala Citizens Support WECC

SALALA DISTRICT, BONG CO.: Citizens of Salala District in Bong County have reaffirmed their support ...

NACSUL Praises LTMI Operations -Inspection Reveals Modern Systems

MONROVIA: The National Civil Society Union of Liberia (NACSUL) has commended the operational capacit...

In US$19.2m Drug Investigation: Govt. Declares Three Airport Officials Wanted

MONROVIA: One of Liberia’s biggest cocaine arrests in recent history has entered a new phase as go...

Liberia Heads Two Regional Financial Groups

MONROVIA: Liberia has secured two major financial leadership milestones after being unanimously ele...

Women Push For Reforms, Improved Social Services

By Frank P. Martin MONROVIA: Women leaders, lawmakers, development partners, and government offic...

Drugs Storm Over Liberia-Former Deputy LDEA Boss Warns Nation

MONROVIA: Liberia is drifting toward a dangerous narcotics catastrophe as powerful drug syndicates a...

Promises Made, Crisis Deepens ...Critics X-Ray Boakai’s Anti-Drug Fight

MONROVIA: More than two years after President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr., declared Liberia’s drug epi...

Mass Redundancy Looms In Government -Thousands Face Uncertain Retirement

MONROVIA: Thousands of Liberian civil servants are confronting uncertainty and economic anxiety foll...

Arson Trial Faces Delay -As Court Approves Medical Leave

MONROVIA: Criminal Court “A” at the Temple of Justice has granted temporary medical travel clea...

Labour Ministry Generates US$6.3 M -Accelerates Work Permit Regime

By: Barclay Karnley Jr MONROVIA: The Senate committee on Labour has released a report, indicating...

To Unravel US$19.2m Drugs Saga: Boakai Reaches Out To Global Investigators ...Vows Dismantling Criminal Enterprise In Liberia

MONROVIA: President Joseph Boakai vowed Tuesday that nobody connected to Liberia’s massive US$19,2...

ANC Demands Full Accountability -Amid Raging Drug Crisis

MONROVIA: The Alternative National Congress (ANC) has expressed profound outrage and unequivocal con...

MCC, World Bank Review Progress -As City Seeks More Support

MONROVIA: Monrovia City authorities and World Bank officials met Monday to review progress under the...

Finda Bundoo Appears In Court -As Motion For Surety Intensifies

By: Frank P. Martin Monrovia: Criminal Court “C” at the Temple of Justice has scheduled a he...

President Boakai Makes New Appointments in Government ~ Reconstitutes LACRA and LSEZA Boards

Executive Mansion, Monrovia: –President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has made a series of appointment...

President Boakai Directs Stronger Support for Farmers, Stresses Agricultural Production and MCC Performance

Executive Mansion, Monrovia—President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has called for intensified governme...

Top Envoy Visits Mayor Siafa …Highlights Potential Investment Here

MONROVIA: Potential avenues for investment, business collaboration, and strengthened people-to-peopl...

Simeon Freeman Alarms on Boakai’s SONA

MONROVIA: The political leader of the Movement for Progress Change (MPC), Simeon Freeman, has launch...

Boakai Backs Army …On Land Retrieval

By: Frank P. Martin MONROVIA: President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has moved to defend the government...

Editorial

The Siren Menace: How Monrovia Is Handed Over to Noise

The State introduced Siren and was meant to clear the road for the state’s most urgent business. ...

W/Bank Technical Mission Engages LWSC

MONROVIA: A Technical Support Mission from the World Bank is currently in Liberia holding discussion...

Liberia Begins Preparation For Kimberly Team

MONROVIA: The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), will host an in...

Education

AML Awards Foreign Scholarships to 24 Young Liberians

MONROVIA: ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML), has awarded foreign scholarships to twenty-four (24) young Li...

Crackdown On Examination Fraud -WAEC Cancels Subject Results of 496 Candidates

MONROVIA: The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the provisional results of the 2...

Three UL Faculty Members Off for Studies

MONROVIA: Three University of Liberia faculty members have secured scholarships to pursue doctoral s...

Students Crave Liberian Embassy’s Presence In Turkey ...Meet With President Boakai

ANKARA: President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has reinforced his administration's commitment to engagin...

MCC Rejects Claim of Students Abandonment In China ...Sets Record Straight

MONROVIA: The Monrovia City Corporation (MCC) has taken note of recent allegations suggesting that i...

Gender Minister Challenges 863 GONET Academy Graduates

MONROVIA: The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Madam Gbeme Horace-Kollie, has cha...

Over 500 Children in Gbarpolu Lack Access to School ...Local Leader Discloses

GBARPOLU COUNTY: More than 500 school-aged children in over 30 communities across Gbarpolu County a...

TuGon Foundation Expands Skills Development Program

By Frank P. Martin MONROVIA: The TuGon Educational Foundation has intensified its efforts to empo...

Integrate Peace Education In Nat’l Curriculum … LPBO Executive Director Kamara Urges

By: Barclay Karnley Jr MONROVIA: The Executive Director of the Liberia Peace Building Office, She...

WASSCE Test Backfires ...Eight Charged With Bribery, Other Crimes

MONROVIA: The Liberia National Police (LNP) has formally charged nine individuals in two separate ca...

Senate Unveils WECC Roadmap

By: Barclay Karnley Jr MONROVIA: In a significant step towards strengthening accountability, just...

Health

Gov’t Increases Ebola Alert -NPHIL says No Case Detected

MONROVIA: The National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) has assured the public that the co...

China Donates Lifesaving Medical Supplies -Strengthens JFK’s Capability

By Elbie Pannoh MONROVIA – China has reaffirmed its longstanding commitment to Liberia's health...

Boakai Wants JFK Hospital’s Regional Prestige Restored

MONROVIA: President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has applauded healthcare workers at the John F. Kennedy Medi...

MCC Health Director Off To China

MONROVIA: The Director of Health and Social Services at the Monrovia City Corporation (MCC), Ms. Say...

Huge Salaries Slash Against Local Officials? -As ClaimS of Disparity Spread

MONROVIA: There are reports of growing tension as serious allegations emerged that county officials...

Lifesaving Medical Outreach In Sinoe - Gbobee Foundation Reaches Rural Families

TARJUOWON DISTRICT: More than 500 residents of Tarjuowon Statutory District, Sinoe County, have bene...

PUL Pays Tributes To Fallen Journalists …Opens Book of Condolence Today

MONROVIA: The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) has paid tributes to two fallen professional journalists,...

PUL Pays Tributes To Fallen Journalists …Opens Book of Condolence Today

MONROVIA: The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) has paid tributes to two fallen professional journalists,...

EU Accelerates Light-Up Greenville Project -Provides New Energy Meters

MONROVIA: The European Union-funded “Light Up Greenville” project has achieved another major mil...

Child Marriage, Others Under Spotlight ...As Traditional Leaders of Africa Meet In Gbarnga

GBARNGA, BONG CO.: The Ministry of Local Government (MLG), with support from the UN Women Spotlight ...

Messi tracker: Goals, assists, key moments in 2026

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Politics

Drug Probe Credibility Under Fire -Tweah Dares Boakai To Go Independent

By Elbie Pannoh MONROVIA: Former Finance Minister, Samuel D. Tweah Jr., has challenged Presiden...

Weah Somersaults On 2029 Presidential Polls -As He Electrifies Presidential Race

PHILADELPHIA/ MONROVIA: In January 2024, Liberia’s former President, George Manneh Weah, declar...

Boakai's Axe Falls …Top Security Officers, Others Sacked

MONROVIA: President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has unleashed what some political commentators characterized...

Yekeh’s Woes Deepen

MONROVIA: Weeks after the Supreme Court of Liberia dismissed Montserrado County District #10 Represe...

In Nimba’s Godfather Race: Kogar Stuns Koung

ZOR-ZUALY, Nimba County: As the battle for the late Senator Prince Y. Johnson's formidable politica...

Confront Liberia’s Present Realities -C Amb. Shoniyin Urges Leaders To Act

MONROVIA: As Liberia marks its 179th Independence Anniversary, former Acting Foreign Affairs Ministe...

Nimba Elders Threaten Protest - As Political Rift Deepens

Freeman Town: Traditional elders in Nimba County have reportedly threatened peaceful street protests...

Independence Reflection Deepens Concerns -ANC’s Cummings Asserts Weak Governance

MONROVIA: As Liberia celebrates its 179th Independence Day, the opposition Alternative National Con...

CDC Breaks Silence Over ‘Political Crackdown’

MONROVIA: The Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), has threatened a political showdown against wha...

ANC’s Toe Criticizes Street Protest Politics …Warns Against Threats to Democratic Stability

By Frank P. Martin MONROVIA: A stalwart of opposition Alternative National Congress (ANC), and pr...

Democrats Yesterday, Oppressors Today …As Current Officials Built Their Legacy On Protest, But…

By: Our Staff Writer MONROVIA: Liberia's democracy faced one of its most serious post-war tests...

Amb. Finda Bundoo Breaks Silence -Says: “I Have Learned My Lesson”

MONROVIA: Tears flowed freely, political wounds resurfaced, and painful memories returned as former ...

CDC Alleges Assassination Plot

MONROVIA: The main opposition, Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) has accused Police Inspector Gen...

Cummings Calls For Foreign Probe …In Drug Bust

MONROVIA: Alternative National Congress (ANC) political leader, Alexander B. Cummings, has intensifi...

Easing Unity Party’s Rift -VP Koung Visits Wilmot Paye

MONROVIA: Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung has launched a quiet but significant reconciliation eff...

UP Chairman Mounts Pressure For Cabinet Shake-Up

MONROVIA: Pressure is mounting on President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to overhaul his administration (Exec...

PUL Condemns 'Attack Dog' Politics -Media Independence Underlined Again

MONROVIA: The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) has issued a strong warning to government officials aga...

CMC Identifies With Destitute Liberians

By: Barclay Karnley Jr MONROVIA: Ahead of the much-publicized 2029 Presidential and Legislative...

Party Faithful Cry Out -UP Loyalists Accuse Officials of Betrayal

MONROVIA: Fresh cracks have emerged within Liberia's ruling Unity Party (UP), as growing frustration...

Speak Koon Eyes Sinoe County? -As Political Calculations Intensify Before 2029

MONROVIA: Fresh political reports from Southeastern Liberia have intensified speculation that House ...

City Reduction Risks Electoral Backlash …Reform or Political Risk?

MONROVIA: The Joseph Nyuma Boakai administration's proposal to reduce Liberia's officially recognize...

McGill Declares Bassa CDC's Battleground -As 2029 Battle Lines Drawn Early

BUCHANAN: Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) stalwart, Margibi County Senator, Nathaniel McGill, h...

Will Weah Return To Presidency? …As Opposition ‘Gang up’ Against Boakai For 2029

MONROVIA: It seems that George Mannah Weah, the indisputably charismatic leader of Liberia’s leadi...

Election Rules Shift -House Tightens Code of Conduct

MONROVIA: In a move expected to shape the political landscape ahead of Liberia's future elections, t...

UP Used Propaganda To Obtain State Power But... Ex-VP Taylor Speaks Out On Governance Challenges

By. Frank P. Martin MONROVIA: Former Vice President, Jewel Howard Taylor, has accused the govern...

Retry Tweah? Let It Go, Fallah Tells Go’t

MONROVIA: Liberia's political and legal landscape has been reignited after House Deputy Speaker, Th...

Weah Ignites New Political Storm -2029 Race Speculation Intensifies

MONROVIA: Former President George Weah's powerful anniversary address has dramatically reshaped Libe...

Amid Fresh Political Speculation: MPC Freeman Defends Weah

ZWEDRU: The political storm surrounding former President George Weah's absence from the Congress fo...

Lack Of Interest Or…? …As Weah Dodges CDC 22nd Gala

ZWEDRU, G/GEDEH CO.: Former President George Manneh Weah has long projected himself as the undispute...

Nimba's Power Struggle Intensifies …As Kogar Takes On Koung

SUACOCO, BONG CO: A fresh political confrontation between Nimba County Senator, Samuel Kogar and Vic...

Forgery Probe At H/Rights Commission -As Boakai ‘Yellow Cards’ Cllr. Brown

MONROVIA: President Joseph Boakai has suspended the Chairperson of Liberia’s Independent National ...

Opposition Rising!! - Zwedru Showdown Signals Early 2029 Battle

ZWEDRU, G/GEDEH: As Liberia's political landscape begins shifting toward the 2029 elections, a massi...

Tweah Vows Fierce Resistance ...Against Any Subversion of His Not-Guilty Verdict

MONROVIA: Former Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Samuel D. Tweah Jr., has formally wri...

NEC Defends Staff Reassignments -Clarifies Recent Personnel Actions

MONROVIA: The National Elections Commission (NEC) has rejected reports suggesting internal divisions...

Succession Battle Intensifies UP Cracks Emerging

MONROVIA: Liberia’s ruling Unity Party (UP) is facing growing internal political turbulence ahead ...

Succession Battles Intensifies UP Cracks Emerging

MONROVIA: Liberia’s ruling Unity Party (UP) is facing growing internal political turbulence ahead ...

VP Koung Not Undermining CDC ...Office Fans Off Party Chapter’s Claims

MONROVIA: The Office of Liberia’s Vice President says, it noted recent social media commentary, su...

Tweah Petitions Global Bodies -Alleges Targeting Following US$6.2 Million Acquittal

MONROVIA: Former Finance and Development Planning Minister, Samuel D. Tweah, has escalated his legal...

Liberia: Centrism Movement Welcomes Arrival of Yellow Machines; Says Equipment Brings Hope, Especially for Grand Gedeh

MONROVIA –The arrival of the first batch of newly procured yellow machines continues to attract na...

Sports

National Pride Through Athletics -Sports Ministry Hails Liberian Athlete Nabwe

MONROVIA: Liberia's Ministry of Youth and Sports has hailed a Liberian track and field star, Antho...

Marine Shooters Defeat Liberia Land Authority

MONROVIA: The Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA) basketball team, the Marine Shooters, delivered anot...

Champions Refuse To Fall -Maritime Marches Into Quarterfinals

MONROVIA: The defending champions, the Marine Strikers of the Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA), hav...

2026 FIFA World Cup match schedule: Fixtures, results, features

ESPN Jun 29, 2026, 04:32 AM ET 2026 World Cup: Group stage standings | Bracket  Top 50 pla...

Premier League live updates: Brighton-Arsenal, Man City-Forest

We have some more midweek Premier League action for you today! As the title race continues to hea...

Messi tracker: Goals, assists, key moments in 2026

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Economy

NBC Validates Five-Year Strategy - Concession Reforms Gain Momentum

By Frank P. Martin MONROVIA: The National Bureau of Concessions (NDC) has endorsed a new five-y...

MCC, ICA Community Restore Vital Drainage At 18th Street

MONROVIA: Monrovia City Corporation (MCC), has joined leaders, youth, and residents of the ICA- Comm...

Small-Cap, Postal Affairs Ink PPP MOU

MONROVIA: In an exchange filing, the small-cap company announced the signing of a Memorandum of Un...

Liberia Risks US$400m Agric Blow -As EUDR Deadline Nears Fast

MONROVIA: Liberia could suffer a devastating economic shock, if it fails to meet the European Union...

Africa Driving African Growth -Boakai Hails First Atlantic Bank Launch

MONROVIA: President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has declared that Africa's economic future must be shaped by...

MCC Resumes Ban On Street Vending

MONROVIA: The Monrovia City Corporation (MCC) has officially reinstated its enforcement of the city'...

Forests Falling To Cocoa? …As EU Plans Ban On Liberian Cocoa

ZWEDRU, G/GEDEH: Recently, some journalists traveled to Southeastern Liberia to view satellite ima...

Ellen Foresees Criminal Enterprises Coming, If… As W/Bank Pushes Women's Financial Inclusion

By. Elbie Pannoh MONROVIA: Former President Ellen Johnson- Sirleaf, has called on the Liberian ...

KFAED supports Liberia road projects to boost connectivity

KUWAIT: The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED), on Wednesday participated in the ina...

LRA Embarks Reform Tour - Modernization Drive Gains Momentum

MONROVIA: The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) has embarked on a nationwide “Change Readiness Tour...

We Are Building More Than Roads …Boakai Asserts

LOFA COUNTY: President Joseph Nyuma Boakai says Liberia’s ongoing road investments are “building...

AML Trains 60 Leaders in Yekepa -Mining Giant Targets 1,800 Employees

YEKEPA: ArcelorMittal Liberia has graduated 60 supervisors and senior officers from an intensive lea...

LiMA Board Approves Strategic Instruments …To Advance Digital Transformation, Revenue Mobilization

MONROVIA: The Board of Directors of the Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA) has approved a suite of st...

Nimba Residents Benefit From AML's Employment Training

YEKEPA, NIMBA CO.: A member of the Local Consultative Forum (LCF) in Nimba County has commended Arce...

LRA Chief Joins Africa's Top Tax Leaders -Advances Revenue Modernization

MONROVIA: The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) has reaffirmed its commitment to building a modern, ef...

Colombian Consulate Disowns Drug Suspect -Mission Rejects Any Association

MONROVIA: The Consulate General of Colombia in Liberia has firmly distanced itself from a Colombian ...

Mega Gas-pipeline Plan: W/Africa Signs Off $25bn

FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE: One of Africa's most ambitious energy infrastructure projects has finally be...

CBL Slashes Credit Rate …Says Economy Hits 5.5% Growth

MONROVIA: The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), through its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has announc...

AML Concludes Job Readiness Assessments ...For 218 Grand Bassa Residents

BUCHANAN, G/BASSA CO.: ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML), says it is concluding a comprehensive round of...

Judge With No Integrity -Ngafuan: A Menace To Society

By. Frank P. Martin MONROVIA: Finance and Development Planning Minister, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan,...

LISA Starts Nationwide Scale Checks

By. Elbie Pannoh MONROVIA: The Liberia Standards Authority (LISA) today, begins a month-long nati...

Senate Intensifies Probe In US$990k …PAC Meets LACC On Gbarpolu ‘Chip Seal’ Road Project

MONROVIA: The Public Accounts and Audits Committee (PAC) of the Liberian Senate, held a consultative...

EU-Power Project Advances -Boakai Pushes LEC-RREA Cooperation

BUCHANAN: European Union-funded electrification project in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County, is gaining ...

AML Certifies 60 Employees in Shop Floor Management Program

YEKEPA, NIMBA CO.: ArcelorMittal-Liberia (AML) has certified 60 employees after they successfully co...

OWECC-L Executive Director Explores War Crimes Court Lessons in Rwanda

MONROVIA: The Executive Director of the Office for the Establishment of the War and Economic Crimes ...

MCC Urges Residents To Subscribe …As PPP Framework Takes Effect

MONROVIA: The Monrovia City Corporation (MCC) has announced the operationalization of Phase One of i...

Journalist Seequeeh Challenges Revival of Sinoe's Founding Day ...Calls for New Reconciliation Date

GREENVILLE: A Liberian policy analyst and journalist has challenged the revival of Sinoe County's Ju...

ECOWAS Envoys Rally Against Financial Crimes, Others

DAKAR, SENEGAL: The Dean of Ambassadors of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a...

MCC Begins Sanitation Overhaul -Launches Waste Management Reforms

MONROVIA: Monrovia City Corporation (MCC) is embarking on one of its most ambitious sanitation refor...

Land Deal Backfires -Lawmaker Threatens To ‘Drag’ GTBank To Court

MONROVIA: A multimillion-dollar property dispute has thrust GTBank into renewed public scrutiny afte...

AML Reconnects Forgotten Communities - Drives Rural Economic Transformation

YEKEPA: In one of Liberia's most significant private-sector infrastructure interventions this year, ...

House Scrutinizes Proposal To Print L$79 Billion -Conducts Currency Hearing

MONROVIA: The House of Representatives' Committee on Banking and Currency has commenced a public hea...

To Attract Foreign Investments, Jobs LSEZA Moves To Build Modern Packaging Solutions Center For Liberia

MONROVIA: The Executive Chairman of the Liberia Special Economic Zones Authority (LSEZA), Mr. Prince...

Governance Commission Rallies Nation - As Integrity Drive Gains Momentum

MONROVIA: The Governance Commission (GC) on Wednesday launched a major national dialogue aimed at r...

EPA Advances To Higher Level -Equipped With High-Tech Analyzer

MONROVIA: Liberia's environmental and scientific capabilities received a major boost Tuesday as the...

In Liberia Basin Oil Exploration In Motion ...As TGS- ASA TARGETS THREE OIL BLOCKS

MONROVIA: BluEnergies Limited has provided an operations update on the work program currently being ...

Gov’t Fans Off Claims …Of VP Koung’s Connection To Drugs Suspects

MONROVIA: The Government of Liberia, (GOL), through the Minister of Information, Jerolinmek Matthew ...

Liberia Deepens Global Maritime Leadership -As LiMA Chief Meets IMO Secretary-General

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: Liberia has further cemented its position as a global maritime powerhouse af...

US$600m Gold Project Goes To Southeast …Dugbe Gold Promises Trans-formative Investment

MONROVIA: Liberia's ambitions to attract large-scale international investment received a significan...

Continental Recognition Earned Globally -CBL Saamoi Wins Banking Leadership Award

LONDON/BANJUL: Liberia's growing influence in Africa's financial landscape received another major bo...

Cocaine Funds Traced To Local Bank ...As US INTEL Briefs Boakai

MONROVIA: United States (US) Treasury and Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) teams have concluded a m...

Liberia's Press Freedom Rated 'Problematic'

MONROVIA: Liberia's media landscape has once again come under international scrutiny after Reporters...

Truth Transforms Nations - Ambassador Shoniyin Tells Journalists

BUCHANAN CITY: A powerful call for fearless journalism echoed across Grand Bassa, as media practitio...

Drugs Probe Troubling! ...Senators Konneh, Snowe Demand Transparency, Others

MONROVIA: Liberia faces severe attacks from international drugs trafficking cartels, with the contro...

To Enforce Compliance with Minimum Wage Regulations Labor Ministry Taskforce Begins Salary Verification

MONROVIA: Labor Minister, Cllr. Cooper Kruah, has launched a Minimum Wage Salary Verification Taskfo...

Woman Guilty of Cross Border Human Trafficking

By: Barclay Karnley Jr CAPEMOUNT: After more than two months of trial proceedings before the Fift...

Liberia Wins Rising Star Award - LERC Make Headways Internationally

By. Frank P. Martin MONROVIA: Liberia has received the Rising Star Award in recognition of its su...

Boakai Accelerates Development -Launches Japan Freeway Extension

MONROVIA: President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. has reaffirmed his administration's commitment to moder...

Labor Ministry Gets Tough … Mandates Employers to Advertise New Positions Before Applying for Work Permits

MONROVIA: The Ministry of Labour has mandated all business entities, concessionaires, and members of...

Toe Town–Tappita Highway Collapses -Stranded Vehicles Halt Traffic Flow

TOE TOWN: Dozens of commercial and private vehicles have been stranded for more than a week along th...

 National Anti-Mining Campaign Launched - PORT Holds First Technical Meeting

MONROVIA: The Chairman and members of the newly established ‘Protect Our Resources Taskforce’ (P...

Rubber Export Ban Defended -Gov’t Cites Economic Protection

MONROVIA: The Government of Liberia has strongly defended its Executive Order, banning the export of...

Narco-State Fears Mount -As Drug Crisis Deepens In Liberia

MONROVIA: Liberia's credibility in the global fight against narcotics is facing one of its toughest ...

Protecting Liberia’s Natural Resources -Sen. Konneh Backs Boakai’s Mining Task Force

MONROVIA: Gbarpolu County Senator, Amara M. Konneh, has praised President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s d...

GC Boss Urges See-through Governance - Calls For Financial Integrity Drive

MONROVIA: The Acting Chairman of the Governance Commission (GC), Alaric K. Tokpa, has called for gre...

Kula Fofana Calls for Inclusive Leadership -Seeks Unity Amongst Young People

MONROVIA: Presidential Press Secretary, Kula Bonah Fofana, has called on Liberia's young people to r...

In LEC Warehouse Scandal -Four Employees Suspended

MONROVIA: The Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) has been rocked by an alleged warehouse theft sc...

Mass Displacement Looms -As Authorities Warn Of Heavy Flooding

By. Elbie Pannoh MONROVIA: Liberia's National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) has warned that h...

Building Inclusive Local Governance -County Officials Empowered

CESTOS CITY: The Ministry of Local Government (MOLG), through its Gender and Social Inclusion Unit, ...

Troubling and Vexing! ...Senator Dillon Describes Joint Security Probe of US$19.2m Drugs Scandal

By: Barclay Karnley Jr MONROVIA: Montserrado County Senator, Abraham Darius Dillon, has taken to...

Indefinite Ban On Raw Rubber -Boakai Issues Order

MONROVIA: President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has ordered an indefinite nationwide ban on exporting unproc...

AML Gives US$35,000 Sponsorship Check to Liberia Marathon Trust

Yekepa, Nimba County: ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting sports...

At COMESA-IOM Forum In Kenya; Liberia Champions African Diaspora Investment Agenda

By: Barclay Karnley Jr Mombasa: Liberia has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting Diaspora inves...

Empowering Rural Transformation -RREA Expands Liberia’s Energy Access

By Elbie Pannoh MONROVIA: Liberia's rural electrification drive is gaining momentum, with the Rur...

NLA ‘Slaps’ LIPAY With US$10,000 Fine ...For Multiple Violations of Gaming Regulation

MONROVIA: The National Lottery Authority (NLA), has revoked the operating license of a gaming compan...

GLS Pushes Back Allegations -Drug War Far From Over

MONROVIA: Mounting public pressure over Liberia’s growing narcotics crisis intensified Tuesday as ...

Liberia, AfriLIGHT Sign 50m Energy Deal -Boost Liberia's Future

MONROVIA: Liberia has taken another major step toward expanding access to clean, reliable, and susta...

Business

GLS Rejects Drug Smuggling Allegations …Insists on Due Process in RIA Cargo Investigation

By Frank P. Martin MONROVIA: Global Logistics Services (GLS Group) has strongly rejected allega...

Drive Economic & Commercial Sectors ...Top Entrepreneur Challenges Liberian Businesses

By: Barclay Karnley Jr ‎MONROVIA: A prominent Liberian entrepreneur and owner of the Koillie Ga...

China Hails Liberia Ties -Beijing Praises One-China Support

By Elbie Pannoh MONROVIA: China has commended Liberia for its continued adherence to the One-Chin...

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Fuel Prices Drop, But…

MONROVIA: The Liberian government has announced a reduction in gasoline and fuel oil prices in what ...

AML Gives Contracts To 83 POLs

BUCHANAN: ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) has successfully transitioned 83 Process Operator Learners int...

Commentary

Cllr. Sayma Syrenius Cephas writes

As a senior Counsel of the ICC and first Liberian to have been admitted under Rules 42 and 43 of...

SWEEP THE DRUG YOU ALLOWED - AND NOW! A Promise They Made Themselves - Now It Is Time to Keep It

Nobody is forcing this government to clean up Liberia's drug mess. They put this duty on themselve...

Bility Is Right: Opposition Unity Without Principle Is Just Another Power Grab

By Sherman C. Seequeh The other day, I sent a note to fellow CDC partisans as they trooped to Zwe...

LEST WE FORGET — THIS IS A REVOLUTION!

A Special Notice to CDC Militants and Executives Gathered in Zwedru — Zukuwisky — on Our 22nd An...

W/Bank Technical Mission Engages LWSC

MONROVIA: A Technical Support Mission from the World Bank is currently in Liberia holding discussion...

Guest Opinion

Liberia's Digital Future Will Be Defined by the Investments We Make in People Today

Liberia stands at an important moment in its development journey. Around the world, digital techno...

A Living Tribute to Dr. Elias E. Saleeby

Former World Bank Central Banking Expert, Former Minister of Finance of the Republic of Liberia, a...

Standing Against the Tide of Drug Trafficking: President Boakai's Stance:

President Joseph Boakai and global leaders: Treat drug trafficking as an existential threat and an a...

The Invisible Hand, Moral Hazard And Liberia’s Drug Fight: The Battle Is Just Beginning

By Senator Amara Konneh Gbarpolu County, Liberia August 2, 2026 If you've taken Econ 101 in...

Evaluating the Impact of Inspector General Gregory Coleman on Crime Rates and Public Safety in Liberia

Given one flower while they are still alive and in the service of humanity. President Joseph N...

THE PARADOX OF PATRIOTISM: How Opportunistic Street Protests Undermine Liberian Democracy and Shield the Architects of Our National Malaise

An Analytical Critique of Contemporary Street Protest Politics in Liberia By: Cllr. J. Aloysius Toe...

Celebrating a Legacy: Dr. Henry Boima Fahnbulleh, Jr. and His Impact on Liberia's Journey Toward Peace and Democracy

Happy Bornday, July 16, Dr. Fahnbulleh Jr. By: Austin S Fallah - A True Son of the Planet Earth S...

Dr. Togba-Nah Tipoteh: A Legacy of Intellectual Brilliance and Social Commitment: Happy Bornday

Liberia wishes you a happy birthday. By: Austin S Fallah - A True Son of the Planet Earth Soil: f...

The Power of Education in the 21st Century: Lessons from Dr. Anthony Fallah Swaray’s Journey for Liberia’s Younger Generation

Education is a vital foundation for societal progress, equipping citizens with the skills to break p...

The Messaging Crisis of Liberian Opposition Political Parties: An Analytical Perspective Ahead of the 2029 Elections:

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai: "As long as the next election remains the most important priority o...

The Crucial Role of Articulation in Leadership: Safeguarding Progress and Growth

Articulation bridges the gap between vision and execution. Leaders who communicate with clarity ...

The Crisis of Critical Thought among Liberia's Youth: A Call to Arms for Innovation and Engagement

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai: "These scholarships are not just about imbibing theories; they are ...