July 27, 2023
Liberia: Presidential Candidates Cummings and Gongloe Commit to War Crimes
Two of Liberia's leading candidates for president have committed to establishing a war and economic crimes court to try alleged leading perpetrators of Liberia's civil wars if… Read more »
Liberia: Integrity Watch Launches Strengthening Political Accountability Project to Monitor Campaign Financing
In an effort to foster greater political accountability and transparency in Liberia's electoral processes, Integrity Watch Liberia (IWL) has officially launched the "Strengthening… Read more »
Liberia: Two Individuals Fined for Illegal Possession of Chimpanzee and Crocodiles
The Barnerville Magisterial Court has imposed fines on defendants Domah Parker and Joseph D. Bestman for separate cases of illegal possession of wildlife without permits, as per… Read more »
July 26, 2023
Liberia: Armed Forces Operation Against Pirates Attack On a Chinese Fishing Vessel Shenghai
The Ministry of National Defense says security within the sub-region of West Africa has been challenged over the years with a rise in terrorism, insurrection, human and drug… Read more »
July 25, 2023
Liberia: Murder Suspect Resurfaces in Ganta As Police Invite Married Couples for Questioning
A Sierra Leoneian national who was accused of killing a woman at the F-2 Guest House in Ganta, Nimba County has returned a month after the incident. Read more »
July 24, 2023
Liberia: Who Will Receive Charloe Musu's Body?
A new, sorrowful but interesting drama surrounding the corpse of the late Charloe Musu has ensued as lawyers representing the former Chief Justice, Gloria Musu Scott reject current… Read more »
Liberia: Traditional Leaders Lead the Peaceful Removal of Illegal Gold Miners From Sapo National Park
On the 14th of June 2023, Sapo National Park (SNP) was declared free of illegal mining activities after an extensive field verification mission by the Forestry Development… Read more »
July 20, 2023
Liberia: Push Kush Away
Push Kush away! Push Kush away because it is dangerous for human health! Push Kush away because it kills human beings! Although some people are saying locally that Kush does not… Read more »
Liberia: Gender Minister Highlights Awareness On SGBV At Women Deliver Conference
The Liberian Minister of Gender, Children, and Social Protection, Madam Williametta Saydee Tarr, spoke at this year's Women Deliver Conference held in Kigali, Rwanda. She… Read more »
Liberia: House Passes 2023 Recast Budget At U.S.$759.4 Million Days After Rejecting President Weah's Request
On Tuesday,the Plenary of the House of Representatives constituted itself into a committee of a whole and passed the draft recast budget for fiscal year 2023 in the tune of… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia National Police Regional Commander Assigned in Grand Gedeh Dies in Fire Incident
The Liberia National Fire Service (LNFS) has launched an investigation into circumstances that led to the death of the regional commander of the Liberia National Police (LNP)… Read more »
July 19, 2023
Liberia: Umovement Launches USAID/CSA Education Thematic Window Monitoring and Research/Investigation Into Public School Registration Fees
Youth Movement for Collective Action (UMOVEMENT) has launched the USAID-Civil Society Activity (CSA) Education Thematic Window with an emphasis on monitoring and… Read more »
Liberia: Court Imposes Fines On Spoon Network - U.S.$1K Fine for the Network, U.S.$300 Per Employee, for Assaulting Sheriff
In a recent court decision, Judge Kennedy Peabody of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court, has imposed a fine of US$1,000 on the management of Spoon FM/TV Network, along… Read more »
Liberia: INCHR Boss Dempster Brown Calls for Urgency in Addressing GBV Prevention and Response in Liberia
The Chairperson of the Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR), Cllr. Dempster Brown, has stressed the need for urgency in tackling forms of Sexual-Based Violence… Read more »
Liberia: Raji Urges Athletes and Medics to Be Ambassadors of Anti-Doping in Sports
Liberia Football Association president, Mustapha Raji, urged participants of a two-day Anti-Doping workshop to serve as ambassadors of Anti-Doping in sports. Raji addressed the… Read more »
July 18, 2023
Liberia: Lofa County Senator Joseph Jallah Explores Education and Anti-Drug Initiatives During U.S. Visit
Lofa County's newly elected Senator, Cllr. Joseph Jallah, was recently invited by the office of the Trade Commission of the state of North Dakota to discuss Teacher Education,… Read more »
Liberia: Defense Lawyers File Motion to Advance Charloe Musu's Murder Case On Trial Docket
After securing a significant legal victory at the Supreme Court, where the government's petition was denied by the Justice In Chambers, the legal team representing Justice Gloria… Read more »
July 14, 2023
Liberia: FLY Solicits Political Parties' Commitments to Upholding Butuo Declaration Peace Accord Before and After Elections
The Federation of Liberian Youth (FLY) with support from the European Union (EC) wants political parties to sign the Butuo Declaration as part of peace and promotion of a united… Read more »
Liberia: Foundation for Better Liberia Calls for Fair Trial in Cllr. Gloria Musu Scott's Case
The Foundation for a Better Liberia (FOBEL), an intellectual center at Barnesville Junction, is calling for a fair trial in Cllr. Gloria Musu Scott's case following the death of… Read more »
July 13, 2023
Liberia: Anti-Doping Coming to Liberian Football
In a groundbreaking move, footballers in Liberia are set to undergo drug tests for the first time, as announced by The Liberia Football Association (LFA). The LFA released a… Read more »
Liberia: UP Chairman, Joseph Boakai, Jr. Give Conflicting Statements On Amb. Boakai's Meeting With Foreign Campaign Financiers
Controversy arose on Monday when Henry Costa revealed that Joseph Boakai, the standard bearer of the Unity Party, had reportedly engaged in discussions with potential campaign… Read more »
Liberia: Senate Suspends LACC Nominees' Confirmation Hearing Over Their Failure to Declare Assets
The Senate Committee on Autonomous and Commission made the decision to suspend a confirmation hearing for nominees of the Liberian Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) after the… Read more »
Liberia: Court to Compel Govt to Produce Evidence Against Former Chief Justice Gloria Musu Scott and Others in Murder Trial
State prosecutors would be compelled to produce all pieces of evidence that led to the indictment of former Chief Justice Gloria Musu Scott, after the Justice in Chambers,… Read more »
Liberia: Christopher Sivili, Last Year July 26 Torture Victim, Calls for Investigation Into His Maltreatment and Bringing Perpetrators to Book
Christopher Walter Sisulu Sivili, a member of the Student Unification Party (SUP) on campus, is seeking justice for the brutal attack and torture he endured during a protest on… Read more »
July 12, 2023
Liberia: Woman, 27, Appears in Court for Gun Arrest At Rep. Kolubah's District Office
A 27-year-old woman, Watta Kollie, was presented in the Monrovia City Court after being arrested in connection with the possession of a single-barrel shotgun, seven live rounds,… Read more »