May 29, 2023
Liberia: Tragic Accident On Buchanan Highway, One Dead, No Fuel for Ambulance to Transport Survivors
The outgoing president of the Press Union of Liberia (PUL) Charles Coffey late Sunday night suffered a broken leg in a fatal road accident that left one dead near Buchanan, Grand… Read more »
May 26, 2023
Liberia: Liberians Express Concerns Over 'Not Guilty' Verdict in U.S.$100 Million Cocaine Case, Question Justice Ministry's Role
Liberians have blamed the Justice Ministry for the not guilty verdict that was passed by Criminal Court A involving individuals who were allegedly implicated in the $100 million… Read more »
Liberia: Human Rights Commission Threatens to Recommend International Sanctions On Liberian Politicians Instigating Violence
The Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR) has warned Liberian politicians that are bent on instigating violence to intimidate their political opponents to desist… Read more »
Liberia: Gender Minister - Gender-Based Violence Remains Widespread in Liberia
Liberia's Minister of Gender, Children, and Social Protection Williametta Saydee Tarr has disclosed that Gender Based Violence (GBV) against women and girls remains one of the… Read more »
Liberia: Nuhace Downplays Court's Order
The National Union of Hospitality, Aviation, Communications & Energy Workers (NUHACE) is violating court's order after placing injunction on its recognition as union at Bea… Read more »
May 25, 2023
Liberia: Sinoe Forest Community Alleges Numerous Illegalities By Forestry Development Agency As Lawmaker Company Wins Concession
Community members here in Tartweh and Drapoe chiefdoms are fuming over a range of what they claim are violations of Liberian laws by the country's forest management body the… Read more »
Liberia: FHI Deploys Safeguarding Expert to Liberia
FHI360 is sending a safeguarding expert to Liberia to reinforce and strengthen its safeguarding procedures following recent reports of alleged procedural missteps, according to the… Read more »
Liberia: NPP Embattled Chairman James Biney Confirms Protesters At Prince Johnson's Church Were Members of the Party
Mr. James Biney, the embattled chairman of the National Patriotic Party (NPP), has confirmed that the individuals who protested and disrupted Senator Prince Johnson's church… Read more »
May 24, 2023
Liberia: House of Representatives Set to Begin Budget Performance Report Hearing for Fiscal Years 2022, 2023
Following its members' return from their constituent break, the House of Representatives through its Committee on Ways, Means, and Finance is expected to begin budget performance… Read more »
Liberia: ALJA Condemns Thuggery At Senator Johnson's Church
The Association of Liberian Journalists in the Americas (ALJA) is urging the Liberian government to with immediate effect institute a probe into the reported disruption of the… Read more »
Liberia: Finally, Liberian Refugee Mothers, Others Get Work Permits, Survived Civil War, 2716 Days in Deadly Snowstorms, Covid-19 in the U.S.
Love, fled the violence of the Liberian Civil War in the year 2000 at age 13 with her father and mother longing for peace and safety. After passing through many countries, crossing… Read more »
Liberia: Prince Johnson's Party Accuses Taylor's Ex-Fighters of Orchestration Sunday's Church Disruption
The Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction (MDR) has accused former Charles Taylor NPFL fighters, who remain loyal to Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor within the National… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia Council of Churches Urges Swift Arrests After Violent Protest At Senator Prince Johnson's Church
The Liberia Council of Churches (LCC) strongly condemns the violent protest that took place at the church of Nimba County Senator Prince Y. Johnson, describing it as an act of… Read more »
May 22, 2023
Liberia: Protesters Storm Senator Prince Johnson's Church, Forcing Evacuation and Service Cancellation
A youth group under the banner National Patriotic Party (NPP) Youth Council Sunday created panic at Senator Prince Johnson's Christ Chapel of Faith Ministry, forcing members to… Read more »
Liberia: Acquitted Defendants Flee Country, Leaving Behind Seized Money, As Justice Minister Condemns Court's Verdict
Barely 24 hours after being acquitted of all charges linked to the notorious US$100 million cocaine bust in Monrovia, all four defendants have reportedly fled the country, leaving… Read more »
Liberia: A Wake-Up Call for Liberia's Justice System - Reforming the Jury Trial Process
THE RECENT NOT GUILTY verdict in the high-profile $100 million drug bust trial has sent shockwaves through Liberia's justice system, leaving the Ministry of Justice appalled and… Read more »
Liberia: Man Kills 8-Month-Old Pregnant Fiancée
Laye Mohammed Fofana, 38, has allegedly killed his girlfriend, Maminata Tallawally, after a heated argument that broke out between the couple, according to a family source. Read more »
May 21, 2023
Liberia: Unity Party Condemns CDC's Violent Disruption of Church Service, Raises Concerns Over Peaceful Elections
The Unity Party strongly condemns the disruptive and violent incident that took place during a church service at the Christ Chapel of Faith, perpetrated by thugs of the Coalition… Read more »
Liberia: National Elections Commission Confirms Underaged Children Registered - Commences Clean-Up, Deduplication
The National Elections Commission (NEC) has announced that it has commenced the final process of deduplication and adjudication of voters' information collected from the 2,080… Read more »
May 19, 2023
Liberia: VP Taylor, Speaker, Defy Memo Against Politicizing Capitol Joint Chambers
On Thursday, May 18, 2023, just a day after a warning was issued by the Capitol security against using the joint chambers of the Legislature for party politicking, Vice President… Read more »
Liberia: Senators Petitioned to Pass Public Health Law
Over 20 Civil Society and governmental organizations have petitioned members of the Liberian Senate, through their Chairman on Executive Senator Saah Joseph, to guarantee the… Read more »
May 18, 2023
Liberia: U.S.$100 Million Cocaine Trial Ends Today At Criminal Court 'B'
The US$100M cocaine case will be decided after the final arguments between prosecution and defense lawyers before the judge and panel jury at Criminal Court C, at the Temple of… Read more »
Liberia: Beheaded Baby Found in Drainage in Paynesville
The Liberia National Police (LNP) have launched an investigation into the gruesome murder of an infant whose dismembered body was discovered on Wednesday in paynesville. Read more »
Liberia: Turkish Men Arrested for Illegal Logging Activities
Police in Nimba County have arrested two of a number of Turkish loggers for illegal logging activities, forestry authorities said. Read more »
Liberia: Senate Security Warns Staff Against Insulting the President
Capitol security has issued a warning to staffers of the Liberian Senate against insulting the President, especially during political events. The Director of Security, Mr.… Read more »