Liberia: Lawmakers Sign Resolution to Suspend RIA Cargo Operator

At least 40 members of the House of Representatives of the 55th Legislature have signed and adopted resolution urging President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to temporarily suspend the… Read more »

Liberia: Paul King's Statement Raises New Questions in RIA Cocaine Investigation

A detailed statement submitted by Paul J. King, General Manager of GLS-Menzies, to Liberia's Ministry of Justice is raising new questions about the direction of the Government's… Read more »

Liberia: Jury Probe Widens in Tweah Acquittal

What began as a jury tampering inquiry into the acquittal of former Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah Jr. has escalated into claims of a personal relationship between the jury… Read more »

Liberia: LAA Places Seven Employees On Leave

The Liberia Airport Authority (LAA) has placed seven employees on administrative leave and indefinitely suspended another staff member as investigations intensify into the reported… Read more »

Liberia: FIA Victory Sends Orange Money Into High-Stakes Supreme Court Battle

The Sixth Judicial Circuit Civil Law Court at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia has delivered a ruling that significantly strengthens the enforcement authority of the Financial… Read more »

Liberia: From Persons of Interest to Protected Witnesses?

Within four days, the government's public messaging surrounding the investigation into the US$19.2 million cocaine seizure at Roberts International Airport appears to have evolved… Read more »

Liberia: Senators Push For Suspension of Cargo Operator at Airport Over Drug Bust

The Senate is facing growing pressure to take a more assertive role in one of the country's largest narcotics investigations in recent memory after Montserrado County Senators… Read more »

Liberia: GLS Welcomes Boakai Decision, Says It Halted Cocaine Shipment Before Seizure

MONROVIA -- Global Logistics Services (GLS) Group has welcomed President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr.'s decision to suspend its Executive Chairman, Peter Malcolm King, from the Board of… Read more »

Liberia: 'Why Are the Drugs Still Being Kept?'

Movement for Progressive Change (MPC) Political Leader Simeon Freeman has intensified pressure on the Boakai administration over its handling of one of the country's largest… Read more »

Liberia: 10 Persons of Interest Named in 237.6kg Cocaine Probe

Liberia's sweeping investigation into the seizure of approximately 237.6 kilograms of cocaine at Roberts International Airport (RIA) entered a critical new phase as Paul J. King,… Read more »

Liberia: Was Justice Bought? Explosive Affidavits Rock Tweah Case As Court Bans Public

The political temperature is surging as Criminal Court 'C' digs into explosive allegations of jury tampering tied to former Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah Jr.'s May 8, 2026,… Read more »

Liberia: LDEA Says RIA Cocaine Case Now Targets Global Criminal Syndicates

What began as the interception of approximately 237.6 kilograms of cocaine valued at more than US$19 million at Roberts International Airport (RIA) has now escalated into a… Read more »

Liberia: Kemayah Challenges Silence in U.S.$19m Drug Bust

Former Foreign Minister Ambassador Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr. has publicly challenged what he described as growing silence and limited disclosure surrounding the ongoing… Read more »

Liberia: Alcod Eminent Chairman Defends Nationality Law Amid Talks Over Constitutional Review

MONROVIA, Liberia - As Liberia intensifies discussions on possible reforms to its nearly four-decade-old Constitution, a leading advocate of dual citizenship has argued that recent… Read more »

Liberia: If the President Truly Means What He Says, Then There Can Be No Sacred Cows.

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai deserves credit for one thing: he responded. Read more »

Liberia: Police Charge Eight Over Wassce Exam Bribery Scandal

The Liberia National Police (LNP) has formally charged nine individuals in two separate criminal cases involving alleged examination fraud and reckless conduct that authorities say… Read more »

Liberia: 'Don't Weaponize Judiciary for Political Revenge'

Judge Kennedy Peabody of the Civil Law Court in Montserrado County has issued a strong warning against the politicization of Liberia's justice system, cautioning that the courts… Read more »

Liberia: 'The Jurors Are the Heroes'

Counselor Amara Sheriff, lead defense attorney for Abdullah L. Kamara, praised a 12-member jury Friday after it acquitted the former Acting Chairman of the Liberia… Read more »

Liberia: How a Huge Drug Consignment Moved Through the Airport

The documents reviewed by the Daily Observer, combined with interviews with sources familiar with airport cargo operations, allow for a clearer reconstruction of how the nearly… Read more »

Liberia: House Demands Disclosure On Suspects in U.S.$19.2m Cocaine Case

The House of Representatives has invoked its constitutional oversight authority and legislative accountability mandate, summoning the leadership of the Liberia Drug Enforcement… Read more »

Liberia: Eight Charged in River Gee Witchcraft Abuse Case

The Liberia National Police (LNP) has formally charged and forwarded to court eight individuals accused of participating in the alleged abuse, coercion, and public humiliation of a… Read more »

Liberia: Driver Arrested With U.S.$9k Worth of Tramadol in River Gee

The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) in River Gee County has intensified its anti-drug operations following the arrest of a commercial driver allegedly caught transporting a… Read more »

Liberia: Lipo, Unido Take Business, Ip Clinic to Bong

The Liberia Intellectual Property Office and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization are conducting a four-day training for 30 business owners in Bong County on… Read more »

Liberia: S/C Reopens Jury Tampering Inquiry in Tweah Case

The Supreme Court of Liberia has reopened a contentious chapter in one of the country's most closely watched criminal trials, lifting a temporary stay order and allowing Criminal… Read more »

Liberia: U.S.$19.2m Cocaine Shipment Bust At International Airport

The interception of 198 compressed plates of cocaine valued at an estimated US$19.2 million at Roberts International Airport (RIA) has once again placed Liberia at the center of… Read more »