July 23, 2025
Liberia: Blayon Calls for Rehab Centers, Border Security to Combat Liberia's Drug Crisis
MONROVIA -- With Liberia's drug epidemic deepening, youth advocate Hanson G. Blayon is calling on the government to urgently build national rehabilitation centers and tighten… Read more »
Liberia: Waho Inspects $500k Bo-Waterside Health Facility
- A high-level delegation from the West Africa Health Organization (WAHO) on Friday toured the ongoing construction of a $500,000 cross-border health facility at Bo-Waterside, a… Read more »
Liberia: Senator Bill Twehway Appointed Board Chair of Senior Female Professionals FC
- River Cess County Senator Bill Twehway has been appointed board chair of Senior Female Professionals FC, a top-tier club in the Liberia Football Association (LFA) Women's Upper… Read more »
Liberia: Binda Foundation Restores Clean Water Access to Over 3,500 Residents in Gbarpolu's Smith Town
- After more than three years without reliable access to clean drinking water, residents of Smith Town in Gbarma District, Gbarpolu County are once again drawing safe water--thanks… Read more »
Liberia: Ivan Minnaert Denies FC Fassell Contract Amid Legal Dispute Over Vipers SC Move
- Just a day after FC Fassell threatened legal action against Ivan Jacky Minnaert over his sudden resignation and new coaching role in Uganda, the Belgian tactician has fired… Read more »
Liberia: Flames Basketball, LBA Launch Youth Development Camp to Promote Basketball in Liberia
- Flames Basketball, in partnership with the Liberia Basketball Association (LBA), has launched a youth basketball camp aimed at developing young talent and expanding the game… Read more »
July 22, 2025
Liberia: Proposal to Use Mount Wologisi for Development Draws Mixed Reactions
Liberia's highest peak, Mount Wologisi, has become ground zero in a heated national debate over whether trading natural heritage for roads, hospitals, and schools is a justifiable… Read more »
Liberia: Boakai Launches First-Ever Regional Passport Centers in Bong and Grand Gedeh
In a landmark effort to decentralize public services, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai on Monday launched Liberia's first regional passport centers in Gbarnga and Zwedru, vowing to… Read more »
Liberia: Misleading, CDC Youth Chairman Was Not Arrested With a Gun During July 17 Protest
While the July 17 protest in Monrovia was ongoing, a social media blog called Rescue Liberia claimed in a Facebook post that the opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC)… Read more »
July 21, 2025
Liberia: Liberian Woman Charged in U.S.$181k Cocaine Trafficking Case
A Liberian businesswoman who arrived from Bangkok with more than US$180,000 worth of cocaine stashed in her luggage has been formally charged with multiple drug offenses,… Read more »
Liberia: Forest Watchdog Groups Demand Probe Into Threats Against Anti-Deforestation Activist
Two of Liberia's leading forest governance watchdogs are demanding an urgent investigation into alleged threats made by a senior government official against environmental activist… Read more »
Liberia: Konneh Says Macroeconomy Was Stable Under Weah, Challenges Boakai to Do Better
Senator Amara Konneh has warned the Boakai administration against ignoring rising public frustration, urging a shift from partisan deflection to policy action, while defending his… Read more »
Liberia: Monrovia Declaration Launches Mano River Union Parliament
Lawmakers from Liberia, Sierra Leone, Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea have signed a landmark agreement creating the Mano River Union Parliament, a new regional body aimed at… Read more »
Liberia: Kamara Sidelined By Injury - Dweh Impresses in Czech Opener
Liberian international Mohammed Kamara's 2025-26 season is in serious doubt after the CFR Cluj striker suffered a suspected fibula fracture during a 3-0 league win over Paksi on… Read more »
Liberia: Rehabilitated Women Lead Tearful Anti-Drug Rally As Dillon, Lawmakers Demand National Action
Sixteen young women once trapped in addiction stood tall, tearfully reclaiming their dignity as they graduated Friday from the Center for Rehabilitation and Reintegration (CFRR), a… Read more »
Liberia: Unity Party Official Condemns Outsourced Vehicle Deal, Urges Lawmakers to Reject 25-Year Concession
A senior member of Liberia's ruling Unity Party and former Deputy Transport Minister, J. Ebenezer Kolliegbo, is urging lawmakers to immediately reassess and suspend a controversial… Read more »
Liberia: ULFA Threatens Shutdown Over Unpaid Arrears, Poor Conditions
The University of Liberia Faculty Association (ULFA) has issued a one-month ultimatum to the UL administration, the Liberian Senate, and the Executive Branch to settle longstanding… Read more »
Liberia: Lawmakers Advance Bill to Create Permanent Asset Recovery Commission
In a push to institutionalize the fight against corruption, Liberia's House of Representatives has begun legislative proceedings on a bill to create a permanent commission with… Read more »
Liberia: Court Sentences Rep. Bility's Son to 4 Years for Drug and Weapons Charges
Criminal Court 'C' at the Temple of Justice has sentenced Peach H. Bility, son of Nimba County District #7 Representative Musa Hassan Bility, to four years in prison for unlicensed… Read more »
Liberia: Boakai Was Right to Veto Port Bills - Let's Build a Smarter Path to Regional Port Revival
In a country where decentralization has become the favored mantra of reform, it is tempting to embrace every policy branded as modernization. But President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's… Read more »
Liberia: 31 Burkinabé Cocoa Farmers Jailed for Alleged Forest Invasion in Grand Gedeh
Thirty-one Burkinabé cocoa farmers were jailed for allegedly clearing forestry concessions in Grand Gedeh County to plant cocoa. Read more »
Liberia: Boakai Pledges 100 Modern Elementary Schools
GBARNGA Bong County- As dozens of public schools across Liberia remain in deplorable condition, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has announced plans to construct 100 new elementary… Read more »
Liberia: Determine Girls Reject Rochell Woodson As CAF Delegation Head, LFA Defends Decision
A power struggle between Liberia's top women's football club and the country's football governing body is threatening to overshadow Determine Girls FC's campaign in the upcoming… Read more »
Liberia: BEA Mountain Begins Rehabilitation of Bomi-Monrovia Highway
-- Bea Mountain Mining Company has begun rehabilitating the Bomi-Monrovia highway, supplying crushed rock and equipment to restore one of western Liberia's busiest and most damaged… Read more »
Liberia: LTA Nominee Seeks Third Operator to End Orange-MTN Duopoly
Clarence Massaquoi, nominee to chair the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA), is calling for urgent telecom sector reforms, warning that Orange Liberia and Lonestar Cell MTN… Read more »
