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Grand Cape Mount County — The Liberia National Police has intercepted US$400,000 in cash during a routine security operation at the Tienii Checkpoint in Grand Cape Mount County,…
Monrovia – Partners implementing the EU-funded Liberia Spotlight Initiative 2.0 have taken a significant step toward strengthening accountability, learning, and evidence-based decision-making with the establishment of a multi-stakeholder…
MONROVIA — Former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has made a candid admission that her administration failed to defeat corruption in Liberia, acknowledging that despite extensive institutional reforms during her…
MONROVIA — For decades, Liberia’s economy has leaned on the same narrow pillars: iron ore, rubber, timber and, more recently, gold. Raw materials leave the country, and finished…
ABUJA, Nigeria — Liberian lawyer, law professor and former vice-presidential candidate, Cllr. Charlyne M. Brumskine, has been sworn in as a judge of the Community Court of Justice of…
MONROVIA — In Liberian public life, a man’s word is currency, and a man’s oath is something close to a mortgage on his name. Yekeh Kolubah took out a…
Summary: By Jerome Saye with New Narratives SANNIQUELLIE, Nimba County—They are the second biggest voting bloc in the country. They’re also the former constituents of long-time senator, Prince…
MONROVIA — Rodney D. Sieh, publisher of FrontPage Africa, said on Tuesday that widespread complaints of injustice, arbitrary arrests and a faltering judiciary echo the conditions that preceded…
Monrovia —The Naymote Partners for Democratic Development has released its annual President Meter Report Implementation Rating of the ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID) for 2026, reporting that…
PLEEBO, Maryland County — Nearly four years after a Maryland County court bailiff was publicly accused of involvement in an alleged gang rape, official court records show that the…
HARPER, Maryland County — The lifeless body of Papa Abraham Stemmer, a fisherman who went missing last week following a canoe capsizing incident, has been discovered in Harper City,…
MONROVIA — As the 2026 Liberia Kickball Federation Montserrado District League enters its decisive stage, four districts remain in contention for the championship trophy but the race for…
Monrovia – A troubling confrontation outside the courtroom has opened a new front in the criminal trial, with defense lawyer Gbawou Kowou accusing the Asset Recovery and Property…
MONROVIA – Liberian politics has no shortage of dramatic turnarounds, but few would have raised eyebrows like this one. Yekeh Kolubah, the outspoken former Montserrado County District 10 representative,…
Summary: • A nationwide Ebola preparedness assessment found Liberia 69 percent ready overall, while logistics scored only 47 percent, leaving major gaps in equipment, supplies, isolation facilities and…
MONROVIA — The European Federation of Liberian Associations (EFLA) has accused the Boakai-Koung administration of systematically sidelining Liberians living in Europe from its flagship diaspora engagement initiatives, sharply criticizing…
MONROVIA – Liberian entrepreneur and media personality LeAnn Knowlden has earned recognition in three African countries this year, adding continental attention to a career that began with a…
MONROVIA — Reality TV fans across Liberia joined the rest of the continent over the weekend to celebrate as Temi Nkem officially emerged as the winner of Big…
SANNIQUELLIE, Nimba County — The Liberia Medical and Dental Council (LMDC) is calling for stronger regulatory, research and monitoring frameworks to govern traditional medicine and ensure its safe…
MONROVIA — The Embassy of India in Liberia has marked the 157th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi with a call for peace, nonviolence, dialogue and compassion, while strengthening its…
Paynesville – Social media went wild early Monday morning in the commercial hub of Red Light in Paynesville, outside Monrovia, over reports that a local cook shop seller…
MONROVIA -The Director General of the Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) Richard Ngafuan has cautioned against the inadequate use of global innovative technologies for the collection…
MONROVIA – Nobody in Grand Bassa politics is calling it a campaign yet. The next general election is still years away, and no one with a stake in the…
GENEVA — CAP Freedom of Conscience has raised concerns over the pretrial detention and treatment of Lee Man-hee, the 95-year-old founder and leader of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus,…
YEKepa, Nimba County — ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) has completed a three-day digital literacy training for 38 teachers and administrators across its school system in Yekepa, equipping educators with practical…
MONROVIA — The Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA) has reaffirmed Liberia’s commitment to strengthening the country’s cocoa sector through the adoption and localization of a regional standard…
BANJUL, THE GAMBIA — Thousands of miles from Liberia, the country’s painful history remains close to the hearts of many Liberians living in the diaspora. By Patience M. Jones,[email protected]…
SALALA DISTRICT, Bong County — The Kweshie Tetteh Foundation has donated a 55-inch television and DSTV package to students of the Tutmutu Agriculture and Vocational Training Center in Salala…
MONROVIA — Liberian match officials are set for a busy period on the international stage, with several officials from the country receiving prestigious appointments from the Confederation of…
MONROVIA — Naymote Partners for Democratic Development is calling for an independent investigation into the selection of Lofa County’s representative for an African-Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO)-supported training…
Monrovia – When the Government of Liberia charged former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor in August, officials spoke with confidence. The state said it had the evidence. It said…
Monrovia – The last time a major oil company drilled off Liberia’s coast, much of the money never touched Liberian soil. By Rodney D. Sieh When ExxonMobil drilled…
PELELEI, Zota District, Bong County – The women came first, and they came together. Members of the Bong County Women Organization filed into the funeral grounds in Pelelei…
Three Liberians living in Minnesota are among ten immigrants indicted by a U.S. federal grand jury for allegedly voting or registering to vote while not citizens. Prosecutors say…
GREENVILLE, Sinoe County — New video and photographic evidence obtained by FrontPage Africa has raised questions about the conduct of officials associated with the Sinoe County Labour Commissioner’s Office,…
MONROVIA – The room was ready. Relatives had contributed money, the food was cooked, and a DJ was waiting for his cue. Uncle Alfred had opened his home.…
GBARNGA, Bong County – A senior Liberian government official from Bong County says the opposition Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) has a realistic chance of winning the county in…
MONROVIA — The Women NGOs Secretariat of Liberia (WONGOSOL) has called for the immediate protection of a 17-year-old girl whose video has circulated widely on social media, warning that the…
Capitol Building – The Administration of Africa International Institute of Science and Technology (AIIST) University College has formally appealed to the 54th National Legislature to consider the institution for…
Monrovia – In an ambitious plan, the National Transit Authority (NTA), is nearing routing to Cestos City in River Cess County and Greenville, Sinoe County when things work…
Sanniquellie City — Reports indicate that Maximum Protection Security Service, known as MAX-PRO, is set to take over security duties from SEGAL at ArcelorMittal Liberia properties, a move…
Monrovia — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia, through the AAID Pillar 5 Environmental Sector Working Group, has convened a technical meeting to review progress in the…
NIMBA COUNTY – Residents and travelers reported that normal movement along the Ganta–Saclepea Highway and surrounding roads has grounded to a halt after heavy downpour of rains overwhelmed…
MONROVIA — Liberia Football Association Executive Committee Member Christian G. Weah Sr. has come to the defense of Rev. Dr. J. Luther Tarpeh, urging football stakeholders and the…
MONROVIA — Borough Football Club has officially announced the return of experienced goalkeeper Abdulai Koulibarly, who has rejoined the club on a free transfer following the mutual termination…
Defense attorney Gbawou Kowou says witnesses who testified for the accused were summoned to AREPT’s headquarters and pressured, while the taskforce says the incident was a misunderstanding and…
MONROVIA – For many Liberian and Sierra Leonean families, the SN Brussels flight is more than a ticket. Brussels Airlines, still called “SN” by most travelers here after…
Summary By Fatu Kamara with New Narratives BROAD STREET, Monrovia – It has been a long day for Joseph. The sun is beginning to set, and the 48-year-old father…
Monrovia – Peter Bon Jallah, on trial for alleged gang rape, statutory rape and kidnapping involving a 16-year-old boy, took the witness stand Thursday and accused investigators of deliberately…
Monrovia – Dr. Carolyn Baindu Moore built her career in the United States as a robotic thoracic surgeon, operating on the chest with some of medicine’s most advanced…
Monrovia – The leadership and members of the House of Representatives on Thursday paid their final respects to the late Dr. Ranney B. Jackson Sr., a former Bong County…
MARGIBI COUNTY — A FrontPage Africa investigation into alleged environmental damage and deteriorating living conditions in communities surrounding China Union’s mining concession has prompted the company and Margibi County…
Monrovia – Integrity Watch Liberia Executive Director Harold Marvin Aidoo is calling on the government to move cautiously in developing Liberia’s emerging critical-mineral sector, warning that the country could…
Monrovia – A Christian ministry known as the Holiness Revival Movement is calling on Liberians to return to what it describes as the Biblical teachings of righteousness, holiness…
MONROVIA — Liberia’s push to improve transparency, accountability and sustainable management of its fisheries sector has entered a new phase, with the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) and the National…
MONROVIA — Gender advocates are calling for the introduction and publication of a gender inclusion scorecard to measure the performance of ministries, agencies and commissions, amid concerns that some…
Summary: By Anthony Stephens, senior justice correspondent with New Narratives Liberia’s Witness Protection Agency is proposing a five-year, US$20.54 million plan to build a nationwide system for protecting victims,…
Accra, Ghana – The Executive Governor of the Central Bank of Liberia, Henry F. Saamoi, has presented Liberia’s remarkable progress in digital payments and financial inclusion at MojaCom…
The National Housing Authority (NHA) has outlined a framework aimed at converting growing interest among Liberians in the diaspora into concrete investment in Liberia’s housing sector. Under the…
Monrovia – The Adjunct Faculty Association of the University of Liberia has elected George Sahr Tengbeh as its first president, establishing an organized leadership structure for adjunct instructors…
Monrovia – Mary T. Broh walked into Criminal Court “C” on Tuesday and gave the defense something it had been missing in the Saudi rice trial: a story…
Monrovia – Peter Bon Jallah’s lawyers asked Criminal Court “E” on Wednesday to end his trial before he ever had to answer the charges. Judge Wesseh Alphonsus Wesseh,…
MONROVIA – The final whistle had barely faded on Tuesday when the debate moved from the pitch to the timeline. Liberia had lost at home to Mali in the…
New paper says converting dollar prices at a stronger Liberian dollar rate makes inflation look lower than it is; suggests true rate could be above 9 percent Monrovia…
South East, Liberia– For families struggling to get their children ready for school, the cost of copybooks, bags and shoes can be difficult to meet. Across southeastern Liberia,…
Monrovia – As Liberia’s gateway to global trade continues to evolve, building local expertise remains essential to delivering safe, efficient, and reliable port operations. For more than a…
GBARNGA, Bong County — Ask most Liberians what the word “court” conjures, and the answer rarely involves comfort. For decades, the courthouse has stood in the public imagination as…
Monrovia, September 30, 2026 – In an effort to have the 2027 National Budget submitted on or in time so as to enhance its full implementation, the Ministry…
Monrovia — A group of elders and concerned members of the Gold and Diamond Brokers Union (GDBU) has endorsed Omar Sekou Kamara for president of the organization ahead of…
Monrovia – A conglomeration of civil society groupings under the banner of Civil Society Working Group on Land Rights Reform and the Multi-Actor Platform on Land Governance (MAP…
MONROVIA – Marking a monumental milestone in the socio-economic and political development of post-conflict Liberia, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. has formally received a historic petition and Executive…
NIMBA COUNTY – Chief Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay has responded to public reactions following a Gompa City Magisterial Court ruling in the Kalefa Turay Land Dispute that resulted…
MONROVIA — The Embassy of Ireland has committed €1.5 million toward a three-year project aimed at restoring mangroves, strengthening coastal resilience and improving sustainable livelihoods in Liberia’s southeastern…
MONROVIA — Electoral District #10 may be without a sitting representative in Liberia’s House of Representatives, but its absence from the political chamber has not stopped the district from…
Judge Wesseh Says Prosecution Evidence Requires Defense Response as Statutory Rape Trial Moves Forward By Willie N. Tokpah Monrovia-Criminal Court “E” for Montserrado County has rejected a motion…
Monrovia – Liberia’s justice system is among many in the world that continues to receive backlashes from the public with many terming it weak, corrupt, and for sale to…
Monrovia – It was the kind of moment politicians plan for and pretend they didn’t. By Rodney D. Sieh In a hall full of Liberians who had driven…
MONROVIA — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s name entered the courtroom record Monday as former General Services Agency (GSA) Director-General Mary T. Broh testified in the Saudi-donated rice trial, linking…
A short video from James Dorbor Jallah, Commissioner General of the Liberia Revenue Authority, made my day. By Axel M. Addy It showed the Lofa Women Weaving Center…
When we hear about the war in Ukraine, it can feel distant – something happening far away that doesn’t touch our lives in Liberia. It is tempting to…
GBARNGA, Bong County – The Movement for Democratic Alliance (MODA) has clarified that the Minister of Agriculture, Dr. J. Alexander Nuetah, is not a member of the organization. It…
MONROVIA — For women and girls who have survived female genital mutilation (FGM) and other forms of gender-based violence, the road to recovery often extends far beyond the immediate…
MONROVIA — The Women NGOs Secretariat of Liberia (WONGOSOL) has called on President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to place women’s leadership, transitional justice and reconciliation at the center of Liberia’s…
Harper, Maryland County — House Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon has donated a bus to the J.J. Dossen Memorial Referral Hospital in Harper City, Maryland County, fulfilling a commitment he…
The Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) on September 23 formally renewed Jungle Energy Power’s (JEP) Large‑Scale Distribution license after completing a multi‑year review and public consultation process. Speaking…
As I depart Washington, D.C., I find myself thinking deeply about Liberia’s development trajectory. My journey took me first to New York for engagements around the United Nations…
GANTA, Nimba County — The Gompa Magisterial Court on Tuesday, September 29 sentenced former Ganta City Mayor Amos N. G. Suah to 30 days in jail and fined…
Margibi County—The assigned Judge of the 13th Judicial Circuit Court of Margibi County, sitting in its August Term of Court, has sentenced former Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA)…
Monrovia – For years, Liberia’s technical and vocational education and training (TVET) challenge extends beyond classrooms. The harder question is what happens when young people leave. The Strengthening…
𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘐𝘯 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘛𝘰 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘤 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘈 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘰 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘐𝘯 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝗕𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗸 𝗠. 𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗲 There are Liberians doing extraordinary things…
MONROVIA – For most of the last two decades, Liberia’s opposition has had a habit of losing to itself. Parties meet, pledge unity, sign documents, then split over…
Summary By Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon, climate and environment reporter with New Narratives The sea off Liberia turns a deceptive shade of calm every year around this time as…
Monrovia-Former General Services Agency Director General Mary T. Broh, delivered one of the defense’s strongest accounts Monday, September 28, in Liberia’s ongoing Saudi-donated rice trial, telling Criminal Court…
Prosecution Given Until Tuesday to Resist Motion as Criminal Court “E” Suspends Trial; Rwandan Forensic Expert Says DNA Match Cannot Establish When or How Biological Material Was Deposited…
PAYNESVILLE — Residents of Whein Town are demanding the closure of the Whein Town Landfill, accusing authorities of continuing to use a site they say has exceeded its…
Diaspora group says Liberians abroad must be valued for more than remittances Monrovia – The Union of Liberian Associations in the Americas (ULAA) has called on President Joseph…
MONROVIA — After nearly seven years of suspension, Liberia has relaunched the Taï-Grebo-Krahn Complex Biodiversity Protection Project, a €4.7 million initiative aimed at strengthening the protection of the Grebo-Krahn…
MONROVIA – The Liberia National Tourism Authority (LNTA) celebrated World Tourism Day 2026 on Monday with the launch of two new digital tourism tools – Unforgettable Liberia and…
PAYNESVILLE — The Geneva Reeves-Johnson Foundation, Inc. (GREJOF) has commemorated the 15th anniversary of World Alzheimer’s-Dementia Day, with a call for early diagnosis, increased public awareness, and greater…
Monrovia – Sawabenu, a rule-of-law civil society organization, is raising grave concern over the mass jailbreak at the Kakata Central Prison in Margibi County on Sunday, 20 September…