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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 concerned. This verdict not only undermines Liberia's…

AS LIBERIA PREPARES for the upcoming October 10th elections, it is crucial to focus on the importance of providing basic civic education to first-time voters. The youth in Liberia make up a significant portion of the population, and it…

AT THE MOMENT, political parties and legislative aspirants are busy putting in place strategies to win the forthcoming polls. In less than six months, Liberians of voting age will go to the polls to elect a new president, 73 new…

AHEAD OF THE much-anticipated general and presidential elections in Liberia slated for October 2023, the stakes are high and there are fears that, if not carefully managed, the process would not meet the expected goal of delivering a…

LIBERIA HAS a long history of how student advocacy and protest led to national crisis as students are seen as the first group of people who express disenchantment against misrule and high cost of living.

SINCE THE RULING Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) took state power following the 2017 general and presidential elections, there is no official of the CDC that has come under criticism than the Mayor of the City of Monrovia,…

DRUG ABUSE among young people in Liberia's 15 counties is sadly becoming an all-too-common problem. In Bong County, central Liberia, young people, including girls, are prime victims of drug abuse. Some addicts say they are determined to…

OVER THE YEARS, successive Liberian regimes have made the fight against corruption as the best campaign tool due to the eagerness of the population to see corruption minimized if not totally eradicated from the country.

AFRICA'S OLDEST democratic nation – last week banned the practice, which involves removing part or all of a girl’s outer sexual organs. IN A GROUNDBREAKING declaration made on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female…

LATE LAST MONTH, the National Elections Commission, the body tasked with conducting elections for all elective public offices, and administering and enforcing all elections laws throughout the Republic of Liberia, released a revised…