News
Liberia: LACRA Moves to Localize Regional Cocoa Standard for Liberia
MONROVIA — The Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA) has reaffirmed Liberia’s commitment to strengthening the country’s cocoa sector through the adoption…
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County News
Liberia: Kweshie Tetteh Foundation Boosts Education in Salala with Scholarships, Learning Equipment
SALALA DISTRICT, Bong County — The Kweshie Tetteh Foundation has donated a 55-inch television and DSTV package to students of the Tutmutu Agriculture…
Obituary
Liberia: Bong Filled Pelelei with Praise for Ex-Supt. Jackson, Dead at 74, Yet Never Gave Him the Senate Seat in Four Tries
PELELEI, Zota District, Bong County – The women came first, and they came together. Members of the Bong County Women Organization filed…
Politics
Liberia: National Traditional Liaison Officer Says CDC Could Win Bong Again as Unity Party Battles Internal Divisions
GBARNGA, Bong County – A senior Liberian government official from Bong County says the opposition Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) has a realistic…
Politics
Liberia: Tarpeh Under Fire After Calling CDC Supporters ‘Mentally Deranged’ Over Lone Star Defeat
MONROVIA – The final whistle had barely faded on Tuesday when the debate moved from the pitch to the timeline. Liberia had lost…
Legal Issues
Liberia: How Chief Justice Gbeisay’s Judiciary is Bringing the Gavel Closer to the Ordinary in Bong County
GBARNGA, Bong County — Ask most Liberians what the word “court” conjures, and the answer rarely involves comfort. For decades, the courthouse has…
Politics
Liberia: MODA Distances Itself from Agriculture Minister Nuetah, Says He Is Not and Has Never Been a Member
GBARNGA, Bong County – The Movement for Democratic Alliance (MODA) has clarified that the Minister of Agriculture, Dr. J. Alexander Nuetah, is not…
News
Liberia: Gongloe Tells Boakai: “Let the People Talk” as Criticism of Government Grows
MONROVIA – Prominent human rights lawyer and former Solicitor General, Tiawan Saye Gongloe, has urged President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to tolerate public…
Analysis
Liberia: Why Hills’ Return Could Split Wolota and Complicate William Kotee’s Potential 2029 Representative Ambitions
WOLOTA CLAN — Every political dynasty has its sin — its original sin. In Bong County’s Electoral District One, that sin was committed in 2023,…
County News
Liberia: Deep Depression on Janapita Bridge Triggers Truck and Taxi Accidents on Ganta Highway in Bong County
BONG COUNTY – A deep cut has opened in the middle of Janapita Bridge on the Ganta Highway, and motorists say it is…