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Liberia: One Life Liberia, Urey-Yarkpawolo Foundation Launch L$2M Scholarship Fund for 500 Zota Students
ZOTA DISTRICT, BONG COUNTY — In the town of Shankpallai, where Dr. Emmanuel K. Urey Yarkpawolo grew up and eventually left to…
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Liberia: Rep. Fahnbulleh Hails Boakai Government for Reaching US$1 Billion Revenue Mark
MONROVIA — Representative Foday E. K. Fahnbulleh of Bong County’s Seventh Electoral District has expressed delight over Liberia’s achievement of the historic…
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Liberia: Saclepea Mayor Under Fire After Admitting GOL Awarded MDR Contract in Nimba, Then Backtracks
SACLEPEA, Nimba County — In Saclepea, Nimba County, the promise of newly paved streets should ordinarily be a welcome development. Instead, a government…
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Liberia: How Sen. Moye Helped Steer Unity Party Lofa County Through Years of Division and a High-Stakes Leadership Contest
VOINJAMA, Lofa County — Long before the first ballot was cast last week, the Unity Party’s county convention in Lofa had already…
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Liberia: TDA Expands Youth Investment as 45 Students Enter Sixth Internship Cycle
SALALA, Bong County — Forty-five graduating high school students have entered a new phase of practical learning and career preparation as the…
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Liberia: NPA Security Director Charles Roberts Under Fire for Calling MDR Lawmaker ‘Monkey’
MONROVIA — Charles Roberts, Security Director at the National Port Authority and a vocal supporter of the ruling Unity Party, Wednesday described…
Politics
Liberia: Prince Johnson’s Shadow: Kogar’s War On Boakai, Koung Exposes Nimba’s Deepening Political Fault Line
Monrovia — Senator Samuel Kogar’s latest attack on President Joseph Boakai and Vice President Jeremiah Koung is bigger than a quarrel over…
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Liberia: Ex-Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor to Receive Medical Care at Residence Under Restrictions as Drug Case Continues
MONROVIA — Former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor is set to receive medical attention outside detention under strict conditions imposed by Criminal Court…
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Liberia: LIS Officer Thomas Kesselly Reportedly Shot in Foya
MONROVIA — Thomas Kesselly, a member of the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS), was reportedly shot on Thursday, September 3, 2026, with conflicting…
Legal Issues
LDEA Officers’ Trial Heads to Jury as Lawyers Prepare Closing Arguments
KAKATA, Margibi County — September 4, 2026: The criminal trial involving several officers of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency is approaching its…