Drug and Crime
Inside Liberia’s Cocaine Scandal: Where the Police Became ‘Suspects’ — Who Gave the Order?
Monrovia - Picture the road before anyone official wants you to: a van, a truck, and — tucked in front and behind, headlights doing...
Environment
“This is unacceptable”: Inside the Environmental Protection Authority Raid That Exposed an Illegal Chinese-Owned Gold Mine Using a Banned Chemical
Summary
Liberia’s Environmental Protection Agency says it uncovered an unlicensed gold mine allegedly using the toxic chemical cyanide without permits, leading to a shutdown and...
Labor Matters
Liberia: Labor Ministry Rejects Mansa Resources’ Applications for Foreign Workers’ Permits over Gross Violations; Orders Local Advertisement of Vacancies
Monrovia – Mansa Resources, the company seeking to assume control of Liberia's multi-million-dollar Dugbe Gold Project, has come under scrutiny after the Ministry of Labour...
Politics
Liberia: MOVEE Rallies Behind Weah’s 2029 Presidential Bid, Declares ‘Comeback Is Irreversible and Unstoppable’
Monrovia – The opposition Movement for Economic Empowerment (MOVEE) has formally endorsed former President George Manneh Weah’s bid for the 2029 presidential election, describing his...
Drug and Crime
Liberia’s Top Cop Drops Bombshell, then Turns on the Press
Without naming a single name, Liberia’s Inspector General told the nation Thursday that its record cocaine scandal was “sanctioned” from the top of government....
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Liberia: Weah’s Comeback Speech Lands in the Middle of Liberia’s Biggest Drug Scandal Yet
Former Liberian President George Weah used a keynote address to the diaspora wing of his party to recommit to a 2029 run for the...
Media Issues
PUL President Kanubah Gives Liberia: Government 72 Hours to Produce Evidence of Media Bribery Allegations in US$317 Million Cocaine Probe
MONROVIA – The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the administration of President Joseph Boakai, demanding that the Government...
Corruption Watch
Victims, Advocates Urge Chief Justice to Rescind Promotion of Lawyer Accused of Paying Bribes to Protect Traffickers Convicted in Country’s Largest Human Trafficking Case
Summary:
Victims and anti-trafficking advocates are urging Chief Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay Sr. to rescind this month’s appointment of Bestman Juah to a key government...