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Liberia: Defendant in Largest Human Trafficking Trial Denies Charges, Claims Vice President’s Security Inspected Compound at Center of Case as Court Orders Site Visit
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• A defendant in Liberia’s largest human trafficking trial testified Monday that four members of Vice President Jeremiah Koung's security detail inspected the compound...
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Liberia: Allegations of Internal Tensions Surface at NEC Following Alleged Staff Demotions and Reassignments By New Chairman
Monrovia – Liberia’s National Elections Commission (NEC) is reportedly experiencing growing internal tensions following a series of staff reassignments and administrative changes undertaken under the...
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Liberia: LERC Holds Public Hearing On LEC’s Plan to Expand Electricity Services to Buchanan
MONROVIA –The Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) has conducted a public hearing on the Liberia Electricity Corporation’s (LEC) application to amend its Distribution License...
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Liberia: LRA, NRA Sierra Leone Sign Strategic Agreement to Combat Cross-Border Tax Evasion
MONROVIA – The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) and Sierra Leone's National Revenue Authority (NRA) have signed a vital tax cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening...
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Liberia: U.S.-Based Liberian Challenges Grand Gedeh Land Fee Demand, Seeks Legal Justification for Delayed Survey Approval
ZWEDRU, Grand Gedeh County — A Liberian citizen residing in the United States has accused local authorities of demanding fees that he believes are not...
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Liberia Endorses New Biodiversity Roadmap for Sustainable Development
MONROVIA — Liberia has taken a significant step toward strengthening environmental protection and sustainable resource management following the successful validation of two major national policy...
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Liberia: WPA Condemns Disclosure of Protected Witnesses in Major Drug Investigation
MONROVIA – The Witness Protection Agency (WPA) has strongly condemned the public disclosure of the identities of whistleblowers and witnesses connected to the investigation...
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Liberia: EJF Mobilizes CSOs, Media to Advance Fisheries Transparency and Labor Reforms in Liberia
MONROVIA – The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) has intensified efforts to improve transparency and accountability in Liberia's fisheries sector by convening journalists and civil society...