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BREAKING: Former VP Jewel Howard Taylor Barred from Leaving Liberia, Escorted by Riot Police
MONROVIA — Former Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor says she was stopped en route to Roberts International Airport, where she was due to fly...
Drug and Crime
Liberia: Ex- VPJewel Howard Taylor Taken Into Custody as Person of Interest in US$19M Cocaine Probe
MONROVIA — Former Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor has been taken into custody as a person of interest in connection with Liberia’s US$19 million...
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Mixed Reactions as Liberia Poised to Receive 1,200 Third-Country Deportees From U.S.
MONROVIA — On Thursday, August 20, the arrival of 20 people at Roberts International Airport will represent far more than another international flight touching down...
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Liberia: Providence Island Redevelopment Raises Heritage, Bidding Questions, LNTA Says Process Complies with Procurement Law, Builds On Past Studies
Monrovia — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai on Monday broke ground for the redevelopment of Providence Island, launching one of his administration’s flagship tourism and heritage...
Elections
Liberia: As National Elections Commission Chief Steps Down After 12 Years, Advocates Say She Offers a Powerful Example of Women’s Leadership
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Advocates said Davidetta Browne Lansanah, who stepped down after 12 successful years leading the National Elections Commission in March, showed the positive impact of...
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Liberia’s Cocaine Probe Sparks War of Words Between Elected and Appointed Officials
Monrovia — Liberia’s investigation into the more than US$337 million cocaine seizures has triggered an increasingly bitter war of words between elected officials and presidential...
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Liberia: LERC Rejects LIBENERGY Tariff Reconsideration, Delays New Rate to November
Monrovia — The Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) has rejected LIBENERGY’s request to reconsider its July 6, 2026, tariff decision, but has deferred implementation...
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Liberia: Armed Forces of Liberia Courts Women Recruits in Grand Gedeh
ZWEDRU, Grand Gedeh County – Women fill fewer than one in 13 uniforms in the Armed Forces of Liberia. The AFL went to Grand Gedeh...