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MONROVIA, LIBERIA - The Liberia House of Representatives Majority Bloc, led by Rep. Samuel Kogar of Nimba District #5, has boldly challenged the Supreme...

PRESIDENT BOAKAI MANDATES NEW PERFORMANCE SYSTEM TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY

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A MILESTONE FOR LIBERIA’S HIGHER EDUCATION, BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN

EDITORIAL October 24, 2024

The launch of Liberia’s first doctoral programs at the...

BOAKAI’S MISPLACED AMBITIONS AS LIBERIA BLEEDS AND THE PRESIDENT COURTS GLOBAL VANITY

EDITORIAL September 29, 2024

Eight months into his presidency, Joseph Boakai’s administration is...

TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF MPOX – STAY ALERT, STAY PROTECTED

EDITORIAL September 15, 2024

As Liberia confronts the resurgence of Mpox, the confirmation...

NO JUSTIFICATION FOR HIGH SALARIES OF BOAKAI ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS AMID ECONOMIC STRUGGLES

EDITORIAL September 3, 2024

In the midst of Liberia's current economic struggles, revelations...

LIBERIA’S POLITICAL CRISIS: A CALL FOR RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP AMID ESCALATING TENSIONS

EDITORIAL August 24, 2024

The recent clash between the Coalition for Democratic Change...

PRESIDENT BOAKAI’S PURGE: A DANGEROUS DRIFT TOWARD AUTHORITARIANISM

EDITORIAL August 18, 2024

In recent months, President Joseph Boakai has embarked on...

MADAM PEARSON’S RESIGNATION FROM THE CENTRAL BANK: EVASION OF ACCOUNTABILITY OR STRATEGIC MANEUVER?

EDITORIAL August 15, 2024

Madam Nyemadi D. Pearson’s sudden resignation as Deputy Governor...

FIERY REBUKE HIGHLIGHTS POLITICAL TENSIONS AMID CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS

EDITORIAL July 30, 2024

The arrest of former officials from the Coalition for...

REIMAGINING LIBERIA: DR. PAILEY’S CRITICAL CALL TO BREAK FREE FROM U.S. INFLUENCE

EDITORIAL July 29, 2024

As Liberia celebrated its 177th Independence Day on July...

UNAUTHORIZED DEPLOYMENT OR NECESSARY SECURITY MEASURE? THE AFL INCIDENT AT ROBERTS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

EDITORIAL July 17, 2024

The recent deployment of Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL)...

AYOUBA KAMARA’S THREATS AGAINST SMART NEWS LIBERIA UNDERMINE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

EDITORIAL July 6, 2024

In a troubling turn of events, Mr. Ayouba Kamara,...

LIBERIANS ARE IN AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UP AND CDC

OPINION October 11, 2024

An Opinion By Grace RK Guar Every six...

AMERICA’S NEGLECT OF LIBERIA: A CALL FOR CHANGE

OPINION July 27, 2024

An Opinion By Bishop Dr. Rudolph Q. Kwanue, Sr A...

AMID AN UNENDING WAR AGAINST POVERTY, INJUSTICES – HAS THE PROGRESSIVE STRUGGLE BECOME LOST IN TRANSLATION?

OPINION July 7, 2024

A Patriot's Diary With Ekena Wesley What manner of Liberian progressives...

HAS PRESIDENT BOAKAI’S GOVERNMENT BEGUN BEARING GOOD FRUITS? (PART1)

OPINION June 24, 2024

By Jacob N.B. Parley Following a careful reflection, I have...

DEPUTY SPEAKER FALLAH FACES CRITICAL DECISION AS MAJORITY BLOC MOVES TO OUST SPEAKER KOFFA

MONROVIA, LIBERIA - Deputy Speaker Thomas F. Fallah stands at the center of a growing political storm in Liberia's House of Representatives as the Majority...

PRESIDENT BOAKAI MANDATES NEW PERFORMANCE SYSTEM TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY

MONROVIA – In a bold move to enhance transparency,...

JUDAS VS. JESUS: WHO WILL PREVAIL? – BISHOP BROWN QUESTIONS LEADERSHIP STRUGGLE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MONROVIA – As the Crisis in the House of...

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LIBERIA NATIONAL POLICE OFFICER DIES FOLLOWING FIGHT WITH COLLEAGUE OVER CHICKEN FOOT

October 25, 2024

In a tragic incident Patrolman Elton Bahn of the...

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ARGUMENT FOR THE LAUNCH OF PHD PROGRAMS IN LIBERIA

October 24, 2024

By Bishop Prof. Rudolph Q. Kwanue, Sr. PhD Founder and...

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NEW REGIONAL POLICE COMMANDER SEPOH INDUCTED IN MARYLAND COUNTY

October 23, 2024

By Christian Appleton Harper, Maryland County - In a formal...

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IS THE NATIONAL FOREST UNION UNAWARE OF NEW LOGGING CONTRACT IN SINOE COUNTY?

October 23, 2024

By Ezekiel Geeplay ezekielgeeplay.105.5@gmail.com WACABA, SINOE - It appears that the...

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REFLECTING ON MY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LIBERIAN MEDIA (PART1)

October 23, 2024

By Jacob N.B. Parley The author When it comes to whether...

KOFFA’S GRIP ON POWER SLIPS AS LAWMAKERS UNITE AGAINST ALLEGATIONS OF FINANCIAL MISMANAGEMENT

NPHIL DIRECTOR-GENERAL DR. NYAN REPRESENTS LIBERIA AT AFRICA HEALTH 2024 CONFERENCE IN CAPE TOWN

CENTAL URGES SWIFT ACTION ON BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS, CALLS FOR PROBE INTO SPEAKER KOFFA’S BUDGET MANIPULATION CLAIMS

DEPUTY SPEAKER FALLAH FACES CRITICAL DECISION AS MAJORITY BLOC MOVES TO OUST SPEAKER KOFFA

LIBERIANS IN LEBANON OPPOSE ALLEGED APPOINTMENT OF HEZBOLLAH-LINKED FIGURE AS HONORARY CONSUL GENERAL

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PRESIDENT BOAKAI CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION ON GLOBAL FOOD INSECURITY AT WORLD FOOD FORUM 2024

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REP. MUSA BILITY CRITICIZES SPEAKER KOFFA FOR DEFENDING BOAKAI’S FREQUENT TRAVELS, CALLS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY

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NPHIL CONFIRMS MONKEYPOX CLADE-IIA VIRUS CIRCULATION AMID NEW MPOX CASES

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CDC ACCUSES POLICE OF POLITICIZATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN SCATHING LETTER

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PRESIDENT BOAKAI CRITICIZES MODAD’S ‘POOR JUDGMENT’ IN US$100K LUXURY VEHICLE PURCHASE AMID ECONOMIC STRUGGLES

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SHOULD LRA COMMISSIONER GENERAL JALLAH BE INVESTIGATED AND HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO ADDRESS PUBLIC ACCUSATIONS AGAINST MODAD?

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COMMERCE MINISTER MODAD RESIGNS AMID $98,000 VEHICLE CONTROVERSY AS UP GOVT. FACES EXTRAVAGANCE CRITICISM

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UP YOUTH CONGRESS COMMENDS BOAKAI’S LEADERSHIP, URGES ACTION ON CORRUPTION AND GOVERNANCE REFORMS

MUSA BILITY STEPS DOWN AS LIBERTY PARTY CHAIRMAN, CITING CORE DIFFERENCES AMID RECONCILIATION EFFORTS

BOAKAI COMMENDS LIBERIANS FOR RESCUING THE NATION FROM CDC RULE, VOWS TO REBUILD

SEN. CHEA REFLECTS ON THE FUTURE OF THE CDC: A CALL FOR REBRANDING AND RENEWAL

A PATRIOT’S DIARY: WHEN POWER SLIPS: REMINISCING TWP, NDPL, NPP…WOULD WEAH’S CDC FIZZLE?

With - Ekena Nyankun Juahgbe-Droh Wesley The small West African...

LIBERIA’S EBOLA HERO – TOLBERT NYENSWAH DEFENDS, PRESENTS DOCTORAL THESIS AMID FLYING COLORS…

A Patriot's Diary with Ekena Wesley A native of southeastern...

LIBERIA NATIONAL POLICE OFFICER DIES FOLLOWING FIGHT WITH COLLEAGUE OVER CHICKEN FOOT

In a tragic incident Patrolman Elton Bahn of the...

ARGUMENT FOR THE LAUNCH OF PHD PROGRAMS IN LIBERIA

By Bishop Prof. Rudolph Q. Kwanue, Sr. PhD Founder and...

NEW REGIONAL POLICE COMMANDER SEPOH INDUCTED IN MARYLAND COUNTY

By Christian Appleton Harper, Maryland County - In a formal...

IS THE NATIONAL FOREST UNION UNAWARE OF NEW LOGGING CONTRACT IN SINOE COUNTY?

By Ezekiel Geeplay ezekielgeeplay.105.5@gmail.com WACABA, SINOE - It appears that the...

CAPITOL IN CRISIS AS SPEAKER KOFFA’S AUTHORITY ERODES AMID GROWING CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS

EMBATTLED SPEAKER KOFFA FAILS TO SECURE MAJORITY SUPPORT AS HOUSE SESSION STALLS

HOUSE MAJORITY BLOC ACCUSES SPEAKER KOFFA OF LIES, BUDGET MISMANAGEMENT, AND STALLING AUDITS – CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE REMOVAL

HOUSE MAJORITY BLOC DEFIES SUPREME COURT DIRECTIVE, PUSHES FOR SPEAKER KOFFA’S OUSTER

TEN MAGNA CUM LAUDE GRADUATES FROM UL MEET DEAN TO DISCUSS SCHOLARSHIPS

MONROVIA, OCTOBER 7, 2024 – Ten Magna Cum Laude...

AMOS C. SAWYER FOUNDATION LAUDS FOR TWO MASTER’S DEGREE SCHOLARSHIPS

MONROVIA – The Amos C. Sawyer College of Social...

WANTED FOR THEFT – PAKISTANI NATIONAL ABSCONDS WITH US$25K

MONROVIA – Saleh Hayat, age 22, a Pakistani National...

LNP ARRESTS SUSPECT IN DOUBLE MURDER OF PREGNANT GIRLFRIEND AND HER DAUGHTER

MONROVIA – The Liberia National Police (LNP) has confirmed...

TRAGIC INCIDENT IN GRAND CAPE MOUNT COUNTY: MAN ARRESTED FOR CHOPPING HIS LOVER

Grand Cape Mount Co., LIBERIA – A shocking incident...

FORMER FINANCE MINISTER SAMUEL TWEAH REPORTEDLY ARRESTED AMID CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – Former Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah...

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LIBERIA’S HEALTH MINISTRY PARTNERS WITH USAID TO STRENGTHEN HEALTHCARE SERVICES

MONROVIA – The U.S. Agency for International Development in...

NPHIL EXPANDS TRAINING FOR FIELD EPIDEMIOLOGISTS TO STRENGTHEN SURVEILLANCE AND OUTBREAK RESPONSE

MONROVIA – The National Public Health Institute of Liberia...

DR. NYAN COMMENDS LIBERIA’S PARTNER-INSTITUTIONS FOR COORDINATED RESPONSE TO MPOX AND OTHER OUTBREAKS

MONROVIA - In a statement released on his official...

LIBERIA CONFIRMS THREE NEW MPOX CASES AS HOR ALLOCATES UP TO $1.5 MILLION FOR OUTBREAK RESPONSE

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – The National Public Health Institute of...

REFLECTING ON MY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LIBERIAN MEDIA (PART1)

UL PROFESSOR ELECTED TO INTERNATIONAL CONFUCIAN COUNCIL IN CHINA

EU AND IMF DELEGATIONS MEET WITH LRA CHIEF TO ENHANCE REVENUE GROWTH

PRISON FELLOWSHIP URGES CHIEF JUSTICE TO IMPLEMENT DIGITALIZATION OF COURT DOCUMENTS

WESTERN CLUSTER LIBERIA WRAPS UP TALKS WITH TRADITIONAL LEADERS ON PLANNED ROAD CONSTRUCTION

LIS FACES SCRUTINY OVER UNUSUAL RECRUITMENT REQUIREMENTS

WESTERN CLUSTER LIBERIA DEFENDS OPERATIONS, ENSURES COMPLIANCE AND SAFETY

GKTC PRAISES BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR ADVANCING QUALITY EDUCATION

MINISTER PIAH’S CRITICISM OF LACC’S TRANSPARENCY IN BRIBERY PROBE UNDERMINES PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – In a press conference on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, Information Minister Jerolinmek M. Piah launched...

LEGISLATIVE TURMOIL AS HOUSE SESSION ADJOURNED AMID QUORUM CRISIS AND CALLS FOR SPEAKER’S RESIGNATION

MONROVIA – A session in the House of Representatives was abruptly adjourned on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, due...

CENTAL URGES SWIFT ACTION ON BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS, CALLS FOR PROBE INTO SPEAKER KOFFA’S BUDGET MANIPULATION CLAIMS

MONROVIA – The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL) has called for a full-scale investigation into...

NPHIL DIRECTOR-GENERAL DR. NYAN REPRESENTS LIBERIA AT AFRICA HEALTH 2024 CONFERENCE IN CAPE TOWN

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – The Director-General of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), Dr. Dougbeh...

LNP ANTI-ROBBERY UNIT ARRESTS FIVE SUSPECTS IN ARMED ROBBERY OF CHINESE NATIONAL IN CONGO TOWN

TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ON TWEAH AND FOUR FORMER OFFICIALS; JUDGE’S APPROVAL NOW MANDATORY

WANTED FOR THEFT – PAKISTANI NATIONAL ABSCONDS WITH US$25K

LNP ARRESTS SUSPECT IN DOUBLE MURDER OF PREGNANT GIRLFRIEND AND HER DAUGHTER

TRAGIC INCIDENT IN GRAND CAPE MOUNT COUNTY: MAN ARRESTED FOR CHOPPING HIS LOVER

FORMER FINANCE MINISTER SAMUEL TWEAH REPORTEDLY ARRESTED AMID CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS

MAJOR DRUG BUST AT LIBERIAN BORDER WITH SIERRA LEONE

LIBERIAN JOURNALIST ARRESTED FOR ILLEGAL FIREARM POSSESSION AT RADIO STATION

THE MASS DISMISSAL OF LIBERIAN PUBLIC SERVANTS: A TROUBLING TREND UNDER THE BOAKAI ADMINISTRATION

August 28, 2024

A Commentary by Wondah L. Jah Since assuming the presidency, Joseph Boakai has overseen a significant wave of dismissals among public servants in Liberia. Officially...