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MONROVIA – A disturbing video circulating on social media, specifically on Facebook, on Saturday, March 22, 2025, has triggered public outcry, showing Director K....

SUPREME COURT REJECTS PETITION AGAINST GOV’T’S CRACKDOWN ON MOTORCYCLISTS

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LIBERIA’S STRUGGLE FOR CHANGE CAN BOAKAI’S PROMISES OVERCOME DECADES OF UNFULFILLED REFORMS

EDITORIAL March 5, 2025

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s message to his Cabinet during...

PRIORITIZING PRAGMATISM IN A RESOURCE-CONSTRAINED LIBERIA

EDITORIAL February 22, 2025

In a country where the reality of fiscal scarcity...

A GROWING EMBARRASSMENT TO LIBERIA’S DEMOCRACY

EDITORIAL February 19, 2025

The recent actions of the House of Representatives in...

400 OFFICIALS SUSPENDED, BUT WILL BOAKAI ENFORCE REAL ACCOUNTABILITY?

EDITORIAL February 14, 2025

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s decision to suspend over 400...

LIBERIANS DESERVE RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP, NOT WASTEFUL SPENDING

EDITORIAL February 12, 2025

After 177 years of existence, Liberia remains stuck in...

PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN MARYLAND COUNTY CLOSED OVER UNPAID SALARIES

EDITORIAL January 22, 2025

MARYLAND COUNTY, LIBERIA — The Maryland County Board of...

IS LIBERIA’S DEMOCRACY AT RISK? A STEP BACKWARDS LOOMS

EDITORIAL January 14, 2025

The Capitol Building fire recent reports have stirred deep...

A WAKE-UP CALL FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND REFORM

EDITORIAL January 10, 2025

The December 18, 2024, fire that engulfed Liberia’s Capitol...

DOES LIBERIA NEED CONSTITUTIONAL CLARITY?

EDITORIAL December 11, 2024

The ongoing power struggle within the House of Representatives...

PRINCE JOHNSON’S PASSING WILL LIBERIA FINALLY BREAK FREE FROM THE GRIP OF WARTIME IMPUNITY

EDITORIAL December 2, 2024

The passing of Senator Prince Y. Johnson has sent...

BOAKAI SIDESTEPS SPEAKER KOFFA: LOGICALITY OR PRECEDENT-SETTING BREACH?

EDITORIAL November 25, 2024

President Joseph Boakai's decision to submit the 2025 draft...

BLESSING OR CURSE? ANALYZING LIBERIA’S NATURAL RESOURCES AND THEIR IMPACT ON ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, AND SOCIAL EQUITY

OPINION February 11, 2025

Liberia is endowed with an abundance of natural resources...

HOR IN UPROAR AS EMBATTLED SPEAKER KOFFA’S INFLUENCE EXPOSES GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES

OPINION December 17, 2024

By Socrates Smythe Saywon, Sr. Liberia’s political scene is currently...

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...

SUPREME COURT REVIEWS PROPERTY DISPUTE BETWEEN FORMER CHURCH MEMBERS AND UMC

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – A legal showdown between former members of the 72nd United Methodist Church in Paynesville and the Liberia Annual Conference of the United...

SUPREME COURT REJECTS PETITION AGAINST GOV’T’S CRACKDOWN ON MOTORCYCLISTS

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – The Supreme Court of Liberia, through...

SENATE PRESSURES HEALTH MINISTRY OVER DELAY IN PLACING VOLUNTARY HEALTH WORKERS ON PAYROLL

MONROVIA – The Senate has raised alarm over the...

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UL PRESIDENT MEETS SHARDA UNIVERSITY DELEGATION TO STRENGTHEN ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIP

March 22, 2025

MONROVIA – The President of the University of Liberia...

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VETERAN AHBLAWOE IDENTIFIES WITH ORPHANAGES; DONATES FOOD AND NON-FOOD ITEMS

March 21, 2025

MONROVIA – Ahblawoe Sports Association, a U.S.-based old-timers club...

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GOL LAUNCHES $30 MILLION GREAT PROJECT AMID FINANCIAL STRAIN

March 21, 2025

MONROVIA – The Liberian government, in partnership with the...

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ELLEN LEADS LIBERIAN DELEGATION TO NAMIBIA’S PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION

March 20, 2025

MONROVIA – Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has...

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LRA AND MFDP HOLD KEY MEETING TO ENHANCE REVENUE COLLECTION

March 19, 2025

PAYNESVILLE, LIBERIA –The Commissioner General of the Liberia Revenue...

NGAFUAN URGES URGENT REALLOCATION OF FUNDS AS USAID AID CUT HITS LIBERIA

HOR CONSIDERS BAN ON SHISHA AND KUSH AMID RISING DRUG THREATS

SENATE DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY OVER DELAYED HEALTH FUND DISBURSEMENTS

SUPREME COURT REVIEWS PROPERTY DISPUTE BETWEEN FORMER CHURCH MEMBERS AND UMC

MCGILL SOUNDS ALARM OVER MISSING $200 MILLION IN AGRICULTURE FUNDS

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WORLD BANK REPORT HIGHLIGHTS SLOW PROGRESS IN LIBERIA’S ECONOMIC GROWTH DESPITE SUPPORTIVE REFORMS

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‘ORIGINAL JAPAN’ AND ASSOCIATES CONVICTED, SENTENCED IN MAJOR DRUG TRAFFICKING CASE

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SENATOR SNOWE CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION ON STRUGGLING LIBERIAN STUDENTS IN MOROCCO

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KOUNG’S DIRECT ACCUSATION THAT WEAH’S IS STILL HOLDING A GRUDGE

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CHIEF JUSTICE YUOH CRITICIZES EXECUTIVE BRANCH FOR DELAYING JUDICIARY REFORMS

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NDMA DIRECTOR DULLEH ACCUSED OF INFLATING BUS PRICES AND FALSIFYING BUDGET REPORTS

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MOTORCYCLISTS RESUME PROTESTS AS CIVIL SOCIETY GROUP CHALLENGES GOVERNMENT BAN IN SUPREME COURT

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UP SUSPENDS MONTSERRADO YOUTH CHAIRMAN WONPLUE AMID ALLEGATIONS

UP YOUTH CONGRESS CRITICIZES GRIGSBY’S REJECTION OF SOE YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT

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RULE OF LAW CAUCUS REJECTS SUSPENSION OF YEKEH KOLUBAH

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UL PRESIDENT MEETS SHARDA UNIVERSITY DELEGATION TO STRENGTHEN ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIP

MONROVIA – The President of the University of Liberia...

VETERAN AHBLAWOE IDENTIFIES WITH ORPHANAGES; DONATES FOOD AND NON-FOOD ITEMS

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MONROVIA – The Liberian government, in partnership with the...

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MONROVIA – Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has...

FOREIGN MINISTER NYANTI SEEKS U.S. CLARIFICATION ON RUMORED VISA RESTRICTIONS AMID PASSPORT SECURITY CONCERNS

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MONROVIA – The John F. Kennedy Medical Center (JFK),...

DR. TUCKER CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION ON HEARING LOSS IN LIBERIA

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LRA AND MFDP HOLD KEY MEETING TO ENHANCE REVENUE COLLECTION

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U.S.-BASED LIBERIAN GROUP VETERAN AHBLAWOE DONATES RICE AND ASSORTED ITEMS TO SEVERAL CARE-GIVING INSTITUTIONS

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BOAKAI REINFORCES ACCOUNTABILITY BY CHANNELING BLOCKED SALARIES INTO EDUCATION FUND

MONROVIA – In a move aimed at improving education and reinforcing accountability within Liberia's public service, President Joseph...

“WE EMPATHIZE WITH THE PATIENT” – ELWA HOSPITAL RESPONDS TO JAMESETTA KUGMEH’S CLAIMS

MONROVIA – ELWA Hospital has responded to alarming allegations made by Jamesetta Kugmeh, a patient who recently gave...

SUPREME COURT REJECTS PETITION AGAINST GOV’T’S CRACKDOWN ON MOTORCYCLISTS

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – The Supreme Court of Liberia, through its Chambers Justice Ceainech D. Clinton-Johnson, has denied a...

‘ORIGINAL JAPAN’ AND ASSOCIATES CONVICTED, SENTENCED IN MAJOR DRUG TRAFFICKING CASE

YANG DAN PROBED FOR US$4.5 MILLION INVESTMENT FRAUD

MEDIA AND CSO GROUP WANTS PEACH BILITY REARRESTED

NIGERIAN NATIONAL ARRESTED AT BO WATERSIDE WITH COCAINE WORTH OVER $126,000

WOMAN ARRESTED IN LOFA COUNTY FOR POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA

CONGO TOWN YOUTH ALLEGEDLY TORTURED

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WHY FOLLOW A PR STRATEGY TO OVERCOME CRISES AND MAINTAIN BRAND VISIBILITY

January 14, 2025

Courtesy of Martin Blayon, an experienced Public Relations Specialist Misinformation is carried very fast, and the growing speed of social media is concerning because the...