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LIBERIA PROTEST COALITION PETITIONS U.S. EMBASSY OVER US$19M COCAINE SCANDAL, DEMANDS INTERNATIONAL DRUG TRAFFICKING PROBE

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By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia Coalition cites lack of transparency in major narcotics cases, urges disclosure of...

LDEA FACES HOUSE SCRUTINY AS LAWMAKERS DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY OVER US$19M COCAINE SEIZURE AT RIA

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By Our Reporter | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – The Officer-in-Charge of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA), Fitzgerald Biago,...

PEABODY SAYS ABUSE OF POWER AND INJUSTICE FUEL LIBERIA’S VICIOUS CYCLE OF HATRED

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By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia Civil Law Court judge warns that tribal favoritism, intimidation, fabricated allegations, and...

LIBERIA: LEGISLATURE AND COURT DEEPEN PROBE INTO US$19M COCAINE SEIZURE AT RIA

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By Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – Investigations into the interception of approximately US$19 million worth of cocaine at Roberts International...

EDUCATION MINISTRY SETS GRADUATION FEES, WARNS SCHOOLS AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED CHARGES

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By Our Reporter | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – As schools across Liberia prepare to conclude the 2025/2026 academic year,...

LIBERIA: NAYMOTE RESPONDS TO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES INQUIRY OVER LEGISLATIVE REPORT

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By Our Reporter | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – The National Youth Movement for Transparent Elections in Liberia (NAYMOTE-Liberia) has...

WATAF COMMUNICATION BOSS LAUDS MEDIA PARTNERS, CREDITS TAX AWARENESS GAINS TO STRONG COLLABORATION

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LRA EXPANDS AUTOMATED LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT PLATFORM TRAINING TO COUNTY OFFICES

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NAYMOTE CHALLENGES HOUSE INQUIRY INTO ITS FUNDING AFTER LEGISLATIVE PERFORMANCE REPORT

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WATAF COUNCIL CONVENES IN BAMAKO TO ADVANCE REGIONAL TAX COOPERATION, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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DR. CLARENCE MONIBA QUESTIONS GOVERNMENT’S SECRECY IN US$19 MILLION COCAINE PROBE

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BILITY INTRODUCES BILL TO PROTECT POLITICAL PARTIES FROM DEREGISTRATION BASED ON ELECTIONS RESULTS

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JOSIAH JOEKAI’S NIMBO APPEARANCE PUTS PRESIDENT BOAKAI’S COMMITMENT TO THE RULE OF LAW TO THE TEST

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UP YOUTH CONGRESS THREATENS LAWSUIT AFTER MAMESIE KABA ACCUSES AMOS TWEH OF JUROR BRIBERY

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CDC WARNS LIBERIA RISKS ‘MOGADISHU MOMENT’ UNDER BOAKAI ADMINISTRATION

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LIBERIA PROTEST COALITION PETITIONS U.S. EMBASSY OVER US$19M COCAINE SCANDAL, DEMANDS INTERNATIONAL DRUG TRAFFICKING PROBE

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By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia Coalition cites lack of transparency in major narcotics cases, urges disclosure of individuals linked to the RIA...

EDITORIAL: THE US$19 MILLION COCAINE SEIZURE AT RIA – BETWEEN DUE PROCESS, PUBLIC TRUST, AND THE POLITICS OF TRANSPSRENCY

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The interception of cocaine valued at approximately US$19 million...

WHAT SAMUEL TWEAH’S ACQUITTAL MEANS FOR LIBERIA’S FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION

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By Editorial Staff | Smart News Liberia The verdict in...

LIBERIANS IN GHANA DESERVE DIGNITY, NOT NEGLECT – ECOWAS MUST NOT LOOK AWAY

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The revelation by Liberia’s Representative Moima Briggs Mensah at...

IS LIBERIA’S US$1.2 BILLION FY2026 BUDGET UNDER PRESIDENT BOAKAI A LIFELINE, OR ANOTHER BLUFF?

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The Boakai administration has presented a historic US$1.2 billion...

U.S. EXTENDS A HAND OF TRUST – LIBERIA MUST RISE TO THE MOMENT

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The United States Government’s decision to extend the validity...

WILL BOAKAI’S GOVERNMENT FACE CRITICISM FOR ACCEPTING U.S. REQUEST TO HOST ABREGO GARCIA?

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In a move framed as an act of compassion,...

BOAKAI ADMINISTRATION SHOULD REJECT THE RESURFACING OF ETON AND EBOMAF DEALS

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In 2021, during the George Weah administration, the Liberian...

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WATAF COMMUNICATION BOSS LAUDS MEDIA PARTNERS, CREDITS TAX AWARENESS GAINS TO STRONG COLLABORATION

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LRA EXPANDS AUTOMATED LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT PLATFORM TRAINING TO COUNTY OFFICES

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NAYMOTE CHALLENGES HOUSE INQUIRY INTO ITS FUNDING AFTER LEGISLATIVE PERFORMANCE REPORT

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WATAF COUNCIL CONVENES IN BAMAKO TO ADVANCE REGIONAL TAX COOPERATION, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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STAND GIVES LDEA 72 HOURS TO REVEAL ALLEGED MASTERMINDS BEHIND US$19 MILLION COCAINE SEIZURE

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LIBERIA’S CUSTOMS CHARGES AMONG LOWEST IN SUBREGION, LRA CUSTOMS COMMISSIONER REVEALS

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US$19 MILLION COCAINE SEIZURE AT RIA TRIGGERS NATIONAL SECURITY PROBE AS LDEA HUNTS EMMANUEL ZEON

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EDUCATION MINISTRY SETS GRADUATION FEES, WARNS SCHOOLS AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED CHARGES

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By Our Reporter | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – As schools across Liberia prepare to conclude the 2025/2026 academic year,...

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PEABODY SAYS ABUSE OF POWER AND INJUSTICE FUEL LIBERIA’S VICIOUS CYCLE OF HATRED

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CRIMINAL COURT “C” REGAINS CONTROL OF TWEAH ECONOMIC SABOTAGE CASE FOLLOWING SUPREME COURT MANDATE

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JUDGE DUNCAN SUSPENDS TRIAL FOR JURY TAMPERING IN QUITA DOLO DRUGS CASE

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MARY GIAH, 56, SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS FOR KILLING THREE GRANDCHILDREN IN SHOCKING WITCHCRAFT CLAIM

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YEKEH SUFFERS LEGAL SETBACK AS SUPREME COURT THROWS OUT CONTEMPT ACTION

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TUAN AND KARMOH SEEK NEW TRIAL AS DEFENSE SAYS TWEAH ACQUITTAL DESTROYED PROSECUTION’S CASE

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SENATOR AUGUSTINE CHEA SAYS SAMUEL TWEAH’S ACQUITTAL CANNOT BE REVERSED

LATEST NEWS Our Reporter - May 11, 2026

Health

DR. DOUGBEH NYAN REASSURES LIBERIANS THERE IS NO HANTAVIRUS OUTBREAK IN LIBERIA

LATEST NEWS Our Reporter - May 8, 2026

SENATOR DOPOH MOBILIZES EAR SPECIALISTS TO RESTORE HEARING FOR RESIDENTS

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SEN. SNOWE DEMANDS IMMEDIATE AUDIT OF DELINQUENT HEALTH WORKERS AMID BOMI COUNTY HEALTH CRISIS

HEALTH smartnews - February 6, 2026

APOSTOLIC PENTECOSTAL CHURCH HONORS BLESSING ACQUI AFTER 1,496 HEARING SCREENINGS IN GRAND BASSA COUNTY

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LIBERIA: NPHIL DEDICATES NEW PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER TO STRENGTHEN NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS

HEALTH smartnews - November 29, 2025

NATIONAL AIDS COMMISSION SAYS LIBERIA NOW HAS 36,000 HIV CASES, WOMEN MOST AFFECTED

HEALTH Socrates Smythe Saywon - November 22, 2025

MPOX TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO ESCALATE,” LIBERIA’S CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER WARNS

HEALTH Staff Writer - November 7, 2025

LIBERIA PROTEST COALITION PETITIONS U.S. EMBASSY OVER US$19M COCAINE SCANDAL, DEMANDS INTERNATIONAL DRUG TRAFFICKING PROBE

DEVELOPMENT Socrates Smythe Saywon - June 16, 2026

LDEA FACES HOUSE SCRUTINY AS LAWMAKERS DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY OVER US$19M COCAINE SEIZURE AT RIA

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LIBERIA: LEGISLATURE AND COURT DEEPEN PROBE INTO US$19M COCAINE SEIZURE AT RIA

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PEABODY SAYS ABUSE OF POWER AND INJUSTICE FUEL LIBERIA’S VICIOUS CYCLE OF HATRED

DEVELOPMENT Socrates Smythe Saywon - June 16, 2026

DR. NYAN DEMANDS ANSWERS ON 16 EBOLA-MONITORED INDIVIDUALS, QUESTIONS SILENCE OVER US$4.2 MILLION PREPAREDNESS REQUEST

DEVELOPMENT Socrates Smythe Saywon - June 15, 2026

EDUCATION MINISTRY SETS GRADUATION FEES, WARNS SCHOOLS AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED CHARGES

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EDUCATION MINISTRY SETS GRADUATION FEES, WARNS SCHOOLS AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED CHARGES

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HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH REPORT EXPOSES DEEP EDUCATION CRISIS IN LIBERIA AS SCHOOL COMPLETION RATES PLUMETA

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UNIVERSITY OF THE GAMBIA CELEBRATES HISTORIC 18TH CONVOCATION: RECORD GRADUATION AND STRATEGIC TRANSFORMATION TAKE CENTER STAGE AT FARABA BANTA CAMPUS

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LIBERIA: YOUTH DEFY STEREOTYPES AS MKNK FOUNDATION SPONSORSHIP PRODUCERS STRONG UL ENTRANCE RESULTS

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US$6.2M TRIAL OF TWEAH AND OTHERS REACHES FINAL STAGE WITH VERDICT EXPECTED TODAY

Socrates Smythe Saywon - May 8, 2026

Crime

COCAINE WORTH MILLIONS INTERCEPTED, BUT THE BIGGER QUESTION IS HOW IT GOT THIS FAR

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By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA, LIBERIA-...

MOBILE MONEY MERCHANT CHARGED AFTER ALLEGEDLY WITHDRAWING FUNDS MISTAKENLY SENT TO HIS ACCOUNT

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By Our Reporter | Smart News Liberia MONROVIA – The...

JUDGE DUNCAN SUSPENDS TRIAL FOR JURY TAMPERING IN QUITA DOLO DRUGS CASE

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MARGIBI COUNTY, LIBERIA - The Resident Judge of the...

GRANDMOTHER CONVICTED AND SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR BRUTAL KILLING OF THREE GRANDCHILDREN

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By Our Reporter | Smart News Liberia NIMBA COUNTY, LIBERIA...

LNP CHARGES MAN WITH MANSLAUGHTER OVER MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF WOMAN IN SINKOR

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LIBERIA PROTEST COALITION PETITIONS U.S. EMBASSY OVER US$19M COCAINE SCANDAL, DEMANDS INTERNATIONAL DRUG TRAFFICKING PROBE

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By Socrates Smythe Saywon | Smart News Liberia Coalition cites...

WATAF COMMUNICATION BOSS LAUDS MEDIA PARTNERS, CREDITS TAX AWARENESS GAINS TO STRONG COLLABORATION

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DR. CLARENCE MONIBA QUESTIONS GOVERNMENT’S SECRECY IN US$19 MILLION COCAINE PROBE

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BILITY INTRODUCES BILL TO PROTECT POLITICAL PARTIES FROM DEREGISTRATION BASED ON ELECTIONS RESULTS

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PRESIDENT JOSEPH BOAKAI DELIVERS SPEECH AT 80TH UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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New York September 23, 2025 Theme: “Better Together: 80 Years and...

PRESIDENT JOSEPH N. BOAKAI DELIVERS SPEECH AT FOURTH WORLD CONFERENCE ON WOMEN, UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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Monday, 22 September 2025 Madam President, Mr. Secretary General, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates,...

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