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Boakai Resets Justice Ministry Amid Drug Crisis
President Boakai replaced Justice Ministry officials amid a narcotics investigation, appointing Betty Lamin-Bl…

How US$19.2M RIA Cocaine Case Could Collapse Before Trial
An indictment in Liberia against 11 defendants for a $19.2 million cocaine seizure faces collapse due to flawe…

NEC Launches US$75M 5-Yr Strategic Roadmap
The NEC introduces a strategic plan for the 2029 General Elections in Liberia, focusing on reforms, digital tr…

Illegal Miners on Notice
The Government of Liberia launches the Protect Our Resources Taskforce to combat illegal mining, enforcing Exe…

Weah Calls Ex-VP Howard-Taylor's Charges ‘Bogus’
Former President George Weah criticizes Liberian government

CARI Unveils New Technologies to Boost Liberia’s Food Production
The Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI) in Suakoko, Liberia, hosts a seminar showcasing technologie…

President Boakai Names New Justice Minister and Solicitor General in Major Cabinet Reshuffle
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., announced a series of new appointments on Wednesday, replacing top legal o…

CRS Dedicates New WASH Facilities in Grand Cape Mount County
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Liberia has dedicated a set of new water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilit…

GOL Raises US$954.7M in Revenue
The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) has announced that it has collected US$954.7 million in revenue for Fiscal…

SUNU Assurances Opens New Front in Liberia Expansion Drive
SUNU Assurances Liberia Limited has officially opened its new office at 13th Street, Sinkor, Monrovia, marking…

Jerry Kulah Elected Global Methodist Bishop
Liberian clergyman Rev. Dr. Jerry Kulah elected Bishop of Episcopal Area 5 in the Global Methodist Church, lea…

Nimba Labour Office Orders Ganta Methodist Hospital to Pay Salary Arrears
The Ministry of Labour in Nimba County ordered Ganta United Methodist Hospital to settle salary arrears and co…

AML Trains Collide Again
ArcelorMittal Liberia trains collided causing derailed wagons along the Yekepa-Buchanan rail corridor due to p…

Gov’t Honors U.S. Adviser Behind Key Prison Reforms, Human Rights
The Government of Liberia has honored outgoing United States Embassy Senior Police Adviser Stephen H. Kissik f…

Ambassador Lewis G. Brown speak to the United Nation Security Council
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From Fact-Checker to Youth Champion: How One Young Liberian Is Helping Build a More Resilient Democracy
Monrovia, Liberia; September 2, 2026: – “The success of this initiative will be measured not simply by what pa…

President Boakai Vows Unrelenting War on Drugs ...Says, "The Law Must Apply Equally to All"
Addressing the nation Wednesday evening, President Boakai said the Government’s fight against narcotics traffi…

President Boakai Urges Liberians to Turn Patriotism to Action ~ Says, “Our Flag Calls on Us to take Action” Monday, August 26, 2026
Speaking at the 179th National Flag Day celebration under the theme “From Heritage to Hope: The Flag That Unit…

Government Reintroduces Civics in the National Curriculum
The reintroduction of civics is aimed at helping students understand how the branches of government, the Execu…

Vol.16 No. 151 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 03, 2026
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Boakai Replaces Justice Minister Tweh
MONROVIA, September 2, 2026 — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has removed Justice Minister Cllr. N. Oswald Tweh …

Weah Flexes Political Muscle
By Kruah Thompson MONROVIA, Liberia, September 3, 2026 — Former President George M. Weah returned to Liberia W…

Ellen Mum on Jewel Case
By Stephen G. Fellajuah MONROVIA, Liberia, September 3, 2026 — Former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has decl…

UMC Bishops’ President Arrives in Liberia
RIA, Liberia, September 3, 2026 — Bishop Ruben Saenz Jr., president of the Council of Bishops of The United Me…

Xi Pushes Deeper SCO Cooperation
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, September 2, 2026 — Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for deeper economic, technolo…

MOJ Counters Taylor on Pregnant Inmates
By Lincoln G. Peters MONROVIA, September 3, 2026 — The Ministry of Justice has disputed claims that detained f…

Liberia Moves to Tap Carbon Market
MONROVIA, Liberia, September 3, 2026 — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai on Wednesday received Liberia’s National …

NEC Seeks US$75M for Electoral Overhaul
By Stephen G. Fellajuah MONROVIA, Liberia, September 2, 2026 — The National Elections Commission (NEC) has unv…

Gov’t Revenue Hits US$954.7M
By Lewis S. Teh MONROVIA, Liberia, September 3, 2026 — The Government of Liberia has collected US$954.7 millio…

MSD Reaffirms Commitment to Supporting Ghana’s Efforts to Advance Women’s Cancer Care and Sustainable Access
High-Level Strategic Engagement Focused on Strengthening Health Systems, Expanding Access, and Advancing Susta…

BREAKING:Tweh Out as Justice Minister Amid Drug Scandal Fallout, Reassigned to Undisclosed Government Post
Monrovia — September 2, 2026President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has removed Cllr. N. Oswald Tweh as Minister of…

Gov’t’s Carbon Market Bet
The Liberian government aims to develop a carbon market leveraging its vast forests, balancing sustainable wea…

AML Pollution Leaves Yekepa Farmers Without Farmland
Farmers around Yekepa in Nimba County face severe environmental pollution from mining activities, impacting th…

Cummings Demands Equal Justice in Drug Case
ANC leader Alexander B. Cummings urges transparent, impartial prosecution in the ongoing narcotics investigati…

Auditor General Clears GOL 2025 Consolidated Fund Accounts

NEC Places Reform at the Heart of the Nation’s Electoral Future
The NEC will launch its 2026–2030 Strategic Plan on September 2, aiming to improve election credibility throug…

CRC-MOPP Loses Over US$439K in Early-Morning Armed Robbery
An early-morning armed robbery at the shared central office of the Cavalla Rubber Corporation (CRC) and MOPP i…

The Rest of Liberia Must Keep Moving
Liberia faces serious drug trafficking investigations, posing a threat to national security. While authorities…

Humanity Without Impunity

Supreme Court Dumps Koffa
The Supreme Court of Liberia today delivered the most consequential political ruling of the Boakai era, and it…