“Illicit Financial Flows Threaten Liberia’s US$1B Revenue Ambition”

Liberia risks losing its ambition of achieving a US$1 billion national revenue target due to persistent illicit financial flows (IFFs), gold smuggling, and corporate tax evasion, warns Mr. Harold Aidoo, Executive Director of Integrity Watch...

Dignity First: What Liberia Can Learn from Oum el Nour’s Human-Centered Drug Recovery Model

When Victoria Robert, a Liberian mother, recounted the moment she found her son emaciated, hopeless, and buried deep in addiction, she did not speak of condemnation. She spoke of grief—and later, of gratitude. Her son, now rehabilitated through...

Probable Cause in a Rape Case

In 1898, the Supreme Court of Liberia decided the landmark case of Coleman v. Republic of Liberia, a decision that still guides how our justice system handles rape allegations. William M. Coleman was convicted of raping a fourteen-year-old girl....

Horror as 'Friday night massacre' lays off entire DC office of disease experts

The Trump administration has carried out mass layoffs of federal public health officials that experts warn will leave the US dangerously unprepared to handle disease outbreaks. As reported by The New York Times, the layoffs at the Centers for...

Liberia Stabilizes Economy, Secures Unprecedented IMF Budget Support After Crisis, Says Deputy Minister Zuo

Monrovia, Liberia – Liberia’s economy is showing strong signs of stabilization, with inflation dropping to a single-digit rate of 5.6% and the Liberian dollar gaining strength, according to Deputy Minister for Economic Management, Hon. Dehpue Zuo....

Liberia: Mixed Reactions Trail Police Response to Congo Town Incident That Left One Dead, Several Injured

Monrovia – The fatal shooting of Matthew Mulbah, a young man reportedly battling mental illness, by officers of the Liberia National Police (LNP) in Congo Town has triggered mixed public reactions, with some calling it a necessary use of force...

Liberia: “We Are Lighting the Candles”; Finance Minister Ngafuan Says National Budget Is Impacting 28,000 Lives

In a bold and optimistic declaration, Liberia’s Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, has affirmed the government’s commitment to driving national development despite prevailing challenges. By Julius Konton,...

Liberia: NPHIL, Ministry of Defense-AFL Sign MOU for Collaboration In Biomedical Research and Health Security

The agreement also aims to promote biomedical and operational research in key public health areas, support joint training initiatives, and foster workforce development in health security. MONROVIA – The National Public Health Institute of Liberia...

Liberia: First Time in 20 Years: Bong County Leaders Unite to Defend Senator Moye Against Rep. Bility’s Attacks

GBARNGA – In what many political observers describe as a historic moment, Bong County’s often divided political and opinion leaders have, for the first time in more than twenty years, united in defense of one of their own – Senator Prince K. Moye....

Liberia’s Draft Carbon Policy: Oversight, and Equitable Benefit Sharing, Explained

Carbon is life. It keeps us moving daily. We breathe and live it. From animal to human, ecosystem, and biodiversity, there can never be us, them, or they without carbon. However, when released into the atmosphere in excessive amounts as carbon...

Why Liberia’s Mostly Gold-Driven Economic Growth Is Not Enough to Reduce Poverty

Introduction: Liberia’s Growth Paradox Liberia’s economy is projected to grow at a reported 5 percent growth rate over the next few years, an achievement that, on the surface, might appear encouraging for a country emerging from decades of...

Liberia house marks 200 years with family event in Manassas

Liberia House, one of Manassas’ oldest and most storied landmarks, will celebrate its 200th anniversary with a special event this Saturday, October 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 8601 Portner Avenue. The event will commemorate the site’s rich...

A $1B Vision Demands $1B Worth of Trust

When the Commissioner General of the Liberia Revenue Authority, James Dorbor Jallah, recently appealed to journalists to help “make Liberians tax compliant,” he was, in essence, invoking the spirit of national partnership. His message was clear:...

Liberia’s Aviation Safety under Review

Liberia’s aviation safety systems have come under critical review following an urgent inspection tour of the Roberts International Airport (RIA) and the Liberia Civil Aviation Authority (LCAA) by House Speaker Richard N. Koon. The Speaker’s visit...

Liberia: Justice Wolokollie Accused of Disregarding Evidence of Torture, Illegal Search In Former Speaker Koffa, Others Case

Monrovia – Justice-in-Chamber Jamesetta H. Wolokolie has declined to issue an alternative writ of certiorari in the ongoing Capitol arson case involving former House Speaker J. Fonati Koffa and 14 others, a decision that has sent shockwaves...

Liberia: Senator Snowe Calls for Stronger Regional Cooperation at Global Security Conference in Turkey

MONROVIA — Bomi County Senator Honorable Edwin Melvin Snowe Jr., who also serves as Chairman of the ECOWAS Parliament Committee on Political Affairs, Peace, Security, and the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), has emphasized the need for deeper...

Liberia: Senator Moye’s Office Accuses Rep. Bility of Benefiting US$42.7 Million While China Union Owes Bong County Over US$10 Million

Monrovia – The Office of Bong County Senator Prince K. Moye has sharply responded to allegations made by Nimba County District 7 Representative Musa Hassan Bility, describing them as misleading and politically driven. By Selma Lomax | [email...

Liberia Academy of Sciences Welcomes International Scholars to 2026 Fellowship Class

The Liberia Academy of Sciences (LAS) has announced the election of two distinguished international scholars — Professor Austin Mardon of Canada and Professor Kemal Yildirim of Turkey — to its Fellowship, the highest honor conferred by the...

Health Workers Union Backs ELWA Health Workers, Demands Reversal of ‘Unjust’ Management Decisions

Paynesville – The National Health Workers Union of Liberia (NAHWUL) has thrown its full support behind health workers at the Eternal Love Winning Africa (ELWA) Hospital, who on October 6 staged a peaceful protest over what they described as unfair...

Liberia, Sierra Leone Conclude 2nd GOLA-REAP Steering Committee Meeting

The Governments of Liberia and Sierra Leone over the weekend convened the second phase of the joint project steering committee meeting of the GOLA Resilience, Empowerment, Access, and Peacebuilding (GOLA-REAP) Project. The meeting aimed to review...