1+ hour, 22+ min ago   (681+ words) MONROVIA, August 20, 2026: Several opposition leaders have rallied in solidarity with former Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor following her questioning by the Liberia National Police in connection with the ongoing multimillion-dollar cocaine investigation. Senior officials and lawmakers of the opposition Congress…...

1+ hour, 39+ min ago   (954+ words) MONROVIA, August 20, 2026: Questions are mounting over whether the arrest and detention of former Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor in connection with Liberia’s ongoing multimillion-dollar cocaine investigation followed proper legal procedures, as police insist their actions were lawful and based on…...

1+ hour, 31+ min ago   (460+ words) CONGO TOWN, Monrovia, August 20, 2026: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has urged young Liberians to take greater responsibility for protecting the country’s hard-won peace, warning that gains made since the end of the civil war must not be…...

11+ hour, 46+ min ago   (1007+ words) MONROVIA, August 20, 2026: Former Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor has been charged in connection with Liberia’s ongoing investigation into a major transnational cocaine trafficking network after security authorities prevented her from leaving the country early Wednesday. Justice Minister Cllr. N. Oswald…...

1+ day, 9+ min ago   (623+ words) MONROVIA, August 19, 2026: The Government of Liberia says it has agreed with the United States to receive up to 1,200 third-country nationals transferred from the U.S., with the first group of 20 expected to arrive Thursday, August 20. Information Minister Jerolinmek Matthew Piah disclosed the…...

1+ day, 30+ min ago   (602+ words) Mary Broh Walks from Rice Trial By Stephen G. Fellajuah MONROVIA, Liberia, August 19, 2026: Former River Gee County Senator Conmany B. Wesseh has warned Liberians against taking the country’s 23 years of uninterrupted peace for granted, urging citizens, particularly young people, to reject violence…...

1+ day, 49+ min ago   (503+ words) By Lewis S. Teh Monrovia, August 19, 2026: Pro-democracy advocate James Emmanuel Brooks has called on the Government of Liberia to reduce taxes on Liberian-owned businesses by 50 percent and fully enforce the country’s Liberianization policy to strengthen local participation in the economy. Brooks…...

1+ day, 36+ min ago   (349+ words) By S. Matthew M. Quoi, Jr. SANNIQUELLIE, Nimba County: A jury at the Sexual Offenses Division of the Eighth Judicial Circuit Court has found 55-year-old former police patrolman Wessay W. Weah guilty of statutory rape involving a 16-year-old girl who was reportedly under…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (499+ words) MONROVIA, August 18, 2026: Gbarpolu County Senator Amara Konneh has called for equal accountability across Liberia’s security sector in the ongoing fight against illicit drugs, warning that selective justice and alleged protection of senior officials could undermine public confidence in the government’s…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (426+ words) By Stephen G. Fellajuah MONROVIA, Liberia, August 18, 2026: Sinoe County Senator Cllr. Augustine S. Chea has questioned President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s handling of growing concerns over the Ministry of Information’s response to government critics, asking whether the President’s recent visit to the ministry…...