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Can Liberia’s Best Résumé Finally Win An Election?
https://fpa.news/can-liberias-best-resume-finally-win-an-election/
Published: August 6, 2026 20:05
CUMMINGS’ LAST GO-ROUND’ He spent nineteen years rising through one of the world’s biggest companies, eventually overseeing Coca-Cola’s business across 56 African countries. Twice, he has tried to translate that resume into the Liberian presidency, and…
The Development And Expansion Of Roberts International Airport
https://fpa.news/the-development-and-expansion-of-roberts-international-airport/
Published: August 6, 2026 14:17
INVITATION TO TENDER Tender Reference No (IFB No): LAA/PPP/BOT/ICB/001/2026 The Government of the Republic of Liberia, represented by the Ministry of Transport and the Liberia Airport Authority (the “Public Party”), intends to undertake the comprehensive…
Liberia: Dismissed Airport Authority Deputy Mark Kuiah’s Long Shadow Over Liberia’s Cocaine Scandal
Published: August 6, 2026 07:42
Monrovia – To understand why Mark Kuiah’s name keeps surfacing, it helps to understand what his job was. As Deputy Managing Director for Operations at the Liberia Airport Authority, Kuiah sat inside the operational chain of the one facility every serious…
Liberia: The Investigators Are the Investigation: Why Boakai Must Force His Security Sector to Come Clean
Published: August 6, 2026 07:20
The Investigators Are the Investigation Why Boakai Must Force His Security Sector to Come Clean Two police commanders escorting cocaine in marked cruisers. An intelligence chief taking a bribe to protect suspects. A drug agency officer charged with…
Liberia: Private Bar Shutdown As Police Put CEO Leroy Harris Under Investigation in US$317 Million Cocaine Case
Published: August 6, 2026 07:17
Paynesville City – Liberia’s Joint Security on Wednesday sealed off the Private Bar Entertainment Center in Paynesville, closing the establishment to the public as its owner, George Leroy Harris, came under investigation in connection with one of the…
Liberia: Bishop Brown Challenges Investigators to Identify Senior Officials Linked to Drug Trafficking; Calls Police IG’s Claims Against Media ‘Reckless’
Published: August 6, 2026 07:09
MONROVIA – Prominent Liberian cleric Bishop Kortu Brown has challenged state investigators to publicly identify senior government officials they say are linked to facilitating the trafficking of cocaine and other illicit drugs, warning that secrecy could…
Liberia: Five Days, Nine Hundred Teachers, One Shared Mission: Kakata’s Teacher Symposium Closes Friday
Published: August 6, 2026 07:06
Eight American volunteers paid their own way to Margibi County this week, not for a vacation, but to sit in classrooms at the Kakata Rural Teacher Training Institute and talk shop with Liberian educators about everything from cognitive development to…
Liberia: From Weah’s Inner Circle to Boakai’s Watch: Kollie, Mulbah Admit Weah-Era Governance Failures, Praise Parts of Pres. Boakai’s Administration
Published: August 6, 2026 06:59
MONROVIA — Two prominent political figures who were associated with the political coalition that propelled former President George Weah to power in 2017 have delivered contrasting but revealing assessments of the country’s current and previous…
Liberia: EPA Boss Dr. Yarkpawolo Warns Against Climate Finance Debt, Demands Accountability in Liberia
Published: August 6, 2026 06:57
MONROVIA — The Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr. Emmanuel K. Urey Yarkpawolo, has urged Liberia and the international community to rethink the way climate finance is provided to vulnerable countries, warning that efforts…
Liberia: LACRA Targets Coffee Revival as Nearly 700,000 Liberica Seedlings Reach Liberian Farmers
Published: August 6, 2026 06:54
SUAKOKO, Bong County — Liberia’s efforts to revive its indigenous coffee industry received a major boost Wednesday as the Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA) joined government officials, development partners and agricultural…
Liberia: CENTAL Applauds President Boakai Administration’s Action in Major Drug Bust, Urges Greater Transparency and Inclusive Investigation
Published: August 6, 2026 06:51
MONROVIA – The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL) has commended the Government of Liberia(GoL) for taking decisive action against public officials implicated in the country’s largest narcotics trafficking investigation, but says…
Liberia: The Things We Must Not Leave Behind: Highlights from Liberia’s Inaugural Independence Conversation
Published: August 6, 2026 06:45
ZOTA DISTRICT, BONG COUNTY — On the morning of July 31, 2026, the Shankpallai Micro-Zone Farm hosted a historic gathering. Surrounded by tree shade and local rice fields, meaningful dialogue began well before the official schedule. The crowd brought…
Liberia: ‘Protect Those Who Defend Rights’: New Research Exposes Mounting Threats to Human Rights Defenders as Liberia Urged to Fast-Track Protection Policy
Published: August 6, 2026 06:40
Monrovia – Human rights defenders in Liberia are facing increasing threats ranging from intimidation, online harassment and gender-based violence to physical attacks, while a long-awaited national protection policy remains stalled, participants at the…
Why Liberia’s Drug Suspects May Never See an American Courtroom
https://fpa.news/why-liberias-drug-suspects-may-never-see-an-american-courtroom/
Published: August 5, 2026 07:22
Monrovia – Ask people close to Liberia’s joint drug investigation what’s standing between the two foreign nationals now in custody and a courtroom in the United States, and the answer keeps coming back to a single word: Nexus. Sam Gaye, Director of…
Liberia: Dismissed RIA Airport Official Is Sole Owner of Firm Behind Rejected Dock Request for Fugitive Vessel
Published: August 5, 2026 07:12
Monrovia — The Liberian businessman who wrote to maritime authorities seeking dock privileges for the now-fugitive vessel IB Atlantic IV is the sole owner of the company on whose behalf he made the request, corporate filings reviewed by this newspaper…
Bar Owner, Anti-Drug Cop Charged as Cocaine Scandal Hits Liberia’s Own Police
https://fpa.news/bar-owner-anti-drug-cop-charged-as-cocaine-scandal-hits-liberias-own-police/
Published: August 5, 2026 06:58
Six boxes labeled lappas and Maggi cubes. A popular Paynesville nightspot known for its crowds, not its cocaine. And an anti-drug officer now facing the same justice system he was sworn to serve, insisting all the while that he was working the case, not…
Liberia: They called Her a Dragon. Her Mother Called Her Joy. Mothers of Children With Complex Care Support Each Other in a System That Gives Little Help
Published: August 5, 2026 06:47
Summary By Tetee Gebro, gender and health correspondent with New Narratives MOUNT BARCLAY, Montserrado County — Victoria remembers the moment when her joy at delivering a baby girl turned to fear. The baby came early, at Victoria’s home. She did not cry.…
Liberia: National Road Fund Concludes Soft-Skills Training for Third Cohort of S.T.E.A.M. Internship Program
Published: August 5, 2026 06:40
Monrovia – The National Road Fund of Liberia (NRF) has successfully concluded an almost two-week intensive soft-skills training program for participants in the third cohort of its flagship S.T.E.A.M. Internship Program. The training, conducted from July…
Liberia: Justice Kaba Declines Writ of Prohibition, As Ex-Presidential Protocol’s Third US$8 Million Bond Awaits Judicial Scrutiny
Published: August 5, 2026 06:31
MONROVIA-Former Executive Mansion Chief of Protocol Nora Finda Bundoo has suffered a legal setback after a Justice in Chambers at the Supreme Court declined to halt proceedings in her criminal case, effectively clearing the way for Criminal Court “C” to…
Liberia: 36 Years after Lutheran Church Massacre, Survivors Renew Calls for Justice, Reparations
Published: August 5, 2026 06:29
‘‘We, the Lutheran Church Massacre Survivors, express our frustrations and disappointment that after 36 years, some still carry bullet fragments deeply embedded inside their bodies, and they lack financial resources or medical access to undergo…
Liberia: COPPWIN Adopts Constitution to Strengthen Women’s Political Participation in Liberia
Published: August 5, 2026 06:18
MONROVIA – The Coalition of Political Parties Women in Assembly (COPPWIN) has adopted a new constitution aimed at strengthening the participation and representation of women in political parties, particularly those aspiring to seek public office in…
Liberia: SUP Announces August 25 Protest, Demands UL Reopening and Dismissal of Judge Feika
Published: August 5, 2026 06:14
MONROVIA – The Vanguard Student Unification Party (SUP) has announced plans to mobilize students and supporters of public education for a protest on August 25, demanding the immediate reopening of the University of Liberia (UL) and calling for the…
Liberia: Citizens Extol President Boakai as NTA Marks One Year of Affordable, Accessible Transport Service to Liberia’s Southeast
Published: August 5, 2026 06:10
MONROVIA –The National Transit Authority (NTA) has celebrated one year of uninterrupted passenger transport service to Liberia’s southeastern counties, a milestone that citizens say has transformed travel in the region by making transportation more…
Liberia: UP Legislative Caucus Hails Government’s Initial Effort In Drugs Fight, Craves Stricter Action
Published: August 5, 2026 06:08
MONROVIA –The Unity Party(UP) Legislative Caucus has commended the Government of Liberia(UP) for what it described as swift and decisive action against officials allegedly linked to the recent drug seizure in the country. By Emmanuel Weedee-Conway In a…
Liberia: LACC Urges Closer Collaboration Between Investigators and Prosecutions
https://fpa.news/liberia-lacc-urges-closer-collaboration-between-investigators-and-prosecutions/
Published: August 5, 2026 06:05
Ganta, Nimba County – The Liberia Anti‑Corruption Commission (LACC) has urged closer collaboration between investigators and prosecutors and stressed the importance of professional prosecution in the fight against corruption. By Franklin Doloquee…
Liberia: MDR Party Official Defends Position After Senator Samuel Kogar’s “godfather” Honor Sparks Debate
Published: August 5, 2026 06:00
Ganta , Nimba County — A senior official of the Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction (MDR) recently defended the party’s stance after controversy erupted over Senator Samuel Kogar being named a “godfather” by chiefs and elders in Zoe Zoulay Town in…
Coach Gerald Julius Vows to Build Winning Youth Squad at Down Town FC: “We Will Not Let Supporters Down”
Published: August 5, 2026 05:46
MONROVIA — The newly appointed head coach of Liberia Football Association (LFA) First Division side Down Town FC, Gerald Julius, has outlined a long-term strategy focused on youth development, emphasizing the recruitment and growth of young talent over…
LBA Finals: Defending Champions LPRC Oilers Face Must-Win Clash Against Pythons on Wednesday
Published: August 5, 2026 05:43
MONROVIA — The 2026 Liberia Basketball Association (LBA) Best out of-Five Championship Finals will continue today Wednesday April 5, at the Samuel Kanyon Doe (SKD) Gymnasium, with defending champions LPRC Oilers facing an early must-win test to level…
Liberia: Private Bar Owner Charged as Liberia Widens Probe into US$317 Million Drug Case
Published: August 4, 2026 18:19
Monrovia – The Government of Liberia has announced that the owner of the Private Bar Entertainment Center in Paynesville has been formally charged in connection with the ongoing investigation into the country’s reported US$317 million drug trafficking…
LSEZA, Softcare Sign Deal to Establish $32M Hygiene Products Manufacturing Facility in Liberia
Published: August 4, 2026 16:35
MONROVIA – Liberia is set to receive a US$32 million investment for the establishment of a manufacturing facility producing diapers, sanitary pads, wet wipes and other household hygiene products, following the signing of an agreement between the Liberia…
Liberia, France Move to Deepen Anti-Drug Cooperation with Proposed Law Enforcement Pact
Published: August 4, 2026 16:33
Embassy in Paris, French anti-narcotics agency discuss intelligence sharing, joint operations, and capacity building to combat transnational drug trafficking. Paris – Liberia and France are seeking to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the fight against…
Citizens Extol President Boakai as NTA Marks One Year of Affordable, Accessible Transport Service to Liberia’s Southeast
Published: August 4, 2026 16:31
Monrovia – The National Transit Authority (NTA) has celebrated one year of uninterrupted passenger transport service to Liberia’s southeastern counties, a milestone that citizens say has transformed travel in the region by making transportation more…
STAND’s Mulbah Morlu Calls for Independent Probe of President Boakai’s Son Over Cocaine Trafficking Allegations
Published: August 4, 2026 13:14
Activist says investigation should “follow the evidence” after viral video and allegations linked Jojo Boakai to Liberia’s major cocaine cases. Monrovia – Solidarity and Trust for a New Day (STAND) Chairman Mulbah K. Morlu has called for an independent…
Liberia’s Chase for the Ghost Ship that Keeps Slipping Away: Hot Pursuit, Cold Trail
https://fpa.news/liberias-chase-for-the-ghost-ship-that-keeps-slipping-away-hot-pursuit-cold-trail/
Published: August 4, 2026 08:38
Monrovia – Major General Forleh doesn’t sound like a man who enjoys admitting his troops haven’t caught up with a 41-year-old cargo ship. He says it anyway, plainly, because there isn’t really a way around it. “We are still in pursuit of the vessel because…
Liberia’s Army Formally Apologizes for War-Era Crimes as Lutheran Church Massacre Survivors Demand Legislators Pass Bill to Establish War Crimes Court
Published: August 4, 2026 08:24
Summary: By Anthony Stephens, senior justice correspondent with New Narratives SINKOR, Monrovia -Victims and survivors of the St. Peter’s Lutheran Church massacre, one of the bloodiest atrocities of Liberia’s 14-year civil conflict, had expected that by…
Liberia: Prophet Key’s Long Road from Firebrand to Forgiveness: The Prophet’s Reckoning
Published: August 4, 2026 08:14
Six months ago, Justin Oldpa Yeazeahn built his name calling the country’s judges corrupt without proof. Now, with his sentence almost served, he has put his signature to two paragraphs asking the same judges — and the women he insulted along the way — for…
Liberia: Dismissal Is Not Accountability: Mark Kuiah Must Be Arrested And Charged
https://fpa.news/liberia-dismissal-is-not-accountability-mark-kuiah-must-be-arrested-and-charged/
Published: August 4, 2026 08:04
A writ of arrest. A letter seeking special favor for a distressed ship that turned out not to be so distressed. A name that keeps surfacing in a scandal that has already jailed police commanders and burned $336 million in cocaine. Losing a government job…
Liberia’s Economy Has Stabilized. A New Report Argues Paying For What’s Next Is The Real Test
Published: August 4, 2026 07:59
Summary By Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon, reporter with New Narratives Liberia’s economy has shown real signs of improvement. Inflation has come down. The government has narrowed its budget deficit. Growth has picked up. But according to a new report from the…
Ex-Weah Protocol Chief Nora Bundoo Files Third US$8 Million Criminal Appearance Bond After Two Rejections
Published: August 3, 2026 17:31
MONROVIA – Former Chief of Protocol to ex-President Nora Finda Bundoo has filed a new US$8 million criminal appearance bond, marking her third attempt to secure release from prosecution after the first two bonds were rejected by the court over legal…
179th Independence: Gongloe Calls Corruption a Sin, Says Liberia Suffers from “Poverty of Good Leadership”
Published: August 3, 2026 08:34
Monrovia – As Liberia marked its 179th Independence Anniversary with celebrations across the country and among Liberians in the diaspora, renowned human rights and constitutional lawyer Tiawan Saye Gongloe used the occasion to deliver a powerful moral and…
Liberia: Before His Dismissal, Former RIA Deputy Sought Help for Mysterious Vessel He Claimed Was in “Distress”
Published: August 3, 2026 07:05
Monrovia – Two and a half weeks before his name became public as one of the officials swept up in Liberia’s cocaine purge, Mark Egon Kuiah put his signature on a letter that reads, in hindsight, like the opening scene of the story that followed. Dated July…
Inside Liberia’s Cocaine Scandal: Where the Police Became ‘Suspects’ — Who Gave the Order?
Published: August 3, 2026 07:01
Monrovia – Picture the road before anyone official wants you to: a van, a truck, and — tucked in front and behind, headlights doing the ordinary work of traffic — two marked Liberia National Police cruisers, running escort in the dark for a shipment…
This is unacceptable: Inside the Environmental Protection Authority Raid That Exposed an Illegal Chinese-Owned Gold Mine Using a Banned Chemical
Published: August 3, 2026 06:36
Summary By Nemenlah Cyrus Harmon, climate and environment reporter with New Narratives GEORGE MOKO TOWN, Montserrado County – When the Environmental Protection Agency Executive Director Emmanuel Urey Yarkpawolo stepped onto the sprawling mining site here…
A Bill Liberia Cannot Afford to Pass in the Dark
https://fpa.news/a-bill-liberia-cannot-afford-to-pass-in-the-dark/
Published: August 3, 2026 06:25
The mystery of the IB Atlantic IV was never about one ship. It’s about a government that cannot yet tell its own citizens what is moving through its waters — and a legislature that wants to hand port oversight to four separate authorities anyway. A…
Liberia: Labor Ministry Rejects Mansa Resources’ Applications for Foreign Workers’ Permits over Gross Violations; Orders Local Advertisement of Vacancies
Published: August 3, 2026 06:19
Monrovia – Mansa Resources, the company seeking to assume control of Liberia’s multi-million-dollar Dugbe Gold Project, has come under scrutiny after the Ministry of Labour rejected its applications for work permits for three expatriate employees, citing…
Liberia: ANC Youth Congress Accuses Government of “Failing to Combat” Drug Trafficking
Published: August 3, 2026 05:56
MONROVIA – The National Youth Congress of the opposition Alternative National Congress (ANC) has accused the Unity Party-led Government of failing to effectively combat narcotics trafficking and corruption, calling for an independent international…
Liberia: Superintendent Gono Commends President Boakai, Vice President Koung for Their Active Involvement in County Affairs
Published: August 3, 2026 05:52
Nimba County — Chiefs, community leaders and citizens of District 8, Nimba County converged in Gipo Town on Saturday, August 1 for a public gathering that praised the presence and work of senior national officials and reaffirmed local support for…
Liberia: Senator Twayen Calls For Calm In Nimba County, Warns Against Political Agitators
Published: August 3, 2026 05:41
Gipo Town, District 8, Nimba County — Nimba County Senator, Nya D. Twayen Jr., has urged residents of Nimba County to remain united and peaceful , warning that outside political actors are attempting to provoke unrest in the region. By Franklin Doloquee…
Liberian Youth Challenged to Make Meaningful Contribution to Nation’s Building Process
Published: August 3, 2026 05:35
MONROVIA – Amid dangling economic, social and political challenges confronting the nation and its people, Liberian youth have been heavily challenged to shoulder these hurdles into opportunities to make meaningful contributions towards the growth and…
Liberia: Philanthropist Nuku Reeves Promises Construction of Children’s Playground In Buchanan
Published: August 3, 2026 05:32
Buchanan, Liberia – Humanitarian Emmanuel Nuku Reeves has expressed his commitment to supporting the development of recreational facilities in Buchanan, promising to build a large and modern playground for children if suitable land is made available. By…
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲
Published: July 31, 2026 11:25
𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘫𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘳𝘶𝘨 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴—𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥. Imagine arriving at an international airport and watching an immigration officer examine your Liberian passport more…
Liberia’s Top Cop Drops Bombshell, then Turns on the Press
https://fpa.news/liberias-top-cop-drops-bombshell-then-turns-on-the-press/
Published: July 31, 2026 07:54
Without naming a single name, Liberia’s Inspector General told the nation Thursday that its record cocaine scandal was “sanctioned” from the top of government. In the same breath, he accused journalists of taking cartel money to sabotage the investigation.…
Liberia: Weah’s Comeback Speech Lands in the Middle of Liberia’s Biggest Drug Scandal Yet
Published: July 31, 2026 07:46
Former Liberian President George Weah used a keynote address to the diaspora wing of his party to recommit to a 2029 run for the presidency, telling supporters in Springfield, Pennsylvania, that the Boakai government had been “compromised by a cartel of…
PUL President Kanubah Gives Liberia: Government 72 Hours to Produce Evidence of Media Bribery Allegations in US$317 Million Cocaine Probe
Published: July 31, 2026 07:38
MONROVIA – The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the administration of President Joseph Boakai, demanding that the Government of Liberia publicly release all evidence supporting allegations that members of the Liberian media…
Victims, Advocates Urge Chief Justice to Rescind Promotion of Lawyer Accused of Paying Bribes to Protect Traffickers Convicted in Country’s Largest Human Trafficking Case
Published: July 31, 2026 07:33
Summary: By Anthony Stephens, senior justice correspondent with New Narratives Victims of Liberia’s largest human trafficking case and anti-human trafficking advocates say they were “shocked and disappointed” by Supreme Court Chief Justice Yamie…
Liberia: Boakai Orders Dismissal Of RIA, Police And NSA Officials As Cocaine Investigation Widens
Published: July 30, 2026 23:39
MONROVIA — The letter from the Executive Mansion arrived Thursday with the flat, procedural language governments use when they want a story to sound routine: the president had “ordered the immediate dismissal, suspension, and investigation of several…
Liberia: Police Officials Among Several Charged in Alleged Cocaine Smuggling Ring
https://fpa.news/liberia-police-officials-among-several-charged-in-alleged-cocaine-smuggling-ring/
Published: July 30, 2026 21:26
Authorities have charged a Liberia National Police (LNP) division chief, a police highway patrol chief, and several others in connection with an alleged international cocaine trafficking operation that used a Montserrado County fishing property as a…
Liberia: Weah Declares Bid to Reclaim Presidency in 2029
https://fpa.news/liberia-weah-declares-bid-to-reclaim-presidency-in-2029/
Published: July 30, 2026 19:51
Former Liberian President George Weah announced he will run again for the presidency in 2029, using a keynote speech at the Congress for Democratic Change’s U.S. convention in Springfield, Pennsylvania, to launch the campaign. Weah, who won the presidency…