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Liberia: In Stunning Development Accused Trafficker Pleads Guilty, Testifies Against Co-Defendants in Country's Largest Trafficking Trial

Liberia, June 11 -- A stunning turn in Liberia's largest human trafficking trial unfolded Wednesday as one of the 12 defendants pleaded guilty and took the stand against her co-defendants. Moments be... Read More


Liberia: Criminal Court 'C' Approves US$435,560 Bond for Nora Finda Bondo as Assets Recovery Task Force Questions Failure to Execute Airport Arrest Writ

Liberia, June 11 -- Criminal Court "C" at the Temple of Justice has approved a US$435,560 property valuation bond for former government official Nora Finda Bondo, who is facing multiple criminal charg... Read More


Liberia Becomes First Ship Registry to Surpass 300 Million Gross Tons

Liberia, June 11 -- Liberia has achieved another historic milestone in global shipping, becoming the first ship registry in the world to surpass 300 million gross tons (GT) in fleet size, further ceme... Read More


Thousands of Liberian Women Suffer a Preventable Birth Injury While Care Lags Decades Behind

Liberia, June 11 -- For fourteen years, S. said she woke up every morning to wet and smelly sheets. She had no name for what was wrong with her. She had no doctor to visit, no clinic that could help. ... Read More


Liberia: In Stunning Turn Accused Trafficker Pleads Guilty, Testifies Against Co-Defendants in Country's Largest Trafficking Trial

Liberia, June 11 -- A stunning turn in Liberia's largest human trafficking trial unfolded Wednesday, as one of the 12 defendants plead guilty and took the stand against her co-defendants. Moments bef... Read More


LDEA Seizes US$19.2 Million Cocaine Shipment at RIA in Major Blow to International Drug Trafficking Ring

Liberia, June 10 -- The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has announced the seizure of 198 compressed plates of cocaine valued at more than US$19.2 million, marking one of the largest narcotics i... Read More


Liberia: Koijee Earns Master's Degree in Counterterrorism and International Security from Israeli University

Liberia, June 10 -- Former Monrovia City Mayor and Secretary General of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), Jefferson Tamba Koijee, has earned a Master's degree in Counterterrorism an... Read More


Liberia: LMTI Concession Risks Cancellation as House Reviews Alleged Service Failures

Liberia, June 10 -- The House's decision was triggered by the appearance and subsequent admission of providing substandard services by the LTMI's management. LTMI is a private, foreign-backed company... Read More


In First Day of Liberia's Largest Human Trafficking Trial, Victim Breaks Down During Testimony and Identifies Alleged Rapist

Liberia, June 10 -- One of 57 alleged victims in the country's largest human-trafficking case broke down during her testimony in open court, crying as she described how the man she identified-Daniel D... Read More


Liberia: Bishop Brown Questions Govt's Complaint Against Nigerian Preacher As Abuja Distances Itself From Fake Diplomatic Letter

Liberia, June 10 -- The controversy surrounding a dire prophecy against President Joseph Boakai by Nigerian cleric Primate Elijah Babatunde Ayodele has deepened, with prominent Liberian religious lead... Read More