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Liberia: STAND Rejects Justice Ministry's Cocaine Probe Briefing, Adds 'End Drug Trafficking' to July 17 Protest Agenda

Liberia, June 19 -- The STAND-led Liberia Protest Coalition has criticized the Ministry of Justice's Friday press conference on the investigation into the seizure of approximately US$19 million worth ... Read More


ActionAid International Secretary General Strengthens Partnerships with UN Agencies and INGOs During Liberia Visit

Liberia, June 18 -- As part of his official visit to Liberia, ActionAid International Secretary General, Arthur Larok, on Wednesday convened a high-level dialogue with United Nations agencies and lead... Read More


Liberia: Mystery Deepens Over Suspect Linked to US$19.2 Million Drug Bust as Justice Minister Says He Doesn't Know if He Exists

Liberia, June 18 -- Recent assertions by Liberia's Minister of Justice, Cllr. Oswald Tweh, regarding the whereabouts of the prime suspect in the US$19.2 million drug seizure, have raised more question... Read More


Taxed Into Shame: Ghana Gives Free Pads, Liberian Girls Cut Up Diapers

Liberia, June 18 -- A pack of four costs L$100, about 50 U.S. cents. She cuts each diaper in two and uses the halves as sanitary pads. If she does not have money for that, she uses clothes. "The diap... Read More


Liberia: Airport Worker Who Rejected US$20K Bribe Key to Showing Hidden Hands Behind Us$19M Drug Bust

Liberia, June 18 -- In January 2009, former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf honored a hero. A year prior, in 2008, Richard Karyea, a customs officer for the Liberia Revenue Authority assigned at the R... Read More


Liberia: Key Person of Interest in US$19 M Drug Bust Whereabout Unknown, Fled Hotel After Aviation Seminar in China

Liberia, June 18 -- Oscar Brown, a key person of interest in last week's US$19 million drug bust at the Roberts International Airport has reportedly gone missing. FrontPageAfrica has obtained a commun... Read More


Liberia: Senate Advances War and Economic Crimes Court Push, Unveils Roadmap to Harmonize Competing Bills

Liberia, June 17 -- The Liberian Senate has taken a significant step toward the establishment of a War and Economic Crimes Court, with its Judiciary Committee submitting a comprehensive roadmap aimed ... Read More


Liberia: Government Announces Probe of Allegations of Bribery in Liberia's Largest Human Trafficking Trial

Liberia, June 17 -- Liberia's government said on Tuesday that it will investigate bribery allegations connected to the country's largest human trafficking trial, which is now in its second week. Sumo... Read More


Liberia: S. Leone-Based Dutch Fugitive Believed to be at Center of US$19 Million Drug Bust

Liberia, June 17 -- When authorities in Liberia unraveled a US$19 million drug bust at the Roberts International Airport last week, echoes of a familiar refrain ricochet across West Africa, a still fr... Read More


Liberia: Court Orders GLS Mengies to Produce Documents, CCTV Footage in Expanding Probe of Major Cocaine Seizure at RIA

Liberia, June 17 -- The investigation into the recent multi-kilogram cocaine seizure at Roberts International Airport (RIA) has taken a significant new turn, with the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (... Read More