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Liberia: LACRA Moves to Localize Regional Cocoa Standard for Liberia

MONROVIA, Oct. 6 -- The Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA) has reaffirmed Liberia's commitment to strengthening the country's cocoa sector through the adoption and localization... Read More


Liberia: No Indictment After 47 Days as Justice Minister Denies Offering US$500K to Star Witness in Former Vice President Case

Monrovia, Oct. 5 -- When the Government of Liberia charged former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor in August, officials spoke with confidence. The state said it had the evidence. It said the case wa... Read More


Liberia: NOCAL, Nigeria's LADOL Sign Deal to Build Oil Shorebase in Buchanan

Monrovia, Oct. 5 -- The last time a major oil company drilled off Liberia's coast, much of the money never touched Liberian soil. By Rodney D. Sieh When ExxonMobil drilled the Mesurado-1 well in lat... Read More


Liberia: Bong Filled Pelelei with Praise for Ex-Supt. Jackson, Dead at 74, Yet Never Gave Him the Senate Seat in Four Tries

Liberia, Oct. 5 -- PELELEI, Zota District, Bong County - The women came first, and they came together. Members of the Bong County Women Organization filed into the funeral grounds in Pelelei on Saturd... Read More


Three Liberians Face U.S. Prison, Deportation Over Votes

Liberia, Oct. 5 -- Three Liberians living in Minnesota are among ten immigrants indicted by a U.S. federal grand jury for allegedly voting or registering to vote while not citizens. Prosecutors say mo... Read More


Liberia: Sinoe Labour Commissioner Faces Harassment Claims as County Attorney Dispute Deepens

Liberia, Oct. 5 -- GREENVILLE, Sinoe County - New video and photographic evidence obtained by FrontPage Africa has raised questions about the conduct of officials associated with the Sinoe County Labo... Read More


Social Media Influencer Prophet Key And US-based Liberian Become Latest Victim of Relationship 'Deception'

MONROVIA, Oct. 5 -- The room was ready. Relatives had contributed money, the food was cooked, and a DJ was waiting for his cue. Uncle Alfred had opened his home. By every outward sign, a Liberian fami... Read More


Liberia: National Traditional Liaison Officer Says CDC Could Win Bong Again as Unity Party Battles Internal Divisions

GBARNGA, Bong County, Oct. 5 -- A senior Liberian government official from Bong County says the opposition Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) has a realistic chance of winning the county in the nex... Read More


Liberia: 'A Child's Dignity Is Not Content': WONGOSOL Demands Protection for 17-Year-Old Girl

MONROVIA, Oct. 5 -- The Women NGOs Secretariat of Liberia (WONGOSOL) has called for the immediate protection of a 17-year-old girl whose video has circulated widely on social media, warning that the p... Read More


Liberia: AIIST University College Appeals to Legislature for Budgetary Support as Koon Promises to Engage House Members

Capitol Building, Oct. 5 -- The Administration of Africa International Institute of Science and Technology (AIIST) University College has formally appealed to the 54th National Legislature to consider... Read More