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What was meant to be peaceful protest by public school students here turned chaotic Tuesday, when riot officers from the Liberia National Police fired tear gas canisters, disrupting a petitioning ceremony at the Capitol Building.    By Lincoln G. Peters  Monrovia, Liberia, March 26, 2025 – Riot officers of the Liberian National Police Tuesday, March 25, 2025 teargased students of the …

A truck transporting a large quantity of scrap materials from Bong’s District One was impounded on Sunday by police in Gbarnga. By: Edwin N Khakie Gbarnga, Bong County, March 25: The arrest took place on the grounds that local authorities were reportedly unaware of the county’s recent unveiling of scrap vendors, which took place weeks ago. According to reports, the …

ArcelorMittal Liberia says it welcomes User-Operator framework suggested in the Third Amendment to its MDA. Monrovia, Liberia, March 25, 2025 – As part of its commitment to a shared railway model, ArcelorMittal Liberia says it has endorsed the User-Operator framework proposed in the Third Amendment to its Mineral Development Agreement (MDA) with the Government of Liberia. This model, which is …

The Liberian Government has taken seriously the report of potential US visa restrictions on Liberia. By Lincoln G. Peters Capitol Hill, March 18, 2025: The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, says it does not take lightly the potential strict travel restrictions on Liberia by United States diplomats and security officials. Responding to the potential visa and …

Dear Father, My people yor wait oo. I thought yor say ley Oldman here was experienced? Ehn, almost 15 months gone na, ay look like he na even know wah him doing. Everywhere jus dry, as if ley entire village mourning. You turn so, people crying, you look so, people jus begging. Hmm, my son your jus hold your heart, …

The Liberian Senate reached a conclusion to invite the Ministers of Finance and Health to discuss delays in disbursement of allotments for health institutions.  By Lincoln G. Peters  Monrovia, Liberia, March 14, 2025 – The Chamber of the Liberian Senate became a center of attraction on Thursday, March 13, 2025, when senators expressed disappointment and frustration over deplorable and emergency …

Margibi County Senator McGill wants the Ministry of Agriculture to account for the US$200 million project the donors funded. By Lincoln G. Peters  Monrovia, Liberia, March 14, 2025—Margibi County Senator Nathaniel F. McGill expresses serious concern about the US$200 million donors’ project allegedly squandered by the Ministry of Agriculture. Senator McGill, in a communication to Senate Plenary on Thursday, March …

Monrovia, March 14, 2025/ Dagbayonoh Kiah Nyanfore ll, a Liberian and international writer and former schoolmate of President Boakai, has appealed to the president to grant justice to Mrs. Nancy B. Doe, widow of former President Samuel K. Doe. In Nyanfore’s letter delivered to the Executive Mansion in February 2025, he wrote that Mrs. Doe has been denied her human …

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia, Sie-A-Nyene Gyapay Yuoh, extended an apology to Liberians for what she terms perceived faulty and biased decisions rendered in political cases here. This was the first time in many, many years that the nation’s highest court had conceded. By Lincoln G. Peters  Monrovia, Liberia, March 11, 2025—Liberia’s Chief Justice, Her Honor, …

A group of diaspora Liberians in America have protested before Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung, who is visiting the U.S., demanding end to corruption, economic hardship, extra-judicial killings and high cost of living in Liberia. By Lincoln G. Peters  Maryland, United States, March 10, 2025—Aggrieved Liberians residing in the United States of America, especially Washington, D.C., staged a protest, resisting …