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LAAR TOWN, Porkpa District, Grand Cape Mount County, May 15, 2026 — Residents of Laar Town in Porkpa District are raising alarm over growing food security concerns after a herd of elephants reportedly invaded community farmlands and destroyed large portions of crops, leaving several families facing serious economic hardship ahead of the rainy season. Speaking about the incident, affected farmers …

FISH TOWN, River Gee County, May 15, 2026 — The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) River Gee County Detachment has arrested two suspected drug dealers in separate operations carried out between May 8 and May 10 in Fish Town and surrounding communities, authorities have confirmed. Speaking on the arrests, River Gee County Detachment Commander, Special Agent Bill M. Cooper Jr., …

By Lincoln G. Peters Paynesville, Monrovia, May 15, 2026: Just days after his acquittal in a high-profile economic sabotage trial, former Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel D. Tweah, Jr., has once again been summoned, this time by the Asset Recovery and Property Retrieval Task Force (AREPT). Tweah has been asked to answer questions regarding the US$20.5 million rice subsidy …

Monrovia, May 15, 2026 – Fresh questions are being raised here over where millions of United Nations rent payments for the Pan African Plaza in central Monrovia are actually going. Reports claim that more than US$50 million was paid over nearly two decades to a company whose legal status and ownership remain unclear. The findings compiled by The Sentry, an …

By Stephen G. Fellajuah Monrovia, Liberia, May 15, 2026 – The Indian Embassy in Liberia has announced that India will host the 4th India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS-IV) and the inaugural International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) Summit in New Delhi from May 29 to June 1, 2026. Ambassador Shri Manoj Bihari Verma made the disclosure on Thursday, May 14, 2026, during …

By Lincoln G. Peters Central Monrovia, May 14, 2026 — Liberia’s Justice Minister, Cllr. N. Oswald Tweh, has ordered an immediate joint investigation by the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) into the US$6.2 million economic sabotage trial involving former Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel D. Tweah, Jr. and others. At a press conference on …

By Kruah Thompson MONROVIA, May 13, 2026—The Liberia National Police (LNP) says it has charged and forwarded to court ten individuals linked to the mob assault on a young woman at the Red-Light Market here. The attack occurred on Thursday, May 7, 2026, after videos circulated online showing the victim being stripped naked and subjected to public humiliation—reportedly over the …

By Lincoln G. Peters Monrovia, May 13, 2026: Guinea’s representative to the ECOWAS Parliament, Dr. Dansa Kourouma—also Speaker of Guinea’s National Transitional Council, has struck a combative tone at the regional body, declaring that Guinea will “protect” the disputed Solumba border area, which Liberia says lies within its territory. Speaking on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, the head of Liberia’s delegation …

By Lewis S. Teh MONROVIA, May 11, 2026—The Civil Service Agency (CSA) says it has blocked 1,381 names it described as unverified from the Ministry of Local Government payroll. The move follows a nationwide personnel and credential verification exercise aimed at strengthening payroll integrity and advancing public sector reforms. CSA Director-General Dr. Josiah F. Joekai Jr., on Friday, May 8, …

By: Kruah Thompson Monrovia, May 8, 2026; The Deputy Minister for Technical and Vocational Education and Training at the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Laraamand Shenkin Nyonton, says only 75 motorcyclists have so far registered for the government’s free tuition program introduced at the National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI). Speaking Thursday at the Ministry of Information’s regular press briefing, Nyonton …