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10/09/2026

“That’s why some of you can die in poverty.”

NTA Deputy Director for Operations Noah Zarwu Gibson says this during a radio discussion with a female caller who said she would vote for former President George Weah.

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US$100M Locked in Bad Loans As Boakai Demands Urgent Actionby Alphanso G. Kalama MONROVIA – More than US$100 million in ...
10/09/2026

US$100M Locked in Bad Loans As Boakai Demands Urgent Action
by Alphanso G. Kalama

MONROVIA – More than US$100 million in Liberian bank credit is tied up in loans that are not being repaid, starving farmers, traders and small businesses of financing while banks sit on deposits they will not lend, according to documents prepared for a national conference that opened Wednesday.

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Lofa County University Withholds Grades Over Unpaid Scholarship DebtsVOINJAMA, Lofa County – Students at Lofa County Uni...
10/09/2026

Lofa County University Withholds Grades Over Unpaid Scholarship Debts

VOINJAMA, Lofa County – Students at Lofa County University will be denied their grade sheets and blocked from registering for the coming semester if their tuition is unpaid, a penalty that falls on students whose scholarship sponsors, not the students themselves, are in default.

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World Bank: Rice Tax Breaks Cost Liberia US$41M, Miss Poor FamiliesMONROVIA — Tax breaks meant to make rice cheaper for ...
10/09/2026

World Bank: Rice Tax Breaks Cost Liberia US$41M, Miss Poor Families

MONROVIA — Tax breaks meant to make rice cheaper for poor Liberians cost the government about US$41 million in 2024, but most of the benefits went to importers and wealthier families, the World Bank said Monday.

The rice waivers accounted for 17 percent of the US$240.3 million Liberia gave up through tax exemptions and concessions that year, according to the Liberia Public Finance Review 2026.

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Police Crime Services Chief Free Until Trial Begins in US$10k Co***ne Bribery CaseMONROVIA — The former head of the Libe...
10/09/2026

Police Crime Services Chief Free Until Trial Begins in US$10k Co***ne Bribery Case

MONROVIA — The former head of the Liberia National Police’s Crime Services Department will answer bribery and obstruction charges from outside a cell, after a Monrovia City Court magistrate approved a US$15,000 property bond Tuesday for Johnny Bolar Dean, accused of taking US$10,000 to compromise a US$317 million drug trafficking investigation.

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Boakai Tells Superintendents Their Job Is Not Receiving Visiting OfficialsMONROVIA — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai used ...
10/09/2026

Boakai Tells Superintendents Their Job Is Not Receiving Visiting Officials

MONROVIA — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai used a commissioning ceremony to tell newly sworn-in county superintendents that too many of them treat the office as a receiving line for visiting dignitaries. He also warned officials taking over state-owned enterprises that jobs and contracts can no longer be awarded based on relationships.

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Kogar Says War Crimes Court Was Meant for Prince Johnson AloneGANTA, Nimba County — Nimba County’s legislative caucus, f...
10/09/2026

Kogar Says War Crimes Court Was Meant for Prince Johnson Alone

GANTA, Nimba County — Nimba County’s legislative caucus, for years the most organized bloc in the Legislature resisting a war and economic crimes court, is now prepared to help establish it, Sen. Samuel G. Kogar said, a reversal he attributed directly to the death of Sen. Prince Y. Johnson.

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Unity Party Allies Who Delivered Boakai’s 2023 Win Go Public with GrievancesMONROVIA — The organizers who delivered Pres...
10/09/2026

Unity Party Allies Who Delivered Boakai’s 2023 Win Go Public with Grievances

MONROVIA — The organizers who delivered President Joseph Nyuma Boakai the presidency in 2023 are now saying publicly that the Unity Party has no use for them, and the latest to say it is threatening to walk.

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LPRA Joins African Petroleum Regulators Forum Ahead of Licensing RoundMONROVIA — The Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Author...
10/09/2026

LPRA Joins African Petroleum Regulators Forum Ahead of Licensing Round

MONROVIA — The Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority (LPRA) has been inducted into the African Petroleum Regulators Forum (AFRIPERF), the continental body that brings petroleum regulatory authorities from across Africa under a single umbrella to ensure a safe, efficient, rewarding, equitable, and sustainable petroleum industry.

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Joseph Bannie Warns Boakai Against ‘Impulsive’ Use of Justice SystemMONROVIA — The standard-bearer of The People’s Party...
10/09/2026

Joseph Bannie Warns Boakai Against ‘Impulsive’ Use of Justice System

MONROVIA — The standard-bearer of The People’s Party, Joseph K. Bannie, warned the Boakai administration on Saturday against what he called the impulsive use of state institutions in its drive to hold officials of the previous government accountable, saying the pursuit is legitimate, but the method is not.

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