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Where is Usman Ali?
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- Where is Usman Ali?
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
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- Where is Usman Ali?
Weeks before a US$19 million cocaine shipment was intercepted at Roberts International Airport (RIA), Usman Ali — now charged in the case — was socializing in Monrovia, according to multiple witnesses.
https://fpa.news/liberia-key-suspect-in-19m-liberia-drug-bust-attended-birthday-party-at-private-bar-weeks-before-seizure-witnesses-say/
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- Copying From Israel: As Liberia continues to prioritize agriculture as a key driver of economic grow
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- 2:48
- Date posted
- 5 days ago
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- Copying From Israel: As Liberia continues to prioritize agriculture as a key driver of economic growth and food security, a group of more than 30 Liberian students undergoing advanced agricultural training in Israel say they are eager to return home and apply the knowledge and skills they have acquired to help transform the sector.
https://fpa.news/liberian-students-in-israel-prepare-to-apply-agricultural-expertise-back-home/
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- Is Liberia a Narco-state?
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- 1:10
- Date posted
- 5 days ago
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- As Liberia grapples with the fallout from the ongoing investigation into the seizure of cocaine valued at more than US$19 million, FrontPage Africa has obtained a confidential intelligence report submitted to President Joseph Nyuma Boakai in 2025 warning that the country was on a dangerous path toward becoming a “narco-state.”
https://tinyurl.com/y7zb5tzc
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- Nuku Reeves Helps Vulnerable People Ahead of Independence Day Celebration
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 5 days ago
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- The Emmanuel Nuku Reeves Foundation has launched the distribution of 200 bags of 25kg rice and 200 gallons of vegetable oil to vulnerable residents across Grand Bassa County as part of its humanitarian support activities marking Liberia’s 179th Independence Day celebration.
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- Senator Darius Dillon pleads for mercy for Rural and Renewable Energy Agency of Liberia Director Gen
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- 1:21
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
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- Senator Darius Dillon pleads for mercy for Rural and Renewable Energy Agency of Liberia Director General Samuel Nagbe for verbally attacking Senators on the social media
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- The Political leader of the Alternative National Congress (ANC), Alexander Benedict Cummings, has in
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- 0:54
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
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- The Political leader of the Alternative National Congress (ANC), Alexander Benedict Cummings, has intensified pressure on the Unity Party-led government over its handling of Liberia’s US$19.2 million cocaine seizure, describing the ongoing investigation as “slow, sloppy, and suspicious” while calling for an independent international audit of the entire investigative process.
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- A Liberian court awarded US$120,000 in restitution to victims and imposed the country’s longest-ever
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- A Liberian court awarded US$120,000 in restitution to victims and imposed the country’s longest-ever human trafficking sentences, sentencing eight defendants to 50 years and three others to 20 in Liberia’s largest trafficking case.
This report was produced by Anthony Stephens of New Narratives.
Read more: https://fpa.news/liberia-court-hands-down-longest-ever-50-year-prison-terms-in-liberias-largest-human-trafficking-case-awards-us120000-in-restitution-to-victims/
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- As investigation into the massive cocaine seizure at Roberts International Airport (RIA) enters the
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- As investigation into the massive cocaine seizure at Roberts International Airport (RIA) enters the courtroom, one question continues to dominate public discussion: why did freight forwarding executive Paul Jamaal King voluntarily return to Liberia only to later find himself under arrest and facing criminal prosecution?
https://fpa.news/liberia-what-paul-king-drug-bust-investigators-agreed-on-prior-to-return-arrest/
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- Five years after Liberian organizations united to push for sexual and reproductive health rights, ad
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- 0:43
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- Five years after Liberian organizations united to push for sexual and reproductive health rights, advocates say they have changed public debate, trained thousands of young people and won support from some religious leaders.
This report was produced by Joyclyn Wea of New Narratives
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/yr4xs9a8
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- ENDING FGM: Liberian lawmakers, civil society organizations and gender advocates have reignited effo
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- 1:02
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- ENDING FGM: Liberian lawmakers, civil society organizations and gender advocates have reignited efforts and renewed calls for the passage of the proposed Women and Girls Protection Act of 2025, describing it as a critical step toward ending female genital mutilation (FGM), child marriage and other harmful traditional practices while at the same time preserving the country’s cultural heritage.
https://tinyurl.com/s87bsym8
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- Samuel Nagbe, head of Rural Renewable Energy apologizes to Senators on verbal attacks accusing them
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- 1:21
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- Samuel Nagbe, head of Rural Renewable Energy apologizes to Senators on verbal attacks accusing them of interfering with the US$19million cocaine probe.
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- A joint independent investigation into the operations of the Dialysis Center at John F. Kennedy (JFK
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- 1:12
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- A joint independent investigation into the operations of the Dialysis Center at John F. Kennedy (JFK) Medical Center has uncovered allegations of severe overcrowding, inadequate medical services and what patients and staff describe as inhumane treatment of individuals suffering from kidney disease.
https://fpa.news/liberia-investigation-reveals-overcrowding-at-jfk-dialysis-center-amid-inadequate-machines-alleged-neglect/
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- A 12-member jury unanimously convicted the eight remaining defendants in Liberia’s largest human tra
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- 1:44
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- A 12-member jury unanimously convicted the eight remaining defendants in Liberia’s largest human trafficking trial on Monday after just 23 minutes of deliberation, finding they trafficked 57 victims. They face a minimum 20 years in prison.
This report was produced by Anthony Stephens of New Narratives.
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2wv4ztt3
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- Nearly a month after authorities seized US$19 million worth of cocaine at Roberts International Airp
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- 1:48
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
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- Nearly a month after authorities seized US$19 million worth of cocaine at Roberts International Airport, five people have been formally charged and named as principal suspects in a case that is once again drawing global scrutiny of Liberia’s much-publicized war on drugs.
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/yhk2282m
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- Rodney Sieh Reports on Liberia's Latest Narcotic Bust
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- 1:29
- Date posted
- 17 days ago
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- FrontPage Africa's Managing Editor, Rodney Sieh, Reports on the Latest Narcotics Bust Rocking Liberia.
This report was produced by The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP).
Read more here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/liberian-senate-grills-police-about-19m-airport-cocaine-bust
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- Simeon Freeman Criticizes the Government's Controversial "Presidential Villas" Project In Foya
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- 0:48
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
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- Simeon Freeman Criticizes the Government's Controversial "Presidential Villas" Project In Foya
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- LDEA under fire for Human RIghts Violation
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- 1:29
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
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- The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) is facing criticism following the circulation of a video showing officers allegedly breaking into a residence during a drug operation and filming a female occupant who was completely naked inside her room.
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ykd52hse
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- Why has a major player in the 19 million dollars drug investigation not been arrested
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 21 days ago
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- A former airport employee dismissed after a major 2024 Kush bust has resurfaced in Liberia's US$19 million cocaine investigation.
Read more: https://fpa.news/liberia-us-marshall-a-ghost-the-ties-linking-us19m-airport-drugs-syndicate/
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- Paul King Links Cocaine Shipment to Business Partner, Calls For Witness Protection
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- 1:27
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
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- Liberia’s ongoing investigation into the US$19 million cocaine seizure has taken a dramatic turn after one of the key persons of interest, Paul Jamaal King, formally requested witness protection and declared himself a cooperating witness in the case, while linking the shipment to businessman Rahem Bah.
https://tinyurl.com/2hj7snvv
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- As Vaccine Aid is Cut, a Remote Measles Outbreak Shows What's at Risk
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- 0:53
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
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- A measles outbreak struck a remote town in January, sickening several families before anyone understood what was spreading through the community.
This report was produced by Tetee Gebro of New Narratives.
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/368v9w3z
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- A third defendant in Liberia’s largest human trafficking trial corroborated testimony from two co-de
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- 1:34
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
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- A third defendant in Liberia’s largest human trafficking trial corroborated testimony from two co-defendants that members of Vice President Jeremiah Koung’s security detail visited the compound at the center of the case. The defendants said the officers inspected the facility after Koung moved into the area, though none identified the officers by name.
This report was produced by Anthony Stephens of New Narratives
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/pf3xa8zb
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- Nathaniel McGill thinks Gov't officials have Special Interest in Drug Investigation
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- 1:24
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
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- "Government is trying to shield big people",
Nathaniel McGill alleges special interests
from the Boakai administration is
stalling drug investigation
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- Pregnant Women Suffer High Cost of Delivery
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
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- Families say women and babies are dying because families cannot afford costs at public health facilities when pregnancies need medical intervention.
This report was produced by Fatu kamara of New Narratives
https://fpa.news/liberia-emergency-childbirth-fees-push-poor-families-to-fundraise-during-labor-leading-to-death-and-injury/
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- More Witnesses Testify Liberia's Largest Human Trafficking Trial
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- 1:38
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
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- A second defendant in Liberia’s largest human trafficking trial corroborated earlier testimony that four members of Vice President Jeremiah Koung’s security detail visited the compound at the center of the case and went further by claiming they “accepted” the operation after being briefed on their activities.
This report was produced by Anthony Stephens of New Narratives
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4ehu89bw
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- Liberian Senators Call for Cancellation of GLS Menzies Contract with RIA
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- 1:11
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
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- The Liberian senate has launched an investigation into the operations of GLS Menzies, the company at the center of the 19 million dollars drug bust at the Robert's International Airport.
https://tinyurl.com/yawknpsk
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- A defendant in Liberia’s largest human trafficking trial testified Monday that four members of Vice
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- 2:12
- Date posted
- 27 days ago
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- A defendant in Liberia’s largest human trafficking trial testified Monday that four members of Vice President Jeremiah Koung’s security detail inspected the compound where victims were allegedly held before the vice president moved into a house nearby and found no evidence of the crimes.
This report was produced by Anthony Stephens of New Narratives
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4fuvcdrj
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- Ruth Gbapaywhea, person-of-interest in the US$19 million drug investigation speaks to investigators.
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- 26:43
- Date posted
- 27 days ago
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- Ruth Gbapaywhea, person-of-interest in the 19 million dollars drug bust investigation speaks to investigators.Gbapawhea, 50, is one of the screeners at the Robert's International Airport.
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- Is West Africa Becoming A Safe Haven For Drug Cartels?
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- 1:51
- Date posted
- 28 days ago
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- Major cocaine seizures in both Liberia and Sierra Leone have raised fears that West Africa is becoming an increasingly attractive transit route for international drug cartels.
Read more: https://fpa.news/liberia-eu-threat-of-s-leone-sanctions.../
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- Pregnant Women Suffer High Cost of Delivery
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Families say women and babies are dying because families cannot afford costs at public health facilities when pregnancies need medical intervention.
This report was produced by Fatu kamara of New Narratives
https://fpa.news/liberia-emergency-childbirth-fees-push-poor-families-to-fundraise-during-labor-leading-to-death-and-injury/
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- Pregnant Women Suffer High Cost of Delivery
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Families say women and babies are dying because families cannot afford costs at public health facilities when pregnancies need medical intervention.
This report was produced by Fatu kamara of New Narratives
https://fpa.news/liberia-emergency-childbirth-fees-push-poor-families-to-fundraise-during-labor-leading-to-death-and-injury/
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- Pregnant Women Suffer High Cost of Delivery
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Families say women and babies are dying because families cannot afford costs at public health facilities when pregnancies need medical intervention.
This report was produced by Fatu kamara of New Narratives
https://fpa.news/liberia-emergency-childbirth-fees-push-poor-families-to-fundraise-during-labor-leading-to-death-and-injury/
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- High Delivery Costs Suffer Pregnant Liberian Women
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Families say women and babies are dying because families cannot afford costs at public health facilities when pregnancies need medical intervention.
This report was produced by Fatu Kamara of New Narratives
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ms9usba4
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- High Delivery Costs Suffer Pregnant Liberian Women
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- 1:20
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Families say women and babies are dying because families cannot afford costs at public health facilities when pregnancies need medical intervention.
This report was produced by Fatu Kamara of New Narratives
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ms9usba4
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- High Delivery Costs Suffer Pregnant Liberian Women
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- 1:20
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Families say women and babies are dying because families cannot afford costs at public health facilities when pregnancies need medical intervention.
This report was produced by Fatu Kamara of New Narratives
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/ms9usba4
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- In 19 million drug investigation, Key Person-of-interest Escapes
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- 0:42
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- 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.
https://tinyurl.com/ms268tut
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- In 19 million dollars Drug Investigation, Key Person-of-Interest Escapes
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- 0:42
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- 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.
https://tinyurl.com/ms268tut
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- Taxed Into Shame: Ghana Gives Free Pads, Liberian Girls Cut Up Diapers
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- 0:48
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- In River Cess and other rural areas, some girls use baby diapers, cloth, tissue, or other unsafe materials during their periods. Some stay home because they fear leaking, smelling, or being laughed at in school.
This report was produced by Joyclyn Wea of New Narratives
https://tinyurl.com/4d8arrx3
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- Court Compels Cargo Operator To Produce CCTV Footage In Drug Investigation
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- 1:08
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- JUST IN: 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 (LDEA) securing a court order compelling GLS Mengies, the airport’s cargo concession operator, to produce critical documents and surveillance footage that investigators believe could assist in unravelling the circumstances surrounding the drug trafficking case.
https://tinyurl.com/4u4f68hv
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- War victim living with rocket fragments beg for justice
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- 1:22
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- More than two decades after surviving one of the deadliest episodes of Liberia’s civil war, Vicky Massa Sesay says she continues to live with the physical and emotional wounds of a conflict that changed her life forever.
Read more: https://fpa.news/liberia-rocket-attack-survivors-agony-fuels-call-for-justice-in-liberia/
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- Dutch Fugitive Linked to 19 Million Dollars Drug Investigation
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- 2:23
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- A notorious drug kingpin has been linked to the 19 million dollars drug bust at the Robert's International Airport. Jos Leijdekkers is a fugitive from European justice with a 200,000 euros bounty on his head.
Read more:https://tinyurl.com/bdfe7nv7
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- Gov't Intensifies Investigation in 19 million dollars drug bust, questions airport workers
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- 1:09
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Investigators have widened the probe into Liberia’s record US$19 million cocaine seizure at Roberts International Airport (RIA), placing six airport security officers and Executive Protection Service (EPS) personnel assigned to the airport’s VIP Lounge under investigation as authorities seek to determine whether insiders facilitated the attempted export of the narcotics. https://tinyurl.com/3kzbpvr8
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- Court Summons Airport Management in Relation to 19 Million Dollars Drug Bust
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- The investigation into Liberia’s record US$19 million cocaine seizure has entered a new phase, with the 13th Judicial Circuit Court in Margibi County ordering the management of Roberts International Airport (RIA) to surrender key documents and surveillance footage linked to the case.
https://tinyurl.com/5t32dmnc
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- Ngafuan Calls For the Protection of Kickball
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- 0:51
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Finance and Development Planning Minister, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, has declared kickball a uniquely Liberian treasure that must be legally protected and financially supported, urging national institutions to secure the intellectual rights to the sport before it is “stolen from the nation.”
https://fpa.news/kickball-is-liberian-treasure-must-be-protected-finance-minister-ngafuan/
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- WHO OWNS THE COCAINE? DEA Holds Back Key Info On 19 Million Dollars Drug Bust
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- 1:03
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- WHO OWNS THE COCAINE?
Public pressure is mounting on the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) and the Ministry of Justice to disclose the identities of individuals connected to the recent seizure of approximately 237.6 kilograms of cocaine valued at more than US$19 million at Roberts International Airport (RIA), amid growing accusations that authorities are protecting influential figures behind one of Liberia’s largest drug busts.
https://tinyurl.com/3ttspvd4
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- Liberian Gov't Asks EU Envoy Out
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- 0:55
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- The Government of Liberia has formally requested the European Union to recall and replace its Head of Delegation to Liberia, Ambassador Nona Deprez, accusing her of making statements that undermined the country’s leadership, institutions, and investment climate.
https://tinyurl.com/ucaext2m
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- Liberia Sets Global Maritime Milestone
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- 0:57
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Liberia has achieved another historic milestone in global shipping, becoming the first ship registry in the world to surpass 300 million gross tons (GT) in fleet size, further cementing its position as the world’s leading maritime registry.
https://fpa.news/liberia-becomes-first-ship-registry-to-surpass-300-million-gross-tons/
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- Defendant Flips, Joins Prosecution in Liberia Biggest Human Trafficking Trial
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- 1:15
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- One of the defendants on trial in Liberia’s largest human trafficking trial pleads guilty and testifies for the state. The Defense stunned defense by her action.
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2dan7rm7
This report was developed by Anthony Stephens of New Narratives
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- Why Was Finda Bundoo Not Arrested?
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- 1:12
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Questions about why Nora Finda Bundoo was never arrested have clouded her return to Liberia as she prepares to defend herself in court against corruption-related charges, including theft of property and misuse and public funds.
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/sy5w6f9m
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- Liberian Senator Proposes Free Medical Treatment For Pregnant Women
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- 1:13
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Senator Augustine Chea proposes bill to provide free medical treatment for pregnant women, others under emergency at public health facilities across Liberia
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- Lawmakers To Probe LTMI Concession
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Members of the House of Representatives have alarmed deception of the public by the Liberia Traffic Management Inc. (LTMI) regarding its capacity to manage the country’s transport services and have set up a committee to investigate allegations of poor services being rendered.
https://fpa.news/liberia-lmti-concession-risks-cancellation-as-house-reviews-alleged-service-failures/
