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Boakai to Address the UNGA as He Pledged US $8.3 Billion to Social Programs
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- Boakai to Address the UNGA as He Pledged US $8.3 Billion to Social Programs
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- 1:15
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
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- President Boakai to address the UN General Assembly on September 23. The Speech will be delivered a day after he spoke at the UN in commemoration of Beijing+30 and pledged US $8.3 billion to social programs .
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- Experts Demand Closure of Substandard Rehab Centers
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Medical Experts Demand the Closure of Substandard Rehabilitation Centers
This video was done by Nemenleh Cyrus Harmon of New Narratives
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- Bill Jallah Sent to Life in Prison for Murdering His Girlfriend
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- First Judicial Circuit Criminal Court “B” for Montserrado County, has sentenced defendant Bill Jallah to life imprisonment, after finding him guilty on multiple counts, including murder, aggravated assault, and criminal attempt to commit murder.
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- Tension Mount Between Police and CDC partisans Ahead of George Weah's return to Liberia.
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- 0:28
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Tension Mount Between Police and CDC partisans Ahead of George Weah's return to Liberia.
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- JUDGE TO HAND DOWN CRITICAL RULING IN KOFA AND OTHERS ARSON CASE
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Court “A” Judge Roosevelt Willie is expected to rule next Wednesday, September 24, 2025 on a defense motion seeking an independent medical examination of former House Speaker Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa and his co-defendants, who are on trial for allegedly orchestrating an arson attack on government property.
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- Senator Cyrus vows to never again confirm security actors on the party loyalty.
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Senator Momo Cyrus, Chairman of the Senate Committee on National Security, Defense Intelligence and Veteran Affairs, has vowed that the Senate will not be influenced by political connections or party loyalty in confirming nominees to head the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA).
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- Alex Cummings visits West Point, Challenges government to empower 'at-risk' youths
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- 1:15
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- In a bid to directly address one of the nation’s most pressing social crises, Alternative National Congress (ANC) Political Leader Alexander B. Cummings held a candid and empathetic engagement with ‘at risk’ youth in the densely populated community of West Point.
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- Activists demand Bryant McGill's arrest over allegations that he raped a minor
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Following the suspension of Deputy Minister Bryant McGill, Activists are calling for his arrest over allegations that he raped a minor.
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- Liberia signs deal with TotalEnegries for Oil Exploration
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- On September 15, the Government of Liberia signed a Production Sharing Contract with TotalEnergies at the company’s global headquarters in Paris.
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- Police asks for outside support to investigate rape case
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- 0:23
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- The Police Inspector General, Gregory Coleman informs the public of the Police limited capacity to investigate the rape allegations against Deputy Minister Bryant McGill, asks for outside support.
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- Police IG, Coleman says they are investigating rape allegations against Bryant Mcgill
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- 0:44
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Police Inspector General, Gregory Coleman, Addresses Rape Allegations Against Bryant McGill, A Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Says, Investigation is On-going.
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- Players requests investigation following allegations of match-fixing
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- 1:15
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Paynesville FC Defender and Captain Eugene Swen has broken his silence six months after being indefinitely suspended from football amid a match-fixing probe.
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- One person pronounced dead after an oxygen tank exploded at the Mira Gas Facility on September17,
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- 1:29
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- One person pronounced dead after an oxygen tank exploded at the Mira Gas Facility on September17, 2025
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- Liberia has made legal history, concluding its first-ever piracy trial with a conviction
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- 1:09
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Liberia has made legal history, concluding its first-ever piracy trial with a conviction and an acquittal in a case that could reshape how West Africa tackles maritime crime.
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- A tanker explosion at the MIRA Gas and Oxygen facility along the Japan Freeway
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- 1:03
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- A tanker explosion at the MIRA Gas and Oxygen facility along the Japan Freeway in Monrovia has left at least seven people severely injured.
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- Archbishop Gabriel Jubwe bemoans the drug epidemic in Liberia.
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- 1:51
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Catholic Archbishop of Monrovia, His Grace Gabriel Blamo Jubwe, in his Homily during Sunday’s celebration of the Holy Mass at Immaculate Conception Parish, has issued a plea to parents, the Catholic faithful, and members of the legal profession to rise to the challenges facing the Church and Liberian society at large.
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- Liberian Scientists Dismiss Rumors of Ebola in Liberia
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- 1:09
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Normal operations have resumed at Gompa Funeral Home following the release of over 20 individuals who were quarantined amid fears of a suspected Ebola case.
On Tuesday, September 10, the National Public Health Institute of Liberia announced that all specimens tested at its National Reference Laboratory returned negative for Ebola and Marburg viruses.
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- LURD’s ex-commander faces jail time and deportation to Liberia after lying on green card process
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Pennsylvania District Court Judge Chad F. Kenney found Camara, a former commander of the LURD (Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy) rebel group, lied on his immigration forms when he denied being part of any paramilitary or insurgency organization and recruiting child soldiers when applying for a non-immigrant visa or “green card” in 2011.
“While I can take into consideration his acts in Liberia, this court is not an international tribunal or Liberian court,” he said, adding that Camara’s war time actions should not be properly prosecuted in his jurisdiction, the U.S. Third District Court of Appeals.
Unlike European jurisdictions which have tried several perpetrators of Liberia’s civil conflict in recent years, the U.S. does not have laws against so-called “international crimes” such as torture and recruitment of child soldiers that could apply to crimes committed in Liberia’s conflict. For this reason prosecutors here have used...
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- Liberian Dollar Appreciates But Citizens Feel No relief
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- The Liberian dollar is rising fast against the U.S. dollar… but ordinary Liberians say the gains aren’t showing up in their pockets.
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- Bill Jallah found guilty of murdering his Girlfriend, Princess Wesseh.
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- 0:47
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Bill Jallah found guilty of murdering his Girlfriend, Princess Wesseh.
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- Medical exam dispute delays arson trial involving former Speaker, Fonati Koffa.
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Court fines defense lawyers as medical exam dispute delays arson trial involving former Speaker, Fonati Koffa.
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- Liberia Signs Agreement with Rwanda for Reciprocal Visa Waiver
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- 1:22
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Liberia Signs Agreement with Rwanda for Reciprocal Visa Waiver
Rwanda currently hosts about 3,000 Liberian students and has been a popular destination for Liberians who want to study abroad.
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- Abdullah Kamara Released from Prison
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- 1:15
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Suspended Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA), Abdullai L. Kamara, has been released on bond following his arrest and brief detention at the Monrovia Central Prison.
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- Thomas Kojo says Liberia can still qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup
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- 0:17
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- After Liberia blew a 2-0 lead to settle for a 2-2 draw away to Malawi, interim Head Coach,
Thomas Kojo says his game plan was achieved and that Liberia still hope of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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- Karishma Pelham-Raad compelled to resign her position as Assistant Minister
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- 0:55
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Karishma Pelham-Raad compelled to resign her position as Assistant Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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- Suspended LTA Chairman, Abdullah Kamara, has been sent to prison
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- 1:08
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Suspended LTA Chairman, Abdullah Kamara, has been arrested and sent to prison on charges of corruption
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- Court to Hear Case of SUV Attack at UP Rally
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- 1:10
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Triple Indictment Filed as Court Prepares for High-Stakes Trial Over Deadly Attack on Unity Partisans at a Rally in 2023
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- Ministry of Finance responds to criticisms following a GAC audit of the Consolidated Account.
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- 1:30
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Ministry of Finance responds to public criticisms following a GAC audit of the Government's Consolidated Account.
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- Who is Joseph Boakai’s new Chief-of-Staff
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- 2:12
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Samuel Stevquoah named Minister of State for Presidential Affairs
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- 1:42
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Samuel Stevquoah named Minister of State for Presidential Affairs
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- Climate Change Drives More Farmers into the Forests
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- 1:34
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- On a hot morning in this forest-fringed village of Gborgar Town deep in south-central Liberia, Marthaline Gbar sits hunched outside her zinc-roofed home, stirring a pot of simmering cassava leaves. The pot, barely half full, was meant to stretch across four children aged 5 to 15.
Her job at the local logging company, once a source of steady income, dried up months ago. Her children have since dropped out of school.
Video by Eric Opa Duoe of New Narratives
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- Audit report raises questions about unaccounted 2.8 million dollars at the Ministry of Finance
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- 1:12
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The audit, covering the period January 1 to December 23, 2024, further revealed that the MFDP did not account for transactions totaling US$2,850,035.38. According to the Auditor General, these transactions were consummated without supporting documentation.
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- Liberian mothers face a hidden postpartum depression crisis.
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- 1:17
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Liberian mothers face a hidden postpartum depression crisis, with cultural stigma, spiritual beliefs, and lack of diagnosis leaving many to suffer in silence.
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- Tension engulfs Nimba as motorcyclists protest over the death of a 22-year-old man
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- 1:11
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Tension has gripped the commercial city of Ganta after the body of 22-year-old Jackson Roland was discovered in District #8, sparking protests by angry motorcyclists who blocked major roads and threatened to burn down the local police station.
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- Criminal Court "A" Judge orders immediate transfer of capitol arson defendants from Kakata
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Criminal Court ‘A’ Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie has ordered the immediate transfer of all Capitol Arson Attack defendants from Kakata Central Prison in Margibi County back to the Monrovia Central Prison, citing legal jurisdiction and the defendants' right to counsel.
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- President Boakai breaks ground for the construction of two overpass bridges
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- 2:19
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- On September 2, 2025, President Boakai joined the Chinese Ambassador, Yin Chengwu, at the EJS Ministerial complex for the ground-breaking ceremony of the two overpass bridges that will be built along the Tubman Boulevard in Congo Town.
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- Some UL students call for the University's President resignation
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- 0:41
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The University of Liberia’s student-based political party, the Student Unification Party, protests on the main campus to demand the resignation of University President Layli Maparyan.
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- CDC Chairman speaks on his party's eviction for the first time.
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- 1:24
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- For the first time since his party’s eviction from its Congo Town headquarters, CDC Chairman Janga Kowo addresses the press and rebuts public statements that arms were found during the eviction.
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- President Sirleaf eulogizes Sylvester Grigsby
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- 2:51
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Tribute by Former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to the Late Minister of State for Presidential Affairs, Sylvester Grigsby, Read by a Proxy at His Funeral in the United States
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- In his sermon at the funeral of Sylvester Grigsby, Rev. Eric Solorio honored the legacy of Grigsby.
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- 1:15
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- In his sermon at the funeral of the late Amb. Sylvester Grigsby, Rev. Eric Solorio honored the life and legacy of Grigsby.
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- Alexander Cummings delivers tribute at the funeral of Sylvester Grigsby
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- 1:24
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Political Leader of the Alternative National Congress, Alexander Cummings, paid a profound tribute to the late Minister of State for Presidential Affairs, Sylvester Grigsby.
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- Mrs. Cleopatra Grigsby eulogizes her husband, Amb. Sylvester Grigsby
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- 1:21
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Mrs. Cleopatra S. Grigsby, widow of the late Minister of State for Presidential Affairs, Sylvester Grigsby, delivers a heartfelt tribute to her husband at his funeral on August 30, 2025
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- Government officials eulogize Sylvester Grigsby at his wake-keeping ceremony.
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- 2:12
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Some Officials of Government deliver tributes at the wake-keeping ceremony of the late Minister of State for Presidential Affairs, Sylvester Grigsby.
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- Woman Beaten in Gbarpolu for Refusing to Join Community Clean-up Exercise
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has strongly denounced the brutal assault of 38-year-old Ms. Korto Vangbana, a mother of five, who was tied and beaten under the rain in Ballah Baloma Town, Gbarpolu County, on August 24, 2025.
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- Association of Liberia HR Professionals joins LiPA to launch first local HR Certification Program.
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- 1:15
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Association of Liberia HR Professionals partners with LiPA to launch Liberia’s first local HR Certification Program.
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- President Boakai dismisses LDEA Bosses.
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- 1:22
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- President Boakai dismisses LDEA Bosses.
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- Drug addiction on the rise in Liberia
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- 1:26
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Liberia is facing a full-blown drug crisis according to a new report that finds the reasons for the crisis are rooted in poverty, failures of post war justice, unemployment and a growing regional drug trade. The report, the first to look at the reasons for the growing problem, recommends a holistic approach from government and partners including the creation of a regional body that can combat the growing trade. d
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- The Government of Liberia announces the detection of a new strain of the Mpox virus.
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- 1:42
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The Government of Liberia announces the detection of a new strain of the Mpox virus.
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- Shisha ban causes mixed reaction among prominent Liberians
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- 1:24
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The Government of Liberia’s decision to ban the sale and use of Shisha and unlicensed Tramadol has sparked heated debate across political and social circles, with top officials sharply divided over whether the move was a necessary step to protect public health or a miscalculated policy that could backfire.
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- Police Acknowledge Viral Video of Officers Attempting to Steal Property During CDC Eviction
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- 0:54
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Police Acknowledge Viral Video of Officers Attempting to Steal Property During CDC Eviction
Authorities say the officers have been placed under investigation.
