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LIS Strengthens Border Patrol In Maryland Ahead of Côte d’Ivoire Elections

By: Emmanuel Tarpeh Quiah As neighboring Côte d’Ivoire prepares for its general presidential and legislative elections, the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) has stepped up border security operations in Maryland County to ensure peace, safety, and stability along the Liberian–Ivorian frontier. According to Commander Abdul Jallahquay Sr., head of the LIS in Maryland County and coordinator […]

NRF Donates Road Maintenance Tools To MIA For Maryland

By: Emmanuel Tarpeh Quiah in Harper, Maryland County   The National Road Fund (NRF) of Liberia has made a significant donation of road maintenance tools and equipment to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for use in Maryland County. The donation, made under the Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) Road Maintenance Program, aims to strengthen community participation […]

Highway Scare!

By: Emmanuel Tarpeh Quiah In Maryland County Two people narrowly escaped death on Thursday, October 2, when a commercial taxi veered off the road and plunged into nearby bushes along the Pleebo-Harper highway. The accident occurred just past Sedeken Town, on the Harper side of the road, at a sharp curve that commuters have long […]

Local Officers Equipped with New Skills to Combat Drugs in Southeastern Liberia

By: Emmanuel Tarpeh Quiah. BARCLAYVILLE-Grand Kru County  –At least 26 officers of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) in Grand Kru County have completed an intensive week-long training organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), aimed at boosting their capacity to combat drug trafficking and abuse. The training, held in Barclayville, […]

Gov’t Officials Mire In ‘Rape’ Wahala

By Jamesetta D Williams MONROVIA-Officials of the Liberian government are battling what has become a spate of rape allegations leveled against them. While public anger remains high over the police handling of the rape allegation brought against Deputy Minister of Youth & Sports Bryant McGill, another official is being tossed into rape allegations. The suspended […]

‘Saah Unfit, Corrupt’

MONROVIA-“The chickens are coming home to roost” ahead of the 2029 elections with the formation of political movements and parties by prospective hopefuls for the presidency. Of all the potential presidential hopefuls in 2029, Montserrado County Senator Saah Joseph, is being put on the prism by former Montserrand zado County Superintendent Grace Kpaan, who has […]

Neglected For Decades

By: Emmanuel Tarpeh Quiah-Maryland County A wave of anger and frustration swept through Gbiabo Township on Tuesday as residents openly expressed decades of neglect during a major community engagement organized by the County Accountability and Advocacy Team (CAAT) under NAYMOTE-Liberia. The gathering, held at the Gbiabo Palava Hut, brought together more than 100 citizens, including […]

Maryland Superintendent’s Office Halts Harper Demonstration High School Renovations

By Emmanuel Tarpeh Quiah, Maryland County Correspondent Harper, Maryland County – August 21, 2025 — A planned community-driven renovation project at Harper Demonstration High School has been abruptly halted by the Office of the Maryland County Superintendent, sparking outrage among students, teachers, and parents who had hoped to see long-awaited improvements at the dilapidated institution. […]

Pomuken Residents Decry Neglect

By: Emmanuel Tarpeh Quiah Residents of Pomuken Town in Karluway District, Maryland County, are raising their voices over what they describe as years of neglect and broken promises by their elected leaders, warning that their patience is running out. They cite the absence of basic social services, including motorable roads, qualified classroom teachers, safe drinking […]

Liberia News: Koffa, Others File New Motion

MONROVIA-Former House Speaker, Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa and others facing various counts of indictments in connection to the December 8, 2024 Capitol Building Fire arson have filed a new motion as the case drags steadily to its logical and conclusive end. Koffa, Representatives Dixon W. Seboe, Abu S. Kamara, and Jacob C. Debbie, charged sometimes […]