By: Staff Writer Monrovia — With inflation still squeezing Liberian households, the House of Representatives is summoning the country’s top money men to defend a controversial push to print more cash. The Joint Committees on Banking and Currency and Judiciary will hold a public hearing Tuesday, July 8, 2026, on proposals for additional banknotes. The […]
Read MoreBy: Staff Writer MONROVIA, Liberia – Liberia’s roads have turned deadly in the first quarter of 2026, with the Liberia National Police reporting nearly 400 traffic crashes that killed about 71 people in just three months. Speaking at LNP Headquarters in Monrovia, Police Spokesperson Sam K. Collins said the spike in fatal accidents is now […]
Read MoreBy: Staff Writer Monrovia, Liberia — Conflicting statements from Anthony “Tony” Denuka and Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung have emerged after FrontPage Africa Publisher Rodney Sieh accused the VP of linking with Denuka, who Sieh says has ties to the US$19.2 million RIA drug bust.On Spoon Talk, Denuka described a political relationship with the Vice […]
Read MoreBy: The People News Online MONROVIA, Liberia – July 6, 2026 — The Liberia Football Association’s Grievance and Disciplinary Committee has expelled Mr. Cassell Anthony Kuoh, President/CEO of FC Fassell, from the Association and all football-related activities for a serious breach of LFA and FIFA statutes. The LFA announced the decision in a media release […]
Read MoreBy: Staff Writer Monrovia — Media executive Alfred G. Togba is challenging the credibility of the Joint Security Investigative Taskforce handling Liberia’s US$19.2 million cocaine seizure at RIA, warning that critical gaps are shielding high-profile names.Appearing Monday on Prime Morning Drive, The People News Online Publisher said the investigation which has charged five persons, is […]
Read MoreBy: Staff Writer Voinjama, Lofa County — Akoi’s Loyal Academy School System ended its 2025/2026 school year on Friday, July 3, 2026, with a closing program at Liberty Church in Voinjama City. The event drew students, parents, teachers, local leaders, and other guests, with more than 100 people in attendance. The ceremony recognized over 400 […]
Read MoreBy: The Staff Writer Monrovia, Liberia – The Joint Security Investigative Taskforce has formally charged five individuals in connection with the attempted exportation of 237.6 kilograms of cocaine through Roberts International Airport, with an estimated street value of $19.2 million. The seizure, which occurred on June 7, 2026, has been described by Inspector General of […]
Read MoreBy: Staff Writer Monrovia, Liberia — Two years after Michael U.S. Brown walked out of Kakata Central Prison on a “medical release,” Liberia’s Ministry of Justice has offered no credible explanation for why a man charged with a non-bailable drug offense remains free, nor why he has not been questioned in connection with the June […]
Read MoreMONROVIA, Liberia — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai on Friday, July 3, 2026, broke ground on a 1.9-kilometer extension of the Japan Freeway from the Freeport of Monrovia to the Gabriel Tucker Bridge, a project he described as critical to Liberia’s trade and mobility. The US$16 million, or Japanese Yen 2.7 billion, project is financed entirely […]
Read MoreBy: Staff Writer Monrovia, Liberia — The Liberian Senate’s inquiry into the US$19.2 million cocaine seizure at Roberts International Airport has refocused attention on how Michael U.S. Brown left Kakata Central Prison in September 2024, despite facing drug charges the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of 2023 deems non-bailable first-degree felonies. Court records show Brown […]
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