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Liberia: Bail Denied, The Former Vice President's Lawyers Weigh A Trip To The Supreme Court And a Long Legal Fight

MONROVIA, Sept. 25 -- For three weeks, the most important document at Jewel Howard-Taylor's home has been a visitors' log. By Willie N. Tokpa Every person who passes her gate is written down. Police... Read More


Liberia: NOCAL, Finance Ministry Reportedly Rush to Settle After Court Threatens Closure

MONROVIA, Sept. 25 -- Less than 24 hours after a court ordered the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) and the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning closed and sealed, the two institutions ... Read More


Liberia: NOCAL Finance Chief Azango Held In Contempt, Entity Faces Shutdown, as Government Struggles With Decade-Old US$764,762 Liability

Monrovia, Sept. 24 -- National Oil Company of Liberia Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer of NOCAL Emmanuel Azango on Wednesday, September 23, found himself at the center of a growing f... Read More


Liberia: Commercial Court Orders NOCAL, Finance Ministry Sealed Over US$764,762 Debt; Finance Chief Held in Contempt

Monrovia, Sept. 23 -- The Commercial Court for Montserrado County on Wednesday, September 23, ordered the closure and sealing of the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) and the Ministry of Finance... Read More


Liberia: CDC Prepares to Take Cybercrime Law Fight to Supreme Court After Wrato Release

Liberia, Sept. 23 -- Monrovia-The release of political commentator Jerry Nyantee Wrato from police custody has opened a new and potentially consequential legal battle over Liberia's recently enacted C... Read More


Liberia: Three Videos Put Saudi Rice Distribution Under Fresh Scrutiny as Defense Witness Continues Testimony

MONROVIA, Sept. 22 -- Three video recordings depicting the distribution of Saudi-donated rice were presented by the defense Monday as its first witness continued testifying in the closely watched tria... Read More


Liberia: Criminal Court "B" Releases Jerry Wrato on Habeas Corpus

Liberia, Sept. 22 -- Court action comes hours after Police IG Coleman rejected VP Koung's plea for Wrato's release and moved to prosecute him on four cybercrime charges By: Willie N. Tokpah Monrovia... Read More


Liberia: DNA Links Bon Jallah to Evidence, But Rwandan Expert Says Tests Can't Show When or How It Got There

Liberia, Sept. 18 -- Forensic report also flags unidentified DNA on toilet paper found at the scene MONROVIA - A Rwandan forensic expert testified Wednesday that DNA profiles recovered from four exhi... Read More


Liberia: State Rests as Defense Challenges 5,000-Bag Figure, Witness Accounts

Monrovia, Sept. 18 -- The prosecution has rested its case against former Foreign Affairs Minister Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah and his co-defendants in the Saudi rice trial after 31 days of jury sitting, ... Read More


Liberia: Prime Credit Sues Central Bank, Demands Nearly US$1.2M Over Credit Bureau Dispute

Monrovia, Sept. 16 -- Prime Credit Reference Bureau, Inc., a Liberian-owned company headed by Managing Director and CEO Eugene Bedell, has filed a damages action against the Central Bank of Liberia (C... Read More