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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


Liberia: Rice Trial Exposes Deep Cracks in Liberia's Disaster Relief System, Regardless of Kemayah Verdict

MONROVIA, Sept. 16 -- Whatever the jury in Criminal Court "C" ultimately decides about Ambassador Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah's guilt or innocence, the trial now in its 27th day has already surfaced some... Read More


Liberia: Private Bar HR Manager Dies as Boss Leroy Harris Faces Drug Trial

Liberia, Sept. 15 -- Monrovia-Emmanuel Gilman, the Human Resources Manager of Private Bar, has reportedly died under circumstances that are raising fresh questions amid an ongoing drug investigation t... Read More


Liberia: Jury Convicts 46-Year-Old Man of Statutory Rape of 12-Year-Old Girl

Liberia, Sept. 15 -- Monrovia-The conviction of a 46-year-old man for statutory rape involving a 12-year-old girl has brought renewed attention to the responsibility of adults who have access to child... Read More


Liberia: Chief Justice Temporarily Suspends Lawyer Over Misconduct Complaint

Liberia, Sept. 10 -- Monrovia-Chief Justice Yarmie Q. Gbeisaye, has temporarily suspended Cllr. Peter King from practicing law before any court in Liberia, following his reported failure to appear for... Read More


Liberia- Former Police Crime Commissioner Johnny Dean Freed on US$15K Property Bond After Bribery, Criminal Conspiracy Charges

Liberia, Sept. 9 -- Monrovia- Former Liberia National Police Commissioner for Crime Services Johnny Bolar Dean has been released from custody on a US$15,000 property valuation bond after being arreste... Read More