Tag: Liberia
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🇱🇷 Liberia’s Former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor Charged in Transnational Drug Trafficking Probe
MONROVIA, Liberia — August 19, 2026 — Liberia’s former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor has been charged with drug trafficking, money laundering and other offenses as part of an investigation into an alleged transnational narcotics network, according to Liberia’s government. (Reuters) The development marks a dramatic escalation in Liberia’s ongoing investigation into a major cocaine trafficking…
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Kush Crisis Crosses Borders: Liberia Grapples with the Spread of a Dangerous Synthetic Drug
Monrovia, Liberia – A growing public health crisis is unfolding in Liberia as kush, a cheap and highly addictive synthetic street drug that first gained notoriety in neighbouring Sierra Leone, continues to spread across the country. The drug’s rapid rise has alarmed families, health professionals, and law enforcement agencies, with many fearing it could become…
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Former Executive Mansion Chief of Protocol Finda Bundoo Released from Jail: What Her Release Means for Liberia’s Politics and Electoral Credibility
Monrovia, Liberia – Former Executive Mansion Chief of Protocol Nora Finda Bundoo has been released from the Monrovia Central Prison after meeting the legal conditions set by the court for her temporary freedom pending trial. Her release marks another significant chapter in one of Liberia’s most closely watched corruption cases, a prosecution that has drawn…