India’s Opioid Kings, a new documentary from the BBC World Service’s award-winning BBC Eye Investigations team, has revealed that an Indian pharmaceutical company is manufacturing unlicensed, addictive opioids and exporting them illegally to West Africa where they are driving a major public health crisis. Aveo Pharmaceuticals, based in Mumbai, makes a range of pills that go under different brand names and are packaged to look like legitimate medicines. But all contain the same harmful mix of ingredients: tapentadol, a powerful opioid, and carisoprodol, a muscle relaxant so addictive it’s banned in Europe. This combination of drugs is not licensed for use anywhere in the world and can cause breathing difficulties and seizures. An overdose can kill. Despite the risks, these opioids are widely used as street drugs in many West African countries. The BBC World Service found packets of them, branded with the Aveo logo, for sale on the streets of Ghana, Nigeria,...

President Joseph Boakai’s Assets Recovery Czar, Cllr. Edwin K Martins has named Ghana, Ivory Coast, and Dubai havens for Liberia’s stolen wealth. By Kruah Thompson Monrovia, February 21, 2025/Cllr. Martins, who faced legal hurdles from the onset of his taskforce operations, told journalists here on Thursday, February 20, that the three countries were identified by international partners as places where Liberian officials hide their stolen money- in cash and assets. “Through the aid of our international partners, AREPT (Assets Recovery & Property Retrieval Team) has identified three hotspots in the world where Liberia’s stolen liquid assets have been banked and invested: Ghana, Ivory Coast, and Dubai,” Cllr. Martins said while addressing journalists at the regular MICAT press briefing. “We are working tirelessly with our partners to ensure that proper international protocols and litigation are applied for the repatriation of those assets,” he added. Cllr. Martins stated that while his task...

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Consolidated Group Inc., owner of DSTV in Liberia wins a landmark case before the Supreme Court of Liberia against rivals Satcom Communication Services and K3 Telecommunications over violation of content rights here. By Lincoln G. Peters Monrovia, Liberia, February 20, 2025 – The Supreme Court of Liberia delivers a significant ruling here, in favor of Consolidated Group Inc., owner of DSTV in Liberia, against rivals Satcom Communication Services and K3 Telecommunications.  The ruling, which was handed down on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, stems from an ongoing legal battle concerning unauthorized broadcasting of exclusive sports content. The case began when Consolidated Group, led by General Manager Simeon Freeman, accused Satcom and K3 Telecom of violating content rights granted by MultiChoice Africa and SuperSports.  The content in question includes live broadcasts of high-profile football leagues such as the English Premier League and La Liga, which are exclusive to DSTV in Liberia. Consolidated...

Former President William R. Tolbert was assassinated on April 12, 1980, his assassination was followed by the execution of 13 government officials in the coming days. By Lincoln G. Peters Wednesday, February 19, 2025/ Former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was all tears on Tuesday morning, February 18, as family members of late President Tolbert and 13 former government officials began exhuming the bodies of the former statesmen for proper burial elsewhere. Mrs. Sirleaf, who served as Minister of Finance in the Tolbert administration in the late 1070s, resigned and fled the country after the Tolbert government was overthrown. She placed her hand on one of the tombs while tears rolled down her cheeks. She made no comment. There is still debate surrounding the men who assassinated Tolbert during the 1980 coup, with many accounts claiming it was the work of the CIA. Tolbert, as Chairman of the Organization of African...

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FOR THE PROVISION OF FUNCTIONAL LITERACY FOR PROJECT BENEFICIARIES INVOLVED IN CROSS BORDER TRADE ACROSS 3 VALUE CHAINS IN SELECTED PROJECT COMMUNITIES COUNTRIES: Sierra Leone and Liberia Sector: Gender Equality Mode of Financing:  Grant Project ID: P-Z1-ID0-009 Grant No: 5900155016801 Issued Date: 17 February 2025 The Mano River Union Secretariat has received a grant from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to implement the project to Build Inclusive Business Ecosystems for Stabilization and Transformation (BI-BEST) in the Mano River Union (MRU) and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this grant to payments under the contract for the hiring of a consulting firm for the provision of functional literacy for project beneficiaries involved in cross border trade across 3 Value Chains (cassava, palm oil and vegetables) in the selected project communities. The overall objective of the assignment is to provide functional literacy training services to women who are involved...

By Kruah Thompson Friday, February 14, 2025/ The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) Chairperson, Cllr. Alexandra Zoe has announced that the commission is considering recommending penalties or punitive measures against suspended officials who fail to declare their assets as mandated by the Code of Conduct. On February 12, 2025, President Joseph Boakai suspended 457 government officials for failing to declare their assets within the mandated timeframe. This action was in line with Article 2, Section 10.2(h) of the amended 2014 Code of Conduct and followed a directive issued on November 27, 2024, which granted a ten-day grace period for compliance. The suspended officials include high-ranking individuals such as Liberia’s Ambassador to the United States, Dr. Al-Hassan Conteh; Ambassador-at-Large Sheikh Al Moustapha Kouyateh; and Christopher Hayes Onanuga, Ambassador-at-Large for Tourism. The suspensions are set for one month without pay or until the officials submit the required asset declarations. Making the disclosure Thursday...

A shooting incident in Banjor, Virginia, led to the death of one person on Wednesday night. Friday, February 14, 2025/ Authorities at the Liberia National Police (LNP) say they have launched an investigation into the Wednesday shooting incident officer Boimah Massallay of the Police Support Unit (PSU) in Bokon Community, Lower Virginia, which left one person dead. The incident occurred on February 12, 2025, prompting an immediate response from law enforcement authorities. Officer Massallay has been placed on administrative leave by standard protocol, pending the outcome of the investigation. The LNP also engaging with community leaders and witnesses to gather additional information. However, the LNP encourages anyone with relevant details regarding the incident to come forward and assist with the investigation. According to the LNP in a press release issued Thursday, February 13, 2025, under the signature of LNP spokesperson DCP Cecelia G. Clarke, preliminary reports indicate that Officer Massallay...

By Othello B. Garblah Dear Father: Hmm, they say da na small vex ley Papay vex oo. Ley Oldman moh go flex him muscle again! Come see men and women dropping. My son da whatin happen? Um, they say ley Papay told him kitchen people them to declare all their belonging they had before coming to work in him kitchen. Bor they na listen. They say him called them and even sent messenger to them to declare all their belonging them-they still na listen. Ley moh geh vex! Him say all ley people them who refuse moh go home, they moh stay home with no pay until they show all ley thin then they geh. You joking! Father da na joke oo. You want see ley people from ley place they called Goworment Starting Astry taking our village property from them again! Tell me something! Father, da ever since ley...