Liberia: Boakai Vows to Enforce Drug Laws Without Fear or Favor, Defends Due Process for Jewel Howard Taylor

Liberia: Boakai Vows to Enforce Drug Laws Without Fear or Favor, Defends Due Process for Jewel Howard Taylor

MONROVIA, LIBERIA -- August 26, 2026: President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has assured Liberians that his administration will intensify the fight against illicit drug trafficking and organized crime while ensuring that the constitutional rights of every person are protected.

CMC Women Chair Backs Jewel, Questions ‘Different Treatment’

National Women Congress Chairperson of the Citizens Movement for Change (CMC), Alice Baysah, has expressed solidarity with former Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor amid allegations of drug trafficking, while calling on the Government of Liberia to ensure that any investigation…

FROM RIA DETENTION TO CENTRAL PRISON, JEWEL HOWARD-TAYLOR CASE HEADS FOR ITS FIRST MAJOR LEGAL TEST

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – What began with a sudden stop at Roberts International Airport has developed into a high-profile criminal case now awaiting its first substantive courtroom examination, with former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor facing allegations prosecutors say connect her to an international cocaine trafficking network. The case was due to reach another important stage Friday, August 28, when the Monrovia City Court was expected to con…

Liberia’s ex-veep to await drug trafficking trial in prison

Liberia’s former vice president was sent to prison on Tuesday to await trial on drug trafficking and other charges, after a court in the West African country denied her request to be released on humanitarian grounds for medical treatment. Jewel Howard-Taylor’s lawyers asked the court for her to remain at a local hospital in Monrovia to receive treatment for a health emergency. She suffered an asthma attack and her blood pressure was high while i…