Month: May 2018

President Weah Approves Big Tax Reductions on major commodities; But Citizens want Rice and Gasoline inclusion

IPNews-Monrovia,Liberia-29 May 2018: President George Manneh Weah has approved a new schedule which reduces tariffs on a wide range of commodities being imported into the Liberian market. The new tariff regime was submitted to the President by Liberia Revenue Authority Commissioner-General Elfreda Tamba in keeping with an earlier mandate to do so within 72 hours. …

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Chief Justice Back home from ECOWAS Judicial Council Meeting In Lome, Togo

IPNews-Monrovia, Liberia-28 May 2018: The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia, His Honor Francis S. Korkpor, Sr. attended the ECOWAS Judicial Council meeting held in Lome, Togo from 23-25 May, 2018. The Meeting which was held in the Presidential Auditorium Evala of the Hotel 2 Fevrier (Radisson Blu) brought together Chief Justices and …

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Liberia Losing Gold, Diamond Revenue To Sierra Leone & Guinea

IPNews-Monrovia, Liberia-28 May 2018: Liberia is said to be losing a huge quantity of gold and diamond daily to Guinea and Sierra Leone due to the high export tax placed on these minerals. Dealers in the mining industry are reportedly smuggling these minerals to neighboring Guinea and Sierra Leone to avoid paying government high tariff …

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Drugs Lords Takes over Grand Bassa County; Citizens rises Concerns

IPNews-Monrovia, Liberia-28 May 2018: Reports from the provisional city of Buchanna , Grand Bassa County, says drug dealers commonly know in the city as drug lords are taking over the city. The report said there are widespread use of the substance mainly by young people which is worrisome and call on the government of Liberia …

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Leaky Classes undermines smooth learning in Bong County

IPNews-Monrovia, Liberia-28 May 2018: ย Students of Dorothy Cooper School in Gbarnga, Bong County are said to be attending classes under leaky roof since the beginning of academic school 2018/2019, without much needed reparis by the government of Liberia. According to the report, Students of the Dorothy Cooper Elementary and Junior High School,( a government run …

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Question Mounts over Bilityโ€™s US$25k Count Settlement-As Tax Fraud Heats

IPNews-Monrovia, Liberia-28 May 2018: Controversies has ensued over the actual court settlement of US$ 23,000.00 Tax fraud obligation by controversial former Liberia Football Association LFA President Musa Bility. There are ongoing legal contentions as to whether or not Srimex, an oil and gas company owned by Musa Bility, actually made a payment of US$23,000 against …

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Ecobank Named Africaโ€™s Best Bank

IPNews-Monrovia, Liberia-28 May 2018: Ecobank has won two major awards at the African Bankerโ€™s prestigious ceremony held at the Paradise Hotel in Busan, South Korea. The bank was named Best Retail Bank in Africa after impressing judges with the strides it has made to leverage digital financial services and an enhanced service model, to be …

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Liberia Health System to benefit from Cuba Medical Assistance soon

IPNews-Monrovia, Liberia-28 May 2018:ย  The Liberia Health system is expected to hugely benefit from Cuban medical aid shortly. According to a release from the Ministry of Health says As part of the Cuban Government assistance to the health sector has provided scholarship to five medical students to study medicine with an addition of two to …

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Police Arrest Pastor with US$250,000 counterfeits

IPNews-Monrovia, Liberia-29 May 2018: Police authorities in Monrovia say they have arrested a Nigerian Pastor, named Amos John Iledare of the Testimony Church of God off the Robertsfield Highway for allegedly dumping US$250,000 counterfeit money on the Liberian market. According to Police Inspector General Col. Patrick Sudue, Pastor Iledare was arrested along with two forest …

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National Fish Farmers Union dedicates storage facility for Artisanal Fish Farmers In Grand Bassa

IPNews-Monrovia,Liberia-28 May 2018: ย The National Fish Farmers Union of Liberia has dedicated huge storage facility for Artisanal Fish Farmers In Grand Bassa. The storage facility which has several compartments for the cold storing of fishery products, was constructed by the National Fish Farmers Union of Liberia (NAFUL) in collaboration with Young Women Organization for Improvement …

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