Month: February 2019

Liberia’s House Speaker Undermines Pres. Weah Press Freedom Quest; Becomes Enemy of the Press

IPNEWS-MONROVIA-LIBERIA-Wednesday 27 February 2019: New phenomenal is emerging at the House of Representatives with accredited journalists from independent media institutions being denied access to the chambers to cover regular session. Several accredited journalists were again on Tuesday, February 26, prevented from covering the session of the House of Representatives under the pretext of lack of …

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Nigeria Election Results: Muhammadu Buhari Wins Second Term as Nigeria’s President

Officials declared early late Wednesday, February 26, 2019, that Muhammadu Buhari had won a second term as president of Africa’s most populous country, where voters rejected a corruption-stained candidate in favor of a leader who promised to continue a campaign to eliminate graft. Not long after midnight, election officials finished counting the votes, making it …

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VP Jewel Howard-Taylor Condemns Torture Of Two females in Sinoe County

IPNews-Monrovia – Liberia-Tuesday, 27 February 2019: Vice President Chief Dr. Jewel Howard-Taylor has condemned the act of torture of two females in Sinoe County which recently went viral on social media. The Liberian Vice President, in a brief statement released today Wednesday, February 2019, emphasized how shocked she was by the distasteful video footage, in …

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As Pres. Weah Leads 65 In Asset Declaration, Tweah, Wolokollie Tops Delinquent Asset Declarants; MFA Shows Significant delinquency Backup

IPNews-Monrovia-Liberia-Tuesday 26 February 2019: Finance & Development Planning Minister, Samuel D. Tweah and his deputy for fiscal affairs are being listed as top delinquent performers in asset declaration as required by law. A release from the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission, listed the two top fiscal managers of Liberia as declarants with incomplete declaration. The release named …

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U.S. To Battle China-Russia Out of Africa; Plans To Stop China Dominance

IPNews-Monrovia-Liberia-Monday-25 February-2019: The Trump administration rolled out a new strategy for Africa on Thursday, but it was really all about China. John R. Bolton, President Trump’s national security adviser, said the United States would lavish money and greater attention on the African continent, casting it as a crucial battleground in the global economic contest between …

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Pres. Weah,VP Howard-Taylor 63 Others Declared Asset; As LACC Publishes First Report

IPNews-Monrovia-Liberia-Monday 25 February 2019: President George Manneh, and his Vice president Jewel Howard-Taylor, including sixty-three others are been deemed qualified in keeping with law requesting public officials to declare their assets upon taking public office. In a release issued today by the Liberia Anti Corruption Commission,the LACC named from the Executive Mansion, President George Manneh …

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Pres. Weah, Entourage Hit Ground Running in Israel; Hold First Working Session With Counterparts

IPNews-Monrovia-Liberia-Monday-25 February 2019: After landing at the Ben Gurion International Airport on northern outskirts of the city of Lod, 28 miles northeast of Jerusalem and 12 miles southeast of Tel Aviv aboard Turkish Airliner, TK 794, the President of the Republic, His Excellency Dr. George Manneh Weah and entourage have hit ground running in the …

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Frm. VP Boakai Refutes Assassination Plot-Says “We Have No Desire to Assassinate the President”

IPNews-Monrovia-Liberia-Monday 25 February 2019: Former Vice President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has refuted recent allegation from the Chairman of the governing Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), Mulbah K. Morlu that the opposition community is planning to assassinate President George Weah. It may be recalled that at a recent press conference organized by Coalition for Democratic Change …

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To Avert Illegal Fishing In Liberia’s Water: U.S. Patrol Boat Headed To Protect Canoe Fishermen

IPNew-Monrovia-Liberia-Sunday 24 February 2019: An ageing fisheries vessel is being retired and donated by Wales to the Liberian Government. Its place is being taken by FPV Lady Megan, which was officially launched in Conwy this week. The move comes weeks with heighten reports of illegal fishing in Liberia’ territorial waters. Champagne was cracked open to …

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Sime Darby Gives GOL Bloody Nose; Considers Exiting Liberia Palm oil Operations

IPNews-Monrovia-Liberia-Sunday 24 February 2019: Reports coming out of Malaysia says Sime Darby Plantation, the world’s biggest oil palm planter by land holdings, is considering exiting its palm and rubber operations in the West African nation of Liberia. According to the ‘Daily Express’-an independent national Newspaper of East Malaysia, the potential move comes as the Malaysian …

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