Month: May 2019

Nat’l Legislature Seeks Political Parties’ Inputs on Electoral Reform

IPNews-Monrovia:The Liberian legislature has held consultations with political parties on the process of electoral reform. At least 20 political parties participated in the exercises which took place in Monrovia from May 28 -30. The Chairman of the House Representative Committee on Elections and Inauguration Grand Gedeh County Representative Alex Grant said three day activities were …

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Ahead of June 7 Protest, Police Announces Ban on Marching in Streets;Says Only Assembling Will be allowed

IPNews-Monrovia: The Inspector General of the Liberia National Police Col. Patrick Sudue, says the Liberia National Police (LNP) will not entertain any marches in the principal streets of Monrovia,except a peaceful assembly. According to Col. Sudue, insisted that Organizers of the June 7th protest under the banner protest organizers under the banner “Council of Patriots”, …

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SUP Vow To Resist Any Court Order Stoping June 7 Planned Protest

IPNews-Monrovia: The Student Unification Part-SUP of the University of Liberia, says it will not honor any injunction by the Supreme Court To ban the Planned the June 7th Protest. The standard bearer of SUP-Martin K.N. Kollie stated that ‘No order from any CORRUPT Court can stop June 7 Planned Protest As SUP is continuing its …

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Pres. Weah Reform Crusade Gets Tougher; Issued Major Policy For Public Officials

IPNEWS-MONROVIA:It has been seemingly high-time over the last month’s since taking over as President of Liberia. Now as there remain some discontent in certain circle on the manner the President since assuming leadership of the country. In all this, it seem the real George Manneh Weah now up for business, as the president has instructed …

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UBA Bank To Invest Massively In Liberia, As UBA, AFD Signed Partnership To Support SMES IN AFRICA

IPNews-Monrovia: Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and the Agence Française de Development (AFD), France’s public and solidarity-based development bank wednesday signed the final documents facilitating the financing of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups across the 20 countries where UBA operates in Africa. Early last year, UBA Plc and …

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Pres. George Weah Hosts ECOWAS Delegation On Pertinent National Issues

IPNews-Monrovia:President George Manneh Weah Thursday, May 30, 2019 held talks with a visiting delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), focusing on issues of pertinent national importance. The meeting with the ECOWAS delegation, which included the regional body’s President, comes a day after the Liberian President, in an address to the nation, …

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In Nationwide Address, Pres. Weah Recognizes Right to Protest; Wants IMF Back; Endorses 10yr Financial Audit of government books

IPNews-Monrovia:President George Manneh Weah has performed his long awaited address to the nation highlighting three significant issues. In his address, President Weah stressed the importance of Article 17 recognizing the right to protest in a peaceful manner. The Liberian leader also called on the International monitoring Fund-IMF, to assist Liberia in restructuring it broken financial …

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EPA,Partners’ hold Climate Vulnerability Assessment Report Meeting under the Green Climate Fund

IPNews-Monrovia:The Environmental Protection Agency-EPA and Partners are holding an ongoing Climate Vulnerability, Risk Assessment Report in the port city of Buchanan, Grand Bassa county. The assessment report began early on yesterday, Tuesday, May 28, 2019, with scrutinising report on ‘Climate vulnerability and risk assessment for the agriculture, fisheries and forestry sectors with environmental stockholders. The …

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Diminishing Signals For June 7 Planned Protest, As Civil Society Files Writ of Mandamus Against GOL-COP

IPNews-Monrovia: Bearly ten days to the much talked about June 7th planned protest, there are emerging diminishing signals for both the government of Liberia and the Counsel of Patriots. On today,a Civil Society group calling itself, Citizens United To Sustain Peace and Democracy, through the Center for the Protection of Human Rights, filed a petition …

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Horrible Signals For Liberia’s Extractive Sector, As EITI To Delist Liberia If!

IPNews-Monrovia: A leaked communication in the possession of IPNews says Liberia Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) suspension has been reaffirmed based on the international secretariat assessment of Liberia adherence to requirement 1.1- 1.5 in accordance with requirement 8.6 of EITI standard. According to the leaked letter dated May 24, 2019 shows that Liberia’s temporary suspension …

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