Month: August 2019

Liberia: At Tokyo Conference, Pres. George Weah Wants Greater Energy Source & Technology for drastic Economic Transformation

IPNews-Yokohama, Japan: Liberia President George Manneh Weah says technological innovation, coupled with its proper application, is essential not only to solve socio-economic problems but also to mitigate political challenges confronting Liberia and Africa as a whole. Giving Africa’s current place in the global community and evolving realities on the African continent, President Weah said he …

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Liberia: Chinese Rocks Crashing Causes Pollution in Caldwell, As EPA Shut-Down Operations For Breaching Environmental Law

By: Chester A. Smith, Science Reporter The Chinese run rock crashing plant in Caldwell, Montserrado County, is posing health hazards for residence of the Cassava Hill community including surrounding villages. According to some residents who bagged not to be named, stated that they have complained but to no avail prompting them to invite the Environmental …

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Chinese Embassy Donates US$ 2,000 to VP Howard-Taylor Scholarship Program; As 30 Students Leave for China on China-Liberia Bilateral Scholarship

IPNews-Monrovia-Liberia-Tuesday, August 27, 2019: The Government of the People’s Republic of China, through its Embassy near Monrovia, has presented a check of two thousand United States dollars to the scholarship program of Liberia’s Vice President Chief Dr. Jewel Howard-Taylor.   According to a release from the office of the Vice President, the amount is specifically …

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Charles Sirleaf, Milton Weeks, Others Plead Not Guilty

IPNews-Supreme Court-Monrovia-Tuesday, August 27,2019:Β Former Deputy Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), Governor , Charles Sirleaf and four others have pleaded β€˜not guilty’, criminal charges of Economic Sabotage, Criminal Conspiracy and Criminal Facilitation and Money Laundering. The five defendants including Charles E. Sirleaf, Milton A. Weeks, Dorbor Hagba, Richard H. Walker and Joseph G. Dennis who were …

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Pres. George Weah Issues Proclamation for Legislature to Extend Session; Takes off to Japan for TICAD Summit

IPNews-Monrovia-Executive Mansion-Monday-August 26,2019: President George Weah has issued a proclamation for members of the 54th Legislature extending the Second regular session for two weeks beginning September 1-14, 2019. According to a Foreign Ministry release, the proclamation is in concurrence with Article 32 (b) of the Liberian Constitution, which provides that the President shall, on his/her …

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Liberia: Fearful Lingering Ghost of Missing LRD 16bn Banknotes, As Frm. CDC Chairman George Solo Spill the Beans (PART I)

IPNews-Monrovia: It was just three days after the release of a report into the possible disappearance of several millions of US dollars from shipments of newly manufactured banknotes to Liberia that the deputy director for micro-finance at the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), Matthew Innis, was found dead in a street near his home. According …

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Bridge Liberia meets Nimba County Educational Stakeholders as mass Gov’t teacher training exercise gets underway

IPNews-Nimba County-Monday, August 26,2019: On the sidelines of the start of an extensive government teacher training exercise in Ganta City, Nimba County, Bridge Country Director, Griffin Asigo has met with educational stakeholders of the county. The discussion paved the way for the Nimba and Bridge teams to discuss educational improvements taking place in the county …

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Liberian man To Get $15M Over Insurance Litigation By September 3,2019

IPNEWS-PHILADELPHIA –Monday, August 26, 2019: The long saga surrounding the pursuit of a multimillion-dollar Liberian judgment has resulted in a federal judge issuing an order stating his desire to levy a $15 million judgment upon a prominent Irish real estate developer funding it, if a settlement is not reached by the end of September. According …

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Abu Kamara Somersaults! Withdraws Supreme Court Appeal Notice; As NEC To Hold D-15 Rerun By-election This Week

IPNews-Logan Town-Sunday, August 25,2019: Coalition for Democratic Change Candidate in the just ended district 15, Montserrado County, Abu Kamara has somersaulted over recent decision to file an appear to the supreme court objecting to the the NEC Boad of Commission for a rerun of six voting precincts in the Montserrado County district 15. The International …

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VP Howard-Taylor Urges Liberian Students to take Advantage of the Reintroduction of Civics in the Liberian School Curriculum ~ Calls for Adjustment in Schedule of National Exams

Β IPNews-Monrovia-Liberia-Sunday , August 25, 2019: The Vice President of the Republic of Liberia, Chief Dr. Jewel Howard-Taylor, has been speaking on the importance of Civics in the Liberian school system. VP Howard-Taylor according to a release from the Office of the Vice President said the teaching of Civics in the Liberian school system would enable …

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