Month: September 2019

Prospective: Blunder, Blame-game, Cliché, and Missed Opportunity – A Critique of President George M. Weah’s UNGA Speech

By Martin K. N. Kollie, Youth Activist, martinkerkula1989@yahoo.com  As a matter of routine and statute, the UN General Assembly meets annually in regular session which often begins on the Tuesday of the third week in September. The 74th Regular Session started on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 and has since brought together Heads of States and renowned …

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VP Howard-Taylor Takes Mentorship to Rural Montserrado County~ With Chinese Ambassador Fu Jijun Lauding the Initiative

IPNews-Monrovia: The campaign to mentor adolescent girls across the country to value their bodies got a big boost Saturday, September 28, 2019, in Todee District, Montserrado County, with Liberia’s Vice President Chief Dr. Jewel Howard-Taylor leading the process. A release from the office of the Vice President said the  day-long initiative under the theme, “Your …

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Chinese Ambassador Pays Courtesy Call on VP Howard-Taylor ~ Affirms China’s Commitment to Providing Training Opportunities

IPNews-Monrovia: Chinese Ambassador accredited to Liberia, His Excellency Fu Jijun, Thursday, September 26, 2019, paid a courtesy call on Chief Dr Jewel Howard-Taylor, Vice President of the Republic of Liberia. According to the release, the meeting centered on China’s commitment to continuing the provision of training opportunities to Liberians in various disciplines, with an agenda …

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Liberia: Over Pirate Operations, A Liberian & 3 Nigerian Arrested by British Special Forces

IPNews-Monrovia: United Kingdom Special Forces yesterday arrested four stowaways who tried to hijack a container ship and threatened to kill the crew in a desperate bid to reach Britain. A UK court heard that the men comprising three from Nigeria and the other from Liberia, according to an online news portal, metro. co.uk, allegedly armed …

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Confusion over New Banknotes Deepens, As Crane Currency Excluded from Contracts by GOL Following Scandal

IPNews-Monrovia: Impeccable sources at Crane Currency Printing Company in Sweden has informed the Independent Probe Newspaper (IPNews), that Crane Currency has been excluded formal future money printing contracts with the government of Liberia following a scandal involving USD 150 million in illicitly printed bank notes, Finance Minister has told the Liberian Senate in an Executive …

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Liberia: Rep. Alfred Koiwood Teenage Son cries out for Abandonment; Wants House Intervention

By: S. Winston Blyden IPNews-Monrovia: A teenager between age 17 years, claiming to be the biological son of Gbarpolu County district 2 Representative Alfred Koiwood,  has written the House of Representative, complaining the lawmaker of persistent non-support In a communication written to the House, the minor appealed to House Speaker Bhofal Chambers to intervene into …

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“Wicked and a Diabolical Lie!”, VP Howard Taylor term Support Accusation to COP

By: S. Winston Blyden IPNews-Monrovia: Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor has termed as a wicked and a diabolical lie recent accusation linking her to the Council of Patriot statement of organizing the December 30th  ‘Weah step down’ campaign. In recent days some alleged government (CDC), supported media institutions have over the last days accused the …

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Liberia: Rep. Alfred Koiwood Teenage Son cries out for Abandonment; Wants House Intervention

By: S. Winston Blyden IPNews-Monrovia: A teenager between age 14-15 years, claiming to be the biological son of Gbarpolu County district 2 Representative Alfred Koiwood,  has written the House of Representative, complaining the lawmaker of persistent non-support In a communication written to the House, the minor appealed to House Speaker Bhofal Chambers to intervene into …

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‘Reject Printing of 35bn New LRD Banknotes’, Rep. Samuel Enders calls on Colleagues at House of Representative

IPNews-Monrovia: As mounting calls for the rejection of the printing of new Liberian Banknotes continues, Montserrado County District 6 Representative Samuel Enders has joined other Lawmakers in calling for an upright rejection request made by President George Manneh Weah to print 35 billion Liberian dollars new banknotes. Addressing a news conference Thursday, Representative Enders maintained …

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PYJ Welcomes War Crimes Court Establishment

By: S.Winston Blyden IPNews-Monrovia: Nimba County Senator Prince Johnson has finally welcomed the establishment of a War and Economy crimes county in Liberia. According to Senator Johnson, he support the Liberian leader’s decision to seek advice from lawmakers for the establishment of a war and economic crime because the Liberian leader is a legal minded …

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