IPNEWS-MONROVIA, Christmas Day: In less than a week since the public pronouncement by Liberia’s president George Manneh Weah that he will not negotiate with the Council of Patriots-CoP, planners of the ‘Weah step down’ demonstration, the government of Liberia at the head of a high power delegation on yesterday held dialogue meeting with the CoP …
IPNEWS-MONROVIA: The government of Liberia has reacted swiftly to last evening statement by Republican congressman Chris Smith, terming the statement as ‘lack of reality’. The government press statement issued this afternoon in Monrovia, signed by Lenn Eugene Nagbe, MINISTER of INFORMATION & Head, Liberia Open Government Partnership (OGP), with copy to Hon. Gbehzongar M. Findley- …
IPNews-Monrovia: Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Africa and co-chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, has issued a statement regarding worsening political conditions in Liberia: “Human rights advocates are increasingly alarmed by the deterioration of civil and political rights and the corruption that is occurring in Liberia under …
IPNews-Monrovia: As both President George Manneh Weah and former Vice President of Liberia Amb. Joseph N. Boakia throws jab at each other, the chairman of the former running Unity Party legislative caucus and Montserrado county district #17 representative Harson Kiazulu, has termed recent comments by president George Weah against former vice president Joseph Boakia as …
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IPNews-Monrovia: Liberian president George Weah has pointed out that his administration is presiding over an economic hardship because it inherited a broken economy. He cited challenges he inherited that have impeded his administration’s economic growth as debts such as US$9 million Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) bills, US$65 million loans owed commercial banks, and a low …
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IPNews-Monrovia: Rather than celebrating, Liberians seem to be in mourning this Christmas – thanks to the fact that the financial crisis in this former colony of freed slaves has been worsening since former international football star George Weah was elected president two years ago. “Honestly, in my entire life this is the first time that …
IPNews-Monrovia: In less than 24hours since the arrival of Roots FM Station Manager, Henry P. Costa in a triumph style yesterday, the Liberia Telecommunications Authority has announced the expiration of all F.M. radio licenses pending the review of individual frequency assignments. A notice from the LTA stated that the sweeping action is part of its …
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By Amara Quardu Mohammed Kamara, Email: amaraquardumohammed@gmail.com I have argued that in Sub Sahara Africa most demonstrations, protests, and mass citizens’ actions are deeply attributed to rant seeking, political corruption, marginalization, mismanagement, malfeasances, pronounced deprivation of wellbeing, and unequal distribution of resources on the part of the political leaderships of the continent. These several of …
IPNews-Calabar, Nigeria : Liberia’s Vice President , Chief Dr. Jewel Howard Taylor, is encouraging women to step out of their comfort zones if they must be empowered, stressing that empowerment demands adequate preparation and extreme sacrifice. Speaking to a cross section of women entrepreneurs in Calabar, in Nigeria’s Cross River State, Vice President Howard-Taylor emphasized …
By:S.Winston Blyden IPNews-Monrovia: Montserrado county Senator Darius Dillon is calling for the immediate dismissal of Finance and Development Minister Samuel Tweh, in the wake of a worsening economic condition and go slow by national public sector workers in demand of salary arrears over six –eleven months. Currently, there are over 72 thousand Civil servants in …
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