Day: January 7, 2021

Liberia COVID-19 Fight: Int’l Community Lauds’ Dr. Mosoka Fallah Contribution to Liberia’s COVID-19 Response Efforts

IPNews-Monrovia: As the African continent is being praised in its efforts towards the fight against the global pandemic, the Coronavirus Disease or COVID-19, the former Director General of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) has been highlighted as one of the key figures in stopping the spread of the pandemic. According to a …

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LRA-MFDP Begins Month Long Workshop on Excise Stamps Implementation

IPNeqs-Monrovia: The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning ( MFDP) have begun a month-long training workshop on the procedures and processes leading to the imposition of excise tax stamps on several commodities and goods currently on the Liberian market. The workshop is sponsor by USAID through its …

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Perspective: Agriculture Can Reduce unemployment

Written by: Jefferson G Togba While we’re still living through uncertainty amidst a global public health crisis along high unemployment rate in Liberia. Do not despite small beginning because history has informed us that Lofa was once the food basket of Liberia like many counties. Arguably, the county produced sulpuses than any county prior to …

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Trump admits he lost for first time after Congress certifies Biden’s election

“Even President Trump knows it’s over.” IPNews-Washington D. C.: Trump admitted for the first time early Thursday that he lost the 2020 election and committed to an “orderly” transition of power after Congress certified President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. “Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, …

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Raising Ocean Acidification Awareness and Research Gaps in Africa: Scientists Meet To Brainstorm

IPNEws- MONROVIA, LIBERIA- The Ocean Acidification Day of Action will be hosted by the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency Ocean Acidification International Coordination Center (IAEA OA-ICC). Ocean acidification often referred to as “the other CO2 problem”, is a perturbation …

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SRC ‘Sponsored’ Protest Backfires …Tales of Threats, Intimidations At Rubber Plantation Validated

IPNeqs-Margibi County: Moses K. Yah, Town Chief of Dokai-Ta speaking to journalists Weala, Margibi County-On December 18, 2020, a group of protesters attacked and chased-out some land rights activists from communities near Salala Rubber Corporation (SRC) in Margibi County, in violation to their Constitutional rights to move freely. Land rights campaigners from the Association of …

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‘Enough’: Congress finally certifies Biden’s election after bloody pro-Trump assault on the Capitol

IPNews-Washington D.C.: “Our long electoral nightmare is finally over.” Congress certified Joe Biden’s election victory early Thursday in the final constitutional step before his inauguration after the process was interrupted by throngs of far-right attackers who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a deadly and unprecedented assault on American democracy incited by President Trump. At last, …

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Breaking News! Ahead of House Deputy Speaker Election: CPP Erupts into Confusion, As Rep. Koffa Gets Majority bloc Backing

IPNews-Capitol Hill, Monrovia: Following last week’s dumping by the Collaborating Political Party-CPP, of long time educator, and statesman, Nimba County’s District No. 9 Representative Johnson Gweikolo, for Lofa County Representative, Clarence Massaquoi, as CPP candidate to contest the ensuing election for the post of Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, the authoritative Independent Probe Newspaper, has …

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In Deputy Speaker Race: Rep. Koffa Gets Majority bloc Backing

By: Siafa Jallah IPNews-Capatol Hill, Monrovia: As Lawmakers return from their annual break on Monday January 12, 2021, activities to fill in a leadership vaccum at the House of Representatives will be one of the first most priorities. A vacancy for the post of Deputy Speaker was created as the result of the election of …

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