Day: February 25, 2021

IRC Receives $17.8m USAID Grant to Scale Up Health Services in Liberia

IPNEWS-Monrovia — IRC Liberia has received a $17.8 million grant from USAID; the United States Agency for International Development to support the government of Liberia’s National Community Health Program. Approximately 29% of the Liberian population, and 60% of the rural population live more than 5km from a health facility. With a host of health challenges …

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U.S. Pres. Joe Biden Vows to Defeat Corruption across the world; Honors Anticorruption Champions

IPNEWS-WASHINGTON D.C.: Around the world, corruption threatens security and stability, hinders economic growth, undermines democracy and human rights, destroys trust in public institutions, facilitates transnational crime, and siphons away public and private resources. The Biden Administration recognizes that we will only be successful in combating these issues by working in concert with committed partners, including …

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EPA Conducts Training for Media Practitioners

IPNEWS – Monrovia: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in collaboration with Conservation International (CI) and with funding from the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) is conducting a two-day Capacity Building Training Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) on communication strategy for media practitioners and actors within the sector. The two-day workshop, which is being held at a local …

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Suspected Generator Smoke Kills 8 Household

IPNEWS-GSA Road-MONROVIA: At least eight persons died early Thursday morning, February 25,2021, from a suspected generator smoke in the paynesville suburb of GSA Road. According to residents madam Nancy Miller, a graduate of the University of Liberia, and seven others reportedly died from generator smoke/Carbon monoxide at their home behind SKD Sports Complex community in …

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S/Court Confirms Samukai’s Victory in Lofa County

-Mandates NEC to Have Jurisdiction IPNews – Monrovia: Sixteen days after four of the five justice’s of the Supreme Court of Liberia found Lofa County Senator-elect guilty of the crimes of Theft of Property and Criminal Conspiracy, but dropped Misused of Public Funds because it was private monies, the Court has this time around confirmed …

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Over Botoe Kanneh-Alfred Koiwood Election Controversy: Supreme Court Summons NEC Board of Commissioners

IPNEWS-Capitol Hil, Monrovia: The National Elections Commission (NEC) might reschedule the ruling involving Independent Candidate Botoe Kanneh and Alfred Koiwood of the Coalition of Democratic Change of Gbarpolu. The Gbarpolu ruling was set for 12 noon yesterday, February 24, 2021, but the communication office of NEC notified the media and public that the ruling could …

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Former Foreign Min. Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan Presents Credentials as African Development Bank Group New Country Manager in Uganda

IPNEWS – Kampala: Former Foreign Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan of Liberia has presented his Credentials to the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Uganda, Mr. Sam Kutesa, as the African Development Bank Group’s new Country Manager in that East African nation. Mr. Ngafuan formally presented his Letters of Accreditation to Ugandan Foreign Minister Kutesa in …

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