Day: March 1, 2021

Court Sentences Police Officer to 4 Yrs for Manslaughter

IPNEWS – Monrovia: Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie of Criminal Court “A” at the Temple of Justice, has sentenced James Dumo, an officer of the Emergency Response Unit (ERU) of the Liberian National Police (LNP), for the crime of Manslaughter. The Judge imprisoned Officer Dumo to four years at the Monrovia Central Prison (South Beach) for …

Court Sentences Police Officer to 4 Yrs for Manslaughter Read More »

BREAKINGNEWS: Justice Minister Defies the Senate over Brownie Samukai’s Lofa Win; Writes NEC to Sanction Him

IPNEWS – Monrovia: It was on Thursday, February 25 when the Justice Minister, Attorney General Frank Musah Dean and the Solicitor General, Cllr. Sayma Syrenius Cephus appeared before the Senate to answer why the latter had written the Chairperson of the National Elections Commission (NEC) instructing her to not certificate Mr. Brownie Samukai as the …

BREAKINGNEWS: Justice Minister Defies the Senate over Brownie Samukai’s Lofa Win; Writes NEC to Sanction Him Read More »

Somalia Drive Highway Completion Soon; As Japanese Ambassador Leads High-power Delegation Visit to Liberia

IPNEWS-Monrovia – Citizens and residents of Somalia Drive, Gradnesville, including the Paynesville suburb will soon find relief to high constraints experienced in daily transportation to central Monrovia, with the completion Somalia Drive highway shortly. The newly constructed road which leads from the commercial district of Red Light into the Burshrod Island, Freeport Community, is a …

Somalia Drive Highway Completion Soon; As Japanese Ambassador Leads High-power Delegation Visit to Liberia Read More »

Funeral arrangements for Mother Etta Setta Tucker Endee affectionately called Nepaan or Neah

On the morning of Friday March 5, the body will be removed from the Samuel Stryker Funeral Parlors and taken to the St. Peter’s Lutheran Church on 14th Street, Sinkor for the funeral service beginning at 10-30AM. Thereafter, the body will be taken to her farm in Konola, Margibi County for a night of wake-keeping. …

Funeral arrangements for Mother Etta Setta Tucker Endee affectionately called Nepaan or Neah Read More »

JUSTICE MINISTER ISN’T FIT TO STAY IN HIS POST; HE SHOULD STEP DOWN

The controversial Solicitor General of the Republic of Liberia, Cllr. Sayma Syrenius Cephus was at it, again. He had written to the Chairperson of the National Elections Commission (NEC), Mrs. Davidetta Browne-Lassanah, a letter on Valentine’s Day instructing the seven-member Board of Commissioners to carry out an action that would have been totally illegal. The …

JUSTICE MINISTER ISN’T FIT TO STAY IN HIS POST; HE SHOULD STEP DOWN Read More »

Massive Turkish Onslaught on Liberia’s Gold Industry Imminent Mineral Depletion Looms (Part I of 6)

IPNEWS-MONROVIA: Liberia remains one of the world’s largest deposits of natural gold and other minerals, yet the country continues to be stuck in entrenched poverty. The Independent Probe Newspaper (IPNEWS) hidden cameras have been conducting a month-long investigation into how diamonds, gold and other natural resources are being extracted with limited proceeds going into the …

Massive Turkish Onslaught on Liberia’s Gold Industry Imminent Mineral Depletion Looms (Part I of 6) Read More »

Liberia National Police: “Most Corrupt Gov’t Agency”

IPNEWS-MONROVIA:The Liberia National Police (LNP) has been labelled as the “most corrupt government agency” by a pro-democracy, advocacy, research and organizational think tank, Center for Democratic Governance (CDG). Presenting their 8th Afrobarometer survey conducted from October 19 – December 1, 2020 to the media, civil society and other stakeholders in Monrovia Wednesday, February 24, the …

Liberia National Police: “Most Corrupt Gov’t Agency” Read More »

CSO Questions Grand Gedeh Authorities Over Faked Report of Earth-Moving Equipment

By Kai Gee, Grand Gedeh Reporter IPNEWS-Zwedru: Civil Society Organizations in Grand Gedeh County have expressed their disagreement with authorities in the county as it relates to a report, they released concerning earth-moving equipment. Addressing a press conference over the weekend in Zwedru, the CSOs termed as fake report the local authorities presented to the …

CSO Questions Grand Gedeh Authorities Over Faked Report of Earth-Moving Equipment Read More »

Perspective: President Weah’s Agriculture Crusade Sets the Path to Food Sufficiency

IPNEWS-Bong County: Recently Liberia held its first post conflict Agricultural Fair at the Central Agricultural Institute in Bong County showcasing the country’s potential to produce enough food. Currently on the Global Hunger score, Liberia rank 34.9. on a score range of 0 to 50, “indicating the country’s hunger levels are serious and are on the …

Perspective: President Weah’s Agriculture Crusade Sets the Path to Food Sufficiency Read More »

US$24.3M Supplemental Budget Approved

IPNEWS-MONROVIA: The House of Representatives, with a simple majority vote of 25, and one abstention, has concurred with the Senate to approve the supplementary funding for the Financial Year 2020/2021 worth US$24.3 million to compel the government deliver on programs that are in critical need of funds. Members of the House voted to concur on …

US$24.3M Supplemental Budget Approved Read More »