Month: July 2021

UNDP-Liberia and Commerce Ministry Sign US$540K Agreements to Boost Livelihood

IPNEWS-Monrovia: Liberia’s Ministry of Commerce & Industry (MOCI) has signed several agreements valued at more than US$540,000.00 and supported by the United Nations Development Programme to boost livelihoods and job creation across the country, the UNDP disclosed on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Sixteen women, youth, academic and farmer-based enterprises will receive funds to support entrepreneurship, …

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Armed Forces of Liberia Participate in Northern Striker 2021

IPNEWS-Monrovia: Personnel of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) for the first time have converged in Northern Michigan, United States of America, for an annual war simulation training exercise known as Northern Strike. The Liberian Military delegation is headed by Deputy Chief of Staff, Brig/Gen. Geraldine Janet George, a Ministry of National Defense release says. …

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German Mineral Company Expands ‘Mining’ to Grand Cape Mount Diamond District

IPNEWS: As part of efforts to strengthen operations and reach its goal in Liberia, a German Mineral Company, Thesaurum Gold Exploration Ltd, is expanding its activities to Grand Cape Mount to do diamond mining. The Thesaurum Gold Exploration Ltd launched its operations in gold-rich Todee, in Montserrado County. In a statement dated July 24, 2021, …

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Pres. Weah Laments Liberia’s Development Deficits, Reiterating Vows to Overcome Critical Challenges

IPNEWS-Monrovia: President George Weah, has described as major historical failure Liberia’s appalling infrastructural deficit, a statement from the Executive Mansion says. Giving his nationwide address commemorating Liberia’s 174h Independence Anniversary, the Liberian Chief Executive reflected that one of the country’s recurring themes, which remained prominent and consistent throughout history, is its large infrastructural deficit. He …

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Toast to Republic of Liberia at 174……..A moment for Reflection

IPNEWS:Once upon a time, as the storyline goes, a group of eminent white American citizens – including literary giants like Daniel Webster and Francis Scott Key, and political titans like Presidents Andrew Jackson and James Monroe – reached a consensus that any efforts to create a truly integrated America with the formal abolition of slavery …

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Liberian-American Designer Gives Outfit Dignity to Team at Tokyo Japan Olympics

IPNEWS: Formal Olympian wardrobes are rarely “cool” — and rarely available to smaller countries with less promotional muscle. But this year Liberia changed that narrative. They have only three athletes competing, but have fielded a Summer Olympic team almost every year since 1956. They have never, however, won an Olympic medal, and have had to …

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For Allegedly Stealing L$500: Woman Lashes 9-Yr-Old Boy Hands with Razor Blade

IPNEWS – Grand Kru: When Patience Nagbe allegedly lashed the back of nine-year-old Daniel Nagbe’s hands, she was probably thinking that she was following the Biblical saying: “Train up a child in a way that he should go: and when he is old, he won’t depart from it” after he had allegedly stolen L$500 (US$3.00). …

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Health Ministry Announces Arrival of 302,400 J&J Vaccines

— But Minister Jallah Warns AstraZeneca First Dose Takers to Avoid J&J Vaccine By Joseph Tumbey; josephtumbey@gmail.com; (+232) 777941209 IPNEWS-Monrovia: Addressing journalists at a special press briefing on Saturday, July 24, 2021, held at the Ministry of Information, Culture Affairs and Tourism, the Minister of Health Wilhelmina Jallah pronounced that 302,400 Janssen & Johnson Vaccines doses …

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Consultations on Resolution 2565 on the Equitable Distribution of the COVID-19 Vaccine

–Source: Security Council Report IPNEWS-Monrovia: On Monday (26 July), Security Council members will hold in-person closed consultations to discuss the implementation of resolution 2565 of 26 February on the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support Oscar Fernandez-Taranco and Assistant-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Ramesh Rajasingham are expected to brief. The UK, which …

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LNP Arrest Several Armed Robbers with Dangerous Weaponry

IPNEWS: The Liberia National (LNP) have arrested several suspected criminals, many of the arrested criminals including armed robbers who terrorize residents at night including one James Kollie who killed a German national last year, 2021 in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County. Addressing journalists during the week, the Inspector General of the Liberia National Police, Col Patrick …

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