Month: November 2021

At Foreign Service Instituteโ€™s 69th Commencement Exercise: Foreign Minister Kemayah Admonishes Graduates to Remain Focused

IPNEWS โ€“ Monrovia: Liberiaโ€™s Foreign Minister and Dean of the Cabinet, Amb. Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr., who served as keynote speaker at the 69th graduation ceremony, admonished the graduates to remain focused and do their best in representing Liberia. Amb. Kemayah added, โ€œYou have been molded by our best professors or instructors; go and make …

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โ€œPres. George Weah Will Win in 2023 Electionโ€ Deputy Speaker J. Fonati Koffa Predicts; Raps on Pro Poor Agenda at CDC-US Induction

IPNEWS: Deputy House Speaker Johnathan Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa, has predicted massive victory for President George Manneh Weah in the 2023 general and Legislative elections. Liberiaโ€™s Deputy Speaker and Grand Kru County, District No. 2 Representative Hon. Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa, serving as keynote speaker at the 2021 CDCUSA Inauguration of its CDCUSA National Elected …

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Cllr. Sylvester Rennie Becomes LNBA New President

IPNEWS: The Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA), has elected its new corps of officers for the three years. Cllr. Syvester Rennie, emerged victorious with 218 votes over his near rival Cllr. Jallah Bardu, with 129 votes. Other contesting the Bar Presidency was Cllr. Abrahim Sillah with 114 votes followed by ย Cllr. Alhaji Swaliho Sasay, with …

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Senate on Fact Finding Mission at ArcelorMittal Operational Areas

— Amid Review of Landmark Agreement IPNEWS-Monrovia: Amid review of the Landmark Agreement recently submitted to the Legislature by President George Weah to extend the concession of Indian giant-steel company, ArcelorMittal, the Plenary of the Senate has set up a specialized committee to conduct a fact-finding mission at the operational areas of the company as …

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โ€œNo Body Going, Nobody Comingโ€ Pro-Brownie Samukai Supporters Besiege St. Paul River Bridge

IPNEWS: The authoritative Independent Probe has gathered that pro-Brownie Samukai supporters have besieged the famous St. Paul River bridge in demand for the unconditional certification and ย induction of Senator-elect Brownie Samukai. The St. Paul River Bridge links Lofa and Bong Counties in the North-western region of Liberia. According to IPNEWS reporter in Beyanโ€™s Town area, …

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New Liberia Economic Update Highlights Recovery but Challenges to Expand Fiscal Space Remain

IPNEWS: The World Bank has today launched the Second Edition of the annual Liberia Economic Update, โ€œFinding Fiscal Spaceโ€.ย  According to the report, economic growth is expected to recover to 3.6 percent in 2021, before rising gradually to an average of 5.2 percent over 2022โ€“2025. In the near term, growth will be driven by the …

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Liberia Officially Launches 16 Days of Activism with Calls for Efforts to Eliminate All Forms of Gender-based Violence

By Joseph Tumbey, josephtumbey@gmail.com (+231) 777-941-209 IPNEWS – Kakata: Commerce & Industry Minister Mawine G. Diggs has called for concrete effort to end sexual and gender-based violence against women, girls, and marginalized groups. Serving as the keynote speaker on the official launch of the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence Thursday, November 25, in …

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ALCOD Appeals to Senate to Concord with House on Passage of Dual Citizenship Bill

IPNEWS – MONROVIA – The Eminent Chairman of the All-Liberian Conference on Dual Citizenship (ALCOD), Eminent Emmanuel S. Wettee, along with other diaspora Liberians, is appealing to the Liberian Senate to please concord with the House of Representatives on the passage of the Dual Citizenship Bill that was recently passed by the House. The bill, …

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Ahead of Presenting Letters of Credence to Pres. Weah: Foreign Minister Kemayah Receives Three Ambassadors-Designate

IPNEWS – Monrovia: The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr., on Thursday, November 25, received in audience separately the Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary-Designate from India, Germany and Ireland. During the meeting with each of these foreign diplomats, Foreign Minister Kemayah recounted fond memories of the long-standing relationships between Liberia and their individual …

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81.7โ„… Liberian students passed WAEC straight

IPNEWS: The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has released the 2021 Senior Secondary School Examination (SSCE) results and noted that there was an improvement in the number of candidates who got credits in five subjects including Mathematics and English Language. Head of the Nigeria National Office of the examination body, Patrick Areghan, disclosed this in …

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