Day: July 11, 2022

County Attorney Mandates Police to Remove St. John Checkpoint

IPNEWS-Monrovia: The County Attorney of Grand Bassa Grand Mr. Randolph Johnson has ordered the removal of St. John Checkpoint in District Two. Attorney Johnson on Thursday of last week mandated police commander William Johnson to remove the checkpoint without delay. Addressing Journalists at the Administrative Building on Robert Street in Buchanan, Attorney Johnson said his …

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Massive Flooding: Monrovia and Environs Float!

IPNEWS-Monrovia: The Liberian capital, Monrovia and its environs have been hit with massive flooding in recent days due to heavy down-pour of rain, since last week Friday. Almost every street in the capital city and surrounding suburb communities have tasted the heavy flooding in recent days. In several communities in and around Monrovia, as well …

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Government Gives US$50K for Renovation of PG Wolo High School

IPNEWS-Monrovia: The Government of Liberia has provided a staggering fifty thousand United States Dollars for the renovation of the PG Wolo High School in Grandcess, Grand Kru County. Established since 1936, the building has not undergone any major renovation and is reportedly in a deplorable condition. As one of the oldest schools in the Southeastern …

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Economic Benefits of ArcelorMittal Expansion Must Inspire Stakeholders to Act

IPNEWS: It has been three months since the House of Representatives returned the Third Amended ArcelorMittal Liberia Mineral Development Agreement (MDA) to the Presidency urging renegotiation. There has been no official position from the government of Liberia regarding the status of the deal even though, the House of Representatives’ action to return the deal, which …

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Women Organization Completes Two-Day Workshop on Land Tenure and Peace Building Processes

By: James Lehmer Hiama, Jr.; hiamajames@gmail.com IPNEWS – Margibi County: Women Education Development Organization of Liberia (WEDOL), over the weekend completed two days’ workshop on land tenure at Edmond Foday’s guest house in Weala, Margibi County. The workshop was organized under the theme “Strengthening The Agency of Young Women In Peace-building Processes, and Land Tenure …

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Two Sentenced in Tubmanburg for 30 Years – As Fight against Rape Gets Tougher

IPNEWS-Monrovia: Judge Peter Gbeneweleh who is the presiding Judge of the eleventh (11) Judicial Circuit Court in Tubmanburg, Bomi County, sentences two men to 30 years of imprisonment for gang rape among others. On Monday, July 4, 2022, the two defendants were sentenced after they were handed down a guilty verdict for the commission of …

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Grand Motif Sheik Sumaworo Demands Speedy Investigation in Pilgrimage Saga

IPNEWS-Monrovia: The Grand Motif of Liberia, Sheik Abubakar Sumaworo demands a speedy investigation into circumstances surrounding the failure of 128 pilgrims from traveling to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Last Thursday, 124 pilgrims left the country on a pilgrimage to Mecca, and 128 others failed despite the cash in question being paid, coupled with all other requirements …

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WEAH’S BEST FRIEND’S WIFE TIPPED FOR CHIEF JUSTICE POST

—– Undermines 1986 Constitution Provision 72-B & Judicial Practice (The President shall nominate and by and with the consent of the Senate, appoint a Chief Justice and four Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, any three of whom shall constitute a quorum at any regular term. They will hold office during good behavior – 1986 …

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Huge Logistical Movement and Additional Jobs as ArcelorMittal Initiates Phase II Expansion

IPNEWS – Monrovia: ArcelorMittal Liberia will in the coming weeks engage in a massive movement of logistics and equipment as the company commences Phase II of its mining operations in Liberia Phase two of the company’s mining activities will among others include further investment in Liberia’s Buchanan port, mainly through a new fixed ship loader …

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Concerned Muslims of Liberia Protests; Demands Refund of Pilgrims’ Fees Paid for Hajj

IPNEWS –  Monrovia: A group under the banner Concerned Muslims of Liberia is demanding that monies obtained from some Liberian Muslims in the name of taking them to this year’s hajj be returned to them as soon as possible. The group staged a peaceful protest on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, to send a “strong message” …

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