Day: July 15, 2022

Breaking News! Over 30K Chopping WAHALA: Rep. Acarous Gray Escapes Angry Mob

—As Police Arrest Four IPNEWS: Liberia National Police last evening (Thursday) arrested four persons who allegedly mobbed Montserrado County Representative Acarous Moses Gray in Central Monrovia. According to eyewitnesses, the District No. 8 lawmaker had gone to an intellectual forum when angry people from his constituent moved on him and allegedly attempted to beat him for …

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Democracy International Handover Two Motorbikes to UMOVEMENT; support EDA work on Civic Education in Liberia

IPNEWS: Democracy International (DI) has handed over two motorbikes to the Youth Movement for Collective Action (UMOVEMENT), a partner of the United States Agency for International Development USAID funded Program, the Elections and Democracy Activity (EDA) in Liberia. The handover of the motorbikes is intended to support the work of UMOVEMENT in the counties as …

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PERSPECTIVE: Are LDEA Officers Law Enforcers Or Criminals?

When you stand by and watch the operations of officers of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency or LDEA, you begin to wonder as to whether the men and women in the black uniforms with the inscription ‘LDEA’ on the back are criminals or law enforcers. They don’t only rob suspects of their valuable items, including …

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Great Relief For People With Disabilities …As Empowerment Project Launched

IPNEWS: It was a great joy for people living with disabilities as several members of gathered at the National Commission on Disabilities (NCD) at the weekend for the official launch of the Disability Empowerment Project (DEP), a project which seeks to bring relief to them by taking them off the streets of begging. The launch of …

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US$ 30K Chopping WAHALA

——Massive Public Outcries against Lawmakers on the Controversial US$30K IPNEWS – MONROVIA – In her tenure as President of Liberia, Mrs. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf introduced what she referred to as “Monies for Legislative Projects” and were allotted in the National Budget. The Liberia Agency for Community Empowerment (LACE) was tasked with the mandate to implement all …

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STOP BEING GREEDY; SRI LANKA IS NOT ‘FAR’ FROM LIBERIA

AS THOUGH RECENT EVENTS in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, are not enough where President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country with his “tail curved in his behind” on Tuesday night, amidst huge protests for the deteriorating economic crisis, fueled by corruption and the global crises, Liberian lawmakers are again at the center of this controversial …

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Journey to 30 MPTA−AML intensifies Training of Staff and Liberians

IPNEWS: Liberia’s economic development and industrialization are hinged strongly on the quality of available technical skills and expertise as drivers of the anticipated transformation now and in the future. As a company whose business strategy is built around the value of investing in and developing local talents and skills, ArcelorMittal Liberia has scaled up its …

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NAYMOTE CALLS ON PRESIDENT WEAH TO REPORT ON THE STATUS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES

IPNEWS: Naymote Partners for Democratic Development calls on President George Weah to report to the public on the status of special committees he previously established to investigate or address issues of national concern including those bordering on corruption allegations and addressing service delivery challenges. The institution notes that special presidential committees are intended to perform …

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PERSPECTIVE: From ‘saga of horrors’ to serving the world: Liberia peacekeepers honored in South Sudan

By African Media Agency “I recall the civil war in Liberia vividly,” says Elfreda Dennice Stewart, a United Nations Police (UNPOL) officer serving with the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). “My parents managed – with many sacrifices on their part – to put me through high school during a time of great turmoil in my …

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FIU recovers over US$284,000

IPNEWS: Liberia’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) says it has recovered and transferred over US$284,000 to the General Revenue Account of Liberia. In a release issued Wednesday, 13 July 2022, FIU said it recovered the amount from the wire fraud and money laundering company identified as Korlane Investment Limited Liability Company and its corporate owners. The …

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