Day: July 22, 2022

Unity Party Ignores Partisans’ Outcries over Exorbitant Primaries Fees – Goes Ahead with Convention

IPNEWS: The former governing Unity Party (UP) of Joseph Boakai has ignored the outcries of its thousands of partisans and supporters who recently denounced the exorbitant fees being charged by Amin Modad’s leadership as the party goes to a convention to elect a new corps of officers. The UP Convention is due to be held …

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US$900K Lobbying Fees: ‘Embarrassingly Demonstrates Weah’s Gov’t Lack Strategic Focus’ – Wisner

IPNEWS: One of the strong critics of the George Weah-led government, George Wisner, who serves as County Coordinator of the Liberian Renaissance Office Incorporated (LIROI) says the recent decision by the Government of Liberia to sign a US$900K contract with Ballard Partners Incorporated, an American lobbying firm with the aim to build its image in …

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Health Minister Jallah Says Liberia ‘Prepared’ to Handle Marburg Threats

–Discloses 3 million Liberians Vaccinated against COVID-19 IPNEWS: Liberia is prepared to deal with any cases of Marburg, the highly infectious virus, Health Minister Dr. Wilhelmina Jallah has assured. Ghana, the latest African country to report the Marburg virus, has recorded two deaths from the virus with nearly one hundred others currently in quarantine. The first …

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Fiscal Transparency Advisory Group Inaugurated: Tweah Says Gov’t Commits to Fiscal Transparency

IPNEWS: On Tuesday, July 19, 2023, at the official inaugural meeting of Liberia’s Fiscal Transparency Advisory Group, Finance and Development Planning Minister, Samuel Tweah disclosed the government of Liberia remains devoted to fiscal transparency. “The Government remains committed to fiscal transparency by making all of its financial reports and documentation available to the public, for …

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‘Don’t Flip from War Crimes Court Establishment to Review Commission – CPP Lawmakers Warned

IPNEWS: The media report that lawmakers of the opposition Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) are to face serious political actions if they support the establishment of a Commission to review the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Reports instead of the establishment of the War and Economic Crimes Court (WECC). The Secretary General of Liberty Party (LP) …

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