Month: August 2022

VP Taylor Pushes โ€˜One Round Victoryโ€™ for Weahโ€™s Re-election

IPNEWS: As the 2023 presidential election draws nearer, efforts are being made by the ruling establishment to ensure that President George Weah who is seeking reelection becomes victorious. Recently, a group of senior members of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) led by Montserrado County Senator Saah Joseph launched an initiative under the banner, โ€˜one …

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Political Partiesโ€™ Youths Pledge to Protect Liberiaโ€™s Peace

IPNEWS: At a one-day dialogue organized by the Angie Brooks International Center (ABIC) in Monrovia recently, several political partiesโ€™ youth leaderships vowed to protect the peace of the country ahead of the 2023 presidential and legislative elections. Some of the political partyโ€™s youths that attended the one-day dialogue included, Unity Party, All Liberian Party, Victory …

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UN Commits US$1.5M to Support At-Risk Youth Program in Liberia

IPNEWS: The United Nations in Liberia has made a commitment to provide US$1.5 million towards supporting the Government of Liberiaโ€™s At-Risk Youth Program, which was launched on June 30, 2022, in Monrovia. The latest commitment especially from key partners is a step in the right direction, an official at the Ministry of Youth and Sports …

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DONโ€™T AMEND THE ELECTIONS LAW; ITโ€™S DANGEROUS!

Latest moves by the Government in recent times are enough to raise eyebrows not only among opposition political parties and their supporters but also among Liberians, who believe in the tenets of democracy and free, fair, and transparent elections, especially so for the upcoming Presidential and Legislative Elections in 2023. The first of the moves …

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Mikhail Gorbachev: The Soviet Leader Who Helped End the Cold War

–Mikhail Gorbachev Was One of the Most Influential Political Figures of the 20th Century He presided over the dissolution of a Soviet Union that had existed for nearly 70 years and had dominated huge swathes of Asia and Eastern Europe. Yet, when he set out his programme of reforms in 1985, his sole intention had …

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ECC Worries over NEC Magistratesโ€™ Bill

IPNEWS-Monrovia: The Election Coordinating Committee (ECC) describes as worrisome the proposal by the Senate to pass a bill declaring the positions of all Magistrates of the National Elections Commission (NEC) vacant. The Committee said it is an interference in the running of entity established to conduct elections without interference in the country. Recently, the Senate …

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Pres. Weah Descends on ANC Political Leader Cummings

IPNEWS-Monrovia: President George Weah descends on ANC political leader Alexander Cummings for his recent statement indicated in an open letter that the suspension of the sanctioned officials of government does not commensurate with the gravity of the โ€œinternational scandal” President Weah termed as a height of hypocrisy for a person such as Cummings whom he …

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Liberia Can Hit Billions in Revenue Says LRA CG-Designate

IPNEWS: Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) Commissioner General-designate Thomas Doe Nah Monday faced Senate’s confirmation hearing for a second term and expressed the possibility of taking the country’s annual revenue collection to a billion United States dollars or more. ย At his confirmation hearing, CG Nah stated the LRA remains committed to surpassing last year’s collection of …

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Bongese Intensify Call For Its Kind As Associate Justice; Say The County Is Omitted From The Government

IPNEWS: Scores of Bongese have intensified calls for the nomination of Cllr. J. Boima Kontoe on the Supreme Court Bench of Liberia. According to the Bong County citizens, the nomination of Cllr. Kontoe will have a greater impact on the county considering his worth of experiences in the judiciary. Mr. Lamine Konneh, a resident of …

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