Day: September 28, 2022

PRES. GEORGE WEAH DOUBTS RICE SHORTAGE, But…….

–Says ‘Mere Rumors and ‘Street Noise’  IPNEWS: There is a saying by Liberians that rice is a ‘political commodity’ that no government of Liberia should ignore whenever reports that there is a real or artificial shortage of the country’s staple food. The rice problem is raising eyebrows yet once again because the price of a …

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TWO LIBERIAN OFFICIALS RISK LIFE IMPRISONMENT, IF…

–In South Korea Rape Case Investigation IPNEWS: The Korean Broadcasting System has said the two Liberian officials arrested on suspicion of Rape would possibly face no lower than seven years imprisonment if discovered responsibly. The pair, Moses Owen Browne, Liberia’s Permanent Representative to the IMO, and Daniel Tarr, Director of the Department of Marine Environmental …

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AML’s Expansion to Deliver Accessibility, Significant Competitiveness at Buchanan Port

IPNEWS: Seaports serve as crossroads for import, export, and transformation in delivery from maritime transport to rail, road, and inland waterway transport, thus, of utmost importance to the development of marine economy in particular, and national economy in general. Today, over 80% of all trade across the world is seaborne. History of urban development reveals …

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Chief Justice Korkpor Enters Retirement

-Outlines Major Achievements  IPNEWS: Former Chief Justice Francis Saye Korkpor, Sr. who retired from his post on Tuesday, September 27, has left the post listing several development agendas during his decade-long leadership. As he exited the third most powerful post in the nation, Justice Korkpor among others named the construction of additional judicial complexes in Bong …

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Liberia amongst Countries Gearing up for COP27

With Commitment to Use Paris Agreement to Boost Access to Adaptation Finance IPNEWS: The launch of a 17-signature Ministerial Declaration of which Liberia is part of is calling for recognition of the Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility as an existing Non-Market Approach (NMA) under the Paris Agreement in New York, say, ministers, unlock significant additional climate finance for adaptation …

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CDC-NPP-LPDP Coalition: Power-Sharing Unresolved Issues Heighten Concerns for 2023

IPNEWS: On Friday, September 9, 2022, the National Chairman of the governing Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), Mulbah Morlu told Liberians and the world at large that the three parties that make up the CDC – the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), former government National Patriotic Party (NPP) and the Liberia People Democratic Party (LPDP) …

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medica Liberia Expert Trainers Off to Sierra to Provide Training for Women’s Rights Organizations

IPNEWS: medica Liberia (mL) in partnership with medica mondiale e.V with and supported by Comic Relief will jointly strengthen the capacities of three different Sierra Leonean partner organizations to provide response services to survivors. mL is a feminist organization committed to transforming society and supporting women and girls affected by all forms of violence, while …

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MR. PRESIDENT, HANDLE THE RICE ISSUE WITH CARE

OUR BEST GUESS is many Liberians across the Country exhaled air of relief upon hearing President Weah when he spoke with confidence that the Country’s staple food, rice, is in surplus here and not scarce as it is being rumored. THE PRESIDENT’S RELIANCE, according to him, is the importers, who told him that rice is …

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PERSPECTIVE: HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS

By Atty. Isaac Jackson: Former Deputy Information for Press and Public Affairs and former Liberia Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in the United Kingdom There were many deeply embarrassing and disturbing moments for our country during President George Weah’s participation in an address to the 77th Session of the United Nations General …

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