Month: November 2022

Political Activities, Events Banned at SKD Sports Complex

-Ruling CDC Urged To Reconsider New Venue for Its Planned December 20 Political Rally IPNEWS-Monrovia: The Ministry of Youth and Sports has announced that the Samuel Kanyan Doe (SKD) Sports Complex in Paynesville city will not be used for any political activities or events The move by the Ministry is due to ongoing works at …

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Education, Health, Economic Empowerment Key Priorities for Rep. Aspirant in Mont. District #6

James Lehmer Hiama, Jr.; hiamajames@gmail.com; 0770334857/0888270604 IPNEWS-Monrovia: One of Montserrado County representative aspirants for the pending 2023 presidential and legislative elections, Samuel B. Jacob has underscored education, health and economic empowerment as important priorities he will consider when he is elected as Representative of Montserrado County Electoral District #6. Appearing on the super morning show …

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TWO TIMES MORE IMPACT – ARCELORMITTAL PHASE TWO EXPANSION TO DELIVER 30 MILLION TONS PER ANNUAL

IPNEWS: Iron ore, an essential global natural resource is the source of primary iron for the world’s iron and steel industries used to maintain the strong industrial base. Numerous iron ore occurrences and deposits are known in Liberia with most being BIF type of the eight major deposits, with six located within the Liberian age …

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Government Says Finance Minister Tweah and Wife Recuperating after Surgeries in Turkey

IPNEWS-Monrovia: True to an earlier report by the authoritative Independent Probe Newspaper, that Finance and Development Minister, Samuel Tweah, had been evacuated to Ankara, Turkey for advanced medical checkup days after he and his, along with three others sustained injuries from a road accident, the government of Liberia says the. Minister of Finance and his …

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EJF Inducts CMA Leadership in Grand Bassa

The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF, an International Environmental NGO) has inducted into office newly elected officials of what is known as Collaborative Management Association (CMA) for Grand Bassa. The program was recently held in the port city of Buchanan. Collaborative management or co-management is a partnership arrangement in which the community of local resource users …

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People with Disabilities Seriously Disadvantaged in Exercising Rights, Study Finds as Second National Action Plan Validated by Stakeholders

IPNEWS: As Liberia’s National Commission on Disability winds down the country’s first-ever National Action Plan on Disability Inclusion 2018-2022, the country still has a long way to go in ensuring that people with disabilities are guaranteed of, and can fully enjoy their human rights, an assessment of the current National Action Plan has revealed. While …

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‘NONSTOP LIES’, AMID HARDSHIP

–Liberians Express Frustration over Pres. Weah’s 48-Day, Prolonged Travels Abroad IPNEWS: On November 1, 2022, President George Weah through a communication to Senate President Pro-Tempore, Albert Chie, in keeping with the Constitution informed that he would be out of the country from November 1-23, 2022, to attend: The 14th Edition of the MEDays Forum in …

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Weah Sets Up Committee to Conclude Long-Awaited ArcelorMittal’s 3rd MDA

IPNEWS” The Executive Mansion on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, announced that President George M. Weah has appointed a new committee to resolve outstanding issues with the US$1.2 billion 3rd amended investment agreement with global steel giant ArcelorMittal. According to the Executive Mansion’s statement on its official Facebook page, the decision followed a meeting with Mr. …

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United Nations Thanks Liberia for Its Contribution to Peacekeeping

IPNEWS: Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix thanked Liberia for its strong support of United Nations Peacekeeping and for the service and sacrifice of its military and police personnel deployed under the UN flag. Liberia first provided peacekeepers to the United Nations in the early 1960s when it joined the UN Operation in the Congo …

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“Dangerous Misstep”: Team Kanubah Not Pleased With How PUL Stakeholders Committee Was Set Up

–As One-Week Ultimatum Expires Today IPNEWS: Team Kanubah, the party opposing the recently held controversial Press Union of Liberia (PUL) Elective Congress in Gbarnga, Bong County, has taken exception to the setting up of an Independent Media Stakeholders Committee by outgoing President Charles Coffey, saying that he did it without consulting Team Julius Kanubah. On …

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