Day: January 11, 2023

Liberians Poised to Reap Gains from Eased Travel to China

IPNEWS: Businesspeople in Liberia has welcomed the optimization of China’s COVID-19 policy, which they say will boost trade between the two countries. From Sunday, inbound visitors have been able to enter the Chinese mainland without undergoing quarantine, as part of measures carried out by China to adjust its COVID-19 policy and facilitate international travel. Members …

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Liberia: NEC Releases Revised Timetable for October Polls

— Campaign Begins August 5, Ends October 8; Elections Day Is October 10  IPNEWS-Monrovia: The National Elections Commission (NEC) has released the revised electoral timetable for every component of the 2023 presidential and legislative elections.  The Commission, however, maintained October 10, as Election Day. The key electoral dates for the 2023 general elections were announced …

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In Busted Arms Seizure Operation: Gov’t Wants Arms Shipper Extradited from the U.S. But……. 

IPNEWS: The Ministry of Justice is considering filing an extradition request to the United States government for Boye Benjamin Baker, the alleged ringleader behind the illegal importation of “military-grade” weapons in Liberia. Discussions about Baker’s extradition, according to a high-placed source at the ministry, have been taking place and the result so far remains positive. …

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Appeals trial for Liberia war crimes opens in Finland

IPNEWS: A Finnish court of appeal has begun hearing an international war crime case in which a Sierra Leonean man is charged with murders, rapes, and other atrocities during the Liberian civil war between 1999 and 2003. The session began on Tuesday. Last year, Massaquoi, who has lived in Finland for many years, was acquitted …

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