Month: February 2023

Under President Weah: Infant Mortality Increases from 54 to 63%

–Unity Party Vice Chair Tears Through Weah’s SONA By Taisiah K. Merfee IPNEWS; President Weah failed to mention that out-of-pocket expense on health care has increased from 41% in 2018 to 45% in 2022 according to the Global Fund-Health Financing Policy Brief on Liberia. At the climax of the Millennium Development Goals, Liberia achieved Goal …

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Weah Set For another Term Trajectory

— Begins Community Engagement Shortly IPNEWS: All is now set for President George Weah’s 2nd Term Bid rally on Saturday, February 4, 2023. At the government CDC party headquarters, massive preparation is been made ahead of the rally anticipated to en mass at least one million partisans and sympathizers, the Chairman of the CDC Mulbah …

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US$300M Lost to Tax Waivers and Incentive Programs

–Says LRA Deputy Commissioner General Montgomery By Taisiah K. Merfee  IPNEWS: Deputy Commissioner General for Technical Services at the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) has said the institution is considering ways through which it can grow the revenue base and make tax administration fairer and simpler. According to him, these hearings present an opportunity for Liberia to …

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As Budget Hearing Begins, Joint Committee Vows to Scrutinize Draft Budget

IPNEWS; The Joint Budget Committee of the 54th Legislature has vowed to robustly scrutinize the 2023 National Budget of US$777.94 million in the interest of the people of Liberia and the country. Montserrado County District #5 Representative, Thomas P. Fallah and chairman of the Joint Budget Committee of the 54th Legislature, on behalf of the …

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Simeon Freeman Rallies Liberians Ahead of October

–Launches L$4 Million to Support Women Groups in Montserrado IPNEWS-Monrovia: The political leader of the Movement Progressive Change (MPC) on Sunday, January 29 rallied Hundreds of Liberians for his presidential bid in the upcoming October Presidential and Legislative Elections. Speaking to cross session of Liberians on the Peace Island in Old- Road Mr. Simeon Freeman …

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ELECTIONS 2023: LET’S ABIDE BY THE RULES

Of all of what President George Weah said in his last State of the Nation Address or SONA, on Monday, January 30, 2023, our best guess is that all would-be contesting parties, mainly those in the opposition bloc, sighed an air of relief when the President assured all Liberians that the electoral process will be …

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Rising Public Sector Corruption in Liberia – CENTAL Releases Findings of TI’s CPI Report

–As President Weah Presides over Liberia’s Worst Ever Score/Rating on the CPI IPNEWS-Monrovia: The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia (CENTAL) has released the findings of Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2022, a press release signed by its Executive Director Anderson Miamen and issued on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 says. Since 1995, the Corruption …

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