Day: May 9, 2023

Perspective:  Isn’t Jeremiah Koung A Part and Parcel of Legislative Inertia and Decadence in postwar Liberia?

By: Samuel P. Jackson, Fellow, London School of Economics Can a protégé of Prince Y. Johnson be a reformer? Is he aiming to improve legislative oversight that he had not provided since his umpteen years in the Legislature? Has he ever analyzed the Budget performance report? What’s his record on the Ways and Means Committee? …

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Former TRC Commissioner John Stewart Warns VP Boakai About Close Tie to Prince Johnson

Beware Vice President Boakai of the antics of notorious former Warlord and murderer of captive President Samuel Kanyon Doe, Nimba County Senator Prince Johnson By John H. T. Stewart, Monrovia, May 1, 2023: Perhaps it may yet be too early to determine its full impact. But the fallout effects from former Vice President Joseph Boakai’s …

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Freedom House Awards 2023 Mark Palmer Prize to US Ambassador Michael McCarthy

A longtime diplomat, Ambassador McCarthy has dedicated his career to defending human rights and advancing democracy around the world. Freedom House in the US on Monday, May 8, awarded the 2023 Mark Palmer Prize to US ambassador to Liberia Michael McCarthy for his commitment and leadership in transforming state institutions and promoting democratic values and …

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“Never Destroy What We Have for What We Don’t Have!”,…FREE Liberia Executive Director Warns Liberians against Violence and Hooliganism

A Civil Society Organization, FREE Liberia, has cautioned Liberians, especially young people never to allow their emotions to lead them into a wrong motion of violence and hooliganism. FREE Liberia is the Foundation for Research, Education, and Empowerment. The Executive Director of the organization, Dr. Charles Gbollie, believes violence and hooliganism are not a language …

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Dark Prospect For CDC October 2023 Victory If……

—– As Former Beach Workers Threaten To Vote Against Weah-CDC IPNEWS: Over 4,000 former aggrieved Beaches and Waterways project workers have threatened to cause chaos within the CDC-led government of President George M. Weah come October 10, if he fails to pay back their waived 11-month arrears. According to them, President Weah has to choose …

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PERSPECTIVE: Fostering partnerships to promote press freedom during elections

By James Monibah Pillar Head for Governance and Lenka Homolkova Chief Technical Advisor for elections-UNDP Liberia World Press Freedom Day marks its 30th anniversary this year. Its overreaching theme “Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of expression as a driver for all other human rights” is important in Liberia, as its people go to the …

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Jeremiah Koung Was a CPP Pawn for Distraction – Lewis Brown Slams Koung

—- Says Alexander Cummings Never Promised Koung VP Post IPNEWS: Barely 24hrs after Nimba County, Jeremiah Koung declared that he was highly sought after by the Collaborating Political Parties of Alexander B. Cummings as vice running mate, the campaign chair of the CPP, Ambassador Lewis Brown has termed the boastful posture of Jeremiah Koung as …

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