Day: June 5, 2023

Why Did ArcelorMittal’s Ore Concentrator Get Relocated to Yekepa, Nimba County?

IPNEWS: The Honorable House of Representatives last week voted to investigate a complaint from Grand Bassa County Representative Thomas Goshua over an alleged violation of the Mineral Development Agreement (MDA) of Arcelor Mittal Liberia (AML) for constructing its first Concentrator “Washing Plant of Iron Ores” in Nimba County instead of in Grand Bassa County. Rep. …

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BMMC Union leader Orders employees flogged …calls for complete shutdown of operations

IPNEWS: The workers Union leader at Bea Mountain Mining Company (BMMC) over the weekend ordered the flogging of several employees who refused his call to strike following the death of an employee. Mr. Sam Roberts ordered the beating of employees who refused to join his camping strike. Seeing that many of the employees were not …

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CENTAL’s NIBA Program Makes Gains Towards A Corruption Free Liberia

IPNEWS: For years, Liberia’s anti-corruption score has floundered. The country scored 26 out of 100 in the 2022 corruption perception index (CPI) released by Transparency International (TI). The dismal score as recorded by TI, one of the world’s leading organizational voices in the fight against corruption, points to one thing: corruption in the public sector …

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“Liberian fishing communities still threatened by unaccepted fishing Practices”

…Local advocacy group alarms on occasion marking Int’l Day against IUU fishing. IPNEWS: As the world observes the 6th anniversary of the International Day Against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing on Monday, June 5, the Liberia Media Advocacy Group for Fisheries and Ocean Governance (LiMAGFOG) says Liberian fishing communities are still being threatened by …

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