Day: June 25, 2023

Vote Counts Begin Sierra Leone National Elections amid Economic crisis

IPNEWS: The vote count is underway in Sierra Leone’s tightly contested presidential and parliamentary elections amid a cost-of-living crisis. Polling stations opened late than the scheduled time of 7am in the capital, Freetown, AFP journalists said on Saturday. They were due to close at 5pm (17:00 GMT). Some 3.4 million people are registered to vote, …

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Civil Society Council Smells Unfavorable Judgement For Gloria Scott, Others

—Wants Independent Prosecutors IPNEWS: The Civil Society Council of Liberia (NCSCL), is calling for the hiring of independent Prosecutors in the ongoing trial of Liberia’s former Chief Justice Gloria Musu Scott, and three other family members. In a release issued in Monrovia over the weekend, the Civil Society Council stated that considering the most recent …

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Liberia Maritime Diplomat Pushes for Decarbonizing Maritime Ships at IMO

IPNEWS: The Officer-in-Charge at Liberia’s Maritime Mission in London, and Chair of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Committee on Marine Environment Protection (MEPC), Hon. Harry Conway has called on the body to accelerate its works in attaining zero carbon emission on Maritime ships plying the oceans of the world.  Already the IMO has an ambition …

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