Day: July 17, 2023

USAID and Land Authority Agree to Collaborate on Land Reform

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Liberia Land Authority (LLA) on Friday, July 14, 2023, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), setting forth a collaborative framework for the successful implementation of the Land Management Activity (LMA). The LMA is a USAID-funded project that is working with the LLA to help customary …

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Speaker Chambers Rallies Bassa for Weah 2nd term

IPNEWS: The Speaker of the House of Representatives Bhofal Chambers has called on the people of Bassa, and all Liberians, to rally behind President George Weah and support his bid for reelection. He said President Weah has shown unwavering commitment to the development of Liberia, stating that the President’s vision for a prosperous and inclusive …

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THE CRACKDOWN: DRUG TRAFFICKING –Pres. Weah Finally Signs Drug Bill into Law; A Mirage or Sincerity?

IPNEWS: Since the arrest and seizure of US$100 million worth of cocaine at the Freeport of Monrovia, which was followed by another US$40 million of worth cocaine, Liberians at home and abroad have cried to President George Weah’s Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) government for the passage of the then illusive Control Drug and Substance …

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YOU CAN NOT SILENCE THE MEDIA

All across the World, despotic regimes use their power and rarely the appropriate legal processes with the hope of intimidating and silencing the independent media that are disclosing inconvenient truths, which are in the public interest. These legal threats and actions are crippling not only the media but democracies everywhere. However, what is obviously unattainable …

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Agriculture Min “Very, Very Impressed” with Jeety’s Rubber Processing Plant Investment

IPNEWS – The Minister of Agriculture, Ms. Jeanine Milly Cooper, has expressed how “very impressed” she is with the over US$27 million rubber processing plant investment that Indian businessman Upjit Singh Sachdeva has erected in Weala, Margibi County. “I am very, very impressed with this state-of-the-art rubber processing plant. It has been a long time …

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Gloria Scott, Others Murder Trial Takes Different Dimension: Defense Lawyers File Motion to Advance Murder Case on Trial Docket

IPNEWS: Following their first major legal victory at the Supreme Court, with the denial of the government’s petition by the Justice in Chambers, lawyers presenting Justice Gloria Musu Scott and family, have filled another motion before Criminal Court ‘A’, to “advance the case on the trial docket,” under the constitutional doctrine of right to speedy …

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Press Union of Liberia Condemns Arbitrary Closure of Spoon Network Incorporated

IPNEWS: The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) strongly denounces the recent order by the Civil Law Court to shut down Spoon Network Incorporated, considering it a direct infringement on freedom of expression and the free press. The PUL views this action as arbitrary, intimidating, and an attack on the fundamental principles of democracy. The PUL …

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AFTER HIS 2ND TERM: “ANOTHER CDCIAN WILL SUCCEED WEAH”

-Deputy Information Minister Tonpo Deputy Information Minister for Press and Public Affairs, Jarlawah Tonpo, has predicted that after President George Weah’s second term as Liberia’s president, the next president will come from the ranks and files of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change, CDC. “Let individuals, who want to succeed President Weah show their manifestos …

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