Day: January 23, 2024

Pres. Joseph Boakai Vows to Strengthen Anti-Graft Institutions In 1st 100 Day

IPNEWS: Liberia’s new president Joseph Boakai pledged to fight corruption in the West African country as he was sworn into office on Monday following his election victory over former football star George Weah. The 79-year-old narrowly beat former Ballon d’Or winner Weah in November’s run-off poll, with 50.64 percent of the vote to 49.36 percent. …

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LEC in Talks with Guinea to Buy Electricity

IPNEWS: Liberia’s sole power utility is negotiating with neighboring Guinea and the Ivory Coast to import energy as its lone hydroelectric power capacity weakens with dam levels dipping in the dry season. In December 2023 the Liberia Electricity Corporation was reportedly in active negotiations with regional counterparts to secure mutually beneficial power purchase agreements as …

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Minnesota CAUCUS FC Inducts New Corps of Officers

— As President Sizi Kawalawu Calls for Reconciliation & Unity Among Members IPNEWS: Caucus FC, based in the U.S. State of Minnesota has elected and inducted its new corps of officers for 2024. In a dispatch from Minnesota, the club’s President Sizi Kawalawu stated that reconciliation and unity among members of Caucus FC remains paramount …

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Liberia: ONE ERA ENDS, ANOTHER BEGINS; IS THIS THE FINAL ERA FOR WEAH?

It is no telling, the end of an era is thus the beginning of another. It could be the beginning of another era for the same particular person or for a different person or thing. President George Forkyklon Jlaleh Gbekugbeh Tarpeh Manneh Weah is closing another very important chapter in his life’s journey on earth. …

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TENURE HULLABALOO SPARKS At EPA; Protesters Resist Wilson Tarpeh’s Return, But….

–— As Tarpeh Terms Action by Protesters As ‘Unlawful and A Show of Gangsterism’ IPNEWS: One day into the President Joseph N. Boakai’s Administration, protesters early Tuesday besieged the grounds of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) calling for a ‘no return’ of current Executive Director. The protesters who blocked the entrance of the EPA prompting …

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A Deeper Look into ArcelorMittal Liberia’s Phase 2 Project Expansion Promises

IPNEWS: The project, with an investment of about 1.2 billion, positions itself to usher in a new era under the incoming government of Joseph Boakai. Boakai and his vice President Jeremiah Koung are set to take charge on January 22, 2023, when they are sworn into office. With Liberia’s prevailing socio-economic challenges, the AML Phase …

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