Day: March 18, 2024

Liberia: “Shut-up!” CDC Stalwart Tells Weah, Koijee & Gray

IPNEWS: The disenchantment of Cdcians following the results of the October 2023 elections has gotten to another level with what seems to be a boiling point. University of Liberia Professor Lester Zomatic Tenny Monday, March 18 called on former President George Weah, including the likes of CDC Secretary General Jefferson Koijee, and former Montserrado District …

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Liberia: Nurse to Nurse 4-Day Training Kicks Off Today

Hundreds of Liberian nurses from across the country are expected to get training from an international organization. The training is going to be held in partnership with the Ministry of Health, will be under the banner: “Nurse To Nurse”. Nurse To Nurse is Liberian-based with international link. It focuses on building the capacity of Liberian …

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Dutch and French Development Banks Visit Liberia to Address Concerns from Communities and Environmental Organizations

IPNEWS: Dutch development bank FMO and French development bank Proparco have investments in Maryland Oil Palm Plantation (MOPP) through its owner SIFCA in Ivory Coast. Wilmar, one of the largest palm oil companies in the world, is one of the main shareholders. The banks recently visited the operation areas of Maryland Oil Palm Plantation (MOPP) …

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LIBERIA: 8% of ULAA’s Registered Voters Participated in Half-baked Elections

  -As Honest Ballot Discloses only 75 Voters of 899 Cast Ballots   Honest Ballot, the entity provided the voting machines for the Union of Liberian Associations in the Americas’ (ULAA) March 2nd, 2024 national election, has reported that only 75 persons voted in the half-baked election, which should have seen at least 899 registered …

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Liberia: LRA Engages Business Community In Dialogue To Foster Revenue Growth

IPNEWS: The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) has convened its first quarterly multi-stakeholder engagement, bringing together members of the business community, with the objective of enhancing collaboration and driving economic and revenue growth. Under the stewardship of the new Commissioner General, James Dorbor Jallah, the engagement served as a platform for various stakeholders, including shipping lines, …

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Big Agriculture Summit Gets Underway Soon

— As Liberia to Share in Nigeria’s Experience for Self- sufficiency The two-day Seed Business Summit themed: “Building a Harmonized Roadmap for Seed Sector Transformation”, will be held 25-26 March in Monrovia, the Liberian capital. IPNEWS: The Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with Agricultural development agencies, researchers, and policymakers are set to organize a business …

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Liberians Remember Ebola outbreak Victims 10yrs After

IPNEWS: Liberians gathered this week to mark a decade since the country was hit by a devastating Ebola outbreak that killed more than 10,000 people in West Africa, adding to the region’s economic and political troubles. The second Wednesday of March in Liberia, National Decoration Day, is always one of remembrance and people gathered this …

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China Vessels Login To Liberia’s Maritime Registry

IPNEWS: Liberia’s maritime commissioner and chief executive officer Neto Zarzar Lighe has disclosed plans aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in the maritime industry with China. The disclosure signals a future where more Chinese vessels may sail under the Liberian flag. Statistics show that China’s maritime transport constitutes over 25 percent of Liberia’s total maritime registry. …

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Police Gets US Gov’t Donated Uniform 

IPNEWS: The United States Government, Thursday, March 14, 2024, donated two thousand sets of uniforms to the Liberia National Police. Making the presentation Thursday, the head of the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Association (INL), Sally Schniegel said the donation is the US Goverment’s way of enhancing officers’ appearance while carrying out their law enforcement …

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Liberia: The Imperative of Establishing a Sheriffs’ Department in Liberia; A Call for Enforcing Court Decisions

By: Austin S. Fallah: A Nationalist, an Advocate, and a Student of Public Policy:  In recent years, Liberia’s judicial system has experienced increasing difficulty in maintaining the enforcement of court decisions. This predicament tends to undermine the rule of law, hollowing out the very essence of justice in the country. Hence, it has become incumbent …

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