IPNEWS: The Honorable House of Representatives has approved the fiscal year 2024 National Budget in the tune of US$ US$738,859,827. Members of the House of Representatives for the first time voted by roll call to approve the budget. The passage of the budget followed a rigorous budget debate on Thursday, April 25, 2024, by members …
IPNEWS: ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML), is partnering with Environmental Resources Management (ERM), the world’s largest advisory firm focused on sustainability to assess environmental conditions. The assessment was done in ArcelorMittal’s mining communities and operational areas in Nimba and Grand Bassa counties. When the assessment is concluded, ERM will guide ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) to ensure full compliance …
—-As AfCHPR Sensitizes Human Rights players By: Kehinde Osasona IPNEWS: The African Court on Human & People’s Rights has organised a sensitization seminar for over 100 public and social actors who are undertaking human rights related activities in Liberia. The seminar climaxed a week-long sensitization visit by the Court, led by the President of the …
IPNEWS: The former ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) says it will resist the removal of motorcyclists from major streets across Monrovia. CDC described the planned removal from the streets of all motorcyclists as counterproductive and marginalization of ordinary citizens. Janga Kowo, Acting Chairman of the CDC addressing a press conference Monday, April 29, in …
IPNEWS: Martin K. N. Kollie, Exiled Liberian Activist says since the end of the 2023 General and Presidential Elections there have been well-intentioned, preplanned, and cunning attempts by leading opposition political parties, especially supporters of CDC political leader George Weah and ANC political leader Alexander Cummings, to smear his reputation. According to a statement issued …
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By: Austin S Fallah-A True Son of Liberia, Africa, Planet Earth Soil, and Respecter for the Rule of Law Liberia, a country once brandished in warfare and civil unrest, is once again grappling with a rapidly soaring wave of lawlessness, brutality, and an apparent lack of respect for law enforcement and legal authorities. A once-stabilizing …
IPNEWS: On Monday, April 29, President Joseph N. Boakai appointed long-time intelligence veteran J. Henric Pearson, II., as Director General for Passports & Visas, with the rank of Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, sparking misgivings in several quarters what led to the President’s decision. Already there are uneasiness between the Executive breach and the Judiciary …
By: Atty. Isaac W Jackson, Jr. It is regrettable that having lost at the Supreme Court, President Boakai has shamelessly doubled down in his abuse of Presidential power by suspending holders of tenure offices. The conduct of President Boakia to suspend tenure- holders amidst the Supreme Court’s ruling that it was unlawful for him to …
—- As Executive, Judiciary Clash Over Tenure Position IPNEWS: Former Solicitor-General of Libera Cllr. Sayma Syrenius Cephus, is predicting a looming constitutional crisis between the Liberian judiciary and the executive branch over recent ruling by the Supreme Court of Liberia, citing violation of the constitution by the President Joseph N. Boakai. According to the renowned …
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—- As President Boakai Makes New Nominates and Appoints in Government IPNEWS: The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has nominated and appointed former minister of National Defense, Retired Major General Prince C. Johnson III, as Director, National Security Agency (NSA), replacing long-time intelligence veteran J. Henric Pearson, II., …
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