Day: April 7, 2024

Ensuring Health Equity: Narrowing the Barrier Gaps in Accessing Health Care

An Op Ed By Dr. Clement Peter – WHO Representative – Liberia The theme of this years’ World Health Day, “My Health, My Right,” encourages us to reduce inequity and barriers affecting access to health services wherever and whenever people need them.  This theme resonates well with the existing inequities to accessing health care globally, …

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LIBERIA: War Crimes Court Advocates Mount Pressure on Boakai, Senate to “Fast Track” Legal Body’s Establishment

A pressure group under banner, The Coalition for the Establishment of War and Economic Crimes Court in Liberia (CEWAECCL), is calling on the Liberian Senate to fast track the long awaited establishment of the War and Economic Crimes Courts. CEWAECCL notes with interest the enthusiasm of the House of the Representatives for the establishment of …

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Arcelor Mittal-Liberia to Finance Bong County 1.5Million Modern Sport Park

IPNEWS: Arcelor Mittal-Liberia  is to shortly finance at modern sports park in Bong county at the cost 1.5 million United States dollars. Making the disclosure over the weekend when the Chair and the Co-chair of the Bong County Legislative Caucus, Senator Johnny K. Kpehe, conducted an inspection tour of a promising Sports Park project that …

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““NO APOLOGIES FOR PROSECUTION ROLE”, Cllr. Livingstone & Cllr. Gould Respond to Nomination withdrawal

IPNEWS: Two outstanding criminal lawyers recently withdrawn by President Joseph N. Boakai, say they have no ‘regrets for their roles played during the prosecution of former chief Justice and Executive member of the Unity Party, Her. Hon. Gloria Musu Scott. In their first joint respond to the withdrawal of their nominations by President Boakai, both …

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Liberia: Pres. Boakai Dribbles House Over Lifting Moratorium on Unprocessed Natural Rubber

—–Sets Up Inter-Agency Committee to probe issues surrounding exportation of unprocessed natural rubber IPNEWS: The President of Liberia, H.E Joseph N. Boakai, Sr., over the weekend announced the formation of a multi-agency investigative committee to probe issues surrounding the exportation of unprocessed natural rubber, which has been the subject of controversy. The Committee is composed …

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Uncontrollable Street Begging Engulfs Liberia

— As Ivory Coast joins Nigeria, Senegal, Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, Others Ban Begging in Streets IPNEWS: Prior to 1990 armed conflict, Liberia was a model of civilization across Africa, with a low rate of 1% street bagging according to a report by the Consortium for street children. Research has shown that Liberia has no legal …

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Liberia Spotlight: Know What’s In Your Budget – Recurrent Expenditure Does Not Mean “Salaries” – Part II

By: Martin K. N. Kollie As promised, this is a 10-part series. As citizens of Liberia, you deserve to know what’s in your budget. Get involved and participate because it is your right to do so. The need to ensure fiscal openness as a key driver of accountability and transparency cannot be overemphasized. In part …

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Liberia: BMMC supports S/Leone Lib Roadside Brushing

…As citizens and lawmakers commend company IPNEWS: Bea Mountain Mining Company has given its full support to repairing of damaged parts of the road that connects Liberia to Sierra Leone. The road is about 299km(185mi) stretch. The company gave the support following a request from the Representative of district number two of Grand Cape Mount …

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