Month: July 2024

Liberia: Elephants Invade Grand Cape Mount County

IPNEWS: Grand Cape Mount County Senator Dabah Varpilah has called for the immediate intervention of the Senate plenary to address the alarming invasion of elephants disrupting farming activities in the county. In her communication to the Senate on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, Senator Varpilah highlighted that elephant invasions in Gola Konneh District are undermining farming …

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Liberia: Strange Things On Capitol Hill

— Lawmakers Introduces Kekeh ride to Session IPNEWS: At least five Representatives Tuesday vowed to continue riding tricycles โ€˜kekehโ€™ to session after the government of Liberia failed to purchase vehicles for the Lawmakers in keeping with law. The five aggrieved lawmakers are Montserrado County District 10 Representative Yekeh Kolubah, Jacob Darbee, Sumo Mulubah, Zinna Normon, …

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Liberia: Rep. Saah Foko Goes Amok Over House Cool On LPRC MD

—- Threatens Kenyan Styled of Protest to Burn House Chambers IPNEWS: The chambers of the House of Representative begin a scene of verbal attacks and used of three- and four-letter words after CDC District No. 9 Representative Frank Saah Foko threatened to burn down the chambers of the House of Representative over frustration that Lawmakers …

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Liberia: UP Govโ€™t, & Former Pres. Weah Bad-blood Deepens

—– As Information Officials Descend On Former President Weah over CDC Militant Day Outburst IPNEWS: Information Minister Jerolinmick Matthew Piah, has blasted former President George Manneh Weah over recent comments that incumbent President Joseph Boakai is a โ€˜sleepy old man. Minister Piah describes the comments by former president Weah as disrespectful and uncalled for. Speaking …

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PERSPECTIVE: The Big Five: The Worldโ€™s 8th Poorest Country, Liberia, Is Spending US$11.14 Million On Just Five (5) Public Officials/Offices in 12 Months โ€“โ€“ This Is Business As Usual โ€“ Edition 8

By: Martin K. N. Kollie writesโ€ฆ I) Introduction: Liberia is spending more than US$11 million on just 5 public officials/offices. Isnโ€™t this business as usual? The data for this analysis was sourced from the 2024 Draft and Approved National Budgets of Liberia (Ref. Page 3 to Page 21). We have critically analyzed the data and …

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Liberia: July 16 Set for Supreme Court Hearing In Former Justice, Others Murder Case

IPNEWS: The Supreme Court of Liberia headed by her Honor Sie-A-Nyene G. Yuoh has set July 16,2024 to hear the appeal murder case of the former Liberian Chief Justice Gloria Musu Scott and three of her family members. The fourโ€”all womenโ€”have been in serving their life sentence at the Monrovia Central Prison since their sentencing …

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PERSPECTIVE: The Dust Must Settle! -Rekindling The Spirit of A Unified PUL ~A Call To Action

Writes: D. Webster P. Cassell, Liberian Journalist Distinguished members of the media, I am compelled to initiate a conversation aimed at reviving the spirit of unity within our journalist community. Never before in the history of the Press Union of Liberia have we been so divided, to the extent that we seem to have forgotten …

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Liberia: “Childish!”- Daniel Sando Describes Former President Weah’s Comment at Pres. Boakai

IPNEWS: In a recent development, Daniel O. Sando, Deputy Minister of Press and Public Affairs at the Ministry of Information, has sharply criticized statements made by former President George Weah as “childish.” The remarks from Sando come in response to Weah’s comments regarding President Joseph Boakai’s alleged memory issues. Former President George Weah was quoted …

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Liberia: ๐‹๐š๐›๐จ๐ซ ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐๐ฌ ๐€๐…๐‚๐Ž๐๐’ ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐”๐’$๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‘๐Š ๐…๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐†๐Ž๐‹ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ

IPNEWS: The Minister of Labor, Cooper Kruah has extolled AFCONS, a subsidiary of ArcelorMittal for depositing US$253 thousand into governmentโ€™s revenue as fine levied against them for violation of Liberia Labor Law. According to a release from the Ministry of Labor (MoL) dated June 30, 2024, Minister Kruah expressed his gratitude and explicit confidence in …

Liberia: ๐‹๐š๐›๐จ๐ซ ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐๐ฌ ๐€๐…๐‚๐Ž๐๐’ ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐”๐’$๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‘๐Š ๐…๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐†๐Ž๐‹ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ Read More »