Day: July 16, 2024

Liberia: “45% of Medicines and Health Products Expired or Substandard”, Dr. Bawo Alarms

IPNEWS: Liberia currently faces an existential health threat due to the prevalence of substandard and expired drugs and other medicinal products across the country, the Managing Director of Liberia Medicine and Health Product Regulatory Authority (LMHRA), Luke L. Bawo, has alarmed. He highlighted a concerning reality where approximately 45% of medicines and health products in …

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Liberia’s Fisheries DG Holds Bilateral Engagement With FAO ADG

IPNEWS: The Director General of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority NaFAA has held a successful bilateral engagement with Manuel Barange, the Assistant Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in Rome, Italy, during the Committee on Fisheries, 36th Session (COFI 36), at FAO headquarters in the Canada room. …

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Court Rules Guilty Verdict in 5 ex-officials of Plan Parenthood Liberia US$96,875.00 Case

IPNEWS: Jurors have unanimously found five former officials of the Plan Parenthood Association of Liberia (formally Family Planning Association) guilty of theft at criminal court “C ” at the Temple of Justic in Monrovia. Criminal Court ‘C’ found the Five former officials of the Plan Parenthood Association of Liberia guilty of stealing Ninety-Six Thousand Eight …

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Liberia: Legislature Takes Step to Genuine Transparency & Accountability

—— As Joint Public Accounts & Expenditure Committee Opens Public Hearing in GAC Audit Reports IPNEWS: The 55th Legislature Joint Public Accounts Audit & Expenditure Committee has officially launched public hearings into the Auditor General’s Reports. The hearings, which is in adherence to Article 89 of the 1986 Constitution of the Republic of Liberia and …

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Liberia: Tragedy Hits Jackie’s Resorts In Ganta

— 19yr  OLD  MAN DROWNS IN POOL  IPNEWS: Police in the provisional city Ganta are investigating the mysterious death of a 19-year-old man identify as Chris Blessing Kollie after he was found dead at the famous Jackie’s Resort. According to the report, Mr. Kollie died suddenly drowned in the Jackie swimming pool in Ganta City, Nimba …

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Liberia: Bloody Clashes In New Kru Town Over Robert Teah Induction

IPNEWS: Violent clashes between rival parties erupted early Monday, morning in the borough of New Kru town after some Elders rejected and disrupted the induction of Robert B. Teah as Governor of the Borough. It may be recalled President Joseph Boakai appointed Robert B. Teah as Governor of the populated Borough of New Kru Town …

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Tension Mounts Again on UL Campuses Amidst Disruption of Classes

IPNEWS: University of Liberia-campus-based Student Unification Party (SUP) early Monday morning prevented students from writing their final exams over demand for the resignation or dismissal of University Dean of Students Sekou Conneh. The students were in the middle of their final exams when members of the SUP stormed the exam halls and disrupted the process …

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PERSPECTIVE: A Call for Cultural Renaissance: The Argument for Renaming and Rebranding Liberia

By: Austin S Fallah  – A True Son of Liberia. In the vibrant purdah of African nations, each thread of every country is woven with its unique historical narrative, embodying a distinct cultural identity. However, often, these identities are disrupted, repurposed, or altogether replaced due to the complex interplay of colonization and the struggle for …

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