IPNEWS: A proposal by the Ministry of Health to reduce the capacity of the C.H. Rennie Memorial Hospital reconstruction has triggered a wave of anger among citizens in Margibi County. The new hospital, which was initially planned to have a 150-bed capacity by the past CDC-led Administration of former President George Weah, is now under …
IPNEWS: Since Liberia was founded in 1847, she has subscribed to the Republican form of government and has been a democratic unitary sovereign state, divided into 15 counties for administrative purposes in keeping with her 1986 Constitution. Regarding elections of chiefs in Liberia, it is crystal clear under Article 56(b) of the Liberian Constitution that …
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IPNEWS: Ahead of the much introduction of the ECO currency for countries in the West African Region, the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development says it is issuing sustainable bonds worth N175 billion (FCFA 70 billion) aimed at boosting the economy of West African countries. The ECOWAS Bank disclosed this via its X page on July 12, …
IPNEWS: The Liberian Government, through the University of Liberia along with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and other partners, Wednesday, July 17, launched the University Innovation Pod (UniPod). The project, which was launched on the University of Liberia, Fendell Campus, is aimed at encouraging students in universities to engage in innovation and design thinking. …
—Holds Acquaintance Meeting with Foreign Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti IPNEWS: Her Excellency Sara Beysolow Nyanti, Minister of Foreign Affairs, received several Ambassadors-designate to the Republic of Liberia at her Foreign Ministry office on Capitol Hill, Monrovia. The event took place on Monday, July 15, 2024, as part of the diplomatic protocol ahead of their formal …
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IPNEWS: Agriculture Minister, Dr. J. Alexander Nuetah is calling for the involvement of all Liberians towards the improvement of food and nutrition security by embracing the implementation of the new agriculture agenda for the country. According to Dr. Nuetah, the ‘Liberians Feed Yourselves Agenda’, which is also known as the National Agriculture Development Plan (NADP), …
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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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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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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 …
—— 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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