Month: August 2024

Liberia: Internet Disruptions Caused by ACE Cable Cut

IPNEWS: Liberia is the latest African country to be hit with internet service disruptions, which the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) has attributed to a cut in the ACE (Africa Coast to Europe) subsea cable. In a Facebook post, the LTA said that service disruptions began around 1:00am local time on Wednesday, with local ISPs being …

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CHAP Hosts Farmers’ Exchange Visit to Promote Climate Smart Agriculture in Grand Bassa and Rivercess Counties

IPNEWS: In support of the Livelihood Innovation Food Security Entrepreneurship (LIFE) project, funded by Irish Aid through Concern Worldwide Liberia and implemented by CHAP and various other NIPs, CHAP is advancing its Climate Smart Agriculture and lowland development initiatives in Rivercess and Grand Bassa. This project is working with 225 smallholder farmers, each cultivating one …

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LRA Conducts Tax Clinic for EU Staffs in Liberia

IPNEWS: The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) successfully conducted an interactive and informative tax clinic with the European Union (EU) Delegation to Liberia on August 21, 2024. This initiative, a joint effort between the LRA’s Government and Not-for Profit Division and Taxpayer Services Division, represents a significant step towards enhancing tax compliance and broadening the understanding …

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PERPSPECTIVE: A National Security Public Policy Commentary: The Imperative of Resolute Actions Against Banditry and Hooliganism in Liberia

By: Austin S Fallah- A Public Policy Expert,  Legal Mind, Government Law Enforcement Minded, and A True Nationalist Son of the Planet Earth Soil: In recent months, Liberia has experienced a troubling resurgence of banditry, hooliganism, and other forms of national security threats perpetrated by individuals masquerading under the banner of free speech and the …

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NPHIL HEIGHTENS SURVEILLANCE AT POINTS OF ENTRY

IPNEWS: Amidst the outbreak of the Mpox virus in the region, the National Public Health Institute of Liberia has heightened surveillance at points of entry around the country. The Director-General, Dr. Dougbeh Chris Nyan led a technical team yesterday, August 21, 2024, at the Robert International Airport in Margibi County, and today, August 22, 2024, …

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‘WE DID NOT INTEND TO TARGET CDC ‘, Gov’t Clarifies

IPNEWS: The Liberian Government has clarified that the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency’s (LDEA) search and seizure execution in Congo Town was not intended for, nor did it target, the Headquarters of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC). Following violent clashes between CDC supporters and the police on Thursday, August 22, 2024, the government said …

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The ANC Condemns Violence and Lawlessness at CDC Headquarters: Calls for Immediate and Fair Investigation

IPNEWS: The Alternative National Congress (ANC) unequivocally condemns the lawlessness and violence that erupted today around the Congress for Democratic Change CDC) headquarters. This incident is a stark reminder of the dark days of our past, and we must collectively ensure that Liberia does not slip back into the years of carnage and gangsterism. In …

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Liberia: Police Sends 14 CDC Rioters to Court

-Refutes False Claims of Death During CDC-Police Altercation IPNEWS: Authorities of the Liberia National Police (LNP) has termed as false recent reports death during recent altercation with some partisans of the CDC. A statement from the LNP states that the reports were untrue and misleading information particularly circulated on social Media platforms of a dead …

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“We will Assemble Our Citizens and Partisans, so Gov’t can Kill them”, CDC SG Remains Defiant

—As Gov’t Rubbishes Reports of Plan Raid on Former Pres. Weah Home By Taisiah Merfee IPNEWS: Congress For Democratic Change (CDC) Secretary General, Jefferson Koijee, remains defiant hours following Thursday’s sporadic altercation between partisans of the CDC and police officer of the ERU after an early morning raid by LDEA on a ghetto nearest the …

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Liberia: Sporadic Stone Throwing At CDC Headquarters Continues

–As Massive Police Fight to Restore Calm IPNEWS: Sporadic tension continues throughout the early hours of Thursday, after officers of the Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency stormed the vicinity of the Congress for Democratic change (CDC), at about 3:00A.M. Thursday morning. According to sources, the LDEA operations resulted into exchange of clashes with reports of exchange …

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