Author name: Independent Probe Editor

LIBERIA Officially Signs Power Purchase Agreement with Ivory Coast

IPNEWS: The government of Liberia through the Liberia Electricity Corporation has officially signed up to the CLSG project for interconnection between Cรดte Dโ€™Ivoire – Liberia – Sierra Leone โ€“ Guinea, under the Power Purchase Agreement ( PAP) between the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) and Cรดte Dโ€™Ivoire Energy (CIE). The signing of the agreement now puts …

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Over Retainer Traditional Land ownership: 22 Communities Sue GoL & Salala Rubber Corp.

IPNEWS: Another historic petition for declaratory judgment is at hand. This time, residents of 22 indigenous Kpelle communities, dispossessed of their customary land, cultural sites, and livelihoods, have filed a groundbreaking legal action against the Salala Rubber Corporation (SRC) and the Liberian Government. Their lawsuit seeks a declaration that they retain ownership of their traditional …

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Over Massive Plundering of Liberiaโ€™s Wealth: Senate Summons LEITI

IPNEWS: The Liberian Senate has invited the Secretariat of the Liberia Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (LEITI) to appear before the Plenary constituted in a Committee of the Whole on Thursday, October 27, 2022, at noon to provide requisite information on the status of its work and challenges it encounters. This will include compliance issues of …

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โ€œLiberia is Headed for Clash landing if!โ€ Frm. VP Joseph Boakai Warns

IPNEWS: One More, the Standard Bearer of the opposition Unity Party, former Vice President Joseph Nyumah Boakai has thrown jabs at the leadership ability of incumbent President Goerge Manneh Weah. Former Vice President Boakai stated Liberia is running on autopilot, and if the right decisions are made, the country could crash land because, according to …

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โ€œTime to Take Ownership โ€œ Alexander Cummings Rally Liberians U.S.

IPNEWS: The Standard Bearer of the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP), Mr. Alexander Cummings, has stressed the need for Liberians to take ownership of the countryโ€™s problems and find enduring and sustainable solutions instead of relying solely on solutions from international partners. Cummings made the assertion when he addressed a group of Liberians, Canadian educators, and …

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House Reaches Consensus with LISGIS, UNFPA to Readjust Census Date

IPNEWS: House of Representatives Speaker, ย Bhofal Chambers has announced that the House has met with top officials of the Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and agreed to push the starting date of the census by additional 15 days. That means the national census will now …

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Pope Francisโ€™s Newly Appointed Apostolic Nuncio arrives in Liberia

IPNEWS: The Apostolic Nuncio to Liberia and Sierra Leone, who was recently appointed by the Head and Holy Father of the Catholic Church in the world, Pope Francis, has arrived in Monrovia to begin his pastoral duties. The Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Walter Erbi, was appointed to Liberia on July 16, 2022, after the departure of …

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Govโ€™t to build US$1.5M School in Bong County

IPNEWS: The Liberian Government, through the Ministry of Education (MoE) with support from the World Bank, has embarked on a state-of-the-art school project in Gbarnga, Bong County worth US$1.5 million. Giving an overview of the project at the official kickoff, Improving Results in Secondary Education (IRISE) Contract Project Specialist, Lawrence Taylor, said the objective of …

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MIA, Council of Chief warn Against Illegal Activities of Poro and Sande Societies

IPNEWS: Authorities at the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) and the National Council of Chiefs of Liberia (NACCEL) say their attention has been drawn to the continuous illegal practices of Poro and Sande schools in the country. The Ministry and the Council, in a press release issued in Monrovia on Thursday, October 20, said the …

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For Squeezing Husband Private Part to Death, Woman 36 Charge For Manslaughter

IPNEWS: Police in Maryland County have charged and forwarded to the Pleebo City Magisterial Court a 36-year-old woman known as Josephine Dieba for manslaughter. According to the police charge sheet, the action by defendant Josephine violates 14.2 of the penal law of Liberia. Defendant Josphine Diabe, the charge came following a thorough investigation conducted under …

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