In a press release issued late Wednesday night, authorities at the William V. S. Tubman University have said the university’s president “has constituted an ‘Independent Committee of Inquiry’ to investigate allegations against a senior staff of the university.” The university named the staff as Roland T. Barnes, associate vice president for facilities and campus operations. He was…
OP-ED: I Paid a Bribe; Here’s Why
Every day in Liberia, there are probably thousands of cases where citizens are caught breaking the law and get away with it by paying bribes.
Tubman University Issues Rebuttal; Bush Chicken Submits FOIA Request
In response to news reports in the media about corruption by senior officials, Tubman University has issued a press release. The Bush Chicken has subsequently submitted a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act.
Stakeholders Paint Grim Picture for Partnership Schools
At a Ministry of Education meeting with operators selected to participate in the Partnership Schools for Liberia initiative, several operators have described alarming situations at Liberian schools that may pose a challenge to starting their work at the beginning of the school year.
OP-ED: Incompetence and Poor Planning Rain on Cuttington Graduates’ Parade
Cuttington University’s image as the nation’s premier institution of learning does not match its haphazardly planned commencement ceremony.
A Meandering Road to Nowhere: Prospect Athletes Struggled to Find a Path to Olympics
A senior sprinter at Eastern Mennonite University at the time of the interview, Philip Watson has been trying to compete in the Olympics for Liberia since his sophomore year, in 2013.
Liberian Trailblazers: T. Michael Weah
Few people have made a greater impact on literacy in modern Liberia than T. Michael Weah, the founder of Liberia’s longest running independent library – the We-Care Library, located at Carey and Gurley Streets in Central Monrovia.
VIDEO: Monrovia African Pop-up Shop Independence Day Edition
Watch scenes from the Independence Day edition of the Monrovia Pop-up Shop.