Hundreds of young people gathered at the Sports Commission on Friday to witness live performances of Liberia’s best young emerging new artists.
Weekend Guide – March 31
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US Embassy Rejected 70% of Liberian Visa Applicants in 2016; Made US$1.73 million
Despite the closeness in diplomatic ties, Liberia has one of the highest US visa refusal rates. The country ranks fourth after Cuba, Afghanistan, and Mauritania.
Weekend Guide- March 24
On March 3, 2017, Liberian R & B star singer, Quincy L. Borrow, nicknamed Quincy B, died from a car accident, on his way from a KARAOKE night, in Monrovia, Liberia. The artist was pulled out of the damaged vehicle and rush to the JFK Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Along with Quincy B involved in the accident were fellow artists Maurice Terziq Gayflor, nicknamed CIC, Margas Bimba and Feouls Kaba. CIC legs got broken in the accident while there were no injuries for both Margas Bimba and Feouls Kaba.
Book Review: Madame President
In October of 2017, Liberians will return to the ballot box to choose their second democratically elected leader since the end of the civil war.
One-sided Publicity for New Biography of Sirleaf Illustrates Adichie’s ‘Danger of a Single Story’
If the publicity around Helene Cooper’s new book is a reliable indicator, one would be hard pressed to expect a biography that does anything but draw on the tried and true single story that paints Liberia as a land torn by violence, where accountability is a luxury, and in which there is little to celebrate except the novelty of its female chief executive.
Weekend Guide- March 4
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Weekend Guide – Feb. 24
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