On Tuesday, April 23, registered voters in Nimba and Grand Gedeh voted to fill vacancies in the Senate and House of Representatives. However, like previous polls, the outcomes did not reflect the “will of the voters.”
OP-ED: Strategies for Sustainable Development and Transformation in Liberia
Sustainable development and transformation are possible if Liberia implements key strategies with the help of global and local community members.
OP-ED: Pausing and Reflecting for Better Social Accountability Outcomes
An organization or an ecosystem cannot grow without pausing, reflecting, and learning from past mistakes and failures. But this is often overlooked by even well-established organizations that simultaneously manage multiple priorities – fundraising, project delivery, reporting.
OP-ED: Failures as Steppingstone for New Ideas
Celebrating success is obvious. But what if we also celebrate stories of failures by recognizing that brand-new ways of thinking are often the result.
OP-ED: An Urgent Call for Women’s Participation in Political Leadership
As Liberia joins the rest of the world in celebrating this year’s International Women’s Day, it is worth asking ourselves what have women actually achieved, especially in the area of political leadership.
OP-ED: Laugh at Abigail Faikai, But the System Failed You Too
We shame Abigail Faikai for her not so skillful use of the English language instead of asking why the University of Liberia would even accept and grant degrees to students who cannot properly compose a sentence. We may laugh at Faikai, but it’s all too apparent that the system has failed us too.
OP-ED: Too Big to Jail – Supreme Court’s Sad New Precedent for Criminal Breach of Fiduciary Duties
Today the Supreme Court of Liberia is saying that in cases of theft of property, criminal conspiracy, and misapplication of entrusted property, all the convicted felon has to do is to pay back the money and all will be fine.
OP-ED: Does Liberia Really Need an Army?
Today is Armed Forces Day and that comes with the obligatory calls from many parties for increased funding to the army’s budget. However, rather than join those calls, I would like to propose an alternate approach. I think Liberia is better off disbanding the army.