In the immediate term, focus should be given to investment in sectors that have the greatest potential to reduce the trade deficits, while expanding and improving Liberian entrepreneurship.
OP-ED: Caution is Needed on the Two Road Construction Loans
Over the last few weeks, President George Weah announced the decision to borrow funds through two loans to finance major infrastructure projects. With an already high debt portfolio, it doesn’t make economic sense to be borrowing such an amount now, especially so when the outlook of the economy is not positive.
OP-ED: The Fight Against the Blade
In Liberia, minors are sent to undergo female genital mutilation, or FGM, based on their parent’s cultural or religious beliefs. However, culture is made by man and is ever-changing.
OP-ED: The Change Needed at Cuttington University
The change in leadership at Cuttington must be married to a change in leadership style that is effective and need-addressing. The faculty desperately needs a leader that will support innovations and incentivize those who work diligently.
OP-ED: Rebranding Liberia Through Positive Images and Stories
Drained by the ill perceptions of my home country, I wasn’t going to sit back and let Google and the Western media continue to take away from Liberia’s rich cultures, traditions, landscapes, and peoples by solely focusing on the country’s devastating past.
OP-ED: Nimba Needs Development, Not Division into Pieces
It is necessary to note that too many smaller counties are unnecessary and downright burdensome. The constant mushrooming of tiny breakaway counties in an undeveloped nation like Liberia increases the national budget without creating resources from which to sustain an ever-growing budget.
OP-ED: I Was a Power Thief and I Have No Remorse About It
Even in communities where the grid was now available, LEC wasn’t doing a good enough job of connecting new customers fast enough. Some custo.mers who tried to go through the official process of connecting have waited for years at a time
OP-ED: Can Prayer Solve Africa’s Problems?
Africa, the cradle of humankind, is a diverse, and deeply spiritual, continent. Numerous religions are practiced across Africa with the main ones being Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. While religion has its place, there seems to be a higher influx of church prayer services in Liberia than there are schools or solid policies as a solution to poverty and Africa’s other vexing problems.