As the first year of the Partnership Schools for Liberia program comes to a close, we at the Ministry of Education are taking stock of the successes from the pilot thus far, and working with both stakeholders across Liberia and international partners to chart the course forward.
OP-ED: A Popular Victory Against Money, Power, and Greed
According to a Frontpage Africa’s article, while 34 out of 38 members of the House of Representatives voted in favor of granting a national counterproductive tax break to a Lebanese business, some senators have rejected the president’s request to grant such an unpatriotic tax incentive to her foreign crony.
OP-ED: To Beat 170 Years of Deception, Citizens Need to Aim for Systemic Change
There are two deceptive questions Liberian politicians want to impress on the minds of voters in 2017.
OP-ED: LEC Woes Continue
The grid was well planned and laid out. Cables ran throughout the length and breadth of Liberia. I don’t remember owning a generator or hearing the hums of a generator during those good old days.
OP-ED: Liberians Must Pick Up Slack When Int’l NGOs Leave
Look at any cover of Front Page Africa this week and you will see the reality of Liberia today. This is the reality that all we Liberians are left with as the last of the last NGOs and international organizations are pulling out of Liberia before the new fiscal year begins.
OP-ED: Changing the Liberian Mentality is the Truest Recipe for Progress
Last month, Monrovia was spellbound with what was one of the best oratory I have ever witnessed in my short life. Prof. Dr. Patrice L. O. Lumumba, a Kenyan pan-Africanist, was in Liberia and delivered two speeches.
OP-ED: For the Youngest Continent, It’s Time to Reject Septuagenarian Leaders
Africa’s older generation has made its mark. It’s time for a new crop of youthful leaders to have a say in Africa’s future.
OP-ED: Entrepreneurship Can Reduce Youth Unemployment
Many Liberian leaders would agree that for a poor country like ours, entrepreneurship is key to growing the economy, creating employment opportunities for the many unskilled young people and securing the fragile peace.