Quality education makes a country to prosper. The importance of education to low income countries cannot be overemphasized. Most prosperous people are educated while most illiterate people are poor.
OP-ED: The Politics of Tribalism in the Absence of Intellectual Discourse
He stood about five and a half feet tall with an oversized backpack, a menacing look, deep red eyes, and a rocket-propelled grenade launcher. He was directing fleeing civilians at a makeshift NPFL checkpoint decorated with human skulls in the suburb of Voinjama, Lofa County where opposing rebel forces, ULIMO-K, were pushing against Charles Taylor’s NPFL rebels.
OP-ED: In Defense of Press Freedom
May 3rd of each year is set aside to pay special homage to journalists worldwide who have gone beyond the call of duty to unveil hidden truths and disseminate accurate, balance and credible report on global and local issues.
OP-ED: John Morlu for President
John Morlu, former Auditor General of Liberia, has been a fearless advocate for accountability since he came to the public eye about ten years ago. He has not relented in his desire to push for austerity, evident in his keen displeasure for corruption among public officials and his track record when he served as Liberia’s Auditor General.
OP-ED: Liberian Cities Should Give Residents Ownership over Parks
At around 10 a.m. one morning, just as the sun’s rays were beginning to be felt, I decided to go jogging around my community. I had finally convinced myself to stop being lazy and came up with a routine that I felt was doable.
OP-ED: EU Underlines Importance of Freedom of Expression
On May 3rd, the world celebrates World Press Freedom Day. The international day was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1993 following a recommendation adopted at the 26th session of UNESCO’s General Conference in 1991. The step responded to a call by African journalists who in 1991 produced the landmark Windhoek Declaration on media pluralism and independence.
OP-ED: Is George Weah the Hillary Clinton of Liberian Politics?
Although presidential elections in the United States will take place nearly a year before those in Liberia, one would not know by the political jostling and cabinet resignations presently shaking up Monrovia.
OP-ED: Soil Deterioration – A Constraint to Sustainable Agricultural Productivity
“Our soil is rich,†“The soil is a bank,†“Get back to the soil!†These are common slogans by Liberians and some agricultural institutions in appreciating support for agricultural productivity in this tiny coastal West African nation which is indeed endowed with immense natural resources including gold, diamond, iron ore, and other forest resources.