“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.
OP-ED: Gongloe, the People’s Lawyer, for President
To call Tiawan Saye Gongloe the people’s lawyer would be an understatement, for he has worked tirelessly for many years to represent the poor and downtrodden in Liberian society. He has spoken when needed, even when the lots were silent.
OP-ED: Is George Weah Ready to be President?
This week, news emerged that Senator George Manneh Oppong Weah, the former world footballer who used his feet to accomplish wonders in the European league, thus becoming world best player in 1995 – a fame he would also use to launch his political career – ranked as one of the worst performing senators in terms of plenary participation.
OP-ED: Amid Liberia’s Acute Health Care Needs, a Criminal Syndicate at JFK
A big news story emerged last week in Monrovia, at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center, the nation’s biggest hospital. What has surfaced is news of a criminal syndicate at JFK, which has managed to defraud the health facility of about US$500,000.
OP-ED: We are the Very Limits of the Rule of Law We Like to Complain About
A few months ago, I travelled through central Rwanda in a coterie of Ugandan residents who for two days endlessly praised the Rwandan government for their clean and organised streets and the country’s zero tolerance for corruption.
OP-ED: Regaining the People’s Trust in the Health System: What Will It Take?
Community engagement helped turn the tide of Ebola, and will be critical in combatting this latest outbreak.
OP-ED: Better Health System for Better Health Outcome for the People of Liberia
The Ebola devastation of 2014-2015 in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea exposed the fragile health systems of the region. According to the US Center for Disease Control, over the period of the crisis, Liberia had 10,675 cases and reported about 4,809 deaths. Sierra Leone had over 14,124 cases and reported 3,956 deaths. Guinea had 3,805 cases and reported 2,536 deaths. Nigeria had 20 cases and reported 8 deaths.
OP-ED: A Story of Love from Rivercess
Her white and pink striped shirt draped over her left shoulder like an oversized curtain. As she sat on her mother’s lap, Love stared up at the stethoscopes hung around our necks. She had the apprehension you’d expect to see in the eyes of an infant with four strangers by her bedside.