While it might be flashier and temporarily more politically attractive to propose building a new city, those resources would be better directed towards improving existing infrastructure, through investment, new policies to influence behavior and enforcement of existing rules.
OP-ED: Your Safety on the Road is Your Responsibility
Liberia has the second worst rate of road traffic deaths in sub-Saharan Africa and the number of people being killed every year is increasing. Most crashes are easily avoidable and we as Liberians have a moral obligation to look after our own safety, and that of others.
OP-ED: What Should Pro-Poor Governance Mean for Liberia?
In the current Liberian context, a pro-poor form of governance demands stabilizing recurrent expenditure and increasing investment in public capital (goods) and other social services that enhance the productive capacity of the poor.
PSA: Labour Ministry Mandates Full Compliance with Labour Laws
The Ministry of Labour is requesting all employers to regularize the status of every alien employee within their employed and also make full disclosure on all alien employees within their workplace(s).
OP-ED: Why President Weah Should Read My PhD Thesis on the Promise and Peril of (Dual) Citizenship
Contemporary sensitivities around citizenship are deeply embedded in Liberia’s long history of political, economic and social exclusion, which have yet to be resolved 170 years on.
EDITORIAL: President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Deserves the Ibrahim Prize
Winning this award was certainly a capstone to Ellen Sirleaf’s career as a fearless Liberian leader. She may not have been perfect, but she made significant strides in helping Liberia rise from the ashes.
EDITORIAL: Weah’s Inaction Against Corruption Suggests Business as Usual
Despite calls from several corners for Pres. George Weah to not only declare his assets but also require his appointees to do so, the president has taken no action in that direction. In ignoring the calls from the public, Weah is demonstrating that he has no interest in being tough on corruption.
No Mr. President, Land Rights Before Changes to Citizenship Laws
Please Mr. President, protect our people first and then you can have your day in the spotlight for removing the racist component of our laws.