George Weah’s inauguration speech will set the tone for the administration moving forward, but it must also illustrate his understanding of the challenges facing Liberia and his solutions.
EDITORIAL: How Boakai’s Campaign Let the Presidency Go Away
An examination of how Unity Party ran its campaign reveals a series of blunders that allowed the presidency to slip away from Boakai.
OP-ED: How Pres. Sirleaf Got Weah Elected President
It was no surprise that in early 2017, rumors began to surface that current President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and her Vice President Joseph Boakai had fallen out.
OP-ED: Change is Inevitable
The Liberian people voted with their conscience with their love for the country over the arrogance of knowledge, and to stab the status quo in the back.
OP-ED: The Importance of a Presidential Concession Speech
After the elections results are made final, the losing candidate has a huge responsibility to his party, to the president-elect, and, most importantly, to the people of Liberia: concession.
OP-ED: Celebrating Liberia’s Most Honest Government Officials
Like warding off infection in a patient, Rebecca Scotland wants to sanitize the process of becoming a nurse. On Friday, she was crowned the winner of Integrity Idol Liberia, the country’s third campaign to celebrate honest public officials.
OP-ED: Mobile Payments are Making it Easier for Civil Servants to Get Salaries
Through mobile salary payments, government employees can now get their monthly payments transferred to them on their phones, greatly reducing the need for difficult, expensive trips to the bank.
EDITORIAL: Building Brand Liberia
Brand Liberia has been brought down at the expense of pursuing personal goals or just willful ignorance of public relations fundamentals.