The wave of attacks on foreign-owned shops in some South African townships raise uncomfortable questions about xenophobia in South Africa.
EDITORIAL: Quincy B Deserves More Than Your Condolences
Alcohol, speed and the lack of safety devices such as seatbelts or airbags were likely factors in the crash and resulting death. Unfortunately, Liberians will likely let Burrowes’ death be in vain instead of using it to spur changes to lower the chances of such incidences happening in the future.
OP-ED: A Legislature of Indigenous Vampires
During her 10th State of the Nation Address on January 26, 2015, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was correct when she renamed corruption from ‘public enemy number one’ to a ‘vampire’ of development and obstruction of progress.
OP-ED: The Future of Partnership Schools For Liberia
Recently, education providers, stakeholders, funders and the Government of Liberia, led by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, huddled in Ganta and Monrovia to discuss the future of the much-heralded Partnership Schools for Liberia’s (PSL) “Investing in Education for the Future†Conference.
OP-ED: Tackling Voters’ Hesitation in the Voter Registration Process
There has been a plethora of challenges and constraints for the National Elections Commission since the start of the current voter registration exercise, such as inadequate resources, unqualified VR staff, insufficient awareness, VR equipment failure, lack of security personnel at some VR centers and other problems.
OP-ED: Politics Versus Entrepreneurship – Where Should the Youth Venture the Most?
In Liberia, young people play a vital role in our politics. They spend hours on social media serving the interests of their political leaders, and even more times at intellectual centers discussing issues.
OP-ED: The Liberian Legislature – An Unholy Political Theater of Unrepented Crooks
Why must a poverty-stricken nation like Liberia spend over US$170.8 million in four years on just 103 lawmakers when the education system is a mess?
OP-ED: Voter Disenchantment Might Lead to Low Voter Turnout
On Saturday, January 28, I joined some of my colleagues as part of a program to raise awareness in Margibi about the ongoing voter registration process.