Today, Liberia joins member states of the African Union to celebrate the African Public Service Day.
President Sirleaf Tours Bong to Dedicate Several Projects
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is today ending a two-day “appreciation visit†to Bong.
Brumskine’s Education Policies Are Nothing New and Lack Key Details
Accepting Liberty Party’s nomination to contest this year’s presidential elections, Charles W. Brumskine made some pledges regarding education that appear quite laudable at first glance. However, further scrutiny reveals that Liberty Party’s education policies are nothing new.
OP-ED: Hopes Of National Reconciliation Fading
Without question, the reputation of President Sirleaf on the international stage is flawless. At home, however, most Liberians have serious doubts about the President’s commitment to national reconciliation, tackling corruption and prioritizing policies aimed at healing the wounds of victims of the Liberian Civil War. At the 11th hour, I call on President Sirleaf to salvage her legacy and reputation at home and among Diaspora Liberians by jump-starting national reconciliation and prioritizing healing the wounds of war by issuance of an executive order, granting visa waiver that opens the door for all Liberians forced into exile by the brutal civil war to return home and begin reconciliation.
OP-ED: ECOWAS Summit Illuminates Sirleaf’s Troubled Relationship with Tolbert Legacy
In August 1979, President William Tolbert, Jr. appointed Liberia’s first female minister of finance, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. The vacancy arose in part due to the economic fall-out associated with the high cost of hosting the 16th summit of the Organization of African Unity in Monrovia the previous month.
Amid Audit Scare, President Orders Maritime Commissioner to Return from Official Trip
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has expressed shock over initial results of an ongoing audit process of the Private Sector Development Initiative at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning.
Did Brumskine ‘Mastermind’ ArcelorMittal’s Abandonment of Ganta-Yekepa Road
The Ganta-Yekepa Road has become the subject of a spar between two politicians arguing over the reason why ArcelorMittal has no longer committed to constructing the road.
Liberians in Diaspora Threaten Lawsuit for Denial of Voting Rights
Liberians living abroad under the umbrella of the All Liberian Diaspora Conference have threatened to file a lawsuit against the National Elections Commission for allegedly denying them their right to vote in the national elections while staying outside the country.