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Mahatma Gandhi preached, “be the difference you want to see in the world”. We often hear people quote the famous leader, however how many of us actually live by that message? It takes far more than words to make a difference. It takes courage, leadership and action. Don’t you agree? Thursday, Feb.2nd, ONE Liberia, an ...
In the course of offering a tour of City Hall to a guest, Mary T. Broh, the mayor of Monrovia, emerged from her office and encountered an information desk that had no one sitting behind it. “Why is no one behind that desk?” she shouted to a group of aides accompanying her on the tour. ...
As a Liberian, I was filled with joy when I read that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) have decided to SUPPORT US$4.6 billion of debt relief for Liberia. I was discussing with a friend of mine on the debt relief issue and his response was “our country ...
To commemorate Liberia’s 163rd Independence Day, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf reaches out to the diaspora.
Anniversaries are always a time to celebrate, and as we near our 163rd Anniversary, we, as Liberians, have a lot to be thankful for: from the peace that was so elusive to us for most of the nineties, to the building explosion of hospitals, schools, businesses and homes that we are currently experiencing. Compared to ...
The Month of June in Liberia seems to be the rainy season when the streets are usually flooded, destroying houses and other property. This month happens to be a month when I reflect on why life treated some of us so differently. Why is it that some have the cake and can cut it with ...
The merger convention involving the ruling Unity Party (UP), Action Party (AP) and the Unification Party (UP) have ended in Ganta City, Nimba County, with election of officers to steer the affairs of the Unity Party, now New Unity Party (NUP). At a joint signing ceremony Monday, the Liberty Party (LP) and New Deal Movement ...
In the last two decades, Liberia has moved from violent armed conflict to adaptation of a more democratic form of government. As democracy continues to spread in Liberia, the electorates should become more important in economic policymaking. These changes, coupled with new technologies making communication cheaper and more widely available, have spawned an array of ...
