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International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo is seen outside the headquarters building in Washington, U.S., as IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde meets with Argentine Treasury Minister Nicolas Dujovne September 4, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas By Chorpie Charlie [email protected] I am not an economist and this is not an attempt to demonstrate knowledge about economic theories. Rather, as a student of organization development, I feel confident to inject myself into the discourse of economics, given the recent IMF scoring of Liberia’s GDP and attending debate. This is not a critique but unraveling thoughts in support of the Pro-poor Agenda. There have been mixed…

The Editor, The worsening and pending economic collapse and financial meltdown will be George Weah and the CDC’s worst enemies and not opposition groups. When Liberians can’t afford to put food on the table, the working poor can’t get their meager salaries now months in arreas; soldier’s low pay augmented with food rations that are yet to be paid going on three months, teachers and healthcare workers are singing the blues, 800 Firestone workers and the thousands of mouths/dependents that are going hungry, hospitals generators are off and healthcare workers are threatening to go on strike; add to them the…

The news has come of the death in Atlanta, Georgia of General Jehu Brandy at age 96. We bow as we digest his passing and extend condolences to his family, many of whom I know personally.

Madam Speaker and Members of the United States Congress: Today, Liberians have gathered under the banner ‘March for Justice and Accountability in Liberia’ on Capitol Hill before the United States Congress to express their firm support for House Resolution 1055 unanimously passed by the House of Representatives in 2018 and currently awaiting the concurrence of the Senate, and subsequent signing into law by President Donald J. Trump. Special thanks to former Representative Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. of District 11, New York State who introduced the Resolution. Similar appreciation goes to all of the Sponsors of the Resolution, the House’s Committee…

MONROVIA – Ocean acidification, often referred to as “the other CO2 problem”, is a major threat to marine ecosystems worldwide, and is the focus of the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14.3. Since 2015, African scientists are actively collaborating to advance ocean acidification research throughout the continent as part of the OA-Africa network.

River Gee County – Liberians in River Gee and Grand Kru Counties have intensified their appeals to the government to rehabilitate the Jaquiken Bridge, which is at the verge of collapsing.

United Arab Emirates – The leaders of the United Arab Emirates have setup a technical working group that is expected to conduct assessment and to conclude final arrangements for an immediate direct invest in the country. The technical working group would be comprised of civil engineers, agriculture experts and other technocrats, who are expected in Liberia early April, 2019. According to a dispatch from the UAE, the decision was reached following a visit by President George Weah to the UAE, in an effort to explore all avenues available to implement his government’s ‘Pro-poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development’ (PADP).  In the UAE,…

Monrovia – As Firestone Liberia says it is preparing to redundant 800 of its employees amid the country’s already troubling economic situation, some Liberians are calling on the government to take action that will be a win-win for both the company and the workers.

Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor Gbarnga, Bong County – Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor says she is saddened by the massive decline of the number of female participants at high decision-making positions in the country.

Liberia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Mr. Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr New York – The Permanent Representative of Liberia to the United Nations, His Excellency Ambassador Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr., has told the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS), that the Republic of Liberia attaches the highest importance to the establishment of the outer limits of the continental shelf. Speaking recently when Liberia presented its ‘submission’ before the Commission for a claim of the extension of Liberia’s Continental Shelf beyond the Two Hundred (200) nautical mile limits, Ambassador Kemayah said the Country has adequately…