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Monrovia – In Liberia’s crowded capital, outdated water infrastructure struggles to meet growing demand as drought dries up wells across the city. Now, residents of the city’s far-flung suburbs, often first to feel the effects of water shortages, demand action.

As a nation and people we are divided on many fronts. If we want genuine peace and reconciliation, Nimba County has to take the lead. We need to learn from them what makes them as successful and united. As hard as this may sound and maybe unrealistic to some people, we must first come to terms with unconditionally forgiving those Nimbains who are viewed as the cause for most of the nation’s psychological and emotional pains. Let us not forget that they were once provoked and felt very vulnerable and isolated. Orea Wright, [email protected], Contributing Writer This piece of writing…

I was petrified and near disgust at a recent headline in the Liberian Observer: “Terrorists within the National Police?” (www://liberianobserver.com/news/terrorist-within-the-national-police/). And for reason, I reside in a country where  terrorism is very  real; fully armed soldiers patrol the boulevards of Paris 24 hours per day to reassure the citizens. So, I am wondering how far the mainstream media will go in its partisan propaganda drive against the government   that even one of Liberia’s most respectable and pioneering newspapers would flirt so lightly with the word “terrorism” to stigmatise the LNP, and in the process tearing down our national image,…

Left to right: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission; and Mr. Michel Barnier, Head of the EU Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom On 31 January 2020, the United Kingdom left the European Union. We lost a member of our family. It was a sad moment for us, for European citizens – and, indeed, for many British citizens. Nevertheless, we have always respected the sovereign decision of 52% of the British electorate, and we now look forward to starting a new chapter in our…

ANNUAL MESSAGE TO THE THIRD SESSION OF THE FIFTY-FOURTH NATIONAL LEGISLATURE OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY DR. GEORGE MANNEH WEAH PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA THE CAPITOL BUILDING CAPITOL HILL MONROVIA, LIBERIA 27 JANUARY 2020 Madam Clar Marie Weah, First Lady of the Republic of Liberia; Madam Vice President and President of the Senate; Mr. Speaker; Mr. President Pro-Tempore; Honorable Members of the Legislature; Your Honor the Chief Justice, Associate Justices of the Supreme Court and Members of the Judiciary; The Dean and Members of the Cabinet and other Government Officials; The Doyen, Excellencies and…

Happy New Year. The last year was momentous; many things happened. Well, you know in my case I am more interested in what happened for 49% of the population according to the 2008 Census. Not that the other 51% are not important, but this 49% normally pays so much attention to the 51% that they have no time left for themselves. All hail the women! The #Weareunprotected Campaign moved into its second year; #ThursdayinBlack Campaign gathered momentum and speed and for the first time in our nation’s history, the political leadership acknowledged the problem of violence against women in elections.…

A COMMON THREAD: All of these protests or demonstrations have something in common—citizens or a marginalized section of the population feel excluded, ignored, or irate about the excesses and abuse of power—through the various instruments of the state—wherein, there’s an outcry for economic, social, and political justices. For the most part, the demand is about the authority meeting the physiological, security, and safety needs of its people—rightly articulated in Abraham Maslow’s basic hierarchy of needs—mainly food, water, air, sleep, and shelter, followed by safety and security—health and wellness, financial security, job, safe community, etc. Artemus W. Gaye, [email protected], Contributing Writer…

Antwerp, Belgium – Attorney-At-Law Lamii Kpargoi I respectfully disagree with the piece you publish in Frontpage Africa tin which you argue among other things that “the Liberian Constitution does not guarantee anyone tenure completion.”

Whatever may be the criticisms of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf related to her leadership of Liberia, it is difficult to recall a situation where a group of aggrieved Liberians decided to get in the streets and protest against the government, and Madam President refused to engage the aggrieved citizens and listen to their grievances or sent the police to brutalize them. Even when a crowd of protesting students once encircled her motorcade, she did not let the presidential security teargas the students to scatter them. Gabriel I.H. Williams, [email protected], Contributing Writer During the course of recent weeks, Liberia has made…

There is no national emergency that necessitates the issuance of a press release on national issues by four big foreign missions. Because of their weight, they would be more efficient if they were doing their work in the background and let Liberians take credit for the positives. But being the ultimate agenda setters, they eclipse both government and opposition. Democracy will suffer. The Editor, Just days ago, I wrote that Liberia was losing control of its affairs, by allowing foreign diplomats to be arbiters of national political disputes. This is something that the Council of Churches, the Muslim Council and…