Author: Editorial Board

FOR A BRIEF MOMENT, following the election of Abraham Darius Dillon as Senator of vote-rich Montserrado County, the foes and opposition to George Weah’s Coalition for Democratic-led government had him on the ropes.

INCIDENTS LEADING TO THE RE-RUN of the disputed 20 polling places in Montserrado County’s District #15 by-election created little room for political observers to make any prediction that the results would have been accepted without grievances. But against those perceptible odds, political maturity has been exhibited by a female politician, who was once labeled as a “little girl” by President George Manneh Weah.

Rep. Gleekia, District 6, Nimba County THIS NEWSPAPER RECENTLY PUBLISHED A STORY FROM NIMBA COUNTY IN WHICH OUR NIMBA CORRESPONDENT, FRANKLIN DOLOQUIN, LINKED REPRESENTATIVE DORHWON GLEEKIA TO ALLEGED BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION INVOLVING THE GBONIPEA GOLD MINE, WHERE AT LEAST 40 LIBERIANS TRAGICALLY LOST THEIR LIVES. FROM THE EVIDENCE WE HAVE SEEN AND HEARD, HON. GLEEKIA, WHO REPRESENTS THE DISTRICT IN THE LEGISLATURE, SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN MENTIONED OR LINKED TO THE PUBLICATION OF THE STORY. HON. GLEEKIA, WE ARE VERY SORRY FOR THE EMBARRASSMENT THAT OUR PUBLICATION CAUSED YOUR GOOD NAME. AS DISCUSSED WITH YOU, WE HAVE ALREADY TAKEN OTHER…

ON FRIDAY, Monrovia went quiet at 7:30 am as Liberians tuned in to listen to the announced special message from President George Manneh Weah. IN HIS ADDRESS to the nation, Pres. Weah condemned all forms of violence and declared zero tolerance on electoral violence. He threatened actions against leaders of political parties that would be caught instigating violence. PRESIDENT WEAH said elections are the fundamental underpinning of Liberia’s democratic process and ‘there is no greater right in the democratic dispensation therefore every citizen must exercise such right. “AS I INDICATED IN A statement issued last week and the aftermath of…

FEW DAYS AGO, parents and guardians began to alarm over the 100 percent some more than a 100 percent hike in the fees at their kids’ primary schools around Monrovia. In addition to this hike, those struggling parents, who have been calling on various radio talk-shows for the government’s swift intervention, have also spoken about increase, too, in the prices of sets of uniform and other materials that the schools are offering. According to the Ministry of Education, the new academic year has already begun and students are to begin classes on Monday, September 2nd. But parents have raised the…

IN THE PAST few weeks, Liberia has seen a number of election-related violence threatening the peace and security Liberia has been enjoying since the end of the civil war.

THE HIGHLIGHT of a retreat involving the Executive and Legislative branches of government at the Farmington Hotel at the weekend was a plea from President George Manneh Weah, requesting the 54th Legislature to consider the approval of eight revised propositions for referendum to amend some provisions of the 1986 Constitution.

Senate Pro Temp Albert Chie WHEN THE LEADER of the Liberian Senate openly attacks an incoming Senator who did the honorable act of declaring his assets prior to taking his seat in the upper house of the national legislature and declaring his intentions of leading the charge in slashing his salary in the wake of a dismal economy, it summed up the crux of everything that is wrong with Liberia and why the country continues to find itself engulfed in a recurring state of uncertainty.

Liberia’s perplexed history has too many recurring themes eclipsed by perceptions regarding accusations against rulers and leaders who went to their violent deaths shrouded in the uncertainty of what they had or did not have – and what they accumulated while in office. President Weah owes this much to history and to those before him to make his campaign theme, Change for Hope a living reality that his government is far removed from the past and is truly here to make a difference, not a repetition of more of the same. FAMED DANISH AUTHOR, Hans Christian Andersen’s work is culturally…

SEVERAL INCIDENTS IN THE PAST week appear to be making it more and more difficult for investors to have confidence in Liberia’s economic and political recovery. THE STILL-FRAGILE nation, tinkering with a post-war label despite two successive democratic transitions, the last, the transfer of power from one democratically-elected government to the next, continues to self-destruct as those appointed to positions of power misuse their job descriptions over petty differences while bringing unnecessary embarrassment to the President and government. THE FIRST incident involved a glaring attack on the second in command of the Liberia National Police who was simply doing his…