Commentary

Johnny B. White (left) and Aloysius Morris Corruption in Africa is endemic and Liberia is no exception. Africa’s oldest independent republic, Liberia, currently sits 120 on a list of 180 countries compiled by Transparency International.…
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July 26 is observed every year as a national holiday in Liberia. It is a day set aside to commemorate Liberia’s independence. The festivities surrounding this day is dramatized by thunderous explosions of fireworks, public displayed of…
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Vallai Dorley On a very serious note, salary harmonization is good but it should take into consideration analysis of 'ALL JOBS' in the public sector. This shouldn't be only about  salaries;  there are some positions that are overlapping…
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n 2016, Liberia - one of the poorest countries in the world - embarked upon the world’s most innovative Public Private Partnership in education. Its government was determined to improve learning outcomes for children. Now three…
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On my 15th birthday, my school’s registrar publicly flogged me in front of my class. I had skipped school during lunch break to buy chips and snacks to share with my classmates in celebration of my birthday. When I got back, I was…
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His excellency Dr. George Manneh Weah, President Republic of Liberia; Her Excellency Jewel Taylor, VP, RL; The President pro Tempore of the Senate; The Speaker and members of the house Representatives, here present; …
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President George Weah and his merry band of hustlers currently running the show in Liberia are a band in a hurry: hurry to bring overnight development to Liberia; at least that’s the official line.  They’ve been crisscrossing the…
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June 7 has come and passed. There was no direct violence, and everyone behaved well. The demonstrators chanted and danced till they were told to go home. The security people were friendly and didn’t hesitate to engage in conversation…
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Chu-Chu Alex Jones Liberia has a crippling economic and currency problem with no end in sight. Nearly a decade ago I began examining and writing a series of articles on Liberia’s Economic Recovery. The country had, at the time,…
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A junior colleague of mine thought to gauge my view on the June 7, 2019 protest coordinated by the Council of Patriots (COP). He asked me very respectfully “Chief what do you make of the just ended protest?  I knew he was dragging me…
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