To most of his compatriots, including his critics, he was the embodiment of justice, patriotism, and the struggle for equality in Liberia. Roman Catholic Archbishop Michael Francis, 77, died early Sunday in Monrovia. He...
CURRENT EVENTS
Posted 03/26/2013
The visit of Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, with a delegation of 45, to Indonesia marks the highest level of cooperation between Indonesia and Liberia since the two countries established diplomatic ties in 1965...
Posted 03/17/2013
Global Witness revealed last week illegal Liberian timber worth thousands of Euros was sitting in a French port less than 3 weeks before a new EU law prohibiting the import of illegal timber came into force.
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SOCIETY & CULTURE
BY Staff Writer
Posted 05/06/2013
As Liberian civil society organizations continue to protest the role of Mr. James Sirleaf, son of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, in the highly publicized MOTC vs Ducor Petroleum legal debacle, many Liberian see...
BY admin
Posted 04/15/2013
My Fellow Liberians: I am pleased, after a long wait in doing due diligence, to announce to the nation the nomination and elevation of Senior Associate Justice Francis S. Korkpor, Sr. to the position of Chief Justice of...
Posted 03/22/2013
News reports from Nigeria this morning suggest he died at a hospital in Boston, Massachusetts of an undisclosed ailment.
Achebe's agent and his British publisher Penguin confirmed his death this morning.
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BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY
Posted 06/27/2012
Financial investments and investing are not options. They are necessary to keep pace with inflation while also accounting for taxes. While most folks would not mind making money in a bull market, there is often fear and...
Posted 05/30/2012
Three years ago a new driver license system was launched in Liberia. Given the security risks associated with a weak state like Liberia, one would assume that any form of government-issued license or ID card is informed...
COMMENTARY
Posted 09/05/2012
The allegation of nepotism is the biggest political missile repeatedly unleashed by critics of the administration of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Liberians at home and abroad often debate this polemical topic. Some...
Posted 09/03/2012
“Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, members of the Senate and the House of Representatives, yesterday, December 7th, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and...
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At its basic level, politics in Liberia has always been about the political elite using government resources for private generosity to acquire supporters, perpetuate cronyism, and stifle public debates about corruption...
Of the estimated 1.9 million eligible voters for the 2011 elections; 32 percent of first time voters are between the ages of 18-23 years according to the latest statistics from the Liberia Institute for Geo-Information...