SOCIETY & CULTURE
James Sirleaf’s Involvement in MOTC vs Ducor Petroleum Motivated by Greed not Facts
- Mon, 05/06/2013 - 00:38
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As Liberian civil society organizations continue to protest the role of Mr.
Pres. Sirleaf Names Associate Justice Francis S. Korkpor, Sr as Chief Justice
- Mon, 04/15/2013 - 13:06
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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.
Chinua Achebe: Father of Modern African Literature Dies at 82
- Fri, 03/22/2013 - 10:34
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News reports from Nigeria this morning suggest he died at a hospital in Boston, Massachusetts of an undisclosed ailment.
Monrovia: A City Far Below a State’s Capital
- Mon, 03/18/2013 - 14:26
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Monrovia was initially designed to inhabit some ten thousand people; today, however, the city’s population is close to one million according to a 2008 census and is still growing.
Development Transfer to the Homeland, Through the Acquisition of Education, Technology and Skills
- Thu, 02/28/2013 - 22:50
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I am honored to be with you tonight in Atlanta, GA, the birth place of the United Nimba Citizens Council (UNICCO) which was founded some 34 years ago in December, 1979. Mr.
Indian Hemp is a Threat to West Africa’s Youth
- Wed, 02/20/2013 - 23:16
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The high rate of India hemp commonly called Ganja in Liberia, Igbo in Nigeria, wee in Ghana, Maryjean in Siera-Leone, usage among youth in West Africa calls for urgent intervention, the impact of I
Land Grabs and Human Rights Violations Exposed Ahead of Global Development Summit
- Fri, 02/01/2013 - 12:59
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Palm oil companies are grabbing more than 1.5 million acres of land in Liberia and are violating the human rights of local communities, warn Liberian NGOs including Friends of the Earth Liberia (SD
The Traffic Lights of Gender Equality are Stuck on Red!
- Tue, 01/29/2013 - 21:12
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The city of Monrovia has been taken over by post 2015 fever – roads are being blocked off, schools closed and traffic lights, a novelty to Liberia’s post-war population, made a show.
Why Liberians Must Demand a War-Crimes Tribunal to Prosecute Crimes Against Humanity
- Wed, 01/23/2013 - 20:43
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With the recent conviction of former Liberian President Charles Taylor by the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL), attention is again focused on the need to establish a war crimes court
Boundless Opportunities Anticipated in Botswana-Liberia Collaboration
- Thu, 01/10/2013 - 20:15
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At the invitation of her Liberian counterpart, Education and Skills Development minister, Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi is in Monrovia to discuss areas of partnership, which entail the development of a pr
