Pres.
Sirleaf's 2nd Term Announcement Bold and Defiant: Where Are The
Opposition Politicians, Anyway?
President Ellen
Johnson Sirleaf is not one of those persons who will back down
from a fight, especially if that fight is about promoting her
own opportunistic agenda to be president of Liberia.
George
Saigbe Boley is Guilty in The Eyes of His Victims, The Liberian
People
George Saigbe
Boley came on the Liberian political scene not as an
intellectual heavyweight or an inspirational leader who wields
influence, but as one who exploited the troubles of a
dysfunctional nation and forced himself into the consciousness
of a dying people when it was convenient for his bloated ego.
Liberia
Can Learn From The Haitian Tragedy
Almost three
decades ago, and before the senseless civil war killed thousands
of Liberians and destroyed the entire country, the Liberian
nation experienced a devastating landslide that wreaked havoc on
the mining town of “No-Way’ camp in the Mano River area,
resulting in deaths and untold suffering of countless Liberians
who survived the tragedy.
"The
Gun That Liberates Shall Not Rule"
The above was
the title of a book co-written by Prince Y. Johnson and the
late Wilton Sankawulo, during the warrior days of Senator
Johnson as the main commander of the Independent Patriotic Front
of Liberia.
How
the Media Contributed to Intolerance in Today's Society
Journalism
is one of the oldest
professions in the world. For
years, many people in society
look to journalists because
journalism is one of the noble
jobs in the entire world. I am
sad to admit that some
journalists are losing the
respect they once had, because
journalism, today, is about
business as usual.
Helping
Bodioh Wisseh Siapoe in Times of Need
When I read the
sad report on Bodioh Wisseh Siapoe, who is presently recovering
from the Highline Rehab & Care Community in Denver, I never
realized his situation was somehow bad, but when I read his
recovery’s report from the publisher of The Liberian Dialogue,
www.theliberiandialogue.org,
(Tewroh-Wehtoe Sungbeh), who, together with his wife visited the
brother December 2009, I felt the need to add my voice for Mr.
Siapoe is one of the brains of political dialoguing in all
Liberian issues.
Campaigners
of Two United Methodist Conferences in Liberia Are Under Devil's
Influences: Divine Punishment Doom!
I
was surprised to have read an article published on The Liberian
Dialogue web site, www.theliberiandialogue.org
written by one “Kartrina G. Innis” dated December 28, 2009,
in which she claims to be the niece of United Methodist Bishop,
Rev. Dr. John G. Innis, and a sophomore business administration
student at The United Methodist University (UMU) in Monrovia.
She raised a lot of imbalanced, biased, bogus and outdated
issues against the person of Bishop John G. Innis and The United
Methodist Church in Liberia.
The
Dark Side of Religion
Religion
supposed to make a man or woman a better person. The aim of
religious education is to prepare individuals who will
contribute meaningfully to society. I
became a Christian when I was about 20 years old. My life since
then has been different than from experiences before that
time.
Geraldine-Doe
Sheriff Won, But the Obvious Lack of Political Maturity and
Substance Could Be George Weah and CDC's Achilles Heels in 2011
Geraldine-Doe
Sheriff is now Senator-elect
or (soon-to-be) Senator
Geraldine-Doe Sheriff of
Montserrado County. Prior to
her flirtation with the
Montserrado County senatorial
seat, most Liberians heard of
this lady when she ran for the
presidency of the Oilers
Sports Association, then later
when she ran for the national
chairmanship of the Congress
for Democratic Change
political party; but did not
know whether she had any
future political aspirations
for a national senatorial
seat.
Education
and the Poverty Reduction Strategy
Poverty is
injustice and an abuse of human rights, especially for children.
Liberia has had seven years of peace,
yet educational policies have had no meaningful impact on
learning, or on reducing poverty for the average Liberian, most
especially the children.
The
Case of Environmental Importance: Front Page Africa Ignores EPAL
Again
Africa
Environmental Watch (AEW), Inc. takes particular interest in
your article of 12/16/09 under the title “Liberian Govt.
Four Years Later, Who Made the Grade? - ’09 REPORT CARD
OUT”. Such an exercise gives the Liberian populace a sense
of what was obtained within their current government
administration under the period reviewed with respect to
ministries, autonomous and non-autonomous agencies, and public
corporations performances.
Holiday
Event Shows River Gee Association of Georgia Can Bring Liberians
Together
It
was a night of entertainment
(free drinks, sumptuous
Liberian dishes, and music),
on December 19, when the local
chapter of the
River Gee Association of
Georgia hosted a free
pre-Christmas Day event
intended to show
appreciation to its members
and supporters, who
braved the year's torrential
rainfalls, humid and frigid
temperatures to sit in monthly
meetings and discuss pressing
issues and ways to help their
beloved county and people in
Liberia and the state of
Georgia.
The
Need for Two United Methodist Conferences in Liberia: A Contextual
Approach
As
we approach the 21st Century, the United Methodist
Church in Liberia needs to adopt a contextual vision that
reflects our African cultural heritage.
This means that we should have more than one Annual
Conferences in Liberia. Having
one Conference creates lots of headaches for the clergy and
laity alike, many of whom may not admit, although they are sick
and tired of dealing with a ‘sick-and-tired’ Bishop.
The
Dilemma of Implementing the TRC Report
The final
report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of
Liberia faces a full implementation challenge. The report itself
forms the basis of promoting national peace, security, unity and reconciliation in Liberia, as
contained in the Accra Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) of
August 2003, which formally ended the 14-year Liberian civil
war.
It's
Christmas: Where Are the Children?
At a time of
unprecedented global prosperity, almost a million children in
Liberia still live in what the World Bank categorizes as
absolute poverty. Many of these children are stripped of all
human dignity as their parents struggle to survive on US$1.00 a
day, and in conditions of almost unimaginable suffering and
want.
Bertha
Williams Must Go!!!
In
the history of Liberian sports, particularly, track and field,
the surname Williams seems to provide surprises when least
expected.
Few years ago, there was long-distance runner, Rita
Williams, whose incredible prowess on the track was very much
impressive.
Bodioh
Siapoe Needs Adequate Care and A Loving Home, Not Family Feud
When I left
Atlanta with my wife, Geebly, to visit our ailing friend, Bodioh
Wisseh Siapoe in Denver, Colorado, on December 11, I expected to
see an incoherent, frail, and a very sick colleague, who was
being fed intravenously by healthcare workers with tubes running
throughout his veins and in every part of his body. But not so.
The
Academic "Messiah" of Our Time
There are times
when silence is seen as betrayal. And that time has come for me
not to remain silent but to commend Dr. Emmet Dennis, President
of the University of Liberia for restoring a degree of academic
transparency and accountability to the nation’s highest
institution of learning.
The
Perfect Military Intervention in Afghanistan
"We are in Afghanistan to prevent a
cancer from once again spreading through that country. But this same cancer has
also taken root in the border region of Pakistan.
That is why we need a strategy that works on both sides of the border." --
United States President Barack Obama, speech at US Military Academy at West
Point, December 1, 2009.
The
Need for A Child Poverty Survey
This
article draws attention to child poverty in Liberia, and
suggests areas where some immediate action can be taken and
significant progress made. This
author believes that the government must gain greater
understanding of the impact of chronic poverty in the daily
lives of children, and fashion results-oriented policies and
programs, which deals evidently with individual segments of
society, and not the one size fits all approach that have become
the hallmark of policy formulation in the Sirleaf
administration.
Inter-Agency
Investigative Committee Report on Water Pollution By Firestone
Natural Rubber Company of Liberia
The
issue of environmental protection provides us a common vision that allows us to
develop synergies from different backgrounds, to ensure a clean and safe
environment for all life forms. There are strong correlations between health and
the environment to which the quality of life can be assured and protected.
2009:
Year of the Ox, Gorilla, Astronomy or President?
The
year 2009 is definitely a Presidential year. Barack Obama is
inaugurated as the 44th, and first African American President of
the United States, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir is appointed as the
new Prime Minister of Iceland, becoming the world's first openly
lesbian head of government; Morgan
Tsvangirai is sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Zimbabwe,
following the power-sharing deal with President Robert Mugabe,
and the President of Guinea-Bissau, João Bernardo Vieira, was
assassinated during an armed attack on his residence in Bissau.
Putting
Children's Health First
The
survival and development of children in Liberia ought to be
classified as a fundamental human right. Children health
indicators such as maternal
and infant mortality rate
are the engine needed to stimulate social transformation, and
insure that poverty is systematically reduced amongst all ages
of children especially in Liberia’s national development plan,
called Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS).
Abolish
LPRC and the Ministry of Information
Long before one of the
world’s leading auditors,
Ernst & Young, was
appointed by the European
Commission to conduct a
systems and financial audit of
the Liberian Petroleum
Refinery Corporation (LPRC),
from the period of October 1,
2003 to June 30, 2004, most
Liberians knew the
institution,
whose acronym, (LPRC) is as
famous as the name of
nation’s capital to be a
breeding ground for waste and
corruption than actually
being a repository of the
nation’s energy supplies.
Culture
and Religion Corrupts Gay Youths
The
obligation to raise children with a strong sense of equality and
altruism is universal, so teaching respect and tolerance of
other people in the formative years is not a bad idea at all.
And equality, unfortunately, is not a commodity in this life,
either.
Taking
The Men Who Stare at Goats Seriously
I saw the movie,
"The Men Who Stare at Goats with interest." I enjoyed the movie for what it was - a satirical look
at the US military's attempt to develop more of the full potential of
their warriors using so-called paranormal approaches.
U.N.
Hunger Summit Fails in Italy
17 November 2009, Rome,
Italy – UN
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon opened on Monday, a UN food
security summit in Rome, while the troubles of world hunger
seemed unimportant to the leaders of the world's wealthiest
nations.
Tribute
to Hon. Cyrus S. Cooper, Sr. (One of Liberia's Greatest
Educators)
In
every culture, in every age,
and in every civilization,
ancient philosophers informed
us that great souls
reincarnate in order to
address the suffering of
others. These souls, in their
quest to be of service to
their brothers and sisters,
provide light and inspiration.
These personalities do possess
great knowledge, but yet are
people of little financial and
material means.
To
Seriously Fight Corruption, President Sirleaf Must Do More Than
Just Suspend and Fire Corrupt Government Officials
With corruption
on the rise and out of control in her administration, President
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf embarked on her usual public relations
tour, this time in her own backyard and did what most Liberians
who are concerned about corruption always wanted her to do all
these years.
