Politics 

The Country Is Bleeding

By Tewroh-Wehtoe Sungbeh President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is lucky to be in office this long. She’s lucky, indeed. The idea that she is completing her second six-year presidential term without encountering any serious national threat to her corrupt administration, says a lot about the political shrewdness she brings to her presidency. Had she been president of a genuinely democratic country that is not Liberia, I believe she would have been impeached, voted out of office or overthrown violently or nonviolently (I prefer the latter) for corruption, and for the inept,…

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Editor's Desk 

Dehkontee Artists Theatre Breaks the Norm with a Green Carpet Event

Universally, the norm is a “Red Carpet Event”, when celebrities meet to blissfully grace an event with their presence. Well, the upcoming 42nd Anniversary of “Liberia’s Shakespeare” Dr. Joe Gbaba’s calling as a playwright, theatre director, actor, and producer, is going to be very different. His Dehkontee Artists Theatre is breaking the norm! They are having a “Green Carpet Event” at the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, January 9, 2016 @ 7:30 p.m. and Liberians in the diaspora are taking this occasion as a national pride and…

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Society Arts & Leisure 

Liberia: New Vision Newspaper Turns 12

Monrovia—-The Management of the NEW VISION Newspaper has reiterated its commitment and founding objectives to remain unbiased, and balanced in the exercise of its reportage duties to serve the greater Liberian society and the world at large with diligence and commitment. The paper which was founded during the heat of the Liberian civil war and founded by longtime journalist Josephus Moses Gray has since brought a Paradigm to the print media in Liberia: Mr. Gray, the former Publisher and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NEW VISION, served as the…

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Revenue Collection Requires smart investment

The Editor, Liberia’s Revenue Commissioner (Elfreda Stealwart-Tamba) says that spending US$270,000 of your hard earned money to buy glitzy cars (9 SUV’s) for tax collectors to drive on mud roads is a “smart Investment” Oh really? (Re “Revenue Collection Requires “smart investment”, Daily Observer) But can we get a second opinion on her “smart investment”? After all, it’s your (taxpayer) hard-earned money, so who do you think will make a “smart investment” with it? You, the taxpayer or Elfreda Stealwart-Tamba? You, of course..but she thinks government knows best! Remember, this…

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Society Arts & Leisure 

ULAAL Holds Successful Launching In Edmonton, Alberta

On behalf of the United Liberian Association of Alberta [ULAAL,] I want to extend my profound gratitude to everyone who contributed to our official launching and fundraiser. I am impressed with the exemplary commitment which you have shown in making this event a success. Our resolve to meet the challenges ahead is strong and unrelenting; most importantly this event has lifted our spirits. As 2015 draws to a close, I find myself reflecting on what we have collectively accomplished in just four months. We also have much to look forward…

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News 

Liberian Foreign Minister Ngafuan Resigned for Embezzling Japanese Funds

Philadelphia—Months after his recent resignation as Foreign Minister from President Sirleaf’s government, the Chairman of the newly certified “All Liberians Party”, Mr. Emmanuel Lomax infers that former Foreign Minister Augustine Ngafuan resigned for embezzling millions of dollars from the “Japanese Fund” provided by the Japanese government as assistance to the government and people of Liberia. The opposition party Chairman made the stunning revelation recently when he addressed partisans and a cross-section of the Liberian community in Sharon Hill, outside of Philadelphia in the United States Mr. Lomax inferred the truth…

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Politics 

Liberia; John Morlu II’s 2017 Presidency is the only way to salvage Liberia

By Kadiatu Musa-Frantz Liberians are generally considered to be undecided people, especially when it comes to choosing who to be their elected national leaders. This is why the choice of the next Liberian president after Ellen Johnson–Sirleaf’s presidency is of more interest to most people, particularly foreign personalities, who have and continue to watch the unfolding situation in the country. As a young Liberian woman with intense interest in the future of my country, I tried by all means to get engaged with happenings back home from as far as…

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News 

Liberia Ruling Party Named Standard Bearer Without Convention

By Edwin Genoway MONROVIA—A few months ago, the ruling Unity Party was at crossroads with senior partisans defecting from the party with many claiming lack of consultations and other in-house wrangling for their decisions to leave the party. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, political leader of the party and standard bearer for two successive elections-2005 and 2011 and Unity Party Chairman, Cllr. Varney Sherman were at odds and Vice President Joseph Boakai told FrontPageAfrica in an exclusive interview that he worked overtime to get the sour relationship between the two party…

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Politics 

In Liberia corruption depends who benefits…

I cannot begin without firstly expressing how grateful I am to the Director of the Lux-In-Tenebris Honors Program and the Administration of the University for inviting me to serve as keynote speaker at this august occasion. I am informed that out of total student enrollment of above 30,000, only 77 students are enrolled into the UL Honor’s program. Before being admitted into the program, a student must have demonstrated academic excellence by earning a G.P.A of not less than 3.5 in addition to successfully passing through a rigorous admission process.…

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Liberian Assembly extend session by six weeks!

The Editor Am I missing something here? For the past 8 months, our lawmakers haven’t passed a single bill to improve the lives of ordinary Liberians, but yet this September the President asked them to stay an extra six weeks!…(Re”Liberia Legislature Extends Session by Six Weeks”) For what?….. To do more goldbricking? Or call in sick? Perhaps the President have faith that, in the next six weeks, these tired lawmakers will do something good for ordinary Liberians.. But, do you think they’ll get any work done in those extra six…

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