Tributes 

Peter Ballah 1945-2012

        By: Ralph Cherbo Geeplay Peter Ballah who passed away recently in Margibi County is no doubt one of Liberia’s most recognizable voices and faces of his time. What he brought to the theater and comedy in Liberia can be referred to as a pioneering feat that has perhaps no equal. Ballah, popularly referred to as Flomo was 67 when he died at the Duside Hospital in Firestone on Sunday night, December 30, 2012 at 11pm. One of his 1990s commercials promoting the Long Life batteries that were heavily…

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Op-ed 

Making the case for dual citizenship in Liberia

      By George Klay Kieh, Jr. Globally, the issue of dual citizenship or dual nationality is not a new phenomenon. This is reflected in the fact that several countries—e.g. Australia, Belgium, Costa Rica, France, Israel, the United Kingdom and the United States—have liberalized their citizenship requirements, so that dual citizenship can be accepted. Similarly, in the case of Africa, several countries like Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, the Central African Republic, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Lesotho, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria and Togo do recognize dual citizenship. However, in the cases…

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