More Liberians should aspire to become job creators and entrepreneurs instead of lawmakers. It would make the private sector more profitable for business while putting more people to work in well-paying jobs.
EDITORIAL: Vice President’s County of Origin Should Not Matter to Citizens
With Vice President Joseph Boakai’s selection of Nuquay as his running mate, there is a palpable sense of disappointment in Nimba. Citizens of Liberia’s second most populous county had counted on Boakai naming a running mate from the county, especially as he visited Nimba just a few days before he announced his choice.
OP-ED: Renewable Energy in Africa
Earlier this year, researchers from UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory released a study identifying and validating renewable electricity resources (wind and solar) for 21 countries across eastern and southern Africa.
OP-ED: Education Reform is Inherently Disruptive
Bridge is a disruptive force. It disrupts the status quo through pursing education reform in developing economies, where 263 million children — 61 million primary school children — are out of school and 330 million children are in school but not learning.
OP-ED: Taking Bold Action to Prepare Our Children for the Future
As the first year of the Partnership Schools for Liberia program comes to a close, we at the Ministry of Education are taking stock of the successes from the pilot thus far, and working with both stakeholders across Liberia and international partners to chart the course forward.
OP-ED: A Popular Victory Against Money, Power, and Greed
According to a Frontpage Africa’s article, while 34 out of 38 members of the House of Representatives voted in favor of granting a national counterproductive tax break to a Lebanese business, some senators have rejected the president’s request to grant such an unpatriotic tax incentive to her foreign crony.
Open Letter: The Liberia Heals “Palaver Hut†Part 1
This Open Letter is written to you on behalf of The Liberia Heals Initiative, to inform you of its intention to host a much needed “Palaver Hut Discussion†with the presence of all presidential candidates registered with the National Elections Commission in anticipation of the upcoming October 10, 2017 elections.
OP-ED: To Beat 170 Years of Deception, Citizens Need to Aim for Systemic Change
There are two deceptive questions Liberian politicians want to impress on the minds of voters in 2017.