Editorials

AS LIBERIA PREPARES to host the 8th Association of African Maritime Administrations (AAMA) Conference, we extend a warm welcome to our esteemed guests from over 40 countries and more than 200 international organizations. This historic…

LIBERIA'S DRUG ENFORCEMENT Agency (LDEA) has got a critical role in addressing drug trafficking and abuse within the country, and it seems the recent appointment of Fitzgerald Biago as Officer-in-Charge and his two deputies, has brought…

THE INDUCTION OF Alphonso Toweh as the new leader of the Publishers Association of Liberia (PAL) marks a significant milestone in the organization's history. As PAL embarks on this new chapter, we urge the incoming leadership to remain…

LIBERIA'S WOMEN AND activists sent a powerful message on the streets, donning black attire to decry the rampant drug menace that has gripped the nation. No doubt, this march against drugs is a clarion call to action, urging the government…

THERE HAS BEEN quite a raging debate lately, and it seems many are witnessing it from the surprise. President Joseph N. Boakai’s mention of what sounds like “Fast and pray so that God will help Liberia achieve peace, reconciliation and…

TOMORROW, OUR LIBERIA, the oldest republic in Africa, celebrates its 178th independence anniversary, a milestone that marks a significant moment of history, and presenting an opportunity for us to reflect on our past, assess our present,…

THE ONE-DAY protest by several citizens has come and gone, and the nation, specially the Monrovia corridor, is back to normal. Both the demonstrators and state law enforcement conducted themselves orderly, making the day pass by without…

ONCE AGAIN, THE nation is flustered -- the people are submerged in fear and trepidations. The augury of protest or street demonstration is once again in the air. Whether it would all end up in cheers, dinning and winning, embrace and…

MORE QUESTIONS THAN answers spiral as the Government of Liberia has finally bastardized the nation’s sole railroad built by LAMCO many decades ago and rehabilitated by the ArcelorMittal Liberia, formerly Mittal Steel. It has been reported…

FINALLY, THE DIE is cast. Our country - not necessarily the ruling government - Tuesday, May 3, stands before the United Nations, a hand raised among peers, placing claims to a non-permanent seat on the powerful Security Council. A bold…