https://www.liberianobserver.com/ Liberia's First Independent Daily en Sat, 27 Apr 2024 05:58:44 +0000 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 13:23:06 +0000 https://www.liberianobserver.com/licensing-first-discount-house-liberia Financial markets all over the world continue to evolve and the market in Liberia has not been left out of this global phenomenon.  This evolution is critical to enable us to navigate and realize the opportunities in our rather unique marketplace.  Discount houses have thrived at… 9b7b466f-1cd8-4512-8e8d-3ee3255b841e Thu, 25 Apr 2024 13:23:06 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-beyond-resolution Standing up Liberia`s War Crimes Court By P. Alphonsus Zeon Introduction February 8, 2006, David Crane, chief prosecutor for the Special Court for Sierra Leone appeared before the Subcommittee on Africa Global Human Rights and International Operations, a committee of the International… a3d181ee-564f-4b95-a012-8f954b921cde Tue, 23 Apr 2024 08:31:02 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/unlocking-creativity-world-book-day-copyright-day-message-liberias-intellectual-property-office Fellow Liberians, As we approach the celebration of World Book and Copyright Day on April 23, I am filled with a profound sense of pride in Liberia's rich literary heritage – as I renew the Liberia Intellectual Property Office's commitment to addressing the numerous challenges facing our… 7f06de7e-62a0-412c-900f-b43279fa791c Mon, 22 Apr 2024 09:29:06 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/help-people-you-do-not-know On Friday, April 12, 2024, National Fast and Prayer Day in Liberia and the day of the unconstitutional change of government in Liberia, the Memorial Service for Cllr. Emmanuel Berry was held in the Fendall Community where he lived and built a school and a church. Cllr. Berry was eighty… togbanahtipoteh@yahoo.com (Togba-Nah Tipoteh) be688fa7-ac24-4973-86ae-a0aa935ce18a Tue, 16 Apr 2024 11:03:31 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/public-not-private When you are a public official, there is nothing private about you in the public space. Guest Editorial by Togba-Nah Tipoteh There is still plenty talk about the Declaration of Assets but such Declaration is kept private rather than made public. Most of the past State managers did not… togbanahtipoteh@yahoo.com (Togba-Nah Tipoteh) 19df5038-9135-43ad-9d50-4fbb40b51f81 Thu, 11 Apr 2024 07:53:52 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/giving-his-flowers-while-he-alive-piece-honor-one-my-destiny-helpers-former-cbl-executive-governor By Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan  In April 1998, I was elected Standard Bearer of the Vanguard Student Unification Party (SUP) of the University of Liberia and later President of the University of Liberia Student Union (ULSU), defeating a coalition of two student political parties. At the… d385c1c4-250e-42f1-93d1-904cdb04d529 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 07:39:06 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-defense-exporting-unprocessed-rubber Resolving pricing and processing constraints affecting small holder farmers is critical to sectoral and national economic growth By Charles B. Allen, Jr. The Liberian rubber sub-sector is challenged to a significant extent by sub-optimal performance, brought about principally by its… 56ddf298-739d-4284-880c-485e8790efd2 Thu, 04 Apr 2024 09:17:10 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/former-president-weah-only-reinforced-moratorium-placed-unprocessed-rubber-former-president-sirleaf By Bedell Willie Bokasa The politics surrounding the moratorium placed on unprocessed natural rubber by some individuals that former President Weah issued an Executive Order No. 124 to protect Indian Businessman Jeety is far from the truth. It is important for people to understand that… 9cfcd344-b7af-4d8d-91d2-040742f5ebf6 Tue, 02 Apr 2024 09:26:55 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberian-government-recovering-assets-through-legal-means-crucial The importance of legal implementation in the Liberian government’s asset recovery efforts cannot be overstated. Asset recovery by President Boakai’s administration is undoubtedly beneficial and serves the nation’s interests; however, it must be conducted meticulously, adhering strictly to… 9dcd34d4-6cc1-4bf4-aab1-109061ac4f48 Mon, 01 Apr 2024 14:11:39 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-there-reason-behind-yekehs-and-blahyis-calls-wcc By D. Edwin Clarke A Liberian Journalist  Yekeh Y. Kolubah and Milton Blahyi, alias General Butt Naked, are two Liberians that fought Liberia’s deadliest Civil War and carried out countless number of atrocities against innocent people, whether knowingly or unknowingly. Despite… 4b43c2ed-1bc1-4a8c-8bee-e215a0f1a6d7 Sat, 30 Mar 2024 12:42:46 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/chinas-economic-stability-leads-poverty-alleviation — A lesson Africa could learn from China, a country with a land size of 9.6 million square kilometers (3.7 million square miles) is one-quarter of Asia's entire land size. It is located in the eastern part of Asia and its land size is almost the size of the whole of Europe. Europe covers… 25412f3b-98ba-42ab-a6bd-c2732e24a9ca Sat, 30 Mar 2024 12:32:26 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-how-communicate-better Many problems are not being solved because the persons with the knowledge to solve the problems do not know how to communicate with the people. Almost everybody has some sense but they can not solve problems because the persons with the solutions do not know how to communicate the solutions… togbanahtipoteh@yahoo.com (Togba-Nah Tipoteh) 67706254-49a7-4834-82f1-7c1746f342d2 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 10:41:42 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-five-things-president-boakai-must-do-be-counted-one-liberias-most-consequential-presidents Presidents have come and gone, and we can have debates about their long term impact on the population. However, there can be no doubt that only a handful of Liberia’s past Presidents have been so consequential to have left legacies that we can still point to well after they are gone. … 8f543dd8-7e19-4427-9a34-ada48378f1ac Mon, 25 Mar 2024 07:59:44 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/if-you-want-see-justice-let-your-leadership-know-how-impunity-affects-you Open Letter to the People of Liberia from U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice Beth Van Schaack In early March, I concluded my second visit to Liberia — it was a visit filled with hope and inspiration. Like so many Liberians, I — along with the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, my… 8f39d042-53f3-49b1-aee8-dc0cf0273648 Fri, 22 Mar 2024 19:33:22 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/unmasking-devil-inflation-adjustment “If we could but learn to number our days...we should adjust much better to our other Accounts.” —Abraham Cowley (1667) By: Atty. Al-Varney RogersA Public Interest Lawyer and Journalist Email: alrogers2008@gmail.com    Taxation is a fundamental aspect of any modern… 1b304d17-e215-4ef9-8689-6185495eae09 Thu, 21 Mar 2024 09:30:11 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/clear-blemish-liberias-electricity-sector Guest Editorial by Jimmy Nyanwapolu- Energy Policy Analyst  As Liberia wobbles with its electricity supply systems especially around Monrovia city with massive power shedding and blackouts, energy actors and authorities of the African Continent met in Washington, DC on March 5-6th… 04cab884-c25e-496b-a699-535ff677e729 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 07:36:08 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/appoint-not-disappoint There is still plenty talk about GOL appointments to the point where it is clouded with disappointments. The appointments turn into disappointments when the Rule of Law is not followed. For example, the is he tenure problem. Many persons are getting appointed and are sent an office to be… togbanahtipoteh@yahoo.com (Togba-Nah Tipoteh) 9258d94a-32ce-431a-b912-aadb2cf3b24b Mon, 11 Mar 2024 07:39:15 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/women-o-women This Commentary is in Celebration of International Women's Day which falls on March 8 every year. This day is being celebrated because the rights of women are not being implemented. This celebration motivates people who work for human eights to work harder and better in the struggle for… togbanahtipoteh@yahoo.com (Togba-Nah Tipoteh) a8dd1af0-6846-49b0-afd0-7671bf70b24e Mon, 11 Mar 2024 07:31:49 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-resolving-tenure-issue By Kwame Clement The dispute over the President's power to remove tenured officials of government is one that has gripped the nation. A fair resolution of that dispute, as with many important national questions, requires that we resort to the constitution and engage in a reasoned and… 3daec12b-be0b-4b2a-9458-004b82b13070 Tue, 05 Mar 2024 07:14:36 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/analysis-did-cbl-violate-law-loaning-govt By Emmanuel Collins Monrovia–In Liberia, public sentiments or politics often blur the reasoning and logic of the law, skewing both the textual meaning and intent-of-the-framers' doctrines of statutory interpretation.  However, the age-old cliche that the ‘Law is the Law’ will… 70408bab-bed4-4d0d-a17a-1821371edc8b Wed, 28 Feb 2024 13:14:32 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/reform-infrastructure-reform-roads-ending-liberias-road-traffic-chaos Guest Editorial by Brianna Hilton A late December road traffic accident near Totota, in which an oil tanker overturned and exploded, has seen over 70 lives lost. This tragic event, is unfortunately, not a one-off event, and has, according to BNN Breaking, exposed the road safety crisis at… fab43245-b9af-4ec7-a36d-d2f03302f60f Wed, 28 Feb 2024 11:51:00 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-rescue-train-track — An Analysis of President Boakai’s 36 Days In Office By Arthur Ballah   President Joseph Nyuma Boakai won the Liberian Presidency on the mantra of driving a rescue train, but it seems that the train is losing track and is at risk of derailing prematurely. And so, as a… 7e68a0e1-b358-4286-9d31-6eb8289b2716 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 10:07:55 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/dis-armed-forces-day-versus-soldiers-gentility-king-solomon-complex-archetype By Mwalimu-Koh Blonkanjay Jackson (MsEd, EdM) Education Emancipator, Social Advocate, Scholar Thinking Thoughts In my Thinking Thoughts, I reflected the recent standoff between aggrieved army wives, and Rtd. General Prince Charles Johnson and the Republic of Liberia, which led to the… kokoianthony@gmail.com (Anthony Kokoi) 86ab13ec-f92d-48b0-a700-2291d039177e Wed, 21 Feb 2024 12:34:24 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/johnson-n-gwaikolo-leadership-and-service By Conmany B. Wesseh  The sad passing this day of Hon. Dr. Johnson N. Gwaikolo is yet another irreparable and irreplaceable loss to the United Methodist Church and to the nation; and even more so to his dear wife, his lovely children and the entire family; as well as the uncountable… 98a53bd6-fdec-4e53-a89d-b1b5d0eda204 Wed, 21 Feb 2024 10:29:21 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-weah-cbl-faux-pas — The ‘emergency’ and the millions Although Liberia's national revenue envelope nets nearly 60 million monthly, the same being the case for November and December 2003, the erstwhile government of former President George Weah would impress on authorities at the Central Bank of Liberia that… 1293f296-52b2-44c1-9a73-fa643b6314f2 Wed, 21 Feb 2024 06:29:50 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/clash-competing-liberties-look-afl-wives-protest By Cedrick Quoi Jones While it may seem like the dust has settled and we now have respite after days of protests at military barracks around Liberia, the actions of the wives of the AFL leave much to be considered. Let us be reminded that their actions subsequently led to the… 8b114eb1-b58d-4d01-b61d-9554c3233bb3 Fri, 16 Feb 2024 10:07:23 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/who-daniel-t-johnson-newly-appointed-deputy-secretary-robert-flight-information-region Daniel T. Johnson is a Liberian who hails from the Southeastern County of Sinoe. He’s one of Liberia’s most consummate and quiet professionals in his area of study. Daniel, by profession, is an Accountant with emphasis in Banking and Finance. He was recently appointed by President Joseph… 391b6c15-b974-4778-812d-b39f31060d06 Wed, 14 Feb 2024 09:44:44 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/do-away-mediocre-and-settle-best-advice-president-joseph-n-boakai-sr Guest Editorial by Rev. Dr. Slewion Lewis Over the years, especially in the governance history of our country in recent times, many of our past governments have underperformed and at times failed to deliver because of settling for mediocre. A mediocre who is an individual who is not very… 47ef8815-a727-47d6-bdb7-2731f22d4986 Fri, 09 Feb 2024 09:23:43 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-appointing-power-president-part-two By Hun-Bu Tulay (Email: ntevoma@gmail.com; Cell # +231886517356/777111032)  The people of Liberia are on a journey seeking a functional democracy. History often judges what leaders of a country do for their country long after their bones turn to dust. Has our past leaders since 1986… 43e87b79-1eaf-4e66-b703-6a27cd0631b6 Thu, 08 Feb 2024 17:26:11 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-heat-wave-halted-liberias-presidential-inauguration By Michael Roberts Liberians and their international guests had gathered on Capitol Hill, the seat of the government, to celebrate a major democratic milestone that, for the second time in succession, saw the peaceful transfer of power from one democratically elected president to another… 60b7695d-c398-4b95-998e-f5069f752c7f Wed, 07 Feb 2024 07:27:31 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily