Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily https://www.liberianobserver.com/ Liberia's First Independent Daily en Tue, 07 May 2024 08:32:59 +0000 Mon, 18 Apr 2022 04:43:44 +0000 Liberia: ‘Extremists Responsible for 1979 Rice Riot’ https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-extremists-responsible-1979-rice-riot Veteran politician, Senator Conmany B. Wesseh, has remarked that April 14, 1979 rice riots occurred as a result of extremism — the intolerance of those who did not want the people to exercise their democratic right of peaceful assembly. The River Gee County Senator, who entered politics… dopoejr@gmail.com (Robin Dopoe) 691c9d51-9d0d-4fc4-af03-c1c831b3345f Mon, 18 Apr 2022 04:43:44 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily Dr. Sawyer: ‘Rice Riots, 1980 Coup, Were Unnecessary’ https://www.liberianobserver.com/dr-sawyer-rice-riots-1980-coup-were-unnecessary For the last half-century or more, Liberia has suffered from one crisis after another, ranging from economic down-turn to hostile politics, civil war, poor healthcare delivery, pandemics, ‘messy’ education system, among many others. But which country hasn’t got a few of these? … 7d51f95e-4708-4b7e-8b77-574bdb2c7873 Fri, 05 Nov 2021 06:32:17 +0000 Liberian Observer - Liberia's First Independent Daily