By Siahyonkron Nyanseor “Americo-Liberians: The 17th Tribe of Liberia” is a two parts series. Part I will look at various sources such as the Bible, Greeks, Romans and Anglo-Saxon (English) cultures; and what Cultural Anthropologists say about tribe, before arriving at a working definition and all that encompasses tribe. One of my main reasons [...]
By Tewroh-Wehtoe Sungbeh Q&A with Environmental Activist/Engineer Morris T. Koffa, Executive Director, Africa Environmental Watch (AEW), a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization established to respond to environmental distress in Liberia, and also to provide environmental expertise in Africa through educational awareness and behavioral change communication. Q. You have been an environmental advocate for [...]
By Moco McCaulay On April 26, 2012, the former leader of a small African nation and a feared ex-rebel leader who spread terror in his country and across West Africa—but seemed above-the-law—was finally cut to size by the swashbuckling sword of Lady Justice. It was a day that international news media heralded as: “the [...]
By Tewroh-Wehtoe Sungbeh Liberia needs drastic change in political leadership, is the overwhelming sentiments of most Liberians residing in and out of the country. Why? Because living and safety conditions in the country are deplorable. Liberians are suffering, period, and the country is riddled with violence, corruption, hunger and record unemployment. Sirleaf’s in denial. [...]
By Tewroh-Wehtoe Sungbeh I am not a fan of Charles Taylor. And like most Liberians who care about justice, I want Taylor to remain in the European prison he currently resides for the remaining of his pitiful life. Moses Zeh Blah, 65, who passed away April 1, from heart attack worked for Charles Taylor, [...]
By Tewroh-Wehtoe Sungbeh Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is a former financier of a deadly civil war who got away without ever been indicted for war crimes, for her role in the 14-year civil war that ended before she was elected President of Liberia in 2005. The president’s international friends prefer not to see her that [...]
May 12, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post
By Tewroh-Wehtoe Sungbeh I always thought the two-letter word that preceded his name was actually his first name. But it wasn’t. As a child, however, I constantly heard the press and others referred to the Liberian president at the time as “Dr. Tubman.” The dictatorial Mr. Tubman set the precedent and encouraged the Liberian people [...]
May 11, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post
By Tewroh-Wehtoe Sungbeh This week interview features restaurateur Wilhelmina “Mina” Bestman, owner of Mina’s West African & Caribbean Cuisine, who single handedly turned the once struggling Mina’s Place/Mina’s Kitchen into a thriving and all-inclusive place to dine with families and friends. So far, Mina’s West African & Caribbean Cuisine is believed to be the longest-serving [...]
May 5, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post
By Clemente Ferrer More and more couples without children want to adopt, but on the other hand, there are fewer kids up for adoption. Previously, the lack of kids for adoption, in developed countries was compensated through the adoption abroad. Now this is more complex. The number of international adoptions has dropped by 48%. [...]
May 22, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post
Your browser must support javascript. By Moses Owen Browne, Jr. Grand Bassa County may soon have its first female senator in Mrs. Yornblee Karngar-Lawrence, who is currently working as a Public Relations Specialist at the Liberia Petroleum Refinery Company (LPRC). Karngar-Lawrence is campaigning for the Liberian senate on three thematic areas, which she outlined as [...]
April 25, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post
By Siahyonkron Nyanseor First, let me extend my sincere apologies to those who have been waiting for the conclusion to this series, which is Part V of “A Covenant Betrayed: Partisanship within ULAA and its Chapters, subtitled: ULAA’s toothless bulldog. In order for all readers to better understand the discussion, let me give some background. [...]
April 24, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post
By Clemente Ferrer The research carried out by the British John B. Gurdon and the Japanese Shinya Yamanaka, parents of cell reprogramming awarded with the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2012, have created cells whose characteristics are identical to those of embryonic cells, but without destroying human embryos. The Swedish Academy said that both Gurdon [...]
April 20, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post
