MONROVIA – The Catholic Church of Liberia has announced the death of its Archbishop Emeritus Lewis Jerome Zeigler.In a statement issued by the Church through the Diocesan Administrator, the Reverend Msgr. Gabriel Blamo Jubwe, Archbisop Zeigler died o
In the absense of the presence of the Inter-Religious Team of Archbishops George Daniel Browne and Michael Kpakala Francis, Sheikh Kafumba Konneh and Dr. Mary Nema Brownell, who Spoke Truth To Power, the word is out that there is no more Speaking Tru
There is a lot of talk about the need for resources without the realization of what is the most important resource. Usually, the talk about resources points to financial and natural resources. Usually, the talk about resource shortage has to do with
Archbishop Michael Kpakala Francis
Between 1998 and 2001, I was serving in an office on the 10th floor of the Ministry of Finance when news about a scandal at the Revenue Department broke out. Major newspapers in Monrovia reported it on their front pages. The reports were so revealing and damning that the scandal captured the attention of people in high places. It became the talk of the town.
As a way of covering up the incident, authorities at the Finance Ministry ostensibly apprehended the director of that unit and other suspects of the corruption scandal and forwarded them to the Justice Ministry. But that did not solve the problem, and stealing public funds in government official circles (i.e. Corruption) continued unabated.