How soon time elapses! Another Christmas is here – a time of giving and sharing as well as celebrations in memory of the birth of Jesus Christ, the Savior of Mankind. Here in Liberia, and across the globe, people are shopping-crazy, purchasing all they can to have a joyous celebration.

The Government of Liberia, will on Saturday, December 22, 2012, break ground for the pavement of 2.56 kilometer stretch of streets in the City of Voinjama in Lofa County. The Vice President of Liberia, Dr. Joseph N. Boakai is expected to lead an array of senior government officials to perform the ground-breaking ceremony. Saturday’s Voinjama ceremony will add on to a list of similar events yet to get on course throughout the country.

Like other nations around the world, Liberia is at the core of preparedness for this year’s Festive Season, most especially the celebration of Christ Jesus-the King of all kings. Annually and as a matter of tradition, preparations for such auspicious and religiously festive celebrations are characterized not only by the usual pomp and pageantry, but clean and conducive environment. It is in consonance with this and its ordinance that the Monrovia City Corporation or MCC continues to ensure a high level of decency for the Liberian Capital. And as a mark of honor and respect for Christmas, the need for residents to clean and beautify Monrovia cannot be over-emphasized.

News that came out of Gbarnga, Bong County last week Wednesday, December 12, 2012 that a soldier of the Armed Forces of Liberia at the Camp Tubman Military Barracks on the outskirt of the town allegedly stabbed a commercial motorcyclist multiple times in the neck and chest, leaving him severely wounded is disappointing and embarrassing.