LIBERIA WEST AFRICA
Hello everybody. Today is Saturday, March 14th, 2015.
My name is Daniel Sackie.
I was born in Monrovia, Liberia, Africa, on Christmas Eve, December 24th, 1987.
I came to Canada on November 25th, 2005.
Like any other person in this country, I am proud of my country of origin.
I am employed as a Security Guard at the building where Spyros Peter Goudas' factory is located.
In fact, I am his bodyguard.
Since the night is long and lonely, Spyros Peter Goudas was working in his office as usual.
This was not a surprise to me because the other Security Guards mentioned that he is always working even at 2, 3, or 4 o'clock in the morning.In this instance, he was concentrated on the subject of Africa.
Group of American Blacks moved to Liberia
John GeadeayïMarcus Garvey didn't make it to Liberia. The American government would sabotage his" Back to Africa " plan just about the same time he went to jail in 1924 on some shady mail fraud changes.
This was Garvey's lifelong dream! The land was already given evident by the fact that Garvey sent seven construction experts with fifty- thousand worth of building materials to start the construction of the first houses for UNIA members who had already signed up to move to Liberia. Those materials were confiscated and the seven men deported back to America.
That's how Firestone came into the picture. Marcus Garvey was deported back to Jamaica after doing two years and eight months of his five years sentence in a US prison. Garvey died a poor and forgotten man in England on June 15.1940. Let down by his own kind. RIP Marcus Mosiah Garvey.
Liberia - Africa's Only Republic, 1949
mimmie Prattï If I should return back to this world when I die, I want to come back as a Liberian.
Eric Hallï When I think of FIRESTONE I think of Slave Master. They used people like common slaves, took advantage of the country, and so on.
Big J Taxi Talkï My grandfather used to work on this plantation during the '40s, he told me they
were paid 20 cents a day, ECONOMIC slavery at its best
may God continue to bless our motherland and grant her peace and prosperity.
I am proud to be a Liberian
Liberia: A Fragile Peace
FOREIGN LIGA I was one of those child soldiers and those weren’t the best days in my life.
Firestone and the Warlord
I have read the following articles written by him, titled,
A TRIP TO GHANA, Kenya, the Rwandan genocide,
Eritrea, Faces Of Africa - Haile Selassie,and discovered
that he was familiar with the African food, Fufu, which
is featured in one of his books titled
"African Food Safari".
AN EXPERIENCE IN AFRICAN CUISINE
Before you obtain your visa, buy and pack your sun hat,
Dashiki or Nehru shirts, safari shorts, sunglasses, sunscreen, sundresses, and mosquito nets, etc., I suggest that to you:
Prepare yourself not only mentally, but physically as well,
because the most important thing that you have
to internalize is that the type of food and its preparation is:
a little bit, somewhat different, and most significantly,
very, very different from what you are accustomed to
As a consequence, he called me into his office and asked me where I was from, I replied from
Liberia the Mother Land.
He then asked what Motherland means, citing that he knew about Liberia, but was not familiar
with the concept of the Motherland.
He asked me to sit down and I explained to him what Motherland is. So I had the opportunity
to go back to my roots and related to him everything I knew about my country.
Obviously, I mentioned to him our President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf who is very popular and according to many, she is the hope of the future for Liberia.
May God help her to accomplish her mission.
At the same time, Mr. Goudas quickly researched
Wikipedia for her life story which a link is included in this article.
Before leaving this topic, I explained that Liberia borders the Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, and Guinea.
Additionally, the population is 85%, Christian.
Parallel with the above name within Wikipedia he researched the history of Liberia in general and one of the things that surprised him was that although a very small country on the west coast of Africa, Liberia was divided into fifteen countries.
Spyros Peter Goudas is quite familiar with the Ivory Coast since he is associated with a factory there that cultivates and produces Ackees, which is the national fruit and food of Jamaica.
If you want to understand a bit more about the Ackee, click here to read the book titled, Ackees, written by him.
Of course, we are not going into the English Colonization details, the slavery years, etc, the two civil wars, and according to Wikipedia, many government conspiracies and interruptions set the country years back, including the loss of many lives.
Mr.Goudas told me that he likes to be alone for a couple of hours because he will be talking to China.
In a few hours, he came out of the building and he told us that the Chinese now know what to do and we will see the results in a few weeks.
Never the less in a short time, Liberia had the first visit from china as we see from the videos.
The video which follows portrays a different, somewhat negative aspect of Liberia.
However, when Spyros Peter Goudas writes an article he tries to portray both sides of the coin.
Therefore, it is appropriate for him to include this video.
The following is a direct quote from the producers of this video:
"Cannibalism, murder, and rape are just a part of everyday life in certain regions of Liberia.
Despite the United Nation's eventual intervention, most of this country's young people continue to live in abject poverty, surrounded by filth, drug addiction, and teenage prostitution."
In 2009, we went to Liberia to rummage through the messy remains of a country ravaged by 14 years of civil war.�
UPDATE: Charles G. Taylor, former President of Liberia and warlord, has been convicted by an international tribunal of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including rape, murder, and the use of child soldiers.
He is the first head of state to be found guilty by an international court since the Nuremberg trials.
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Africa Investigates Liberia: Living with Ebola.
The Fight Against Ebola (Full Length)
The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa began in Guinea in December 2013.
From there, it quickly spread to Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Cases also appeared in Senegal and Nigeria, and there was another outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Today, Liberia is at the center of the epidemic, with more than 3,000 cases of infection.
About half of them have been fatal.
As President Barack Obama announced that he would be sending American military personnel to West Africa to help combat the epidemic, VICE News travelled to Monrovia to spend time with those on the front lines of the outbreak
Ebola Outbreak: The Body Collectors
Sky News Sky News' special correspondent Alex Crawford gains rare access to burial teams doing one of the most dangerous jobs in the world - treating Ebola patients in Liberia.
Taylor Dennis 11:38 ..bruh why if they following him around with a camera while he�s mourning the loss of his sister..showing no regard for the fact that he needs his own privacy.
Jens Holmstr�m I Have some mad respect for the Ebola medics! This makes Me heartbroken to see
Liv Pedersen Can�t stop thinking about how they are today, the survivors, the families, and the doctors.
Dah mackintosh I respect these people.
Hannah Mckenzie Send my love to all families.
Stone Roses These medics & body collectors are very honourable people, risking their lives to protect their community.
Shithole Countries American virus to kill us but God will kill them for us by there own diseases they make.
Brittany Chanel My God why does life have to be so painful sometimes.
Christine Vander Ploeg is terribly saddening.
Sallu Bhai 06:02 Salute this Braveheart
Published on Jan 6, 2015
The Ebola Hot Zone
KELLY SUTER LADY HERO IN LIBERIA
CLICK ON THE IMAGE
Click here for Nurse Kellys Ebola Diary
Ebolaï virus disease occurred in Liberia from 2014 to 2015, along with the neighbouring countries of Guinea and Sierra Leone.
The Fight Against Ebola: Sierra Leone's Story
AWEtistic So many real-life heroes! The medical staff, doctors, helpers, brave survivors... God bless them all.
Sierra Leoneans express thanks to China for helping Ebola fight
CHINA GIVES BIG TO LIBERIA
Liberians today are focused on the future
Liberia is one of the fastest-growing economies in Africa today
Within my conversation with him, I mentioned the names of several famous people including, Harbella Browne, a singer who is featured in one of the videos below, �"Thank You, Lord".
Miracle Kettor - Yianyee Soloo (Liberian Gospel Music), Marron Cassell, and Kanvee Adams.
According to Spyros Peter Goudas, Liberian music is very upbeat and similar to Trinidad and Tobago's calypso rhythms.
I asked him how does he know about Trinidad and Tobago, calypso, carnival, and all that stuff.
Caribana is now an annual Caribbean Festival attracting over one million people each year.
Additionally, he handed me a copy of his book, One Caribana Story, which captures his involvement in the festival.
In the attached link you may view footage of his Caribana film.
Wow. �That was an experience that made me pay attention to the first long weekend in August when I definitely will be part of the Caribana festival as a spectator. Now back to the topic of my country of origin, Liberia.
Another popular Liberian is the famous soccer player, George Weah, who is referred to as the Liberian Pele.
Spyros Peter Goudas is considered the authority in International Foods today.
Since he mentioned to me about the fufu,
I equally mentioned that in Liberia one of the most famous food is Potatoes Greens which is also known as Potatoes leaves. The video below gives you an idea of its preparation.
Liberian cuisine heavily incorporates�rice, the country's staple food.
Other ingredients include cassava, fish,½bananas,�citrus fruit, plantains, coconut, okra, and sweet potatoes.
Heavy stews spiced with habanero andï scotch bonnet chillies are popular and eaten with fufu.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf THE HOPE OF LIBERIA
The Wikipedia link below gives detailed information about the country.
Harbella Browne - Thank You Lord (Music Video).
The video is a bit long and the rhythm is wonderful.
You can see that she has placed lots of energy into her performance.
After viewing this video, Dr. Joseph McKenna, who becomes a very good friend of Spyros Peter Goudas and is a firm believer in the Almighty, stated the following:
The people of Liberia have suffered a lot lately, especially through the Ebola Crisis, and even though they have nothing, they still take the time to thank the Lord and have hope for the future.
He further stated that it is easy to thank the Lord when things are going good and it is much more important to thank Him when things are not going well.
Additionally, he acknowledged that Harbella Brown's (Thank You Lord song) is not only an inspiration to Liberians but to people around the world.
You may read more about Dr. Joseph McKenna in the book, Baked Salmon, written by Spyros Peter Goudas in the attached link.
Goudas Pain & Suffering
Dear friends of FlyerMall.com
A few years ago, in the FlyerMall Tubes area, I posted a song by the artists, Toots & The Maytals titled Sweet and Dandy. CLICK TO VIEW THE ARTICLE
Since I have been involved in the multicultural society of Canada for many, many years, and I am able to understand the dialects of the various nationalities, I was under the impression that when I posted this song that everyone would understand the words.
You may click here to read my biography, The Immigrant and/or the Letters of Appreciation
I have received from various organizations, religions, and groups which attest to my involvement with many nationalities and ethnicities.
It took me quite some time to realize that although the song is in English very, very, very few people knew the meaning of the song.
The song has a very good rhythm, the singers are very good, but many people could not discern or understand the words and the meaning of the words.
When I finally realized what happened, I took the time to post the words in English so that the average person gets the real feel of the song and why it was so popular.
In today's viewing of Thank You Lord by Harbella Browne, it seems to me that the same scenario is repeating itself.
I am now taking the time to explain the meaning of her song.
Within the song, you hear the words Jehovah and it is important to explain that the word Jehovah has nothing to do with the Jehovah's Witness religion. In the Liberian culture, the word Jehovah means God.
Continuing with the story of the song, Harbella Browne states that she wanted to have a child and she prayed one year, two years, three years, four years, five years, six years and finally God (Jehovah) gave her the gift of a baby girl.
The above paragraph, although it does not mean much to some, there are thousands of women out there facing the same situation.
So Harbella believes that her little girl is a gift from God and thanks to him again and again.
Thank you, Lord Jehovah Gyra I want to say Thank You, Lord.
You are turning my story into Glory.
Up to this point of the song, Harbella Browne is speaking directly to God and thanks to Him again and again. She states - who am I to deserve your goodness.
Daddy (referring to God) I am grateful and grateful. You have done so much for me.
Within the song, the choir and background singers are blending their voices to perfection in such a way to make this, not any regular gospel song, but turns it into a masterpiece and testimony of faith and belief in God Jehovah.
Harbella Browne continues Thanking God and within the song states in praise of God, if you have done it for me you can do it for anybody and at this point addresses herself to the crowd without persuading anyone to change religion or beliefs.
I would like to close the topic of Harbella Browne, the song Thank You, Lord, for the singers in the background, the writers, and the video producers by congratulating them for the excellent work they have done.
just a friendly reminder I was one of the best DJ in the country some years back, so Ido know about music CLICK ON THE LINK
It is a wonderful song and does inspire you to Thank the Lord.
The gospel music of Liberia by Miracle Kettor
Yianyee Soloo (Liberian Gospel Music)
Click below to view the video.
Liberian music by Marron Cassell - Liberia you're lifted
Click below to view the video.
Dancing is a part of the Liberian culture and begins at a very young age.
Click and be entertained.
The next video is a performance by Kanvee Adams.�
The Legend, George Weah
Is a Liberian retired professional football (soccer) player and regarded as one of the greatest African players of all time, and as one of the best forwards of his generation, in 1995 he was named FIFA World Player of the Year.
Harbella Browne - Great God
Ethelyn Q. Naiah - THANK U JESUS
Miss Liberia Belloh Julius
represented at the Miss Africa USA Pageant in 2008.
Miss Julius is dressed in the national colours of Liberia (flag).
She speaks brilliantly about Liberia being the first country in Africa to have a female President.
Her goal is to complete her education and return to Liberia to help with development.
Miss Bellah Julius was among the top 5 winners placing as the 3rd runner up.
Liberian gospel music - Evine Natt Kamara
Dependable GOD
Over one hour of listening time with Kanvee G. Adams, Abraham Gibson aka BOB Q, and others
ENJOY AND BE BLESS!!!!!
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Hopefully, all of the above have enhanced your knowledge of Liberia, West Africa.�
IN ONTARIO CANADA ON 22 AUGUST 2015
To have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death does us part.
With this Ring, I thee wed, with my body I thee worship, and with all my worldly goods I thee endow:
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.