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Year: 2014

Dr. Sama Banya - Puawui

So called female genital mutilation (FGM) – the continuing vuvuzela

July 26, 2014 Abdul Rashid Thomas 6

Dr. Sama Banya – Puawui The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 July 2014 Some years ago, I read a humorous story in a British newspaper about a New Zealander who had lived in Britain for many years, who then suddenly decided to return home. When asked about his reason for leaving [Read More]

News in Perspective

Nigeria – Africa’s strongest economy poised to become a major global force

July 25, 2014 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 July 2014 Having recently been declared the strongest economy on the African continent, Nigeria is now said to have the potential to become a major global economic force in the coming decades, says a report published today by McKinsey Global Institute (MGI). Notwithstanding the challenges [Read More]

Editorial

Ebola – minister Kargbo has failed  

July 24, 2014 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Noorudin Kaikai The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 July 2014 The incursion of Ebola into Sierra Leone has yet again, exposed the apathy of this APC Government in tackling issues of national crisis. (Photo: President Koroma receiving honour in Benin last week). Whilst Ebola was taking lives in neighbouring Guinea, our [Read More]

News in Perspective

Doctor contracts deadly Ebola virus in Sierra Leone

July 23, 2014 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 July 2014 Doctor Umar Khan – a Sierra Leonean virologist and specialist, responsible for treating those diagnosed with the deadly Ebola virus, has himself fallen victim to the virus, in eastern Sierra Leone – the epicentre of the disease. According to State House report, Dr. [Read More]

Editorial

Customs posts and security threat in Sierra Leone

July 23, 2014 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Michael Fayia Kallon The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 July 2014 An independent nation should be able to protect not only its citizens, but also its territorial integrity. In addition, it should meet conformities that satisfy the standards of the country’s security, even if not adequately, to protect her customs posts. [Read More]

News in Perspective

Patriotic Sierra Leonean musicians face death threats for speaking out

July 22, 2014 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Bai Bai Sesay The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 July 2014 Popular musicians – Emerson (photo), LAJ, Sound boy-Richie, and several others have received death threats for exposing corruption and tribalism in Sierra Leone. Threatening phone calls and text messages were sent, following the violent assault in Freetown, of Sierra Leone’s [Read More]

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News in Perspective

The APC party and their electoral malpractices

July 22, 2014 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Dr. Sama Banya – Puawui The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 July 2014 The last time that the APC won what could properly be described as a free election, was in March 1967, when the late Brigadier David Lansana later played into their hands, by staging an unnecessary military coup. The [Read More]

In Focus

Human rights – Where is Sierra Leone heading?

July 21, 2014 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 July 2014 The banning of a radio talk show by the Koroma government of Sierra Leone, simply because the minister of defence is being held accountable for the death of two soldiers in a road traffic accident involving the minister’s convoy, is nothing short of [Read More]

Editorial

Commending Julius Maada Bio – a rejoinder 

July 21, 2014 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Yusuf Keketoma Sandi The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 July 2014 In an editorial published by the Awareness Times of 16th July 2014, the newspaper praised the alacrity of Rtd. Brig. Julius Maada Bio in the manner he reacted to the Ebola outbreak. The editorial particularly commended Rtd. Brig. Julius Maada [Read More]

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