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Month: April 2018

Obituary

Gone too soon – Mr Jonathan Fitzjohn, Sierra Leone’s educationist and entertainment entrepreneur

April 30, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 April 2018: The sad death is announced of Mr Jonathan Musselman Henry Fitzjohn, who passed away peacefully in London on his birthday, March 19, 2018, aged 54 years. Jonathan Musselman Henry Fitzjohn, is the 7th and youngest child of the Reverend Dr. William Henry Fitzjohn (deceased) and the [Read More]

Politics & Law

Coverage of Sierra Leone’s election reflected stereotypes – not reality

April 29, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Author: Laura Martin: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 April 2018: Sierra Leone recently held peaceful presidential elections. But you would not know it from the media, which suggested that the country was frequently overwhelmed by violence during this period. The first round results were announced in mid-March, which concluded that no single [Read More]

Politics & Law

Is Sierra Leone’s democracy at a crossroad? Watch the debate live today sunday on AYV TV

April 29, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 3

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 April 2018: By the time the parliament of Sierra Leone settles down to business, it will be on the back of the most dramatic twists and turns we have ever witnessed. It all started with dual nationality fight that locked out many MP aspirants; it graduated [Read More]

Politics & Law

Taxi driver wearing green shirt allegedly attacked in Freetown by APC supporters

April 28, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 April 2018: Reports of alleged political violence by both the ruling SLPP and the main opposition APC continue this weekend, with disturbing news of a group of APC supporters attacking and causing damage to a  taxi locally known as ‘keke’, painted green – which is the [Read More]

Politics & Law

Why APC has more MPs than SLPP – despite SLPP winning the Presidency

April 28, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Yusuf Bangura: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 April 2018: The argument that the APC has more seats than the SLPP in parliament because it created extra seats in its strongholds is totally wrong. The parliamentary seat distribution tracks fairly well the distribution of registered voters and even the distribution of actual [Read More]

Politics & Law

Alleged attacks on local journalists by SLPP supporters must be investigated

April 28, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 April 2018: It is now one month since elections were held in Sierra Leone; and twenty-four days, since the newly elected president Julius Maada Bio took office. But reports of political violence and instability continue to dominate the news, including troubling allegation of attack on the [Read More]

Politics & Law

Sierra Leone marks 57 years of independence today – but there will be no celebrations

April 27, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 8

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 April 2018: Fifty-seven years ago, on the 27th of April 1961, Sierra Leone gained independence from British colonial rule. It was a day that was full of hope and promise. A new dawn, that brought dreams of  a vibrant, developing and confident Sierra Leone, where no one [Read More]

Politics & Law

Sierra Leone’s parliamentary debacle –  what goes around comes around

April 27, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Puawui – Dr. Sama Banya: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 April 2018: There is a story that a member of the nobility went across the border from England into Scotland, and stayed with another noble family. Not far from where he and his little boy stayed was a farm with a [Read More]

Politics & Law

President Bio takes tough action to curb excessive government spending

April 26, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas 8

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 April 2018: The last twelve months have been excruciatingly tough for ordinary Sierra Leoneans. The previous APC government, led by president Koroma, ran the economy into bankruptcy before being thrown out of office at the ballot box last month. Inflation – prices of basic necessities, have [Read More]

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