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Month: June 2020

Education and Health

COVID-19 jeopardises progress in protecting women and girls from violence and harmful practices

June 16, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Justine Coulson. Roberta Clarke. Mohamed M. Fall: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 June 2020: The passing of laws to end child marriage resulted in blocking thousands of child marriages and enabling second chance education for girls. However, these gains made over the years are in jeopardy in the age of COVID-19. [Read More]

Politics & Law

President Bio receives 2018 public procurement assessment report  

June 16, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 5

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 June 2020: Yesterday, Chief Executive Officer of the National Public Procurement Authority (NPPA) – Ibrahim Brima Swaray, presented his 2018 Public Procurement Assessment Report to President Dr Julius Maada Bio, which outlines details of procurement spending by government departments and agencies under the former APC government, [Read More]

Politics & Law

Brazen armed robbers arrested during curfew in Freetown

June 15, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Milton Margai: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 June 2020: In Sierra Leone, armed robbers are becoming braver by the day. Sierra Leoneans are raising concerns over the spate of armed robberies in the country, and calling on the police to be more vigilant. According to the Regional Commander of Freetown East [Read More]

Economy & Business

NRA celebrating two years of enhanced tax system in Sierra Leone

June 15, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

NRA Public Affairs Unit: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 June 2020: Revenue Mobilization is a key instrument for the Government of Sierra Leone in increasing financial independence, achieving middle income status and delivering on the ideals of the New Direction programs in the country. The last two years have witnessed some [Read More]

Economy & Business

Dangote leads Nigeria to become one of the biggest cement exporter in the world

June 15, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 June 2020: To reaffirm its status as the biggest cement producer in Africa, Dangote Cement has set the pace with the exportation of 27,800 metric tonnes of clinker to a neighbouring African country. With this historic maiden voyage from its Export Terminal located in Apapa Port, [Read More]

Politics & Law

Chief Justice denies allegation of interfering in the Palo Conteh treason trial 

June 14, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 15

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 June 2020: Sierra Leone’s social media rumour mill went into overdrive three days ago, when a post was circulated by an unknown author alleging that the country’s Chief Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards “tries to interfere with Palo Treason trial Jurors”. (Photo above: Chief Justice Desmond Babatunde [Read More]

Economy & Business

House owners in Freetown now have new city council rate payment system

June 14, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 11

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 June 2020: Freetown City Council has announced that all house owners in the capital Freetown, will soon have their properties reassessed – though many suspect it is a re-valuation exercise that may mean some will pay more and others may pay less. The council says it [Read More]

Politics & Law

Yesterday in court – Dr. Blyden lectures Attorney General on the laws of Sierra Leone

June 13, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 14

Sierra Leone Telegraph court correspondent: 13 June 2020: It was a sight to behold at the Freetown magistrate court No.1 yesterday, when popular Sierra Leone female presidential aspirant and leading Journalist Dr. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden, lectured the country’s  Minister of Justice and Attorney General Dr. Priscilla Schwartz (Photo above), on [Read More]

Politics & Law

Is Sierra Leone’s Chief Minister the problem?

June 13, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 16

Elkass Sannoh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 June 2020: Recently, I was researching and desperately finding credible information about the Office of the Chief Minister when I stumbled on information about how the Chief Minister, Professor David Francis, in 2015 endorsed a new book published by one of the leading and [Read More]

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