Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 June 2020: Sierra Leone’s justice system is fast becoming a circus where those in power show off their ability and capacity to wield and abuse their office with impunity, simply to settle old political scores. This is nothing new. Previous governments did the same to some [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 June 2020: Across Africa and in partnership with NGOs, Coca-Cola in Africa, and its bottling partners (the “Coca-Cola System”) and The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF), have been deploying a range of resources, including capabilities, funds and products to support governments, communities and local economies in their urgent [Read More]
Andrew Keili: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 June 2020: The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education must be commended for its most recent Annual school census report, which is considerably more revealing than in previous years. The SLPP government initiated its flagship Free Quality School Education (FQSE) programme in September, 2018. [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 June 2020: Yesterday, the Ambassador of the Republic of Ireland to Sierra Leone, Lesley Ní Bhriain, held talks with Sierra Leone’s Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Dr. Francis Kai-Kai at his Tower Hill office, in Freetown. The aim of the visit, the Ambassador said was [Read More]
Dr. Sylvia O Blyden: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 June 2020: Fellow Sierra Leoneans know me as someone who cannot be forced to say what she does not believe in. So my current circumstances should not dilute the strength of my message today. It is not made under duress but is [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 June 2020: The World Bank has today announced that its Group Board of Executive Directors has approved a $100 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA), to support the government of Sierra Leone in promoting sustainable and inclusive growth, and building economic resilience. This Development [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 June 2020: Although covid-19 has brought unprecedented decline in global CO2 emissions with an expected significant reduction in global warming, serious concerns are still being raised about the world’s attitude towards the environment and nature. Yesterday, a press statement, titled: “Recover from the Global Recession, We [Read More]
Graça Machel. Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Dr. Vera Songwe. Maria Ramos: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 June 2020: COVID 19 has unearthed massive inequalities within our societies and brought to glaring light the unique burdens which women carry the world over. Allocation of response resources should be targeted towards the immediate needs [Read More]
James Samba: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 June 2020: For many around the world, COVID-19 is a first experience of a pandemic. For the people of Sierra Leone, there is spectral familiarity to what is unfolding in the country. With the outbreak of Ebola in May 2014, about 4000 people lost [Read More]
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