Sierra leone Telegraph: 29 April 2019: Last Saturday, 27 April 2019 was Sierra Leone’s 58th Independence Anniversary, and as is customary, president Julius Maada Bio recognised and awarded many Sierra Leoneans and non-Sierra Leoneans for their distinguished contributions to national life and nation building. Hundreds of dignitaries gathered at State [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 April 2019: There are mixed feelings across Sierra Leone today, as the country marks 58 years of independence from Great Britain on the 27 of April 1961. The government is virtually broke. The president says there is no money for celebrations. But with the high costs [Read More]
Mohamed Macarthy: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 April 2019: Independence celebration is observed on the 27th April every year and is one of the principal celebrations in the history of Sierra Leone. The attainment of Independence from Great Britain was led by the country’s first Prime Minister, Sir Milton Margai, as [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 April 2019: 58 years ago, on 27th April 1961, Sierra Leone’s first prime minister – Dr Sir Milton Margai, spoke to the people of Sierra Leone about the kind of nation they should expect in the coming years, after gaining independence from Britain, and what it [Read More]
Andrew Keili: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 April 2019: Dear Sir Milton, I am so pleased to get in touch with you, even though you are on the other side of the veil. I write this letter to you as we plan on celebrating the Independence you and your colleagues won [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 April 2019: Yesterday, the De Beers Group announced that, GemFair, a pilot programme developed by the company which aims to create a secure and transparent route to market for ethically sourced artisanal and small-scale mined (ASM) diamonds, is scaling up its operations in Sierra Leone to [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 April 2019: The High Court of Sierra Leone, sitting in Freetown, yesterday Wednesday 24th April 2019, found Mr. Abdul Barrie – a former Deputy Minister of Works, Housing and Infrastructure in the Koroma led APC government, guilty of corruption. Passing his judgement, the presiding Judge – [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 April 2019: The Aberdeen community in Freetown is today in mourning, following the announcement of the death of Alhaji Abassie Elias Thomas. He passed away in Kuwait yesterday Wednesday 24th April 2019. He was 80 years old. Alhaji Abassie Elias Thomas is survived by his wife [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 April 2019: Over one hundred guests from across the UK, including the Sierra Leone High Commissioner to the UK – Mr Tamba Lamina and his wife – Salma Lamina, attended the launching of the Annual Fundraising Dinner and African Excellence Awards organised by the Trustees of [Read More]
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