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Celebrating the life of Sierra Leone’s ingenious classical music composer – Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

January 29, 2012 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Abdul R Thomas – Editor – The Sierra Leone Telegraph 29 January 2012 Ten years ago, I discovered the music of Samuel – Coleridge Taylor, whilst driving on the M1 Motorway to London from Leeds, on a very quiet and wintry Sunday morning. It was not until the end of a [Read More]

Editorial

President Koroma has failed to master the art of the impossible

January 29, 2012 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Austin Thomas 29 January 2012 “Ordinary people believe only in the possible. Extraordinary people visualize not what is possible or probable, but rather what is impossible. And by visualizing the impossible, they begin to see it as possible.”- Cherie Carter-Scott. Time and time again, when we look at history critically, [Read More]

News in Perspective

Sierra Leone’s tertiary education institutions to sign performance contracts

January 27, 2012 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

27 January 2012 State House, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) have met with Principals and Heads of Tertiary Education Institutions, to discuss the need for those working in the sector to agree and sign Performance Contracts with the President. The meeting was also attended [Read More]

News in Perspective

World Bank approves US$24 million to help tackle poverty in Sierra Leone

January 27, 2012 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

27 January 2012 The World Bank has today boosted the efforts of the government of Sierra Leone in tackling poverty, by approving a US$24 million funding package, under the fifth Governance Reform and Growth Credit (GRGC) Programme. The funding will help president Koroma pursue economic growth and implement necessary structural [Read More]

Economy & Business

World Bank has a new Director for Sierra Leone

January 26, 2012 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 January 2012 The World Bank has appointed Mr. Yusupha B. Crookes as Country Director for Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone. His appointment takes effect from 1st March, 2012. Yusupha will be based at the World Bank’s Office in Accra. Yusupha – a Gambian national, joined the [Read More]

News in Perspective

President Koroma sacks Energy Minister as electricity supply becomes an election issue

January 25, 2012 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

25 January 2012 Report from State House says that the minister of Energy and Water Resources – Professor Ogunlade Davidson, has been relieved of his duties with immediate effect. Although sources at State House did not confirm the reason for the minister’s dismissal, observers say that his sacking may not [Read More]

Politics & Law

Sierra Leone – bad politicians and the imperilled state

January 25, 2012 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Alpha Kawusu: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 January 2012: Recent developments in Sierra Leone have not only raised questions about the country’s commitment to democracy, but have actually once again put at risk, that dreadful possibility of disintegrating into chaos and anarchy. Putting it differently, Sierra Leone has once more become [Read More]

Editorial

Sierra Leone’s national security imperatives

January 25, 2012 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

Mohamed Kutubu Koroma 25 January 2012 Today, the civilized world unfortunately has to contend with merchants of hate and parasites of passion, motivated by the twin axis of terrorism and territorial expansionist designs, such as Guinea’s illegal occupation of what is clearly a sovereign property of Sierra Leone – Yenga. [Read More]

Politics & Law

Ten reasons why President Koroma is ‘best’ president Sierra Leone has had

January 24, 2012 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Austin Thomas: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 January 2012: I want to agree with president Koroma’s supporters that we need to give him a second term in office, as according to them; “he is the best leader Sierra Leone has ever produced.” In just four years in office as president he has [Read More]

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