Education and Health

Joseph F. Kamara: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 October 2019: The brim of academic excellence is the state of being exceptional. We live in a society obsessed with being exceptional. Whether it is as workers, parents, students, lovers or cooks, we are expected to be outstanding. We must strive to be [Read More]

Andrew Keili: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 October 2019: A teacher is more than an educator. A teacher can play all roles – the role of a friend, counsellor or mentor. A teacher can be the guiding force in our lives, even after we pass through the portals of our school [Read More]

Mariama Janet Deen: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 October 2019: Since 2012, 11th October has been marked as the International Day of the Girl Child, after the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 66/170 declaring it – a day of commemoration. The International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC) aims to highlight [Read More]

Joseph F. Kamara: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 October 2019: Today, 10th October 2019, has been designated by the World Health Organization “(WHO”) as “World Mental Health Day”, to promote awareness of mental health in people all over the world. This year, the World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) has decided [Read More]

Agnes Fallah Kamara: 9 October 2019: I must admit that I did not know anything about autism until 2014 when, on a visit to South Africa, a friend told me that her son has autism spectrum disorder (ASD). I quickly googled the term. Thereafter, I felt a lot of sympathy [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 October 2019: The Executive Director of Health Network Sierra Leone, Robert Kondema Kargbo, has called on young people in Sierra Leone to distance themselves from taking alcohol which he warned, would affect their growth. He made this appeal last week at the commemoration of the World [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 October 2019: The founder and chief strategist of Project 1808, Dr. Alhaji U N’jai, has announced that the annual Science and Leadership (SciLead) Festival, slated for January 9-11, 2020, will be held in Kabala, northern Sierra Leone. The theme of next year’s festival is: ‘Ideas to [Read More]

Dr. Alfred Mbeteh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 October 2019: Education for many especially in developing countries , is a clear route out of the acute poverty they find themselves. It has been a great tool for developing the intellectual capabilities of citizens and countries alike. However, there has been a [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 September 2019: President Julius Maada Bio has today announced measures to curb the increasing spate of examination malpractices. He made this announcement at the opening of the newly Comprehensive Primary School at No.9 Community in Freetown. Addressing the nation, president Bio said: “Examination malpractice destroys the [Read More]