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Sierra Leone is a curious country where upright men and women are judged by villains – Op ed

November 17, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Samuel Jones: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 November 2021: First, Francis Gabbidon who has a previous conviction for fraud, and who now masquerades as a legal luminary, was on AYV TV where he declared that the suspension of the Auditor-General is procedurally correct. I dread to think what students of Law [Read More]

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Institute of chartered accountants intervenes in auditor general suspension saga

November 16, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 7

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 November 2021: Media reports on the suspension of Sierra Leone’s Auditor General has taken a new twist today, following a letter written to the country’s Attorney General by the Institute of Chartered Accountants, expressing serious concern over her alleged suspension and that of her deputy by [Read More]

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Opposition APC demand leaders of police, judiciary and electoral body to resign

November 16, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 0

APC Comms Unit: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 November 2021: Following to the 2018 General Elections which ushered in the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) government of President Julius Maada Bio; the APC, our international partners, and the general public have witnessed an unprecedented and systematic decline in the country’s democratic [Read More]

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President Bio suspends Auditor General to cover up falsified travel expenses  

November 15, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 November 2021: Following President Bio’s clumsy and bungled attempt last week to get rid of the country’s Auditor General – Mrs Lara Taylor-Pearce, evidence has emerged showing that the reason behind the president’s kneejerk reaction, is to cover up millions of dollars he and his wife [Read More]

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What’s in that Auditor General Report? That’s all we want to know now

November 15, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 9

Dr. Dennis Bright – Chairman and Leader, NGC: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 November 2021: Since news of the sacking or “indefinite suspension” of the Auditor General broke out, I have been doing a lot of thinking. I was especially asking myself questions such as: why would President Bio want to [Read More]

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Why has president Bio suspended Auditor General Lara Taylor-Pearce?

November 13, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 12

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 November 2021: As legal and constitutional arguments continue over president Bio’s decision to suspend the country’s Auditor General – Mrs Lara Taylor-Pearce, questions are still being asked as to why the president took such a controversial decision just weeks before the Auditor General is due to [Read More]

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Sierra Leone Judiciary says it welcomes MCC Scorecard

November 13, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Judiciary Comms Unit: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 November 2021: The Judiciary of Sierra Leone wishes to inform the general public that the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) on the 9th November, 2021 released a globally recognised Report titled ‘2021 Country Scorecard.’ (Photo above: Chief Justice Edwards) The 2022 Country Performance Scorebook [Read More]

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President Bio suspends Auditor General Lara Taylor-Pearce – Sierra Leone’s most trusted public servant

November 12, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 21

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 November 2021: If there is one single political objective president Julius Maada Bio has been nursing since coming to power in 2018, it is the sacking of Sierra Leone’s most trusted public servant – the country’s Auditor General Mrs Lara Taylor Pearce whose annual audit reports [Read More]

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President Bio’s government is ineffective with a 40% pass mark – says MCC report

November 11, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 5

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 November 2021: The US government backed Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has published its 2022 Scorecard which assesses the performance of countries that are receiving or expecting to receive financial support for development. On Monday 8 November 2021, President Dr Julius Maada Bio received his official copy [Read More]

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