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Politics & Law

Civil society groups call for reinstatement of suspended members of parliament

October 25, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 October 2020: Pressure is growing on the Speaker of Sierra Leone’s parliament to reinstate four members of parliament suspended for what the Speaker described as gross misconduct. One of the MPs suspended is Hindolo Moiwo Ngevao, who few weeks ago was on BBC Focus on Africa [Read More]

Economy & Business

Ghana records 786 million foreign direct investment in the first half of 2020

October 24, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 5

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 October 2020: Ghana has recorded total investments of US$869.47 million, with total Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) value amounting to US$785.62 million between January to June 2020 as FDI inflow showed rare strength in the final moments of the second quarter of the year, undeterred by the [Read More]

Politics & Law

Sierra Leone scales down Covid-19 response as number of deaths remains low

October 24, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 4

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 October 2020: As countries across the world ramp up their response to the unfolding second wave of the deadly Coronavirus Pandemic that has killed over one million people, authorities in Sierra Leone have decided its time to scale down the government’s response. This decision was announced [Read More]

Politics & Law

Case against former Mayor Herbert George Williams must now be dropped   

October 24, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 3

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 October 2020: The prosecution is now stalled in the trial of Abu Bakarr Daramy and Herbert George – Williams, after the two eye witnesses who were present at the scene of crime (Lumley round about in Freetown) on the 31st of March 2018, when the late [Read More]

Politics & Law

Head of UN in Sierra Leone meets president Bio at State House

October 23, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 October 2020: Newly appointed United Nations Resident to Sierra Leone – Mr. Babatunde Ahonsi, last Thursday called on President Dr Julius Maada Bio to present his letter of appointment by the UN Secretary General. ”It is with utmost humility and great honour that I present my [Read More]

Politics & Law

President Bio commissions four inshore patrol boats to protect the country’s territorial waters

October 23, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 6

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 October 2020: Yesterday Thursday, president Dr Julius Maada Bio commissioned four inshore patrol boats at the White Man’s Bay Navy Headquarters in Murray Town, Freetown. Speaking at the ceremony to mark the occasion, Commander of the Maritime Wing, Captain Navy Philip Juana, said that the role [Read More]

Politics & Law

Disputed 2018 election in the Freetown constituency 110 to be held in December

October 22, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Amin Kef Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 October 2020: Sierra Leone’s National Electoral Commission (NEC) has finally published the date for the conduct of the controversial Parliamentary re-run bye election in constituency 110 which was marred by violence. It comes over a year after the last polling results were cancelled. [Read More]

Politics & Law

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio launches 2020 Poppy Day Remembrance Week

October 22, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 October 2020: President Dr Julius Maada Bio has today launched the 2020 Poppy Remembrance Week in honour of all military servicemen and women who lost their lives in the line of duty. Co-Chairman Remembrance Day Planning Committee, Commissioner Rashid Thomas II, said remembering the Poppy Day [Read More]

Education and Health

Aberdeen’s oldest citizen – Mr Mohamed Sallieu Thomas celebrates 100 NOT OUT

October 22, 2020 Abdul Rashid Thomas 7

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 October 2020: Born on 17th October 1920, Mr Mohamed Sallieu Thomas is one of Freetown’s oldest residents, and arguably the oldest in Aberdeen, West of Freetown, Sierra Leone. He is the patriarch of the Thomas family of Aberdeen – descendants of Liberated Africans slaves who founded [Read More]

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