Joint reflexions by United Nations Senior African Officials: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 June 2020: A desperate yearning for a long-departed mother. Reaching deep from the bowels of fragile humanity. Gasping for breath. Begging for mercy. The entire world heard the tragic cry. The family of nations saw his face pounded [Read More]
Justine Coulson. Roberta Clarke. Mohamed M. Fall: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 June 2020: The passing of laws to end child marriage resulted in blocking thousands of child marriages and enabling second chance education for girls. However, these gains made over the years are in jeopardy in the age of COVID-19. [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 June 2020: Yesterday, Chief Executive Officer of the National Public Procurement Authority (NPPA) – Ibrahim Brima Swaray, presented his 2018 Public Procurement Assessment Report to President Dr Julius Maada Bio, which outlines details of procurement spending by government departments and agencies under the former APC government, [Read More]
Milton Margai: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 June 2020: In Sierra Leone, armed robbers are becoming braver by the day. Sierra Leoneans are raising concerns over the spate of armed robberies in the country, and calling on the police to be more vigilant. According to the Regional Commander of Freetown East [Read More]
NRA Public Affairs Unit: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 June 2020: Revenue Mobilization is a key instrument for the Government of Sierra Leone in increasing financial independence, achieving middle income status and delivering on the ideals of the New Direction programs in the country. The last two years have witnessed some [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 June 2020: To reaffirm its status as the biggest cement producer in Africa, Dangote Cement has set the pace with the exportation of 27,800 metric tonnes of clinker to a neighbouring African country. With this historic maiden voyage from its Export Terminal located in Apapa Port, [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 June 2020: Sierra Leone’s social media rumour mill went into overdrive three days ago, when a post was circulated by an unknown author alleging that the country’s Chief Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards “tries to interfere with Palo Treason trial Jurors”. (Photo above: Chief Justice Desmond Babatunde [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 June 2020: Freetown City Council has announced that all house owners in the capital Freetown, will soon have their properties reassessed – though many suspect it is a re-valuation exercise that may mean some will pay more and others may pay less. The council says it [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph court correspondent: 13 June 2020: It was a sight to behold at the Freetown magistrate court No.1 yesterday, when popular Sierra Leone female presidential aspirant and leading Journalist Dr. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden, lectured the country’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General Dr. Priscilla Schwartz (Photo above), on [Read More]
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