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Politics & Law

Reflecting on my three years in office as Mayor of this great and historic city of Freetown

May 12, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 12

Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 May 2021: I was sworn in as the Mayor of Freetown on 11th May 2018. Three years on, I am grateful for what we have achieved together, conscious of the challenges that we face and confident that collectively we can overcome these challenges [Read More]

Economy & Business

Sierra Leone parliament ratifies Lungi airport expansion and seaport lease agreements

May 12, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 May 2021: Just twenty-four hours after announcing its out of court settlement of its ill-advised, long-drawn battle with iron ore mining Group – Gerald, costing the people of Sierra Leone millions of dollars in lost export revenue, the government of Sierra Leone is said to be [Read More]

Politics & Law

Gambian government must act now to stop environmental destruction in Gunjur

May 12, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 7

Ebrima Scattred Janneh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 May 2021: This story was first published in the Sierra Leone Telegraph on 14 April 2021, and is once again being re-published by popular demand, after serious concerns in Sierra Leone about a proposal for a similar fish farming project in the capital [Read More]

Economy & Business

Black Johnson Beach Project – an environmental disaster waiting to happen – Op ed

May 11, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 9

Puawui – Dr. Sama Banya: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 May 2021: In just three years, Sierra Leone has continued to be in the news for the right reasons. That is with the exception of the rubbish that is continually being spat out by Chernor Bah and his so-called Africanist Press. [Read More]

Economy & Business

Government of Sierra Leone accused of selling precious coastal land to chinese fish meal producers

May 11, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Save Black Johnson Beach: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 May 2021: The government of Sierra Leone has sold off 250 acres of protected rainforest and beach land located in Black Johnson Beach to the Chinese. The proposed use is for fish meal production. What this means is that vast quantities of [Read More]

Economy & Business

Gerald group wins back its iron ore mining rights in Sierra Leone

May 11, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 8

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 May 2021: After two years of costly court action between the government of Sierra Leone and the owners of SL Mining, Gerald Group, both sides yesterday met in Freetown where they signed an agreement ending the dispute which would allow SL Mining to resume iron ore [Read More]

Politics & Law

Sierra Leone Association of Journalists condemned for accepting gifts from President Bio

May 10, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 5

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 May 2021: The President of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) and his executives have come under serious fire on social media, after receiving large consignment of cooking items, including 40 bags of rice, 50 gallons of cooking oil, 10 bags of onions, cartoons of [Read More]

Politics & Law

ACC boss says objection by consortium of opposition parties is much ado about nothing

May 10, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 May 2021: There was furore last week after a newly formed consortium of opposition political parties in Sierra Leone, published a press statement describing a report by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) which discusses the content of a meeting with the opposition parties, as inaccurate. This is [Read More]

Politics & Law

Sierra Leone’s broken education system will take generations to fix

May 10, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas 9

James Fallah-Williams: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 May 2021: When did Alpha Wurie become a professor? This question came to my mind as I sat in a café in Lumley listening to the SLBC news: the reporter had addressed him as ‘Professor’ Alpha Wurie. I laughed in utter disbelief. What was [Read More]

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