Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 May 2019: The Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mr. Tao Zhang, arrived in the Gambia early this week, where he met with government officials, politicians, senior civil servants, industry leaders, and civil society. Delivering his keynote address, he spoke about The Gambia’s [Read More]
Murray Sandy: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 May 2019: Any successful developmental strides made by a country largely depends upon it’s ability to control corrupt practices and activities in the daily life of its citizens, particularly in the context of the awarding of government contracts, fair judiciary, judicious management of donor [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 May 2019: Sierra Leone’s ministry of health and sanitation in collaboration with UNICEF, WHO, GAVI and other health development partners will soon commence a nationwide Measles Rubella Vaccination Campaign, aiming to reach over 3 million children with lifesaving intervention, starting Monday June 10th – Sunday June [Read More]
Puawui – Dr Sama Banya: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 May 2019: In my last Puawui column under the title “Crooked Thinking”, I stated that I was in agreement with APC’s “one drop” Mohamed Sankoh that we do not need a Bintumani conference now but added quickly that it was for [Read More]
Murray Sandy: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 May 2019: “Mr. Speaker, Honourable Members, poor road conditions nationwide constitute the major development challenges in Sierra Leone. It is estimated that only 10% of the 11,300 roads are paved”. Only, 10%? Yes, since April 27th, 1961, our country’s date of birth. The above, [Read More]
CHRDI: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 May 2019: Many of the problems faced by workers in Sierra Leone are procedurally unfair and illegal, but the authorities remain apathetic in the face of the problem. Our research shows that workers’ employment rights are not being upheld. They are likely to be bullied [Read More]
Sorie Fofana: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 May 2019: Alhaji Dr. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah retired peacefully at the end of his second and final term as President of the Republic of Sierra Leone in September 2007. Since he retired from office, President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah carried himself like a retired President [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 May 2019: The return of direct flights from London to Freetown, and reduction in cost of flying to Sierra Leone cannot come too soon for Sierra Leoneans living in the UK. This is even more important, if the country is to begin to open up its [Read More]
Jenkins Sulaiman: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 May 2019: Like many other countries, Sierra Leone’s national government heavily influences the rules under which subnational/regional government operate. This allows subnational interests in the national government to somehow influence how intergovernmental relationships are executed. However, in a country with a bifurcated political system [Read More]
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