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Breaking News

Breaking News: Veteran Sierra Leonean broadcaster – Gipu Felix George has passed on

April 29, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 6

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 April 2019: Sources close to the family of Mr Gipu Felix George have this afternoon informed the editor of the Sierra Leone Telegraph that the veteran Sierra Leonean radio and television broadcaster – Mr Gipu Felix George has passed a few hours ago in Manchester, UK, [Read More]

Politics & Law

Sierra Leone at 58 – president Bio honours 58 distinguished Sierra Leoneans

April 29, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Sierra leone Telegraph: 29 April 2019: Last Saturday, 27 April 2019 was Sierra Leone’s 58th Independence Anniversary, and as is customary, president Julius Maada Bio recognised and awarded many Sierra Leoneans and non-Sierra Leoneans for their distinguished contributions to national life and nation building. Hundreds of dignitaries gathered at State [Read More]

Politics & Law

Sierra Leone at 58 – president Bio speaks to the nation 

April 27, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 8

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 April 2019: There are mixed feelings across Sierra Leone today, as the country marks 58 years of independence from Great Britain on the 27 of April 1961. The government is virtually broke. The president says there is no money for celebrations. But with the high costs [Read More]

Politics & Law

Today Sierra Leoneans celebrate 58th independence anniversary

April 27, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Mohamed Macarthy: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 April 2019: Independence celebration is observed on the 27th April every year and is one of the principal celebrations in the history of Sierra Leone. The attainment of Independence from Great Britain was led by the country’s first Prime Minister, Sir Milton Margai, as [Read More]

Politics & Law

Sierra Leone gains independence – Sir Milton speaks to the nation

April 27, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 April 2019: 58 years ago, on 27th April 1961, Sierra Leone’s first prime minister – Dr Sir Milton Margai, spoke to the people of Sierra Leone about the kind of nation they should expect in the coming years, after gaining independence from Britain, and what it [Read More]

Politics & Law

Sierra Leone at 58 – A letter to prime minister Sir Milton Margai

April 27, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 7

Andrew Keili: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 April 2019: Dear Sir Milton, I am so pleased to get in touch with you, even though you are on the other side of the veil. I write this letter to you as we plan on celebrating the Independence you and your colleagues won [Read More]

Economy & Business

De Beers to create more opportunities for local diamond miners in Sierra Leone

April 25, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 1

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 April 2019: Yesterday, the De Beers Group announced that, GemFair, a pilot programme developed by the company  which aims to create a secure and transparent route to market for ethically sourced artisanal and small-scale mined (ASM) diamonds, is scaling up its operations in Sierra Leone to [Read More]

Economy & Business

Former APC deputy minister of works convicted of corruption

April 25, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 12

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 April 2019: The High Court of Sierra Leone, sitting in Freetown, yesterday Wednesday 24th April 2019, found Mr. Abdul Barrie – a former Deputy Minister of Works, Housing and Infrastructure in the Koroma led APC government, guilty of corruption. Passing his judgement, the presiding Judge – [Read More]

Obituary

Aberdeen has lost a son of the soil – Alhaji Abassie Thomas

April 25, 2019 Abdul Rashid Thomas 2

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 April 2019: The Aberdeen community in Freetown is today in mourning, following the announcement of the death of Alhaji Abassie Elias Thomas. He passed away in Kuwait yesterday Wednesday 24th April 2019. He was 80 years old. Alhaji Abassie Elias Thomas is survived by his wife [Read More]

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