The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 September 2013 Whilst the recent surge in Sierra Leone’s iron ore production has given much needed boost to the country’s GDP, topping the sub-regional average of 4.5% by almost 11% in 2012, the region’s economic and political powerhouse – Ghana fared much worse. (Photo: President [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 September, 2013 Speculations are rife, regarding the real reasons behind president Koroma’s decision to cancel his planned visit to the United States this weekend. Official sources say that president Koroma suffered an ankle sprain whilst playing squash. But many doubting Thomas’s are now pouring cold water [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 September 2013 The latest report of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published last Friday, says that Sierra Leone’s economy will grow by 13% in 2013, falling two percentage points from the 15% economic growth achieved in 2012. And with African Minerals Ltd., – Sierra Leone’s [Read More]
Austin Thomas – Our Freetown Correspondent The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 September 2013 A double tragedy struck the sleepy village of Regent last Thursday, when a twenty-two year old John Macauley – a resident of the village took his own life, after his girl friend had lost her life in [Read More]
Poindexter Sama The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 September 2013 The Call to Business (C2B) Foundation, striving to develop small and medium sized enterprises in Sierra Leone, has launched a printing press on Wednesday, at its office, along Old Railway Line, Brookfields, in the West End of Freetown. Call to Business-Sierra [Read More]
Austin Thomas – Our Freetown Correspondent 13 September 2013 Two retired members of the United States Congress – Barbara Kennelly and Jim Kolbe have arrived in Sierra Leone, and are scheduled to visit the Houses of Parliament next month. They will engage with the country’s members of parliament, as part [Read More]
Austin Thomas – Our Freetown Correspondent The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 September 2013 One of president Koroma’s closest political allies in his government – the deputy minister of education, Mahmoud Tarawally, has been relieved of his duties, following his arrest by police on Tuesday, 10 September, after a school girl [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 September 2013 Despite intense attempts by ministers and media handlers of the Koroma government to present Sierra Leone as a country that is fast moving forward economically, the reality on the ground proves otherwise. Poverty is rising as joblessness and falling standards of living continue [Read More]
Austin Thomas The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 September 2013 “We are not going to play, no matter the threat,’’ says Siraji Rollings Kamara, who is the spokesman for the aggrieved party of football stakeholders, and also chairman of premier League club – Central Parade. Kamara said that they will meet [Read More]
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