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Construction of Lungi Bridge to commence soon at $1.2 billion – says president Bio in state of nation address
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 May 2021: President Bio today delivered an address to MPs and the nation that will come to define his three years in power, and set the agenda for his ruling SLPP party’s bid for a second term in governance. It was an address not short on details, in terms of his…
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Sierra Leone’s new Attorney General takes oath of office
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 July 2020: Sierra Leone’s newly appointed Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Anthony Yeihwoe Brewah, took his oath of office at State House today, in the presence of President Dr Julius Maada Bio in accordance with the Laws of Sierra Leone. Anthony Yeihwoe Brewah
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
African countries must improve good governance and foster national cohesion – says president Bio
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 13 November 2020: Yesterday, Thursday, President Dr Julius Maada Bio addressed the second annual Pan-African development conference on innovations in agriculture, trade and investment titled: “Creating the Africa, We Want, Creating the Sixth Region We Want – through
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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No hard feelings, says new skipper Brathwaite  - Stabroek News
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Newly-appointed Test captain Kraigg Brathwaite has praised the development of the side under Jason Holder and says he anticipates a productive working relationship with the man he has
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Africa: Support Pours in for AfDB's Adesina
There has been overwhelming endorsement of African Development Bank President, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, as various individuals and organisations commend his stewardship of the bank, and reiterate their support for his re-election, writes Demola Ojo
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US Embassy presents laboratory supplies to Ministry of Health and Sanitation
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 December 2020: Demonstrating the United States’ commitment to battling COVID-19 at home and supporting US partners around the world, on December 2, 2020 U.S. Ambassador Maria Brewer presented COVID-19 related supplies and equipment to the to the laboratory team of the
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Sierra Leone’s Judiciary suspends court sittings as staff go on training
Amin Kef Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 November 2020: The Judiciary of Sierra Leone yesterday Monday, 9th November, closed its doors for six-days as its staff go on training. Court Registrars, Support and Administrative staff have all down tools to attend the training programme which is aimed
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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President Bio unveils skills development fund in Freetown as MMCET becomes technical university
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 December 2020: Yesterday, Sunday 6 December, President Dr Julius Maada Bio launched a £231,000 (Le3.5 billion) Skills Development Fund to build the capacity of the Milton Margai College of Education and Technology (MMCET), which has now achieved a Technical University
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio launches 2020 Poppy Day Remembrance Week
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 October 2020: President Dr Julius Maada Bio has today launched the 2020 Poppy Remembrance Week in honour of all military servicemen and women who lost their lives in the line of duty. Co-Chairman Remembrance Day Planning Committee, Commissioner Rashid Thomas II, said
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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Palo Conteh treason verdict  I salute the Jury – Op ed
Cornelius Deveaux: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 July 2020: Certainly, right thinking Sierra Leoneans and by extension the wider citizenry, will be appalled by a post on the official Facebook page of the SLPP government Ministry of Information and Communications, intending to purport that Sierra
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Sierra Leone’s President Bio leads the way in taking COVID-19 Vaccine
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 March 2021: President Dr Julius Maada Bio has today shown leadership by taking the first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine at the launching of the country’s Covid-19 vaccination programme held in State House, Freetown. The President led a throng of other high-profile
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Companies across UK commit to black inclusion - Voice Online
ORGANISATIONS ACROSS the UK have signed up to a groundbreaking new initiative ‘Black Leaders’ aimed... The post Companies across UK commit to black inclusion appeared first on Voice Online.
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Liberian government should prioritise supply and quality of Liberian dollar notes – says IMF
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 09 January 2021: As Sierra Leone struggles with its money supply, last month - December 21, 2020, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the first and second reviews of Liberia's economic performance, under the Extended Credit Facility
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‘Now is the time’ - BET founder Robert Johnson wants U.S. to pay $14 trillion in slavery reparations
And though attitudes towards reparations for slavery tend to polarize the U.S., BET founder Robert Johnson believes that “now is the time to go big” on reparations to help prevent the country from splitting into separate and unequal
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Why the wall of silence on human rights abuses and injustice in Sierra Leone?
Yankuba Kai-Samba: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 May 2021: There is a worrying wall of silence in Sierra Leone in the face of massive corruption and human rights violations under the SLPP Paopa administration. The subdued people in Sierra Leone are primarily concerned about where their next meal will
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Anti-Corruption Commission presents 2019 report to president Julius Maada Bio
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 August 2020: Yesterday Friday, the Deputy Commissioner of the Sierra Leone Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) - Augustine Foday Ngobie, presented the commission’s 2019 Annual Report to President Dr Julius Maada Bio. Augustine Foday Ngobie said that the report is in
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio launches 2020 Poppy Day Remembrance Week
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 October 2020: President Dr Julius Maada Bio has today launched the 2020 Poppy Remembrance Week in honour of all military servicemen and women who lost their lives in the line of duty. Co-Chairman Remembrance Day Planning Committee, Commissioner Rashid Thomas II, said
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Sierra Leone discusses the creation of Smart Africa with other countries
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 December 2020: Vice President of Sierra Leone - Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh today committed Sierra Leone to the creation of a ‘Smart Africa’ – a bold vision of transforming Africa into a single digital market through collaboration. Speaking at a virtual board meeting
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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Sierra Leone’s  Auditor General is under siege  – don’t shoot the messenger
Andrew Keili: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 10 January 2021: It would seem that the latest reports from Audit Service Sierra Leone (ASSL) have sparked a considerable amount of controversy. Simply put, people are split along two lines. Those who are not fans of the current government remark that with such
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Senior Chinese official in Freetown says there are no plans for a fish feed factory in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 May 2021: After several weeks of media attention on allegations of the government of Sierra Leone having sold precious seaside land to the Chinese for the construction of a fish feed factory that critics say will destroy the environment and cause massive suffering on the
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Sierra Leone parliament ratifies Lungi International Airport expansion project
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 December 2020: The Parliament of Sierra Leone yesterday, Wednesday 16th December 2020, debated and ratified the Lungi Freetown International Airport expansion project agreement between the government of Sierra Leone and the Russian owned Summa Airports (SL) Limited. The
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
EU Ambassador to Sierra Leone calls for greater accountability for public funds
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 November 2020: European Union’s Ambassador to Sierra Leone – Mr Tom Vens, last week called on the government of Sierra Leone to demonstrate “heightened standards of transparency and accountability” in the management of funds received by the government to help fight the
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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ACC reacts to allegations of corruption in Sierra Leone parliament
Patrick Sandi: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 September 2020: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) notes public reactions and rightful concerns on allegations of corruption within the House of Parliament in Sierra Leone, emanating from the 2019 Perceptions Survey Report commissioned in April, 2020, by
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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Mob justice has no place in Sierra Leone madam Fatima Bio must take note
Yankuba Kai Samba: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 July 2020: Mob justice undermines the rule of law and makes the work of our police more difficult. Standing next to her husband the president of Sierra Leone, Mrs Fatima Jabbie Bio two days ago,  called on people to strip naked and [Read More]
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Bank official sacked in Sierra Leone after harmless banter with wife of the president
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 February 2021: The Sierra Leone Telegraph has joined very loud calls in and outside of Sierra Leone for the reinstatement of a Union Trust Bank (UTB) employee – Mr. Garvyn Cole (Photo above), who was instantly dismissed last Thursday, after posting a message on the
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Alarm bell rings as Dr Blyden continues to be persecuted under criminal libel laws – Op-ed
Helen Koroma: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 November 2020: May 1st 2020  to November 1st 2020 marked exactly six months since the arrest and detention of Sierra Leone’s female politician and journalist – Dr Sylvia Olayinka Blyden after making comments on television about the government’s response to
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
President Bio is determined to guarantee press freedom in Sierra Leone
SL Ministry of Information: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 July 2020: Guaranteeing press freedom, promoting and protecting the rights of journalists, giving oxygen of  publicity to the voices of reasoning, and making the country compete with other civilized democratic nations, His Excellency President
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Sierra Leone’s consumer protection laws strengthened – will consumers have faith in the justice system?
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 August 2020: Sierra Leoneans may be among the most discerning and 'shopping savvy' group of consumers on the continent but few understand their legal rights, let alone have confidence in the country's legal system when it comes to seeking justice after parting with their
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Aberdeen’s oldest citizen – Mr Mohamed Sallieu Thomas celebrates 100 NOT OUT
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 October 2020: Born on 17th October 1920, Mr Mohamed Sallieu Thomas is one of Freetown’s oldest residents, and arguably the oldest in Aberdeen, West of Freetown, Sierra Leone. He is the patriarch of the Thomas family of Aberdeen – descendants of Liberated Africans slaves
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