ACC to Commence Monitoring of Ministry of Education

Following the release of the Education Report titled “From the Abyss Back to the Athens of West Africa” in September 2009, the Anti-Corruption Commission will be undertaking monitoring exercise of the Ministry of Education to access progress made in the implementation of the recommendations contained in the report.
At a pre-monitoring meeting with officials of the [...]

President Koroma wants new houses for ordinary citizens for 50th Independence Anniversary

President Ernest Bai Koroma yesterday 3rd March 2010 called on the Sierra Leone Institute of Architects, the Institute of Engineers, and local contractors to take up the challenge of using local materials to build affordable houses for people in our towns and villages.
Speaking to a cross-section of local architects, engineers, local businessmen and representatives of [...]

NEC presents 2009 Annual Report to President Koroma

Commissioner of the National Electoral Commission (NEC), Dr Christiana Thorpe, has presented the Commission’s 2009 Annual Report to President Ernest Bai Koroma at State House, for onward transmission to Parliament and the people of Sierra Leone.
Presenting the report, Dr Thorpe apologized for its month’s lateness, which she said was due to the chieftaincy elections. She [...]

President Koroma invokes MACP for forthcoming by-elections

Yesterday, 22 February 2010, His Excellency, the President, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma met with Mr. John Benjamin, Chairman of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) and Mr. Charles Margai (PMDC) at State House.  During the meeting, the President expressed grave concern over the unfortunate incidents of political violence that occurred following the recent Tongo Field [...]

President Koroma unveils RSLAF war momument

Statement by His Excellency the President and Commander in Chief, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma on the unveiling and commissioning of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces War Monument on 18th February, 2010
The Honourable Vice president,
Ministers of Government
Deputy Ministers
Honourable Members of Parliament
Your Excellencies, Members of the Diplomatic and Consular Corps
Chief of Defence Staff
Inspector General of [...]

President Koroma’s address for Armed Forces Day

Address by His Excellency, the President, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, 18th February 2010 at the National Stadium:
The Honourable Vice president,
Ministers of Government
Deputy Ministers
Honourable Members of Parliament
Your Excellencies, Members of the Diplomatic and Consular Corps
Chief of Defence Staff
Inspector General of Police,
Director of Prisons, Chief Fire Officer
Serving and Retired Senior Officers from the Military and Police
Distinguished Personalities
Ladies [...]

Sierra Leone’s Tourism Minister in the running for prestigious Africa-investor Tourism Award

Africa investor (Ai), a leading international investment research and communications group, today announced that the Hon. Hindolo Sumanguru Trye, Sierra Leone’s tourism minister, will join six other Africa ministers on the shortlist which could see the Honourable Hindolo Sumanguru Trye win the coveted Africa investor (Ai) African Tourism Minister of the Year Award.
The winner’s name [...]

An 8 Channel TV For Salone

News reaching this media alerts that the whole of Sierra Leone is soon to benefit from an 8 channel TV station called Capital Cable Network Television; a development many Sierra Leoneans have been looking forward to for a very long time now. According to the Managing Director Mohamed Jah the channels TV will soon hit [...]

Agric Ministry Trains 150 Motor Mechanics

The Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Food Security (MAFFS) has contracted the services of the Sierra Leone Road Transport Corporation (SLRTA) to train 150 motor mechanics that will serve various purposes in the Ministry.
This was made know by the General Manager of SLRTA Mr. Bockarie Lewis-Kamara last week Friday at his office in Freetown.
Bockarie Lewis-Kamara [...]

Repressive Media on National Development: A Case for African Minerals

Time and again, the media in Sierra Leone has been used albeit ironically as a repressive and despotic tool against the development of the country either in the pursuit of individualistic gains or for the suppression of certain ventures that may not fall in favor of certain members of society or interest groups as the [...]

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