STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY DR ERNEST BAI KOROMA, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE, ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE APRM COUNTRY REVIEW REPORT OF SIERRA LEONE AT THE 16TH SUMMIT OF THE COMMITTEE OF PARTICIPATING HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE AFRICAN PEER REVIEW MECHANISM (APR FORUM) , ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, 28TH JANUARY 2012. REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE Mr. Chairman Colleague Heads of State Esteemed Members of the APRM Panel of Eminent Persons Distinguished (...)Read the full story »
Faulty Lines in a Flawed and Costly Contract 1 CONTRACT FOR THE SUPPLY OF THERMAL EQUIPMENT/POWER FOR IMMEDIATE AND MEDIUM TERM BY INCOME ELECTRIX LTD (IEL) BACKGROUND In fulfillment of the President’s proclamation to provide electricity to the Western Area by 20th December 2007, two distinct procurement processes were initiated by both the World Bank and the Government of Sierra Leone (GOSL). The World Bank undertook part funding of US$7 million for the provision of a 15MW of power (...)Read the full story »
Reviewed by: Roland Bankole Marke Author/poet: Dr. Louis Bankole Jones Poetry collection title: Over The Years Publication date: September, 2011 ISBN: 978-1-4653-6842-3 Publisher: Xlibris.com I’m delighted, if not enchanted, when a Sierra Leonean ventures into the literary realm, and Dr. Louis Bankole Jones’ maiden slim collection of poems: ‘Over The Years’ is no exception. The field remains open and encourages more writers/poets of (...)Read the full story »
By Alhassan Fouard Kanu, Guest Writer, Makeni, Northern Sierra Leone. The Okada services (a taxi-like service that ferry people between localities), which is available countrywide especially in (...)
Titus Boye-Thompson, Development Consultant, London, UK. As news of accidents, sudden deaths and other tragedies filter in, a casual friend reminded us as we congregate in our usual drinking spot (...)
A medical team of Physicians Across Continents (PAC) today, 1st February, 2012 left the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Sierra Leone to deliver free medical treatments to the poor and needy for a period of 10 days. The team is composed of health professionals from Saudi Arabia, America, Russia, (...)
Commentary By Abdulai Bayraytay in Toronto, Canada. A political theory is playing out in Sierra Leone over the entrenched culture of violence in the country following the vicious stabbings of members of the ruling All People’s Congress Party (APC) allegedly masterminded by Sierra Leone (...)
Credit: The Georgia Straight, Vancouver, Canada. By Charlie Smith. A former Simon Fraser University student president is leading a high-profile campaign against corruption in Ghana’s justice system. In a recent interview with the Georgia Straight in a Commercial Drive coffee shop, Clement (...)
The following is a speech recently delivered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, by Dr. Samura Kamara (pictured), Sierra Leone’s Finance Minister. African Regional Meeting on Peacebuilding and State-building Addis-Ababa, 8-9th September, 2011. Planning Processes: Economic Management and Economic (...)
Analysis By Alhassan Fouard Kanu, Makeni, Northern Sierra Leone. It is a politically unpalatable fact that resources needed to address the health of a country’s population are always inadequate and hence affect efficiency and equity in healthcare delivery. This is demonstrated in the bad (...)