The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 January 2014 The village of Bumban in the Bombali district of Sierra Leone is one of the most deprived communities in the country. With a population of less than 200 and the absence of functioning health and education institutions, life expectancy is well below the [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 January 2014 Sierra Leone’s Parliament, yesterday elected former ruling APC parliamentary leader and head of government parliamentary business – Sheku B.B Dumbuya as the new speaker of the House. Former speaker and experienced lawyer – Abel Stronge, is said to have fallen on his own [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 January 2014: “God has been very good to me. Last year I experienced a lot of illness; my blood pressure nearly gave me a stroke, but I trod on; waking up at 2am and heading to work – exhausted sometimes, aching in my body and soul, [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 January 2014 In July last year, the World Bank signed a $16 million project financing agreement with the government of Sierra Leone. It said that: “The project will contribute to improving access to electricity in rural areas, through a pilot program for installing PV systems [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 January 2014 Musicians in Sierra Leone of all political persuasions are now rallying the voice of the people to stand up for change, in the face of rising poverty and joblessness. Sierra Leone is now at a crossroads. The government says that it is doing [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 January 2014 A government that does not respect press freedom cares very little about the civil liberty and human rights of its people. President Koroma of Sierra Leone is now displaying all the hallmarks of a communist style despot. (Photo: Former rebel leader – Johnny [Read More]
Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 January 2014 There seems to be a rare outbreak of sanity rearing its head in Sierra Leone, where years of gorging on a diet of cheap ethno-religious politics, has clogged all the arteries of our society. But by chance, the most significant [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 January 2014 Sierra Leone’s main opposition party – the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP), came close to annihilating itself last year, following its defeat at the polls in 2012 and the leadership battle that enraged within its senior rank. The argument and rancour which erupted, [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 11 January 2014 If the saying ‘never burn your bridges, for you do not know whether you will need them to return’ is ever so true, Thursday’s meeting of political party leaders at State House – courtesy of president Koroma, tells you why. But is this [Read More]
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