The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 May 2013 There is something disturbing about the way the Koroma led APC government of Sierra Leone makes decisions about spending. And the impact of that decision making process on the country’s parliamentary democracy and the fight against corruption is enormous. When a finance minister [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 2 May 2013 Yenga is a potentially mineral rich territory belonging to Sierra Leone, which the despotic regime of Guinea has annexed and claimed ownership, for over a decade. Playing a silly game of ‘finders – keepers’, successive governments in Conakry, have shown nothing but disrespect [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 April 2013 Sierra Leonean born Director of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) – Dr. Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella, spoke in Washington DC last Saturday, as Sierra Leoneans across the world, celebrated the country’s 52nd independence anniversary. Sierra Leone is rich in natural resources, but [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 April 2013 The people of Sierra Leone are today marking 52 years of independence from Britain. But with economic hardship and massive unemployment – estimated at over 70% of the economically active population, this year’s celebration is a quiet affair. Despite deafening government propaganda that [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 April 2013 Dennis Kabatto Reigning Miss Sierra Leone USA 2013 – Ruby B. Johnson leaves the United States of America Thursday to take part in Saturday’s independence ceremony. While in Sierra Leone she will visit school girls at all levels in order to promote her [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 April 2013 Report from the World Bank says that its Development Committee last Saturday endorsed the Bank’s goal to end extreme poverty within a generation as “ambitious”. It says that this endeavour by the Bank is an “historic opportunity” to make a difference. The Committee [Read More]
The Sierra Leone telegraph: 22 April 2013 In December last year (2012), the information unit of State House in Sierra Leone, announced that the president will leave no stone unturned in finding out what happened to the $8 million. The money was part of the mineral resources fund, set [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 April 2013 In less than ten days president Koroma is expected to officially launch his ‘Agenda for Prosperity’ for nationwide public consultation. He told ministers and heads of public agencies at a recent presidential retreat that; delivery of this new agenda cannot be allowed to [Read More]
The Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 April 2013 On 2 April 2013, World Bank Group President – Jim Yong Kim outlined his ambitious agenda for ending poverty and increasing inclusive growth, as he called for ambitious new goals to help the most vulnerable. Speaking at Georgetown University in the US, Kim [Read More]
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