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Where is Sierra Leone’s president Julius Maada Bio?
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 September 2020: President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone is now out of the country for over two weeks without any update from State House about his health, welfare or whereabouts. People of Sierra Leone are quite right to be concerned. The last report about the [Read
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Former ministers and state officials to lose their dishonestly acquired assets
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 September 2020: Yesterday, the Sierra Leone Telegraph published the Sierra Leone government’s response (White Paper) to the recommendations of the Justice Biobele led Commission of Inquiry into the management of State affairs by the previous APC government of president
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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B'dos union distances itself from planned strike
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) - The island's largest public sector trade union has distanced itself from a social media post that calls for COVID-19 front line and essential workers to stage a sickout on Wednesday.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Former president Koroma and others lived above their means and will lose their assets
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 September 2020: Three Commission of Inquiry Reports on corruption and abuse of office by the former APC government led by Ernest Bai Koroma, along with the government’s response to the recommendations of those commissions were published yesterday by the government of
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
President Bio commissions $15 million fish processing plant
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 December 2020: Last Friday, President Dr Julius Maada Bio commissioned the country’s first fish processing plant at the Sierra Fishing Company in the east of the capital Freetown. Speaking at the event, the president said the plant will add value to fish produced in the
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Malawi: Former Malawi Veep Malewezi Dies Aged 78
[Nyasa Times] Former vice president Justin Chimera Malewezi has died at the age of 78.
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Security guards to assist in enforcing COVID-19 protocols - Chang
Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang says the Ministry may have to call on private security guards to assist with enforcing COVID-19 measures in public spaces across the island. “Security guards will be called in to ensure protocols...
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Sierra Leone’s journalists condemn spread of hate messages on social media
Amin Kef Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 1 September 2020: The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ), in a press statement issued last Friday 28 August, 2020, signed by its Secretary General -  Mohamed Asmieu Bah, says that it is concerned about the proliferation of videos, audios, and
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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Appeals court strikes out election petition case
Judiciary of Sierra Leone Communications Unit: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 October 2020: Yesterday, the Court of Appeal presided over by Hon. Justices Sengu Koroma JSC, Ansumana Ivan Sesay JA and Tonya Barnette J. struck out the election petition case brought forward by Hon. Osman A. Timbo and nine
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Sierra Leone’s five-year MCC threshold programme ends but what success?
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 1 April 2021: President Dr Julius Maada Bio on Tuesday officially announced the formal closure of the Millennium Challenge Compact (MCC) Threshold Programme funded by the US government in 2015. The $44.4 million threshold programme was aimed at improving access to clean
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Nurses, govt clash over flexi hours ban
NURSES have objected to the decision by the Health ministry to scrap the flexible working hours system so that they can work for 40 hours a week. BY HARRIET CHIKANDIWA Health secretary Jasper Chimedza on October 19 directed provincial medical directors to resume normal working hours for all
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Kenya: Supreme Court Turns Down Jirongo's Request in Sh50m Fraud Case
[Nation] The Supreme Court has dismissed a request by former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo to give new evidence in a case challenging his criminal trial in relation to fraudulent land transfer and acquisition.
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Lack of funds stops Muzarabani gas, oil project
BY TATIRA ZWINOIRA AUSTRALIAN energy firm, Invictus Energy Limited (IEL) says the estimated drilling cost for its Cabora Bassa project in Muzarabani ranges between US$5,2 million and US$16,4 million. IEL has been struggling to take the Cabora Bassa project off the ground since late 2018. The oil
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Uganda: Three Arrested As Police Intercepts Shs1.6b Scam
[Monitor] Police have arrested three people in an ongoing police investigation into court officials who allowed payment of more than Shs1.6 billion through a debt recovery firm.
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Attorney general loses round one in POCA challenge
The Appeal Court yesterday threw out the challenge brought by the State against the 2014 injunction granted by then Judge Justice Bryan Sykes which gave the Jamaican Bar Association a temporary reprieve from certain legislative requirements under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) with which it is at
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Relocation of the Saint Lucia Marketing Board
THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE MAKES GOOD ON ITS PROMISE TO REVAMP THE SAINT LUCIA MARKETING BOARD.
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Rodrigues-Birkett named as Guyana's Permanent Rep. to UN - Stabroek News
Former Foreign Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett was today named as Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations. The article Rodrigues-Birkett named as Guyana's Permanent Rep. to UN appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Juliet Holness urges PATH probe
G overnment parliamentarian Juliet Holness has asked labour ministry officials to investigate whether tablets and food items intended for beneficiaries of the Programme for Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) have actually made it into their hands.
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Privy Council to hear PNP's Trafigura appeal March 1, 2021
The Judicial Committee of the United Kingdom Privy Council will next March hear an appeal filed by People's National Party (PNP) officials in the long-running Trafigura case.The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) yesterday confirmed news reaching the Jamaica Observer that the
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
Sierra Leonean Allieu Mucktarru Kallay urges Africans in the USA to vote for Biden-Harris
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 02 November 2020: Tomorrow Tuesday, November 3, the American people will go to the polls to choose a new president in a high-stakes election where every vote counts, including that of immigrant citizens from Africa. One of the men who have been working around-the-clock to
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone publishes report on killing of youths in Makeni
HRCSL: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 August 2020: The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) is the national institution mandated by Act No. 9 of 2004, to protect and promote human rights in Sierra Leone. Section 7 (2) (a) of its Act gives it the mandate to ‘investigate or inquire into on its
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
Sierra Leone’s ACC will investigate the Office of First Lady – past and present for corruption
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 February 2021: After growing calls for Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to investigate serious allegations of corruption involving the wife of the President of Sierra Leone – Mrs Fatima Bio, running into millions of dollars, today the ACC has issued
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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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Man arrested in Sierra Leone with thousands of rounds of ammunition
Sierra Leone Police:  Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 September 2020: Management of the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) would like to inform the general public that on Thursday 10th September, 2020,  at approximately 1400 hours, personnel of the SLP and the National Revenue Authority attached to Rogberay
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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Pompeo heads to Guyana this week | New York Carib News
The United States Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, is due to make to two-day visit here this week, a senior Guyana government official has confirmed.
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Source: The New York Carib News
SLPP Constitutional reform – President Bio is now Leader of the SLPP
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 August 2020: After almost a year of internal political machinations and intrigue, the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) has finally got its revised Constitution which reflects its new party structure approved by the country’s Political Parties Registration
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Tanzania: Over 50 Inmates Released From Bukoba Prison
[Daily News] DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Biswalo Mganga has directed the immediate release of 52 inmates with pending criminal cases.
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Health Minister meets Canadian envoy - Stabroek News
Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony (left) has held what his ministry said were “fruitful talks” with Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana  Lilian Chatterjee (centre), focusing on key areas for which technical assistance in the health sector can be provided by
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Another rejection for Caricel
THE efforts of telecommunications operator Symbiote Investments have reached a dead end as the United Kingdom-based Privy Council has refused the company's application for permission to appeal the Court of Appeal judgement on the revocation of its six telecommunications licences.The Privy
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Sierra Leone’s parliament is among the most corrupt institutions – says report
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 September 2020: The latest Corruption Perception Report published by the DFID-Funded PFM Consortium in partnership with the Center for Accountability and the Rule of Law in Sierra Leone, says that the most corrupt institution in Sierra Leone is the Police, followed by
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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News
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Makeni earth tremor could be a natural warning sign – Op ed
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Freetown Mayor distributes 25,000 tree saplings to residents for planting
President Bio calls for urgent UN Security Council reform
Liberia upholds accountability as Sierra Leone slips further into power misuse
Traditional Rulers have failed to live up to the ideals of true leadership and democracy in Sierra Leone
Opposition APC slams government’s tactics, insists opposition status is temporary
Opposition leader accuses Lungi Airport’s Turkish management firm Summah of looting and neglect
Public demands investigation into Rado Swaray’s mismanagement of ZoodLabs contract as internet outages persist in Sierra Leone
President Bio vows to bring ex-president Koroma to justice over coup plot
GAVI statement on mpox emergency in Africa
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What the future holds for our children in Sierra Leone? Op ed
Press freedom under siege as Senegal’s media blackout challenges government crackdown
ZoodLabs debacle exposes deeper mismanagement of Sierratel and SLENA
UN High Commissioner for Refugees commits to sustainable solutions to Nigeria’s forgotten displacement crisis
Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo champions economic self-sufficiency for Africa’s transformation
Sierra Leone’s democracy has been hijacked for personal and political gain – Op ed  
BADEA invests $65 million to improve Sierra Leone’s educational infrastructure
ADB and AU launch landmark initiative to eradicate malnutrition across Africa
Make domestic resource mobilization work for Africa’s structural transformation
Africa’s poverty is not an act of God, says former President Obasanjo
Sierra Leone’s civil servants should maintain professionalism – Op ed
APC-SLPP rivalry intensifies, raising concerns for Sierra Leone’s political stability
Sierra Leone public urge President Bio to declare state of emergency on sexual and gender-based violence
Imminent cabinet reshuffle sparks anxiety in Sierra Leone’s government circles
Deputy opposition Leader urges Parliamentary action to combat corruption in Sierra Leone
ACC reacts to report of the tribunal on the auditor-general and deputy auditor-general
President Bio says Sierra Leone remains committed to upholding the principles of international law
ECOWAS and Media Foundation for West Africa discuss strategy to Promote democratic governance in West Africa
China stops short of Africa debt relief as it pledges more cash, says Reuters
Can we talk Mr. President? Op ed
Democracy under siege? Society’s eternal vigilance is key – a rejoinder
China’s President Xi Jinping and President Bio commit to strengthen Cooperation
AfDB president praises Saudi Arabia for billions of dollars of investment in Africa
UN Chief Guterres underlines support for China-Africa partnership
When complacency becomes the enemy of political stability
NRM demands APC Leadership adhere to 2022 Constitution or face serious repercussions
Sierra Leone’s main opposition party blasts government Free Education initiative for failing the poor
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Sierra Leone and United States Michigan National Guard signs partnership
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