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Sierra Leone Telegraph: 29 August 2020: Emily Kadiatu Gogra – the impugned deputy minister of basic and senior secondary education who was sacked by president Bio, and charged to court just four months ago by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for her involvement in the disappearance of 50,000
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Report Reveals Shooting Death of Joshua Pawlik by OPD Could Have Been Prevented
Before George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and countless others were killed by police this year, Joshua Pawlik was killed by the Oakland Police Department (OPD) on March 11, 2018. Pawlik lost his life that night under circumstances that would eventually lead to the Oakland City Council agreeing to pay
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Gov. Newsom Implements Color-Coded System to Guide California Reopening
On Aug. 28, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new framework for re-opening businesses in California counties shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The state will move away from the previous “watch list” system and use a new four-tiered classification system to determine which counties can
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Govt choke-hold on mobile money will prove costly – experts
Staff Reporter ZIMBABWE is likely to miss on the US$51 billion mobile money market in Africa due to the government’s repressive and harsh policies, analysts have said. Statistics from the GSMA show that Sub-Saharan Africa will remain the fastest growing region in terms of mobile money, with a CAGR
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Mines minister calls on mining companies to step up operations – SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 September 2020: Sierra Leone’s Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources - Timothy Kabba and his team, last week conducted a two-day familiarisation tour of three mining companies in the southern and eastern districts of the country, to discuss mining operations. The
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Massive fraud exposed at Sierra Leone embassy in China
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 August 2020: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) sources in Freetown last night confirmed to the Sierra Leone Telegraph that the ACC is investigating the disappearance of almost One Million Dollars from a Sierra Leone Embassy Bank account held in Beijing, China, and operated
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Rep. Waters Applauds Decision by Six NBA Teams to Boycott Playoff Games Following the Shooting of Jacob Blake
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “These incidents, fueled by white supremacy and racism, have been happening for generations, only to be swept under the rug. It is only through the spotlight being shone upon them by high profile public figures, the tireless work of civil rights advocates, Black elected officials
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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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COMMENTARY: Adding Fuel to the Fire of Our Pandemics | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Forty-five fanned the flames of fear and uncertainty about COVID-19 with false comments about the virus. First, he said it was going to go away, and that it was no more severe than the flu. Then he suggested a drug, hydroxychloroquine, that has proven to be ineffective. Then he
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COMMENTARY: "Losers"???!!! | BlackPressUSA
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WATCH: #FIYAH! LIVESTREAM — KATHY SLEDGE — 8.31.20 1PM ET | BlackPressUSA
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API: California’s Rolling Blackouts Cements the Case for Natural Gas
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R350 Grant 'briefly suspended': When will payments be made in October?
SASSA will not be paying out the R350 grant for the first week of October, amid a flood of complaints that have been registered with the Public Protector.
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Sierra Leone gets new vehicle number plates to curb motor crimes
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 September 2020: Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA) yesterday Monday, launched new national motor vehicle number plates at its headquarters on Kissy Road in Freetown, to help curb rising vehicle crime in the country and to make it much easier to manage vehicle data
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United States suspends issuing visa to Sierra Leoneans
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 September 2020: The United States of America has stopped issuing visas to Sierra Leonean nationals, after the government of Sierra Leone reneged on an agreement to allow Sierra Leoneans deported by the USA to return to Sierra Leone. The governments of the USA and Sierra
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Freetown gets a new City Hall at a cost of $48 million
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 August 2020: Minister of Local Government and Rural Development - Tamba Lamina, last Thursday led a conducted tour of the newly constructed Freetown City Council Administrative Complex, after three years of construction initiated by the former APC government. The massive
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Retired Major Neill Franklin to Receive NNPA 2020 National Leadership Award | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Although I have received a few awards during my lifetime for various things, I tend not to think much about them. But when I was informed of my nomination for the NNPA Leadership Award, I must say that this award brought pause and thought to my daily routine,” reflected Retired
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Social media use and abuse in Sierra Leone
Lamin Costo Daramy: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 31 August 2020: Social media is the new means of communication that has taken over our lives. We go online basically for most of the things we want, but most importantly to keep abreast of things happening  -from news, shopping and travel to everyday
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Brussels Airlines luggage delays – general manager clears the air
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 26 August 2020: The General Manager of SN Brussels Airlines (LUFTHANSA GROUP) in Sierra Leone, Estelle Van Eeckhout, last Monday spoke about the luggage delays suffered by passengers who travelled from London to Sierra Leone on the 14 of August 2020. She said that passengers
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Former president Koroma and others lived above their means and will lose their assets
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