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Sama Banya Lies Exposed, Puawui Bows in Shame
VIEWPOINT
Posted by Abdul Kuyateh(Public Affairs Unit-Natcom) on Jul 2, 2009, 10:02
An apparently inaccurate and scathing opinion piece written by one of the oldest and fragile member of the opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP), Dr Sama Banya, against the integrity of the National Telecommunications Commission (NATCOM) and was published in three newspapers, namely The Global Times, The Exclusive and the New Vision



Paramount Chief Vangahun “Uuder Fire”
NEWS
Posted by on Jul 2, 2009, 09:52
Paramount Chief Amara Bonya Vangahun of the Nongowa Chiefdom in the Kenema District is not breathing fresh air at the moment as his Chiefdom Speaker and Section Chiefs are constantly piling pressure on him to account for Million of Leones, he allegedly converted to his own use and benefits.



Scrap All Bad Laws Now!
VIEWPOINT
Posted by Ahmed Sahid Nasralla (De Monk) on Jul 2, 2009, 09:41
Section 26 to 33 of the infamous Public Order Act No. 46 of 1965 makes provision for Defamatory and Seditious Libel. Under these provisions it is an offence punishable on conviction if any media institution knowingly or unknowingly publishes a false news or defamatory story



Director of Operation Rocks First Lady’s Office in Visa Fraud
NEWS
Posted by on Jul 2, 2009, 09:33
The name Titus Boyle-Thompson is not new to the white settlements in London, especially those living around the Mayor Ken Livingstone area, which earned him the nomenclature of Titus Boyle-Thompson of Mayor Ken Livingstone



Sierra Leone Football Association Swims In Corruption....As Audit Report Exposes Mismanagement, Misappropriation and Fraud
NEWS
Posted by on Jun 26, 2009, 18:19
SLFA Chairman Nahim Khadi and Alhaji Alim Awoko Sesay....Khadi Must Account For The Millions SLFA Received From FIFA
The progress of football in Sierra Leone will continue to suffer devastating blow in the hands of its administrators as greed, self-centeredness and fraud has taken over patriotism and the desire to project the image of the country. A stinking Audit Report has indicted most of the SLFA officials as responsible for both past and present predicament of football in the country




Depriving the Govrnment Printing Department in Sierra Leone
NEWS > Commentaries
Posted by on Jun 26, 2009, 18:04
The Government Printing Department in Sierra Leone is under the Ministry of Information and Communication and supposed, among its functions to conduct and perform printing services for all government and parastatals in the country. It came into existence way back in the early 1970s



Recycled Politicians in Sierra Leone.....Where Lies Their Loyalty?
POLITICS
Posted by on Jun 26, 2009, 17:39

Ambassador Sheku Saccoh....APC to SLPP to APC Turn Coat Master
In Sierra Leone, the bad side of politics is evident in the behavioural pattern of the politicians, which is identical by every estimation, thoughts and imagination. They are interested in acquiring wealth at the detriment of the state. National development takes the bottom part of their agenda, and in most cases by the time they get to that point it’s already late and would embark on making lofty and unreasonable promises to the voting public.

 





When Policy Debate Is Silence By Party Politics In Sierra Leone
MEDIA & SOCIETY
Posted by Michael Massaquoi on Jun 26, 2009, 17:31

Over the past few months, Sierra Leoneans have been compelled to put up with party politics completely unrelated to the real issues of concern. This was almost at the same time when United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL) had just released an appraisal of President Koroma’s government in its effort to restore peace and stability.





Paramount Chief in Financial Scam Le 138 Million in Limbo
NEWS
Posted by on Jun 24, 2009, 18:46
The- day- today administration of the Nongowa Chiefdom in the Kenema District, Eastern Province is in conflict with the expectation of the people. The administration is negatively affected by a number of factors ranging from poor relationship between the Paramount Chief, his speaker and some section chiefs in the chiefdom to self-centeredness



Ministry Of Health and Sanitation Destroys Expired Food Items in Sierra Leone
THE ENVIRONMENT
Posted by on Jun 24, 2009, 18:13
A Consignment of expired assorted food items worth millions of Leones were this morning destroyed at the compound of the Environmental Health and Sanitation Department in Freetown Sierra Leone.The food items were voluntarily declared by the importers after an intensive



President Koroma To Commission 5.7 Million Dollar Taia Resort In Sierra Leone
NEWS
Posted by on Jun 24, 2009, 16:50
5.7 Million Dollar Taia Resort In Sierra Leone...Owned By Wilfred Sam King
The tourist industry in Sierra Leone will on Thursday 25th June receive a massive boost as the prestigious Taia Resort Hotel will officially open its doors for business after a commissioning ceremony would be done by President Koroma. The magnificently constructed beach front hotel is the brainchild of one of the leading indigenous businessmen in Sierra Leone




Melron Nicol-Wilson And the Struggle for Human Rights in Sierra Leone
IN THE COURTROOM
Posted by on Jun 24, 2009, 16:30
Melron Nicol-Wilson long workdays begin at 8 a.m. As many as 20 people are often waiting outside the small office of the Lawyers Centre for Legal Assistance (LAWCLA) in Sierra Leone’s Capital, Freetown.  They are refugees and war-displaced Sierra Leoneans, young victims of child abuse and the elder, disabled and the unemployed



The Forgotten Rokupr Agricultural Research Station in Sierra Leone: Which way Forward?
THE ENVIRONMENT
Posted by Essa Thaim Kurugba, USA on Jun 24, 2009, 16:17
Established about half a century and decade ago, the Rokupr Rice Research Station in Sierra Leone was a darling vision of the early colonialists who among other considerations were fascinated by the fertile ecologies and enviable terrain of the Scarcies coastline



Libyans To Build Five Star Hotel In Sierra Leone
NEWS
Posted by Cecil Nelson on Jun 24, 2009, 16:15
Sierra Leone's Lumley Beach....Aberdeen Area Will Witness Massive Investment
Sierra Leone’s honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mrs. Zainab Hawa Bangura on Thursday, officially handed over a 8.2 acre of land at Aberdeen to the Libyan Ambassador for the construction of a five-star-hotel in the West end of Freetown. At a brief handing over ceremony at the compound of the former United Nations Helipad at the Mammy Yoko




Anti Corruption Commission Squeeze NRA , Sierra Leone Airports Authority Bosses And Education Ministry’s Permanent Secretary
NEWS
Posted by on Jun 24, 2009, 16:08
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC)  Sierra Leone has released its shot on three national institutions that have failed in their state functions. The Commission has taken to task heads of these institutions and subpoenaed them to explain to the National Anti Corruption Strategy why they failed to submit to the Commission their institution’s performance




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