The call came just before 9 a.m. this morning. The voice sounded familiar and friendly, although I could not put a face to it. I have this weakness that out of politeness I hardly ask
Regular readers of this column may recall that I have occasionally quoted Richard Brimsley Sheridan. In his “School for Scandal” Lady Teazle says, “The heart that is conscious of its own integrity is ever slow
This is not déjà vu, it actually happened before in Sierra Leone: a president emphatically saying that he has evidence of corruption in public offices but too timid to sack the thieves. President Momoh did
Fierce West African rivals Ghana and Nigeria are preparing to face each other in the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations, in one of the biggest games between the two in recent years. Here, we
Celebrated Sierra Leonean broadcaster Samuel Valcarcel for the first time opens his heart to Salone Jamboree on many issues including the sweetheart of his life, his unborn baby, his coming wedding and why he decided
In an extraordinarily tough and uncompromising tone, President Ernest Bai Koroma today decried the behaviour and actions of virtually all the ministries and other institutions in charge of law-enforcement in Sierra Leone. Speaking at a special
The people of Kholifa Rowalla Chiefdom in the Tonkolili District, north of Sierra Leone, have vowed to reject any move to impose an uneducated paramount chief on them. They said one of the main reasons
From time to time, we shall be constrained but to take a detailed look at the current political situation and leadership of our country Sierra Leone, in a way that would help raise awareness of
Freetown – The maiden edition of the SLAJ Monthly Symposium takes place at 3:00 PM on Friday 29 January 2010 at the association’s conference hall at 56 Campbell Street in Freetown. Stephen Whittle, OBE, a retired
As part of its continuous Tax Education effort on the dynamics of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the National Revenue Authority (NRA) on the 20th 21st and 23rd January 2010 held series of meetings
The Minister of Education, Youths and Sports, Dr Minkailu Bah, accompanied by the Executive Committee of the Njala University Court, today presented the newly appointed Vice Chancellor and Principal of Njala University, Prof. Abu Sesay,
A local religious group, Diakonia Interdenominational Services for Counselling, Evangelism and Teaching (DISCET), yesterday 25th January 2010 became the first organization to join the government in making a financial donation towards alleviating the plight of
In another engagement at State House today, the new UNFPA Country Representative to Sierra Leone, Mrs. Ratidzai Ndlovu from Zimbabwe, was also presented to President Koroma. In her remarks, Mrs. Ndlovu thanked the President for the
I read with utmost disappointment the Concord Times story ‘For Violating Telecoms Act - Zain, Africell Fined U.S. $50,000 each’ There is need on the part of NATCOM as the telecom sector regulator to differentiate between
When in 2007 Ernest Koroma won the ticket to administer Sierra Leone as a state under the All People’s Congress flagship, one thing he made more than clear was that his administration was going to
