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Hon. Moijueh Kaikai Leads Hajj Mission Team to Saudi Arabia
By Alhaji M.B. Jalloh : A three-man Hajj Mission delegation led by Sierra Leone’s Social Welfare Minister, Honourable Moijueh Kaikai, has arrived in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Other members of the delegation include some members of the National Hajj Coordinating Committee (NHCC), Alhaji M.S Kargbo and Dr. Ahmed Ramadan Jalloh. Hon. Kaikai said they are here to make preparations for the ...
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Channel education funding through gov’t not NGOs –Deputy Education Minister tells International partners in Brussels
Sierra Leone's Deputy Education, Science and Technology Minister, Mamoud Tarawalie has told International Partners on education in Brussels that, "funding Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to carry-out implementation on behalf of government can never be fully successful, because a significant percentage of the funds meant for the beneficiaries will be used up as 'management ...
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“Kono is a very important district to this administration”…President Koroma assures Kono stakeholders
By State House Communications Unit : STATE HOUSE, Freetown, May 24, 2013/–The Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Works, Housing and Infrastructure and the Sierra Leone Roads Authority (SLRA), has on Friday, May 24th, 2013 awarded the contract for the construction of the first phase of the Kono road project, from Matotoka-Yeyi, during a symbolic signing ceremony held in the ...
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Foreign Minister looks at construction site of new embassy in Ethiopia
Sierra Leone's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Dr. Samura Mathew Wilson Kamara today (24th May 2013) took a conducted tour to assess the progress in the work at the Sierra Leone Embassy project site in Addis Ababa. His Excellency President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma on 26th January 2013 officially commissioned and turned the sod for the construction of the ...
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International Labor Rights ForumInstitute for Policy Studies Firestone Workers in Liberia Sign Historic Contract
New Contract is a Major Victory for International Campaign Against Firestone WASHINGTON - August 6 - Workers on the ...
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How are the Mighty Fallen Why Africans are running back home to queue for jobs
By KABS KANU : The undisputed fact is that the West has fallen. The United States of America , Britain and the Western world are no longer the land of opportunities they once were in the 1960s, 70s, 80s and even in the early 90s. Today, America, England and Europe have nothing remarkable to offer anymore and Africans are running back home to queue for jobs from their governments. How things ...
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ACC loses case to Momoh Konte as Justice Charm serves justice
In the forenoon of Friday 24th of May, 2013 in the High Court of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Justice Abdulai H. Charm served justice when he acquitted and discharged Momoh Kemoh Konte, first accused on all 5 counts with which he was charged by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC). He was charged with two (2) counts of ';Soliciting an Advantage, contrary to Section 35(1) of the Anti ...
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Pasco Temple defends Ambassador Stevens and Minister Kabs-Kanu
OPINION Indeed: Joseph Sherman (Saidu) can't be trusted By Pasco Temple I have read part one of an article written by Joseph Sherman, titled "People and Enemies that have led to the Retrogression of the Republic of Sierra Leone", including reactions by contributors to various social media networks. The article consist of personal complaints- confused by unsubstantiated ...
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HILLSBOROUGH Middle school softball team wins county championship
Hillsborough Middle School won the county softball championship on Tuesday. In front are Alexa Penna, left, and Hannah McCray. In center, from left, are Catherine Korsun, Alissa Saverino, Jenny Klein, Grace Cofino, Julia Colavita and Anna Barney. In back, from left, are Coach Larissa McCann, Kelsey Galevich, Sofia Leone, Adriana Prieto, Kristen Sarik, Nikita Solanki, Ashley Steeneck, Coach Rich ...
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Sierra Leone Olympic Committee disputes suspension by countrys sports minister
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone - The national Olympic committee of Sierra Leone says it has been suspended by the country's sports minister, even though it maintains he has "no such jurisdiction." The Sierra Leone Olympic Committee says recent elections were held according to IOC rules and it is an autonomous body that works with the sports ministry and is not "under" the ...
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