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  • No brilliance is required in law just common sense

    As part of "Operation WID", abandoned and illegally parked vehicles on main streets have become another major concern. Watching from where I am standing, it has had some instant successes, as many streets have been cleared to allow the free flow of traffic. It took me less than 10 minutes from Eastern Police to Up Gun Turntable the other day. A few months ago, this was unthinkable, and ...

  • Imams end confab in Makeni

    The United Council of Imams in Sierra Leone ended a two day conference on theme ';Islam in Sierra Leone and its challenges in contemporary period" at the Town Hall in Makeni on ...

  • Kambai District Council clears the air

    The rehabilitation of the Rokuprmagbema Chiefdom Health Centre and the Magbemgbeh, Gbinleh Dixon Chiefdom in the Kambia district has finally been completed, according to an investigation conducted by various media houses and press concern for the People's Advocacy Network Sierra Leone. The investigation came amidst various allegations saying the project was a scam. (Photo: Newly ...

  • Sierra Leone could be in blatant breach of international laws

    The recent rancorous confrontation between South African miners and the reckless Police Officers in the American Platinum Mining Complex in Rustenburg Marikan mine sent shock waves and disseminated animosity among locals as well as condemnation across the international community when the Platinum industrial dispute was viciously settled by the use of arms and ammunitions against miners who ...

  • Why Leones and Cents are becoming so volatile with Sierra Leonean citizens

    Texas, USA May 17, 2013 – In my country, Sierra Leone, respecting currency is one of the most patriotic things a citizen can do. Our currency is identified as Leones and cents. In Sierra Leone, the role of government and institutions of development, in my opinion, should be governed in a democratic manner as well as with a more strict approach towards individuals and their lack of ...

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Birth

Birth

With the combination of its foreboding urban interiors, supernatural overtones, and Nicole Kidmans pixie haircut, Birth is being compared to Rosemarys Baby (1968), but the film it more closely resembles is the much less heralded Angel Eyes (1999), a possibly supernatural thriller/ ... ...

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  • ‘MY World’ Survey – first results – half a million citizens tell the United Nations their priorities

    New York, 16 May 2013 - Over 560,000 citizens from 194 countries have already voted for the issues that would make the most difference to their lives, providing, for the first time ever, real-time and real-world intelligence on what people think about the biggest challenges facing them and their ...

  • Beneficiaries of a UNIDO training programme in Sierra Leone tell their stories

    explains 21-year-old Malikie Kanneh. Kanneh has just completed a two-year training programme to become a mechanic. He is one of the 145 young men and women who have benefited from a UNIDO project, funded by the Government of Japan, in Kailahun and Koindu in eastern Sierra Leone, a rural area bordering with Liberia and Guinea. The project, which ran from March 2011 to September 2012, provided ...

  • United African Coalition endorses Nigerian born physician for New York City Council seat

    About two dozen United African Coalition (UAC) members held a press conference on the steps of Borough Hall and Courthouse Tuesday to announce the endorsement of Dr. Bola Omotosho as their candidate for City Council District 16 in Bronx, New ...

  • UNDP Sierra Leone launches new website on Adobe CQ5.

    UNDP in Sierra Leone joined a list of other UNDP country offices that are upgrading their online presence through UNDP'sWeb Upgrade Project, which seeks to develop high standards of online communication across UNDP."As Sierra Leone moves forward to consolidate democracy, review the constitution and continue to enhance inclusive economic growth, the new UNDP website will be a good ...

  • Capital for the Future Saving and Investment in an Interdependent World

    ';Very long-run forecasting is a hazardous activity because the uncertainties and imponderables of life have plenty of time to intrude, and bend and buck the charted path. At the same time, to craft policy that is rooted in reason and reality, we need to peer into the future with the best information, statistics, and models that we ...

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