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  • Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Mission to Sierra Leone

    An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Ms. Malangu Kabedi-Mbuyi visited Freetown during May 8–21 to carry out discussions for the 2013 Article IV consultation and for a three-year economic and financial program that could be supported by the IMF under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF). The mission held discussions with Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Kaifala ...

  • African Minerals welcomes 175 International Marathon Runners to Sierra Leone

    175 runners from 12 countries around the world will be arriving at Lungi airport in the next few days to participate in the second annual Sierra Leone ...

  • As Freetown gets Filthier …MASSADA to Replace Freetown Waste Management Company

    By Christopher Koker: Political Analyst & Commentator TOO MUCH OF ONE THING IS GOOD FOR NOTHING! This goes to underscore the fact that leadership and responsibility-mindedness are inseparable; and that indeed, responsibility- mindedness, is the hallmark of good and thus responsible leadership. The Freetown City Council, through the Agency of the FREETOWN WASTE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, has been ...

  • Short-Term Impacts or Quick Fixes Can No Longer Be Tolerated

    Water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) has been identified by government under pillar three of the "Agenda for Prosperity" as pivotal in promoting social growth and economic empowerment among Sierra Leoneans. In this regard, therefore, His Excellency Dr Ernest Bai Koroma has said at the official opening session of the two-day conference on Water Sanitation and Hygiene at the Bintumani ...

  • Keynote Address By H.E. Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma President of the Republic of Sierra Leone Bintumani Hotel Aberdeen 21 May 2013

    Madam Chairperson, Ministers Honourable Members of Parliament Ladies and gentlemen, This conference marks what will become an important milestone in Sierra Leone's calendar. I am grateful to all those who have worked hard in organizing this event. This morning I want to concentrate on what I believe to be our greatest challenge: delivering lasting and permanent water and sanitation ...

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail [Blu-Ray]

Monty Python and the Holy Grail [Blu-Ray]

In the three and a half decades since its theatrical debut, Monty Python and the Holy Grail has become a cult favorite, one of the select cinematic experiences that actually gets better and better with each subsequent viewing. The films unevenness smoo ... ...

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  • Sierra Leone Not All Sierra Leoneans Enjoy Economic Growth Benefits

    Sierra Leone has one of the world's fastest growing economies, according to an International Monetary Fund report. But the post-civil war boom has not yet brought benefits for everyone. Residents of Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, wake up every day to the thudding sounds of construction work. Ten years ago, noise like this signified another bloody day in the country's civil ...

  • Airtel faces licence suspension in Sierra Leone

    Sierra Leone's third largest mobile operator in terms of subscriptions Airtel may see the suspension of its operating licence, after the country's watchdog the National Telecommunications Commission (NATCOM) gave the telco 21 days notice - effective 13 May 2013 - to improve its services. According to ...

  • Liberia Health Workers On Go-Slow

    Finance and Health Ministers Amara Konneh and Walter Gwenigale have been summoned to appear before the Senate plenary Thursday, May 23, 2013 to answer why health workers in Grand Kru County have not received their three months' pay. The decision to summon the two ministers was reached Tuesday, following a complaint by a Grand Kru County Senator, Peter Coleman that health workers in that ...

  • Liberia Block the Road

    President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has ordered the Minister of Public Works to block the Samuel K. Doe (S.K.D) Boulevard road. President Johnson-Sirleaf ordered that the road be blocked to vehicles and other activities to allow speedy construction of the road. "Mr. Public Work Minister, block the roadso you can get the job done; you can't be trying to pave the road and you've ...

  • Liberia Ellen Orders SKD Boulevard Closed

    President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has ordered Public Works Minister Samuel Kofi Woods, to close the SKD Boulevard Road currently under renovation in Paynesville to traffic in order to avoid ongoing works obstructed and delayed by cars and pedestrians. "Mr. Minister [Samuel Kofi Woods], block the road so you can get the work done! You can't be building the road and you have people ...

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