Salone News

Charles Taylor: Sierra Leone’s Scapegoat

// May 18th, 2012
Charles Taylor: Sierra Leone’s Scapegoat

 ‘THE FACT OF THIS STORY’ I was intrigued by the article written by Dr. Sylver Olayinka Blyden and published in her Awareness Times Newspaper with the caption “CHARLES TAYLOR: SIERRA LEONE’S SCAPEGOATE” in its Wednesday 2nd May, 2012 edition. What peeved me most is when Dr. Blyden singled out the people from South-East as the [...]

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Diasporal Exclusive

Stamp Out Violence, Community Townhall Meeting

// May 5th, 2012
Stamp Out Violence, Community Townhall Meeting

There has been a huge upsurge in violence in the Sierra Leonean communities of Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia (DMV Zone).   The violent trend is so alarming, concerned Sierra Leoneans in the DMV Zone have to call an emergency Stamp Out Violence Townhall Meeting Saturday, April 14 at the Mirage Hall in Hyattsville, Maryland. [...]

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Critique Column

10 Facts that Might Influence the Outcome of the Forthcoming Elections in Sierra Leone

// May 17th, 2012
10 Facts that Might Influence the Outcome of the Forthcoming Elections in Sierra Leone

Though the official campaign whistle for the forthcoming presidential and parliamentary elections in Sierra Leone which is slated on 17th November this year is not yet blown, the scenario at home and abroad is gradually becoming frenzy as both the ruling All People Congress (APC) led by the incumbent, President Ernest Bai Koroma, and the [...]

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Sport

Why Liverpool’s Kenny Dalglish Got the Boot from the “Boot Room”.

// May 17th, 2012
Why Liverpool’s Kenny Dalglish Got the Boot from the “Boot Room”.

As legends come, you cannot get a bigger living football legend on the banks of the River Mersey than Kenny Dalglish. Kenny Dalglish had returned to manage Liverpool Football Club for a second time, following the departure of Roy Hodgson in January 2011; initially on a caretaker basis till the end of the season. His [...]

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Africa

Taylor – Prosecute George Bush, Too

// May 18th, 2012
Taylor – Prosecute George Bush, Too

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, now convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity in relations to atrocities committed in Sierra Leone, has stressed the need for former US President George W. Bush to be prosecuted for similar crimes. Taylor made the call in his first post-verdict special statement he read before judges of the [...]

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America

Obama Makes Another History, But at what Cost?

// May 11th, 2012
Obama Makes Another History, But at what Cost?

In Greece yesterday, the Olympic flame was lit by beautifully clad “Greek Goddesses” in Athens; to mark the beginning of the customary journey that ushers in every Olympic session. The journey will involve 8,000 torchbearers on its 70 –day relay that will culminate in its final destination in London’s Olympic Stadium in East London, Stratford. [...]

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Europe

Hollande Defeats Sarkozy in French Presidential Election

// May 7th, 2012
Hollande Defeats Sarkozy in French Presidential Election

Francois Hollande defeated French President Nicolas Sarkozy in a presidential runoff Sunday, signaling a shift to the left as the country and Europe fight to dig out of a weak economy. In a victory speech to supporters in Tulle, Hollande declared his win "a great date for our country, and a new start for Europe." [...]

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Middle East

The Mixed Feelings About a Possible Israeli Military Strike on Iran

// Feb 24th, 2012
The Mixed Feelings About a Possible Israeli Military Strike on Iran

Almost the entire senior hierarchy of Israel's military and security establishment is worried about a premature attack on Iran and apprehensive about the possible repercussions, a former chief of the country's defense forces told newsmen yesterday.   Lt-Gen Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, who is close to Defence Minister Ehud Barak, said there had been little analysis of [...]

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Kenema or Kemaena?

Kenema or Kemaena?

I can still recall the summer noon in the year 1990 when my late father revealed to me a short story about the name Kemaena which had been changed to Kenema, the provincial headquarter town of Eastern Province of the Republic of Sierra Leone and the headquarter of Kenema district, where I was born and [...]

World News

Taylor – Prosecute George Bush, Too

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, now convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity in relations to atrocities committed in Sierra Leone, has stressed the need for former US President George W. Bush to be prosecuted for similar crimes. Taylor made the call in his first post-verdict special statement he read before judges of the [...]

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