‘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 [...]
PRESS RELEASE Donald Kaberuka will take part in an extraordinary meeting to discuss the critical issue of food security in Africa WASHINGTON, May 17, 2012/ – Dr. Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank (http://www.afdb.org), will take part in an extraordinary meeting of the world’s richest nations this week to discuss the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
‘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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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." [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]