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Month: July 2016

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KENEMA MAYOR IN CORRUPTION SCANDAL, MY REJOINDER.

29/07/2016 Othman Sheriff

When the wrong head plunges into the right hallucinations every story becomes reality. Ironically, stories can only sound real to “intelligent” readers when they entail some degrees of truth.  The [Read more]

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Poor Residents Clash With Police Over Rotten Chicken, Where is the Importer?

25/07/2016 Othman Sheriff

A scramble by thousands of people for scraps of imported rotten chicken sparked a huge stand-off between police and residents in Sierra Leone’s capital over the weekend, the health ministry [Read more]

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Dr. Sylvia Blyden Drops a Bombshell at Ministry of Social Welfare

24/07/2016 CEN

Sierra Leone’s Minister of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs – Dr. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden, previously known for her investigative journalism at the Awareness Times newspaper in Freetown, is now [Read more]

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Sierra Leonean Soul Star Azania to Deliver Shetek Conference Keynote Address

16/07/2016 Dennis Kabatto

After two years in Europe, singer, songwriter and producer Azania Noah returned to New York City on Thursday.  Azania will deliver the 2016 Shetek Conference on Saturday at St. Francis [Read more]

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Time to Kill the Presumption: Black, Armed and Dangerous

12/07/2016 Abdulai Mansaray

No one should be or would be raising glasses to the death of five police officers, following protests and riots in America last week. You cannot make your candle brighter [Read more]

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An Open Letter to Hon Nanette Thomas, Minister of Political and Public Affairs

09/07/2016 Yusuf Keketoma Sandi

Dear Hon Minister, For the past days and weeks, you would have been aware that incidents of political violence and the blatant misuse of state security apparatus have rocked the [Read more]

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Women in Leadership Symposium to Benefit Annie Walsh Memorial School

09/07/2016 Dennis Kabatto

The New York/New Jersey Chapter of the Annie Walsh Old Girls Association (AWOGA) will host an inaugural symposium on Women in Leadership on Saturday 9 July, 4:30pm – 10:00pm, at [Read more]

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For Crying out Loud, Let’s Collectively Change The Script

09/07/2016 Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon

You know something? It appears that we are in for a ride again as the clock ticks towards the next election. Why? Because, too many of us are smirking when [Read more]

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IMF Forecasts Tough for Sierra Leone Economy

08/07/2016 CEN

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) press release read by the Country Representative Madam Iyabo Masha yesterday at the IMF country office in Freetown stated that budget implementation will be even [Read more]

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MV Mahera Must Be Replaced Now

08/07/2016 CEN

Panic gripped hundreds of passengers that were onboard MV Mahera yesterday when the engine of the old ferry suddenly developed some mechanical fault and grounded to a halt a few [Read more]

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IPAM Student Named Academic Fraudster

08/07/2016 CEN

Magistrate Binneh Kamara named Marcus Kanu and Abdul Mohamed Kamara, a third year student at the Institute of Public Administration and Management (IPAM), an academic fraudster on the on-going alleged [Read more]

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CELEBRATING S.B.B. DUMBUYA AT 80 — The Teacher Who Formed a Generation

29/11/2025

This week, Mr. Sheku Badara Bashiru Dumbuya, affectionately known to thousands of former pupils simply as SBB, turned 80 years old.   Eighty is a milestone that invites reflection—not only [Read more]

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CONVERTING MINES MINISTER MATTIA’S OP-ED ON SIMANDOU INTO ACTION

25/11/2025

When Minister Julius Daniel Mattia wrote his op-ed on Guinea’s Simandou 2040, he was not just offering congratulations across a friendly border. His words carried the rhythm of an older [Read more]

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THE WOMAN PRESIDENT. NEXT.

25/11/2025

Two important questions women (and men allies), especially those in politics, should and must ask in preparation for Sierra Leone’s 2028 elections are these: 1) If there are no SLPP, [Read more]

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Beyond Inspiration: Mining Governance in Sierra Leone and the Missed Lessons of Simandou 2040

25/11/2025

On 12 November 2025, I read with interest an op-ed reflection shared on WhatsApp by Sierra Leone’s Honourable Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Julius Daniel Mattai, titled “Mining a [Read more]

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