Archive for March, 2005

 
March 31st, 2005

Fundraiser held for ex-cop

The News Review:

- Fundraiser held for ex-cop
- Vitamin Shortages Blamed for 15 Percent Drop in IQs Worldwide
- WASHINGTON IN BRIEF

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March 30th, 2005

LIBERIA: UN reveals suspect diamond deal

The News Review:

- LIBERIA: UN reveals suspect diamond deal
- News Room – Full Article
- Dublin Diamond Firm Doubles Operating Loss
- WEST AFRICA: UN raises 2005 appeal by $38 mln to deal with locust…

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March 29th, 2005

The Media And Fight Against Corruption in Sierra Leone.

The News Review:

- The Media And Fight Against Corruption in Sierra Leone.
- Government Signs MOU to Repatriate Liberia Internees.
- General News of Tuesday, 29 March 2005
- Vice President Opens New Clinic.

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March 28th, 2005

Insight: Tory MP in 1.5m diamond mine row

The News Review:

- Insight: Tory MP in 1.5m diamond mine row
- Sierra Leonean leader commissions “first independent”…
- Sierra Leonean minister pleads for Kyoto protocol.
- UN to review Nepal role in peace missions?
- In Congo, Peace Eludes Its UN Keepers

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March 26th, 2005

Wielding a sword in battle against AIDS

The News Review:

- Wielding a sword in battle against AIDS
- Guyana bans flights to Sierra Leone, Liberia.
- Sierra Leonean minister pleads for Kyoto protocol.
- UN misconduct

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March 24th, 2005

Sierra Leone police arrest fake US embassy public relations officer.

The News Review:

- Sierra Leone police arrest fake US embassy public relations officer.
- (From Bristol Evening Post)
- Desperate “one-dollar girls” exploited by UN forces in Congo

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March 23rd, 2005

Diasporian News of Wednesday, 23 March 2005

The News Review:

- Diasporian News of Wednesday, 23 March 2005
- Landmark in wages row.(Landmark Brickwork)(Brief Article)
- Annan still has Eyes Set on Achievement of Millennium Goals
- UN Staff Union urges release of probes into helicopter crashes
- General News of Wednesday, 23 March 2005

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March 22nd, 2005

Commission for Africa: Trevor Simumba

The News Review:

- Commission for Africa: Trevor Simumba
- Biggest convoy to date heads back to Lofa county, Liberia
- Public policy needs to change to take into account the social factors…
- Congo’s Desperate ‘One-Dollar UN Girls’

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March 20th, 2005

ADB pumps $84mn into Sierra Leone’s recovery.

The News Review:

- ADB pumps $84mn into Sierra Leone’s recovery.
- UN Grapples With Peacekeeping Abuse
- Fallen SBS leader set up jungle rescue
- Davenport longs to be in the lists

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March 19th, 2005

Sierra Leone thrown into darkness

The News Review:

- Sierra Leone thrown into darkness
- Rockbridge students reach out to Sierra Leone
- Why do we still smoke in Africa?

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