The News Review:
- Sierra Leone: ‘APC a Lost Wondering Government’
- SocketWorks to promote e-culture in Sierra Leone
- Sierra Leone: Obreh Lands FIFpro Award
- Sierra Leone: Vietnam Caution Salone Ahead of Semi Finals
- Sierra Leone: WIMSAL Sends in Candidate to Organise SLAJ
Sierra Leone: ‘APC a Lost Wondering Government’
AllAfrica.com, Washington
Bernadette Lahai Tuesday said the APC was a lost wandering government and did not know exactly how to run a state. Giving her contribution on the motion to ‘thank the president for the speech he delivered’ in parliament, Hon. Lahai described the present APC administration as a regime in the wonderland, noting that all what the President said has already been set up by the past SLPP government awaiting implementation. GA_googleFillSlot(”AllAfrica_Story_Inset”); “Nothing was new in the speech delivered by President Koroma at the well of parliament in 2007.
SocketWorks to promote e-culture in Sierra Leone
NetworkWorld.com, MA
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The Sierra Leonean arm of SocketWorks Global is working to establish an e-culture in the country, said SocketWorks CEO Patrick
Taylor. “What we are doing in Sierra Leone is to introduce the e-culture into all the spheres of endeavor in the country,” Taylor
said. “We believe that developing countries can be transformed to developed mainly by the use of ICT in all spheres of business.
Sierra Leone: Obreh Lands FIFpro Award
AllAfrica.com, Washington
But believed the US $10,000 would help him in his drive. Speaking to Concord Sports from Holland, Obreh said “I was totally surprised by this action. It’s unique that a footballer from Sierra Leone receives such a price. “”I am enormously proud of this and I already have an idea as to what project I should embark on with the money. In consultation with the foundation CARE, I will ensure that it reaches the beneficiaries”, Obreh said. It could be recalled that during Leone Stars home match against Nigeria in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, Obreh made several donations and rendered assistance to several camps at Waterloo and other parts of the country. FIFPro is a worldwide organization for professional football players with 42 national players associations as members.
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Sierra Leone: Vietnam Caution Salone Ahead of Semi Finals
AllAfrica.com, Washington
The two nations would be facing each other on Thursday to decide who will go through to the finals to face either the host nation, Malaysia or Myanmar. GA_googleFillSlot(”AllAfrica_Story_Inset”); The Vietnamese coach, Mai Duc Chung said he was confident his boys will go all out to defeat the boys from Africa to reach the finals. He said he was aware of the performance of the Sierra Leone squad, hoping that his squad display against the other African representative, Mozambique would be repeated. Coach Duc Chung’s boys qualified to the semi-finals after sitting at the top in Group B as they defeated Myanmar and Mozambique and drew 2-2 against Bangladesh. Sierra Leone on the other hand qualified after defeating Afghanistan 6-1 and Nepal 3-1 but lost their opening match 4-0 to the host nation, Malaysia. Relevant Links West AfricaAsia, Australia, and AfricaSierra LeoneSport The teams however proceeded to the semi-finals after finishing second in Group A behind Malaysia. Eight teams competed in this year’s Merdeka Cup, an international football tournament organized by Malaysia.
Sierra Leone: WIMSAL Sends in Candidate to Organise SLAJ
AllAfrica.com, Washington
Tucker, who has worked for 23 years at the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Service (SLBS), told Concord Times that she started initially as a clerical staff, correspondent, account clerk, and also worked in the adverting section. GA_googleFillSlot(”AllAfrica_Story_Inset”); “With the potential I have, I decided to go into the news program department,” she said. Tucker noted that she worked at SLBS Kenema Radio Station during the war. Presently she is the Programme Officer Grade 3 at the SLBS in Freetown.