The News Review:

- Sierra Leone: PMDC May Head Attitudinal Change
- Sierra Leone: Country Loses US$29 Million to ‘Poaching’
- Sierra Leone President Calls for Increased Agricultural Investment …
- ‘Fishing Can Lift Sierra Leone Up’ President Koroma
- Sierra Leone: Jonathan Leigh for SLAJ VP

Sierra Leone: PMDC May Head Attitudinal Change
AllAfrica.com, Washington 
This has been demonstrated by the president. The appointment of a member of an opposition to head this campaign clearly shows that President Koroma is ready to move the country forward. “”I am still PMDC but the intention of any political party is to use power in the interest of the people of Sierra Leone. Our vision is to take Sierra Leone from the current state to a higher standard through attitudinal change,” he said. Bangura said was looking forward to organizing seminars for ministers and heads of departments, bringing them together and charting the way forward. Relevant Links West AfricaSierra Leone “My task is to transform negative perceptions of people to positive ones. We cannot succeed without collective responsibility.

Sierra Leone: Country Loses US$29 Million to ‘Poaching’
AllAfrica.com, Washington 
The president was in the area to launch the sites for the construction of jetties and other ancillary facilities when he observed that “for a country to be losing that much, this must be a serious business. GA_googleFillSlot(”AllAfrica_Story_Inset”); According to deputy mayor of the municipality Rebecca John the last time Bonthe had a taste of development was during the era of late President Siaka Stevens. While he blamed most of that loss on bad contractors who benefit from projects at the expense of the people, Koroma further asserted that “fishing has the potential of lifting Sierra Leone from the doldrums to prosperity.

Sierra Leone President Calls for Increased Agricultural Investment …
Reuters AlertNet, UK 
0: inline article box end –> Silver Spring, Maryland–In the midst of soaring food prices and calls from Sierra Leone’s president for increased agricultural investment, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is improving farming productivity and access to food resources for more than 2,500 rural households in Port Loko District, in northern Sierra Leone. This recent project was launched on World Food Day, October 15. Through a partnership with the Maragiri Women’s Cooperative Society, a local organization of farmers dedicated to ensuring access to food in their own communities and beyond, ADRA is improving food security in 29 villages in the Kaffu Bullom chiefdom, by providing farming tools, materials, machinery, and training in improved agricultural methods. The project also aims to give beneficiaries economic development opportunities in various areas, including bread making, salt processing, fishing, and Gara fabric dyeing. This project, funded by ADRA International, is valued at more than $79,000.
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‘Fishing Can Lift Sierra Leone Up’ President Koroma
Standard Times Press, Sierra Leone 
On two separate occasions for both communities on Saturday 1st November 2008, the President, who traveled by helicopter, said he was happy to launch the sites for the construction of jetties and other ancillary facilities in order to give the fishing profession the nobility it deserved. In Shenge, the President said, “No one can finish talking about fishing in Sierra Leone without making mention of Shenge, the fishing basket of this country. This is not time for politics; it is time for development. And development does not choose a face or party or a surname. When it comes, everybody will enjoy; when it’s absent, everybody suffers. And development means we should get new things done.

Sierra Leone: Jonathan Leigh for SLAJ VP
AllAfrica.com, Washington 
Jonathan Leigh told journalists at Stop Press in Freetown that his reason to contest was to revive SLAJ, noting that he has served as vice president under the regime of Tahib Bah during which he scored remarkable goals. GA_googleFillSlot(”AllAfrica_Story_Inset”); He said he was the first journalists to have served as SLAJ representative to the statistics council adding that, “during my time as vice president, we campaigned for the release of Paul Kamara. “”If elected vice president, I will re-organize the Sierra Leone sports writers association,” he said. Leigh noted that the business of the Sierra Leone association of journalists was centered on the president and the secretary general.