The News Review:

- The Ombudsman: A Lynch-Pin For Good Governance in Sierra Leone
- The Fear of Banking Crisis in Sierra Leone
- APC Cabinet to Return Assets to Corrupt Civil Servants in Sierra Leone

The Ombudsman: A Lynch-Pin For Good Governance in Sierra Leone
Standard Times Press, Sierra Leone 
The Ombudsman since 1809 has proved to be a desirable element for good governance in all countries where the Government has created a system to restrain bureaucratic interference with the personal interests of its citizens. The relevance and importance of the Ombudsman therefore in any democratic country to under-pin the principles of Good Governance cannot be over emphasized. The Republic of Sierra Leone (1991) Constitution currently in use makes provision for the appointment of an Ombudsman “not later than twelve months from the commencement of this Constitution or soon after as Parliament may determine” etc. This, strictly interpreted would mean that there shall always be an Ombudsman to safeguard and protect the interest of citizens from arbitrary disadvantages in the work place and elsewhere.

The Fear of Banking Crisis in Sierra Leone
Standard Times Press, Sierra Leone 
Agriculture (mainly subsistence farming) is the major contributor (about 45%) to the gross domestic product (GDP) and it employs about two-thirds of the working population. With the establishment of at least thirteen (13) commercial banks in the country, many researchers believe that the bank sector is certainly one of the growth driving sectors of the economy. Bank formation accelerated during the last three years and most importantly the largest number of banks in a country of five million people has been registered by the end of 2008.
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APC Cabinet to Return Assets to Corrupt Civil Servants in Sierra Leone
Standard Times Press, Sierra Leone 
The reaction of the public, since the topic was initiated few months back is one that would blacklist the APC government if these properties are return to their owners. Apart from watering-down the significance of public Commissions of Inquires, it has the potential of promoting corruption. Among the properties to be returned, including that of the late Joseph Saidu Momoh, who was President of the Republic of Sierra Leone between 1985 – 1992 and his government was overthrown by the National Provisional Ruling Council (NPRC). It is not known what prompted the new APC government to entertain discussions relating to the return of Confiscated Assets. Sources say pressures from the Momoh family and other Civil Servants whose properties were confiscated are being mounted on the government to take a u-turn. It would be recalled that when the NPRC took over the reigns of government from the APC, three Commissions of Inquires were held, namely the Beccles Davies, Lynton Nylander and Marcus Jones. Recommendations from the commissions saw the confiscation of Assets of those individuals who were found guilty of acquiring wealth without justifications.