The News Review:

- Sierra Leone ‘” a mission for DWB
- Ministry of Justice Hosts Discussion on Legal Aid Scheme for …
- Financial Sector and Resource Allocation in Sierra Leone
- The Energy Saga in Sierra Leone Le 2.5 Billion To Income Electrix
- Japan boosts Sierra Leone energy sector with US$16m

Sierra Leone ‘” a mission for DWB
Metro Boston, MA 
The case is far from unique, says doctor Monica Thallinger. Metro has followed Doctors Without Borders (DWB) on-site in the work to improve living ­conditions. Mohamed Sandi signed up to fight malariaMohamed Sandi, a carpenter, rips open a packet of latex gloves, dons them and pricks the finger of Massah, a two-year-old girl with a fever. A droplet of blood is placed in a paracheck, a malaria test kit similar in appearance to an off-the-shelf pregnancy test. He keeps looking at his battered digital watch.

Ministry of Justice Hosts Discussion on Legal Aid Scheme for …
Standard Times Press, Sierra Leone 
Legal Aid refers to the free or inexpensive services provided to respond to the legal needs of people who cannot afford to pay a lawyer. JSDP commissioned a report on the feasibility of a Legal Aid system in Sierra Leone in 2006. The broad recommendation of that report was that an independent and separate entity be established which would be responsible for the provision and administration of Legal Aid in Sierra Leone. Further to Initial consultations held with key stakeholders, this round-table discussion was held to achieve a consensus on a Legal Aid Scheme with regards to the model of delivery and structure that would be sustainable in Sierra Leone. Participants included representatives from the Human Rights Commission, the World Bank, the Ombudsman’s Office, the Bar Association, the Police, the Prisons Service, the Special Court for Sierra Leone, the Sierra Leone Law School, the Justice Sector Coordination Office, Access to Justice Law Centre, Makeni, Parliament, Timap for Justice, Campaign for Good Governance, Prison Watch Sierra Leone and Amnesty International. Topics covered included The Need for Legal Aid in Sierra Leone by Mr.

Financial Sector and Resource Allocation in Sierra Leone
Standard Times Press, Sierra Leone 
The shift in policy is justified on three grounds. The first is that the practices of pre-empting bank resources and directing them to chosen sectors at controlled interest rates leads to financial repression that is not conducive to growth and development. The second is that the banking sector that had evolved under a policy which considered it an instrument to achieve varied development goals is now populated by non-competitive agents (burdened with non-performing assets) that survive because of state support and is incapable of efficiently mobilizing savings and channeling it to the best possible uses. And third, that, while changes in technology and the inevitable process of globalization are transforming the nature of banking, banks that grew under the old policy regime are unable to restructure themselves to face up to the new situation.

The Energy Saga in Sierra Leone Le 2.5 Billion To Income Electrix
Standard Times Press, Sierra Leone 
This is because according to your analysis at the end of the August 2008 the overdraft balance stood at Le75. I don’t think whether any financial institution in Sierra Leone would have gone the extra to extend such facilities to NPA considering its poor credit rating. ”

Following this defence, Mr. John Bono’s using his financial background stated thus “As can be seen from the chart, from December 2006 to August 2007, the monthly net revenue of the Authority was most of the time marginally above the break even line. Unfortunately, the monthly net revenue of the Authority took a very sharp turn for the worse from January 2008 and progressively got worse until we started making a net loss of slightly more than Le10 billion per month from May 2008 to date” The argument proceeded until when the director stated again “The above picture is a disturbingly negative one which is clearly not sustainable on the long term. The performance is even more alarming when you include the additional expenditure the Authority is accruing for monthly “capacity and energy” charges from the Income Electrix contract (approx.

Japan boosts Sierra Leone energy sector with US$16m
Afrique en ligne, France 
According to Japanese Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Keiichi Katakami, the grant is for the upgrading of the Kingtom Power Station, including the installation of 10 MW diesel engine generators. Ambassador Katakami said the aid was in response to a request from the Government of Sierra Leone to the Government of Japan in 2005. “In 2006, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) dispatched a Basic Design Study Team to assess the situation. The findings of the study suggested project components, including the construction of a power house where diesel engine generators are to be installed; and the rehabilitation of the power distribution systems in order to maximize the effects of the project.
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