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- Escape from Sierra Leone leaves couple in limbo in US
- Sierra Leone police ban Christmas fireworks
- Can Trade Benefit the Poor in Sierra Leone?
- Security Council calls for enforced assets freeze on former …
Escape from Sierra Leone leaves couple in limbo in US
MiamiHerald.com FL
After a six-year legal battle Akapo 65 who has glaucoma and high blood pressure and his wife who suffers from gastritis anemia and has difficulty walking were arrested at their Tampa Bay home ct. 20 by ICE’s Fugitive perations Team. An immigration judge ruled the Akapos should be returned to Sierra Leone because the nation — with its democratically elected legislature — has been at peace since 2002. The Akapos ”no longer [have] a well-founded fear of persecution” ruled the judge whose decision will be reviewed following a critical federal appeals court opinion last month. Eugenia marked her 61st birthday Thursday while jailed at a Broward immigration detention center as the government seeks to deport them back to Sierra Leone. Advocates for the couple including members of the Union Street United Methodist Church in Clearwater where Anthony is a sexton are outraged the couple remain in jail even after scoring a significant legal victory. Last month an Atlanta appeals court halted the Akapos’ deportation.
Sierra Leone police ban Christmas fireworks
AFP
Assistant inspector general of police Richard Moigbeh told state radio that “any person or persons exploding crackers or engaged in fireworks displays in public places will be guilty of an offence against the public order act” which carries a six-month jail sentence. Although Moigbeh did not state a reason for the ban it follows frequent complaints from the public over the noise generated by the Chinese firecrackers in a country where many people were traumatised by a lengthy civil war. “The noises emitted by these bangers and crackers bring back ugly memories of the war to most people” said Henry Massaquoi a local doctor. The West African country of 5.
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Can Trade Benefit the Poor in Sierra Leone?
Standard Times Press Sierra Leone
As in many other developing countries poverty in Sierra Leone is most pervasive in rural areas where two-thirds of the country’s population resides and where eight out of ten are considered poor. While living conditions in Freetown are crowded and life is difficult poverty levels are actually much lower in the capital than in rural areas and secondary towns. The PRSP distinguishes “food poverty” i.
Security Council calls for enforced assets freeze on former …
Xinhua China
The Security Council called on the panel to identify and make recommendations on areas where the capacity of states in the region can be strengthened to facilitate the implementation of the measures imposed the resolution said. The Security Council in a resolution unanimously adopted in 2004 has ordered the freezing of assets belonging to Taylor and his associates and the resolution is biding to all United Nations member states. The former warlord Taylor went on trial in the Hague in June this year on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sierra Leone’s civil war. Taylor also has been indicted for fueling a civil war in the West African country through arms-for-diamond deals with Sierra Leonean rebels. The people of Sierra Leone suffered terribly in the 1991-2002 civil war and the court had been established to ensure the trial of those who are believed to be largely responsible for the crimes and atrocities committed. Editor: Yan.