The News Review:

- Sierra Leone: Country Assumes WAEC Chair
- Sierra Leone: Justice Browne-Marke Warns Neville Lawyer
- Sierra Leone: The Go-Getter Minister
- Sierra Leone: Mobile Giants Rescue Salone Football
- Sierra Leone War Victims Sign Up for Reparations
- Businesses hit by phone fraud mad at telecom companies; want …

Sierra Leone: Country Assumes WAEC Chair
AllAfrica.com Washington -
GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_Inset” );Sheriff Sapateh disclosed to journalists that president Koroma has appointed the deputy vice chancellor and vice principal of Fourah Bay College Prof. Jonas Redwood-Sawyer to that position for a period of three years. He said it was a blessing in disguise for one of the nation’s citizens to chair a renowned and reputable educational institution in the sub-region. “The hosting of the 57th annual council meeting is a step in the right direction as Sierra Leone has now returned to normalcy with great input made in the field of education” he said adding that WAEC was the foremost examining board established to determine the examinations required in the public interest in the five English speaking West African countries – Sierra Leone Ghana Nigeria Liberia and The Gambia.

Sierra Leone: Justice Browne-Marke Warns Neville Lawyer
AllAfrica.com Washington -
GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_Inset” );Speaking in open court yesterday Justice Browne-Marke said lawyer Sulaiman Kabbah Koroma had used a flawed and wrong method and procedure to have three journalists arrested and detained. In an earlier press release SLAJ had stated that an intent to pervert the course of justice had been embarked upon by lawyer Kabbah Koroma on behalf of his client and with the connivance of some “crooked bailiffs and police personnel to illegally secure a summons and a warrant of arrest” for Stanley Bangura and Abdul Charles SLAJ chairperson and vice chair-north and Mohamed Kabba an active member. Relevant LinksWest AfricaLegal and Judicial AffairsSierra LeoneThe association said that the reason for the warrant that the journalists would be difficult to bring to court was deceitful and the manner of securing the summons fraudulent. The deputy assistant master and registrar Shirley Coker reportedly complained to the consultant master and registrar Julai Mensah that some lawyers including Sulaiman Kabbah Koroma were in the habit of circumventing the procedure in securing summons the SLAJ press release states.

Sierra Leone: The Go-Getter Minister
AllAfrica.com Washington -
But in the words of an Iranian diplomat “Your foreign minister is your IRN LADY”. But is she really the Margaret Thatcher of Sierra Leone? Wait and see!In fact her colleague Foreign Ministers have nick-named her “The Lady In A Hurry” and in her usual humorous manner has responded “My country needs to catch up with you after so many years of conflict”. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_Inset” );Even before her appointment as Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister in the administration of President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma Zainab Bangura had been a respectable household name not only in Sierra Leone but the international community.

Sierra Leone: Mobile Giants Rescue Salone Football
AllAfrica.com Washington -
GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_Inset” );In an exclusive interview with this press the untiring Comium Chief Executive fficer Paul Hyde revealed a series of packages that his company has put in place to enhance the quality standards the league deserves. He said Comium has collaborated with a consortium of other leading companies to constitute a marketing committee to enhance communication and public standing. “Comium will utilize existing media contracts to provide extensive media coverage and billboard promotion of the league and events such as live radio coverage of matches” he said adding that all revenues from ticket sales will be paid in full to the (SNPB) without deduction by the consortium. Also Durosimi Thomas a member of the Sierra Leone National Premiership Board revealed that they were very excited over the deal with Comium.

Sierra Leone War Victims Sign Up for Reparations
Voice of America -
Now some of these people may receive money as well as education and health benefits to compensate for their loss. In the northern town of Makeni the government was interviewing those who say they are victims to decide who should receive reparations.

Businesses hit by phone fraud mad at telecom companies; want …
The Canadian Press TRNT -
While winning forgiveness for the bills is their top priority they say the telecom industry must put in place safeguards to protect customers or else ttawa should order them to do so. “The credit cards and the banks have certainly put in technology where things are not as easily taken as they once were – they’re constantly evolving as technology progresses whereas Bell is not” said Leah May officer manager at law firm Martin and Hillyer in Burlington nt. “They’re just forcing victims to pay for it and where’s the consequence to them?”Bell Canada’s 38-page bill to May’s firm was for more than $207000 worth of calls to Sierra Leone. Bell offered to halve the amount. “That’s just not good enough” May said. “We’re screaming out loud that we’ve been victimized. “Phone companies maintain customers must ensure their phone systems are protected from what Bell calls “experienced criminals.
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