The News Review:
- Why Sierra Leone is falling and what we can do about it
- Anti Corruption in Sierra Leone….Magistrate Binneh’s Vindication …
- Russia defends sinking cargo ship
- Sierra Leone: Mobile Giants Rescue Salone Football
- Why all the hoopla over breast-feeding?
Why Sierra Leone is falling and what we can do about it
Cocorioko Sierra Leone -
It is one of the smallest (27925 square miles) countries in West Africa with abundant deposits of natural resources such as diamonds gold rutile iron ore bauxite etc. Marine resources vast agricultural fields beautiful landscape and beaches natural harbour dense forests flora and fauna beautiful birds and human resources. With a population of less than five million people the country is well placed for its citizens to enjoy an enviable lifestyle in the Sub-region and to be ranked along with Singapore and Malaysia. Unfortunately this is not the case as they lack basic necessities such as adequate shelter food access to affordable or free education good roads and health care electricity and clean drinking water.
Anti Corruption in Sierra Leone….Magistrate Binneh’s Vindication …
Standard Times Press Sierra Leone -
Now Focus on Weeding Corruption From The Judiciary The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on diverse dates prior to ctober last year received four scatting reports from disgruntled litigants and a Barrister that Magistrate Binneh Kamara of the Freetown Magistrate Court No. 5 had indulged into corrupt activities that has undoubtedly undermined the administration of justice in Sierra Leone. The scatting reports leveled the following allegations on Magistrate Binneh Kamara:. 75in; TEXT-INDENT:-0. Unexplained wealth of over Le 70 million in his Rokel Commercial Bank Account.
Russia defends sinking cargo ship
BBC News UK -
But Moscow blamed last week’s incident squarely on the ship’s captain. The New Star a Sierra Leone-flagged ship sank soon after a Russian warship fired on it off the port of Nakhodka in the far east of Russia. China’s foreign ministry issued a strongly-worded protest to Moscow demanding a full investigation. But Russia says the Indonesian captain illegally crossed its border. ‘Deliberate violation’Border guards began chasing the New Star in icy waters after it left Nakhodka on 12 February without permission Russia’s foreign ministry said in a statement issued on Saturday.
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.
Why all the hoopla over breast-feeding?
Chicago Tribune United States -
But the images of Salma Hayek breast-feeding a starving baby in Sierra Leone struck a personal and political chord with me. What’s surprising though is this ultimate natural act remains problematic for us. The ease with which we accept images of superstar actresses like Hayek and Angelina Jolie breast-feeding but not those of the average Jane shows our confusion regarding the female breast and female sexuality.
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