The News Review:
- Sierra Leone: Fraudster: the Story My Action (part I)
- Sierra Leone: Politics is Not About War
- Sierra Leone: Election Boss Says – INEC Boss’ Position is Critical
- £16m UK boost to save mothers lives in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Fraudster: the Story My Action (part I)
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What he said in reply was: “It is an advert”. When quizzed as to why he could afford to advertise such mortifying and injurious thing about somebody’s reputation he said “I have a Master’s degree in Communication and nobody teaches me how to practice journalism”. I decided that I should report the matter to the IMC for such a manifest disregard for ethics and laws of journalistic practice by somebody claiming to have such level of education in journalism and once Acting President of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists. Secondly I called up Mr. Umaru Fofanah who is now President of the association and discussed the matter with him; he forthrightly agreed with me that nobody has the right to advertise some body’s reputation in that manner. I called up my lawyer and is going to write both men for court action. But in the interim I have decided to come out with this piece to clear my reputation in the eyes of the public on such unscrupulous and damaging publications.
Sierra Leone: Politics is Not About War
AllAfrica.com
If one party is in power that does not warrant its supporters to create panic in the minds of the other parties and the opposition parties should not create fear in the minds of the people thereby creating panic in the country. Such a tense atmosphere can scare away investors because they would not like to invest their monies where political tension is mounting and causing people to live in a state of fear. Sierra Leone is too small to be in chaos a situation that would cause people to leave the country for other areas where they could live in peace. Sierra Leone is too small to practice political violence because it would escalate to other areas which would divide the country. Youths are being used by politicians to cause mayhem to their opponents giving the party in power an ugly face. I do not see politics as war. ne thing that Sierra Leoneans are not conscious about is that when there is a chaotic situation the international community always tends to call on their citizens to leave the country.
Sierra Leone: Election Boss Says – INEC Boss’ Position is Critical
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Thorpe said in Abuja yesterday. Thorpe who organised Sierra Leone’s 2007 presidential and parliamentary elections which were globally adjudged to be free and fair was also named the runner-up to the Daily Trust African of the Year last January. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_Inset” );She said “It must be stated categorically that the stance of the Head of the Electoral Management Body (EMB) is critical. It should be made clear to all political authorities that the mission and position he holds is sacrosanct and must be respected as such by all stakeholders. She spoke at a two-day political summit tagged “Forum on National Dialogue on Electoral Reform” organised by International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI).
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£16m UK boost to save mothers lives in Sierra Leone
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Currently women in Sierra Leone are 160 times more likely to die during childbirth compared to women in the UK with women having a one in six chance of dying in childbirth during their lifetime. The UK will provide £16 million to support the Government of Sierra Leone’s Reproductive and Child Health programme (RCH). The scheme will save tens of thousands of lives by providing training for new midwives better clinics and access to basic drugs. Speaking after meeting with the President of Sierra Leone Ernest Bai Koroma in Freetown today Ivan Lewis said: “It is shocking that so many mothers die during child-birth in Sierra Leone leaving children without a mother and families completely devastated.