The News Review:

- Drug Smugglers Expelled from Sierra Leone to Face US Charges
- Sierra Leone: Koroma Inspects UBA ATM at Trade Fair
- Missoula YMCA Helps Sierra Leone Rebuild in the Wake of Civil War
- In Sierra Leone Teenage Mother Dumps Baby in Dust Bin
- REPUBLIC F SIERRA LENE CNSULTANCY SERVICES LUNGI-PRT LK RAD …
- Max/Fam Kids’ Tennis Championship Ends in Sierra Leone
- In Sierra Leone Information Minister Postpones Telecommunications …

Drug Smugglers Expelled from Sierra Leone to Face US Charges
Voice of America
fficers from the U. Drug Enforcement Agency have taken custody of Harvey Steven Perez Geraldo Qintana-Perez and Armando Alonso-Romero after they were convicted in Sierra Leone of trying to smuggle nearly 700 kilograms of cocaine through the airport. The three men are facing indictments on drug related charges in the Southern District of New York.

Sierra Leone: Koroma Inspects UBA ATM at Trade Fair
AllAfrica.com
GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_Inset” );He was addressing the opening ceremony of the Sierra Leone chamber of commerce and agriculture trade fair on Monday at Miatta conference center in Freetown. Following the official launch the President toured the Trade Fair grounds to inspect the booths of all participants. Relevant LinksWest AfricaSierra LeoneUBA is the only bank that has a fully operational ATM at the Trade Fair.
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Missoula YMCA Helps Sierra Leone Rebuild in the Wake of Civil War
PitchEngine (press release)
2009 – Missoula Montana?The CE of western Africa?s Sierra Leone YMCA Christian Kamara will be in Missoula April 26 through April 29 2009 to share the success of the partnership between the Missoula Family YMCA and the Sierra Leone YMCA. Five years ago the Missoula Family YMCA began sending money and supplies to the Sierra Leone YMCA to help support their youth vocational training programs. Kamara will be presenting to various community organizations and leaders while in Missoula. Through the fundraising efforts of the Missoula YMCA Montanans have already donated $56380 to the Sierra Leone YMCA and are hoping to raise another $30000 to add another YMCA in the town of Makeni. In 2004 Missoula resident Chris Siegler and his wife Jeannie witnessed the mission of the YMCA being put into practice in a very real way in Sierra Leone where they both had worked in the Peace Corps.

In Sierra Leone Teenage Mother Dumps Baby in Dust Bin
Awareness Times
When Awareness Times tried to talk to the girl at the Adonkia Police Station she refused to make any comments and instead rained curses on Lamin who she said is responsible for what happened. “God will surely fight my case” the girl said. It is not known whether the police are going to charge the matter to court or whether in fact the Family Support Unit (FSU) of the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) is going to find ways of convincing Lamin to take responsibility of the child and mother. © Copyright by Awareness Times Newspaper in Freetown Sierra Leone.

REPUBLIC F SIERRA LENE CNSULTANCY SERVICES LUNGI-PRT LK RAD …
Awareness Times
The Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone has applied a grant from the African Development Fund (ADF) hereinafter referred to as the AFD in various currencies towards the cost of the LUNGI- PRT LK RAD UPGADING PRJECT and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds to eligible payments under the Supervision Consultancy Services Contract for which this Invitation for Pre-qualification is issued. Pre-qualification is open to applicants firms and voluntarily formed joint venture. The Sierra Leone Road Authority hereinafter referred to as “the Employer” now invites sealed applications and intends to pre-qualify Services will include supervision of upgrading to bitumen pavement standards of the 62km Lungi- Port Loko roads 6. 5km Lungi township roads and improvement to gravel standards 30km of earth feeder roads.

Max/Fam Kids’ Tennis Championship Ends in Sierra Leone
Awareness Times
Jalloh with one of the kids According to the organizer Samuel P. He maintained that the just concluded kids’ championship aimed at attracting more children into the game and by so doing build a strong base through which tennis would be promoted in the country. In his statement the President of the Sierra Leone Tennis Association Mr.

In Sierra Leone Information Minister Postpones Telecommunications …
Awareness Times
In his statement the Minister disclosed that a similar bill is in the ECWAS Telecommunication Bill which is under amendment. He said it is necessary to put the amendment of the bill on hold as it is necessary to ensure some harmonization with the soon to be amended ECWAS bill. He implored the House of Parliament to sanction the postponement so as to ensure that our bill matches with that of ECWAS. In response Parliament unanimously endorsed the minister’s call for the postponement on condition that the hold up period does not last longer than expected.