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By Shadrach Aziz Kamara The Free Media Group (FMG), publishers of the Politico newspaper, with support from STOP SPILLOVER, on Wednesday 30th August 2023, concluded three-day media Workshop for 50 journalists for effective and responsible reporting on Viral Zoonotic Diseases and prevention of their spillover. The workshop started on the 28th of August and ended on the 30th of August 2023 at the CCSL Hall, King Harman Road, BrookFields, Freetown. In his keynote address, a medical research scientist, Professor Aiah Gbakima, said that Zoonotic diseases are infections that are spread between people and animals, adding that they are responsible for…
Dr. Adama Kalokoh, Country Leadership Team, USA, Global Goodwill Ambassadors Foundation (GGAF) and Founder, Impact Sierra Leone, is a proud Recipient of the 2023 US Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for Volunteer Services. As part of the 5th-anniversary celebration of the Jacobs-Abbey Global Institute for Leadership Studies (JAGILS), 10 outstanding individuals will be receiving the prestigious Presidential Volunteer Service Award in recognition of their volunteer service in our community. These exceptional honorees have been selected to receive Lifetime Achievement Awards – the highest honour given by the President of the United States. This celebratory event will take place on Nov…
By Mohamed Kelfala Fofanah President Julius Maada Bio delivered a stirring speech on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, during the General Debate of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-Level Week in New York. A distinguished group of heads of state and government, as well as António Guterres, the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), and Dennis Francis, the President of the 78th session of the General Assembly, heard President Bio deliver Sierra Leone’s National Statement. President Bio connected this year’s theme of “Rebuilding Trust and Reigniting Global Solidarity” with Sierra Leone’s policy orientation in his…
By Yara Hawari On September 13, 1993, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shook hands on the White House lawn, flanked by a smug-looking US President Bill Clinton. They had just signed an agreement that would be hailed as a historic peace deal putting an end to the decades-old “conflict” between Palestinians and Israelis. Around the world, people celebrated the deal, which came to be known as the Oslo Accords. It was perceived as a great feat of diplomacy. A year later, Arafat and Rabin were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Many Palestinians were also hopeful that…
On Friday, the president of Sierra Leone accused the United States of pressuring him to interfere in his country’s June 24 election count, a statement in stark contrast to the concerns Washington has levelled regarding the poll’s fairness. “When the elections were at the height — of calling the results — this is when the problems started,” President Julius Maada Bio said, during a speaking event at American University in Washington. The Election Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL), he said, “had done all their calculations, collations, all the processes. I was now requested to stop them from calling the result by…
On 13 September 2023, His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio appointed Augustine Tehguma Moses Koroma as the National Programme Coordinator for the Free Quality School Education (FQSE). The FQSE was and is still a flagship project of the New Direction administration of President Julius Maada Bio, a flagship project that has enjoyed huge investments and national and international recognition and acclamations. The scheme aims at improving the quality of the country’s basic and senior secondary education and harnessing the country’s human capital resources, to critically impact national development. But who is Augustine Teguhma Moses Koroma? Augustine Koroma was born on August…
The Commission of Inquiry set up by President Julius Maada Bio found late Dr. Minkailu Bah; Mani Koroma; and Dennis Vandy culpable for corruption-related matters and ordered them to jointly and severally refund and pay into the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Government of Sierra Leone, the sum of Le10, 739, 659, 424. 00, withdrawn and used on school feeding programs without supporting documents and unverified, which had remained misappropriated or unaccounted for. The COI also referred them to the Criminal Jurisdiction and or Anti-Corruption Commission for investigation and likely prosecution. “The following persons shall jointly and severally refund and pay…
Antonio Rüdiger was dubbed one of the 10 best defenders in the world by RadioTimes following his 2022/23 campaign for Real Madrid. Best known for his composure on the ball and tenacious tackles, there can be no doubt that the 30-year-old has found footballing acclaim. Thousands watched Rüdiger put his body on the line against Manchester City, defending a one-goal lead to win the 2021 Champions League Final. Far fewer are aware of the German national’s philanthropic efforts off the pitch. Here is a run-down of the voluntary work undertaken by Antonio Rüdiger to tackle poverty in his mother’s homeland: Sierra Leone.…
“If the value of an individual wealth is greater than the value of their lawfully acquired wealth, it is an unexplained wealth”. That is said to be the case of former secretary to President Julius Maada Bio, Dennis Vandi. Many Sierra Leoneans deem the Dorwaila Inn & Suites Hotel investment of Dennis Vandi as an “unexplained wealth”. “Dorwaila Inn & Suites Hotel must be the subject of an ACC investigation”, one retired senior public official demands. The investment is worth approximately $11 million, according to someone who is familiar with the investment. The massive ultra-modern Suites Hotel owned by a…
His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has met the team from the Commonwealth Secretariat and the leadership of the Independent Commission for Peace and National Cohesion, ICPNC, to discuss mediation efforts with the opposition and key stakeholders. “I had fruitful discussions with the delegation from the Commonwealth Good Offices for Peace and the Independent Commission for Peace and National Cohesion, on my Government’s commitment towards deepening democracy, the rule of law and enhancing peace in Sierra Leone. “I’ve reassured the mediating parties, including the Economic Community of West African States that my Government is open to working with all…