By Gbenya Julius – Even when we were bankrolled and aided by donors at the end of the eleven years civil conflict, yet the situation remained the same – with continuous deaths of children under five, pregnant women and lactating mothers, which had always placed Sierra Leone at the bottom rung of the United Nations Human Development Index, not until when God’s sent President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma came and salvaged the plight of this vulnerable group of Sierra Leoneans. With the unveiling of the free health care initiative barely four years ago by President Koroma the country’s entire health... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, March 13th 2014 |
On Sunday March 2, 2014, President Ernest Bai Koroma was honoured in Lagos, Nigeria by Nigeria’s foremost media group, the Silverbird Group, with the Award of Distinction for a sitting President, given in respect of his great reconstruction efforts in changing the face of Sierra Leone and for his fight against corruption. The Award was received on his behalf by Ambassador Henry Olufumi Macauley, Sierra Leone’s High Commissioner to Nigeria. President Paul Kagami of Rwanda was also similarly honoured, for his success at reconstructing that genocide war torn Country. The occasion was the annual Silverbird Man of the Year Award Ceremony,... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, March 12th 2014 |
President Ernest Bai Koroma – President of the Republic of Sierra Leone – By African Women are Free to Choose – The Term Female Genital Mutilation Violates the Rights of Bondo/Sande Women and Girls in Sierra Leone. Dear President Koroma, As a non-partisan and non-political group of women of Sierra Leonean descent based in The Republic of Sierra Leone and in the Diaspora, African Women are Free to Choose (AWA-FC), we wish to express our concerns regarding the Government’s ambivalent position with respect to traditional female genital surgeries, also referred to locally by many women as female circumcision or Bondo. ... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, March 6th 2014 |
His Excellency President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma will leave the shores of Freetown this afternoon for Nigeria to attend the Centenary celebration activities which were flagged off by H.E. Dr Ebele Goodluck Jonathan, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, in February this year, and will climax in the Grand Finale to be held in Abuja from 27th – 28th February, 2014. Whilst in Abuja, President Koroma and entourage will attend the International Conference on Human Security, Peace and Development: Agenda to the 21st Century and the Centenary Anniversary Live Concert: Multimedia Show and Fireworks on 27th February, and the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, February 26th 2014 |
President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma on Monday 17th February received a certificate of appointment to serve as the Grand Chief Patron of the West African Institute of Insurance (WAII). The presentation, which was made by the Director-General of the institute, Fredrick Bowen-John, is in recognition of the services rendered to the institute by the President. Receiving the award at State House, President Koroma expressed profound delight in welcoming Mr. John home as he is the first Sierra Leonean to hold such a position at WAII. He described his leadership as very young, and said “we expect a new thinking.” President... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, February 17th 2014 |
