By Dennis Kabatto – The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) announced on Wednesday that Sierra Leone’s eligibility for a compact is still under consideration until next month when the country’s fate is decided. The MCC’s press and public affairs office in Washington issued a statement in response to an inquiry on premature published news reports alluding to Sierra Leone’s failure to meet the benchmarks to develop compact and Threshold Programs with MCC therefore causing a deferment of vital funding for the government. The statement said: “MCC’s Board of Directors meets once a year to select eligible country partners for that fiscal... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, November 15th 2013 |
FREETOWN: President Ernest Bai Koroma received the British Minister for Africa, Mr. Mark Simmonds at State House in Freetown, during a courtesy call. President Koroma thanked the British government for the support given to Sierra Leone during the difficult days, and disclosed that government is moving the country forward, always realizing that Britain has been a very supportive partner. President Koroma recalled that when he took up governance in 2007 Britain provided substantial support up to holding the business and investment forum in the United Kingdom, which was very successful and established the basis of inviting investors to Sierra Leone.... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, October 21st 2013 |
FREETOWN – The Commander-In-Chief (CIC) of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF), President Ernest Bai Koroma launched the Poppy Week 2013 in Freetown last week. During a special ceremony at State House with the Sierra Leone Ex-Servicemen Association (SLESA) the president described the upcoming event as a great moment of deep reflection, which should be respectfully observed by the country for the loss of lives. President Koroma said the Poppy Week is a moment that immortalized fellow Sierra Leonans who have sacrificed their lives for the country, a sacrifice he referred to as ‘supreme’, which involves the loss... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, October 21st 2013 |
By Dennis Kabatto – The UN Social, Humanitarian & Cultural Affairs Committee also known as the Third Committee concluded on Wednesday its general discussion on human rights issues, the advancement of women and implementation of the outcome of the Fourth World Conference on Women and of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly. Member States representatives renewed their calls for more women to participate in the political life and for the amendment of national criminal codes to address domestic violence and the related crime of “femicide.” At an earlier meeting last Friday, representatives and delegates from 37 member states... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, October 17th 2013 |
By Dennis Kabatto – While, Sierra Leone Minister of Information and Communications Alhaji Alpha Kanu and Senior Government officials were engaged at a Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Town Hall Meeting recently in Maryland, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mr. Samura Kamara was briefing the Security Council on Peace building and development agenda 217 miles away at the UN Headquarters in New York. The Security Council, in unanimous resolution adopted on March 26, 2013 extended the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL) mission until March 31, 2014 when it will draw down and its responsibilities transferred... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, October 7th 2013 |
