By Umaru Jah, Information Attaché-Germany – As President Koroma is inaugurated for a second term in office after freely and fairly winning the last Presidential elections in Sierra Leone, I reminisce a particular encounter with ordinary Sierra Leoneans during my last visit to Sierra Leone which was a proof enough that the President´s development projects during his first term in office have been impacting positively on the lives of ordinary Sierra Leoneans… It was a hot afternoon in the second week of November, a week to what later turned out to be the historic November 17, 2012 polls in Sierra... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, February 22nd 2013 |
As Sierra Leone prepares for the Presidential Inauguration, the final process that puts in motion the Ernest Koroma Administration, following the elections of November 17, 2012, there have been criticisms in some quarters, questioning the essentiality of the inauguration process. Much of the criticism is based on what the cynics claim is going to be unnecessary spending on the part of the government to host the event. Such criticisms do not have merits and must be stopped. Inauguration of an elected President is a conventional practice. It is a significant function of modern democracy everywhere. It goes back to the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, February 21st 2013 |
The Office of the President Notes with grave concern the acrimony and vitriolic attacks coming from some sections of the public over its letter addressed to the lord bishop of the Anglican diocese of Freetown and the north, proposing the relocation of the Annie Walsh memorial school to a more conducive environment. THE fact of the matter is that prior informal discussions were held between his Excellency the president and a very senior clergyman of the Anglican diocese who confirmed that plans were already afoot for relocation of the school, and explained that they were constrained by the huge financial... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, February 15th 2013 |
By Chadia Talib – Women in Sierra Leone are stepping on center stage in a steady but slow pace to play their part as equal partners in national development. That movement, precedes roles by leaders the likes of educationist Dr. Talabi Lucan, Chief Justice, Hawa Tejan-Jalloh; Chief Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Christiana Thorpe; university professor and former Vice Presidential candidate, Dr. Kadi Sesay and women’s right advocate, Nemata Majeks-Walker, to mention a few. But women are far from accomplishing their target for equality. More has to be done to pave the path. Women lag far behind men in decision making institutions, employments and... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, February 8th 2013 |
By Chadia Talib – Bo, Sierra Leone: The Agenda for Prosperity, introduced in the wake of President Ernest Koroma’s second term, should advance an economic programme that is comprehensive, logical, and feasible for it to succeed. For this to happen, the programme should tap on the expertise and commitment of essential stake holders, including economic and policy experts and the business community, rather than been a loose slogan. This will ensure a plan that will reduce economic insecurity and provide broadly shared prosperity in the country. The success or failure of Sierra Leone’s economy is measured not by its gross... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, January 31st 2013 |
