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Macroeconomist at Finance Ministry
The case for President Dr. Julius Maada Bio to hire an A-team Leader - Macroeconomist in the Finance Ministry to improve the Performance of the Sierra Leonean Economy. By John Mannah, Special Contributor, USA With his latest interview on Economic ...


President Bio inspects projects in the southern region
His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio (last Thursday) inspected the construction of the Mattru and the Gbaiima Roads, the Bo Bus Station, the Ngieya and Hancils Roads, and commended ongoing efforts by football administrator and philanthropist...


ACC Commissioner on the fake degree issue
By Francis Ben Keifala Esq., ACC Commissioner, Sierra Leone I do not know how even educated people find this simple formula set by law difficult to grasp. No corruption can happen without conferment of an "advantage" on oneself or another. So let ...


Sub-Saharan African growth slows amid ongoing and new economic shocks
As the Sub-Saharan African economy struggles to recover from the 2020 recession induced by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the region now faces new economic growth challenges, compounded by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The World Bank's lat...


Taking visible actions to sustainably manage groundwater resources in the decade of action
By Dr Angela Lusigi, UNDP Resident Representative in Ghana on World Water Day The 2022 edition of the World Water Development report entitled “Groundwater: Making the invisible visible” which is due to be published today (March 22, 2022) to coi...


Canada: Deputy PM and Finance Minister presents Budget of Hope
The Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland last Thursday read a budget at the House Parliament that covered a wide range of issues including child care, the job market, housing and of course the war in Ukraine which has a direc...


Ancestral knowledge in Falaba and Koinadugu districts
By Dr. Alhaji Njai, Freetown, Sierra Leone Ancestral knowledge in the wake of my Neneh's (my mother's) passing was gained from my visits to meet community elders in Koinadugu and Falaba Districts, northern Sierra Leone. Amadou Hampate Ba once said...


Canada: PM on upcoming royal tour
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today (April 11) issued the following statement on the upcoming Royal Tour of Canada by Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall: “This spring, Canada will have the pleasure of wel...


Barbadian writer Cherie Jones
Cherie S A Jones was born in 1974. She received a LL.B degree from the University of the West Indies, Barbados, in 1995, a Legal Education Certificate from the Hugh Wooding Law School, St Augustine, Trinidad in 1997 and was admitted to the Bar in Ba...


Keynote remarks by President Bio at Health Summit
Keynote remarks by His Excellency, Dr. Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, at the formal plenary of the 2022 National Health Summit, Freetown, 7th April 2022. The Honourable Vice President, Ministers of Government, Honourab...



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