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Sierra Leone: Tom Vens bids farewell
By Tom Vens, outgoing EU representative in Sierra Leone It has been an honour and a privilege to represent the EU in Sierra Leone. Yesterday (Friday July 16) I bid farewell to President Bio. A strong partnership that is ready for the future. Thank...


Piecing the Puzzle of African Integration
Piecing the Puzzle of African Integration: The Successes and Exponential Potential. In the last two decades, Africa has recorded a 4.6 percent growth rate on average, despite an unfavourable international economic and financial environment Achievi...


John Hopkins University honours Angela Merkel
On July 15, Johns Hopkins University presented Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, with the Doctor of Humane Letters in recognition of her sixteen years of principled global leadership and her legacy of promoting internatio...


NAO Director launches first phase of Mabang Bridge steel girders
The Director of the National Authorizing Office (NAO), within the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, Ambrose James, has said that the Mabang bridge, when completed will contribute significantly to social and economic growth of people in ...


Reverend Jesse Jackson honoured by French government
By Yusef Jackson, USA I'm honored to share that my father, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., (pictured) has been promoted to the rank of Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honor, the highest and most well-known of all French military and civil...


Dr. Paul Tengbe passes on at 71
By Dr.Braima James, Freetown Dr Paul Tengbe (pictured) was born in 1950 and started his education at the Methodist primary school in Segbwema (eastern Sierra Leone) where his father was Headmaster. He attended the Methodist Secondary School Kailahu...


The National Investment Board Act: A sure path for ease of investment
Sierra Leone's investment has been marred with bureaucracy and fraud for a long time. Potential investors who would show up for sincere investments in the country would normally get duped huge amount of monies and later get discouraged by fraudsters...


NaCOVERC responds to UK travel ban
Fellow Sierra Leoneans, The UK Government website alerts that Sierra Leone will move from amber to red list effective 4 am on 19 July. Only British or Irish nationals and non-nationals with residency permit will be allowed entry into UK (and subjec...


FAO strengthens readiness to manage HPAI in Sierra Leone
PV Staff Sierra Leone has never been a victim of the avian flu which ravaged many parts of the world including Africa in 2003, 2020 and 2021. Sierra Leoneans should therefore be thankful for this because it would have added to the devastation caus...


Boston's COVID-19 Health Inequities Task Force
In April 2020, former Mayor Marty Walsh appointed a group of BIPOC leaders to join the COVID-19 Health Inequities Task Force. Frederica M. Williams (pictured) was one of the leaders tasked with developing strategies to address racism as a public hea...



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