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Saturday, 1 July 2017
Meet Micheala Deprince Sierra Leonean Ballerina Dancer
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Michaela DePrince was born in Sierra Leone in 1995 during the civil war. At age three, she lost both her parents and was sent to an orphanage where she was mistreated by staff who believed she was the “devil’s child” due to her pigmented skin (caused by vitiligo). She and her best friend were adopted by an American couple when they were four. In 2011 DePrince starred in the ballet documentary First Position, and she is now a professional ballerina with the Dutch National Ballet. She has just published her memoir.
You co-wrote your memoir with your mother [Elaine DePrince], who kept notes of all the traumatic memories you told her of Sierra Leone when you were growing up. How did you find reliving those experiences?
The first time I ever talked about my story, it was very difficult to recover… I’m so happy my mum was involved – she was smart to write it all down when I was little. If I’d had to relive everything for the book it would have been a lot harder.
Why did you write your memoir?
It was a therapeutic outlet and a way for me to reach out to other people. When I went to South Africa [to perform with the South African Ballet Theatre], I shared my story with a few high-school kids and realised it could really have an impact. It inspired me to think differently about myself – I always wanted to be a role model and to let people know that it’s OK to dream and to live for something.
You must be thrilled with the response the book has had.
I’ve had adults emailing me, kids emailing me… It means so much that my book helped them in some way. Laverne Cox, the actress in Orange Is the New Black, tweeted me saying how inspirational I was to her. Of course, you have to act really casual, even though I was thinking ‘Oh my God I love you so much!’ She’s a transgender person, and some people don’t support that, so she’s the inspiration – I feel like I haven’t really done anything.
Are you a fan of Orange Is the New Black?
I love that show. I love TV and movies – anything that can help me stop thinking about dancing for a bit, because it can really take over your mind. It’s mentally and physically exhausting.
You moved to Amsterdam in 2013 to join the Dutch National Ballet. I read that you’re learning Dutch…
Kind of – it’s very hard. I can count to 10, I know the alphabet, how to say hello and order coffee, and that’s about it. Right now I’m focusing more on dancing.
What are you working on at the moment?
Right now we’re working on Jewels. After that we’re going to be doing Swan Lake, Back to Bach, Cinderella, and travelling to St Petersburg, London, Hong Kong, and touring Holland – it’s a busy year. They’re giving me amazing opportunities hereWhat is the main difference between living in Europe and the US?
Europe is great, especially for dance. It’s a lot more accepting than the US – there I struggled with the fact that I was black and there weren’t a lot of black dancers at the studio with me. Although in the US, at least I could look up to [other black ballerinas] Misty Copeland or Lauren Anderson.
Is there any sign of the racial bias in ballet changing?
I’m hoping it is, but I don’t see it happening. There’s a dancer [Precious Adams] who was at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow – they told her to bleach her skin. She’s now doing very well at the English National Ballet, but often you look around, and there are no black dancers. Classical ballet is beautiful, but it’s very old..
What, in your opinion, needs to be done to change that?
When I was a child, I overheard one of my directors saying ‘we don’t put a lot of effort into the black girls, because they end up getting fat’. I want people [in ballet] to realise that not everybody is the same – you don’t know how our bodies are going to turn out.
Do you ever get bored answering questions about being a black ballerina?
No. There are practically no black people in ballet, so I need to speak out.
In your memoir, you and your sister Mia [DePrince’s best friend from the orphanage] talk about not feeling ready to return to Sierra Leone. Do you still feel like that?
There are little scars still, and those need to heal before I can go, so that I don’t have to worry that when I go back to the US or to Amsterdam I’ll have nightmares. You have to make sure that you’re 100% ready to deal with something that you’ve always been terrified of.
You wrote in the book ‘when I’m older I’d like to start a free arts school in Sierra Leone, and teach ballet there’.
That would be amazing – I’d like to use the money we earn from this book to open the school. It’ll have to be when I retire from dancing. The arts can change you as a person. Dancing helped me share my emotions and connect to my family, it helped me feel like I was special and not the “devil’s child”. Those kids won’t have the same opportunities I had, and I don’t think they deserve that.
Your parents have had 11 children, nine of whom they adopted. Would you ever consider adoption?
I’d love kids of my own, but if that’s not possible I’d definitely adopt. The fact that it’s becoming so hard to adopt kids from all over the world is so sad. I wouldn’t be alive today if I hadn’t been adopted. I met Angelina Jolie at Women in the World in 2013; she’s adopted so many kids and I think that’s wonderful – it’s horrible that people were so negative about it.
You’ve become a poster girl for many things: international adoption, black women in classical ballet, the American dream… Is that a lot of responsibility?
It is. Sometimes I think, what happens if I never become the dancer I’ve always wanted to be, and people are disappointed? But at the same time I like being a role model, and when I see that I’ve inspired young people to dance, especially young black dancers, that’s amazing for me.
Sierra Leone deputy foreign affairs minister II Speaks on the role of international cooperation
Minister of State II, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Isata Kabia on Friday, 30th June, 2017, said strengthening of capacity is crucial in the actualization of the 2030 Agenda as “there is a real opportunity for all of us to do thorough needs assessment so that capacity building through International Cooperation is demand and not supply driven.”
Speaking in Beijing, whilst delivering a paper on the ‘Role of International Cooperation in Strengthening Partnership and Capacity in implementing the 2030 Development Agenda’ at an ongoing Ministerial Workshop on International Cooperation in Capacity Development, Hon. Kabia said, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development sets forth a global vision and what should now be ensured is, frameworks “which are country specific, established for the implementation, monitoring and following up of the Agenda based on country specific realities.”
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development she said, is to serve as a universal, integrated and formative road map for achieving ambitious targets such as eradicating extreme poverty and building a sustainable world over the period of 15 years.
On the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the minister said, strengthening synergies between international cooperation and development enhances the results of employment, migration management and development policies, “and should therefore be integrated into poverty reduction strategies.”
The SDGs, she said, have ushered in increased public awareness on the priorities of global goals and that in the case of Sierra Leone, “simplified messages of the SDGs and targets have created increased awareness in the local population about the correlation between Social, economic and environmental links and development.”
Sierra Leone’s efforts in adapting the SDGs, she said, are captured in Pillar 2 of her development roadmap, the Agenda for Prosperity, which deals with the management of natural resources and “is in direct harmony with the objectives of SDGs 12, 13, 14 &15 which speak about issues of inclusive human settlement, safe resilient communities and climate change and its impacts.”
The country, she added, is currently implementing the SDGs against a backdrop of multiple recovery strategies, including the National Ebola Recovery Strategy. The essence of rebuilding, madam Kabia said, is critical and the way in which Sierra Leone is rebuilding herself has been emphasized in the country’s post Ebola Recovery Plan titled: Building Back Better.
Using the ebola outbreak as a case study that provides an opportunity for a more collaborative approach to development, minister Kabia said, the post ebola recovery plan for the three most affected countries “cannot be that dissimilar to the SDGs” and that the cross border nature of the ebola epidemic gives evidence to the view that “regional and global development affects the sustainable development of individual countries. It emphasizes the need for regional integration as a priority agenda.”
“The lessons must serve as the foundation for sustainable development. An aggressive agenda inclusive of all targets, a comprehensive plan with aid workers, international agencies feed into should be country owned to create the kinds of partnerships outlined in the SDGs.”
On capacity building areas for developing countries, minister Kabia highlighted monitoring and the evaluation of implementation; data collection; and financial management systems as being crucial. “Without the right baseline data, priorities would be skewed; without the monitoring tools, progress cannot be measured; and without sustainable financing, development would not be realized”, she said.
There should be a targeted focus on several aspects of development, she said, including strengthening capacity in a bid to strengthen institutions and improve on technical assistance provided to public sector institutions responsible for the formulation, designing and implementation of development plans, and public policies including Civil Society Organizations.
At the bilateral level, madam Kabia said, since 1971, both Sierra Leone and China “have carved out strong diplomatic relations out of mutual respect and understanding, solidified by an uncommon political trust,” further paying glowing tribute to China for the “unparalleled early steps they took in the recent battle against Ebola”
Undeniably, she said, China has played an unprecedented role in Sierra Leone, “but the role we have played for each other at the most critical times in our two nations is the yard stick by which we measure the strength of our diplomatic ties.”
The trial of Teodoro Obiang: son of the president of Equatorial Guinea
The trial of Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, the son of the president of Equatorial Guinea, is being heard in France for allegedly siphoning off more than $225 million of public money for personal purposes.
“This trial is a strong signal to corrupt leaders around the world that they are no longer immune from prosecution anywhere. The impunity they enjoyed is getting weaker every day.” Marc-André Feffer, Chair of TI France.
Transparency International France and Association Sherpa, two civil society organisations, started a legal battle to get an answer to the question, how was it possible for Teodoro Obiang to live such a luxurious lifestyle in France – own a multi-million dollar car collection and a fancy apartment – on the salary of a government official. As many as three quarters of the population of Equatorial Guinea live below the poverty line, according to the World Bank.
“This is a milestone in the history of the anti-corruption movement. Civil society has taken legal action to question a powerful figure and present the evidence of his corruption. The trial will show the levels of scandalous enrichment in a country where more than 70 per cent of the people live in extreme poverty. The poor citizens of Equatorial Guinea, a country rich in minerals, have a voice to help them win justice in the face of corruption”, said José Ugaz, Chair of Transparency International.
On 19 June, the opening day of the trial, Obiang’s lawyers asked for the case to be dismissed, citing that he enjoyed diplomatic immunity, that there were procedural errors, and that a French court had no jurisdiction in the case. The judge, however, allowed proceedings to begin.
William Bourdon, the lawyer for the prosecution, described the vast wealth amassed by Obiang, who he likened to a “spoilt child” in his spending habits: the luxury apartment with 20 rooms, a Hamman bath, a discotheque, a cinema, and a hair salon. Testimony from former employees described the suitcases of cash that Obiang is suspected to have regularly brought into the flat, wardrobes full of designer clothes and the garage filled with prestige cars including a Rolls Royce, a Bentley and a Porsche.
Friday, 30 June 2017
Vice-President Victor Foh is in Kenya
Hon. Vice President, Ambassador Dr. Victor Bockarie Foh has left Freetown to attend a high-level meeting in Nairobi, Kenya on Data For Development In Africa.
In recognition of Sierra Leone’s Leadership in advocating for quality data for evidence-based decision making to ensure inclusive development, both Regionally and Globally, the Government of Sierra Leone is invited to co-host, with the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD) and the Governments of Kenya and Ghana, the first High-Level Meeting on Data for Africa’s Transformation to be held in Nairobi, Kenya on 29 – 30 June, 2017.
This critical meeting will showcase the innovations in data throughout the Continent and provide a platform for asserting Africa’s key role in achieving the SDG’s and promoting data as part of the essential infrastructure for economic growth and social progress.
Vice President Foh and his entourage are expected back in Freetown on Friday 30th June, 2017.
Court halts and voids SLPP election reruns
The SLPP’s National Executive Council (NEC) re-ran these constituency elections on Wednesday, but also lower level elections for zonal, section, and chiefdom representatives. The plaintiff’s attorney, Banja Tejan-Sie, argued that these actions are contrary to the appeals court ruling, which they believe clearly instructed the NEC to only re-run elections at the constituency level.
The three judges, led by Justice Reginald Fynn, ruled that they refused the allegation of Contempt of Court, but did find the SLPP’s interpretation to be outside the scope of their June 5 Court Order. In response, they ruled that all election reruns conducted on Wednesday to be null and void.
“Our orders were directed at the constituency level elections,” Justice Fynn said. “Any ambiguity should have been rectified by the dates cited in the decision.”
In the June 5 Appeals Court decision, they specifically nullified all elections held on 26th November and 3rd December 2016 in the 39 constituencies. The only elections held on these dates were at the constituency level, a distinction the judges believed left no ambiguity about the integrity of zonal, section, or chiefdom election outcomes.
The SLPP’s attorney, Umaru Koroma, argued during proceedings that the constituency elections could not be re-run without also re-running elections for the lower level representatives who vote for their respective constituency leaders. They maintained their actions were in full compliance with the Appeals Court ruling and denied any charges of contempt.
The plaintiffs – three SLPP members, brought the original suit against SLPP leadership and the NEC citing irregularities in the rules used to conduct lower level executive elections. Only one day after the Appeals Court ruled in their favor on June 5, the three men were expelled from the Party. When the judges asked for an explanation for the expulsion, Koroma said the Party had been intending to expel the members far before the court ruling due to multiple complaints by Party members. Koroma did not elaborate on the specifics of these complaints.
Justice Fynn strongly condemned the SLPP’s decision to expel the members in what they considered to be retribution for bringing litigation against the Party. He called the move “oppressive” but stopped short of ordering any legal repercussions.
The judge’s ruling confirms the integrity of the original zonal, section, and chiefdom election results, but leaves constituency appointments empty in these 39 constituencies.
" I just wanted to be free and catch vibes".- Star zee on her latest EP "Collabo".
“I just wanted to be free and catch a vibe”. That’s how *Star Zee describes the creative inspiration behind her latest EP, Collabo. In celebration of the EP’s new single Leader 2 feat Stone Bwoy BET 2015 Award Winner/ 2017 nominee,” Star zee channeled her empirical, seductive vibe (“Am a star so you kyant bring me down,” she purrs) in her latest video, premiering very soon on Billboard charts globally.
Collabo Album — will be released September 2017 on Star Zee’s own Doz label via Above Average Distribution. Features 12 songs and 2 interludes that soulfully and thoughtfully relay the rapper/songwriter’s perspectives on motherhood, sensuality, unity, social consciousness and self-love.
Inspired by her 2-year-old daughter. “As adults, I feel we’re always trying to figure out how to rediscover that part of ourselves,” says Star zee, “and what would it be like if we never had to let it go”.
The song is a remarkable stance for the Sierra Leonean female legend to brake boundaries bridging the two nations Sierra Leone and Ghana.
The video was shot at Hatso Accra, by Ghana’s most prominent video director yaw SkyFace. Manager Black Mystic, informing Ghana’s Promoters Association that Star zee is about to drop another hit with Africa’s biggest Artist of 2017. “I love my humble beginning” she meekly stated.
The Sky is Star Zee’s location and success is inevitable for the Queen of Sierra Leone Rap/Hip Hop.
Danne J has Release Date For His First Ever Concert
The much anticipated Concert which is about to send Danne J’s fans frenzy is about to happen this December. Known for his breakthrough single “FITYAI CORNER” Dannee J has released a date for his first ever concert slated 20th December 2017.
In a telephone interview with the UK Based singer, he said he will release details of the concert which would include the venue, guests and supporting acts few weeks from now. Presently, Dannee J is shooting the music videos for his new singles ‘SCREW ME’ and his soon to be released single “KONI LEF”.
The new single which is already making rounds on the airwaves has kept fans on their toes eagerly waiting for a release date. Dannee J is not only a prolific song writer but also one of the most creative Sierra Leone artist based in UK.
Thursday, 29 June 2017
EDSA Commences Distribution of 5000 Meters
Electricity is probably one of the biggest major constraints Sierra Leone is facing, says Parminder Brar, World Bank Country Manager. “85% of Sierra Leone’s population does not have access to electricity,” Brar stated.
Improving the country’s energy sector is one of the foremost development objectives that government and international donors should be working to address. On Saturday, 24 June 2017, the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA) started the distribution of over 5,000 pre-paid metres. According to Mally Bangura, EDSA officer in charge of meter distribution, the distribution is to ensure functional, effective, national electricity distribution and supply.
Bangura further noted that 1,500 meters will be distributed in Lungi, Makeni, Bo and Kenema to increase access to electricity in rural communities. “Improving access and quality power supply in provincial districts,” Bangura said, “is critical in enhancing the country’s economic transformative drive.”
“Access to electricity is essential because electricity support economic activities create employments and currently the demand for energy in Sierra Leone increases, the distribution of metres is to combat the challenge of demand and also a way of connecting communities and creating a friendly environment for more investment and household use,” Bangura stated.
Tuesday, 27 June 2017
When will Sierra Leone be able to feed itself?
When will Sierra Leone start feeding itself, is the question many in the country have been asking for decades, and successive governments have failed to provide the answer. Over 80% of basic foods consumed in Sierra Leone ae imported from abroad, costing hundreds of millions of dollars every year. And the cost keeps rising.
According to a recent World Food Programme report, majority of people in Sierra Leone are at a very high risk of starvation and malnutrition. This worrying report comes after ten years of president Koroma’s promise to ensure that no one goes to bed hungry.
The previous SLPP government was heavily criticised for failing to achieve its manifesto pledge on national food security. Today, the ruling APC government of president Koroma has proved to be no better.
source- Seirra Leone Telegraph
Monday, 26 June 2017
"I personally don’t need to get into power to make myself rich"- John Sesay, who could become the next president of Sierra Leone
Rumor has it that John Sisay the mining tycoon is running for the sierra Leon presidential seat during this next election on march 7, 2018. according to independent Uk stated that
"Mr Sisay is standing to be president next year and there is a strong likelihood that he will emerge as the leader of his country. If he does not succeed, he says, it will not be for want of trying. “We south Londoners are pretty damned determined when we set our mind to something. Don’t forget, there is already one Tooting boy who is not doing too badly at politics at the moment,” he points out.
There was once the possibility that 47-year-old Mr Sisay, who spent a large part of his childhood in south London, may have followed Sadiq Khan, who he knows, into public life in Britain. Like the Mayor of London, he too was a member of the Labour Party and was also the president of the students’ union while at London University’s Goldsmith College.
But Mr Sisay decided that Sierra Leone, his home country, was where he wanted to serve. He has political connections there: his first cousin, Ernest Bai Koroma, is the current President and his family has long been socially and politically active. There are also financial connections, he is the former CEO of Sierra Rutile, the largest mining company for rutile, a mineral formed mainly of titanium dioxide, in the region and is the president of the Sierra Leone Chamber of Mines.
The rich deposits of one form of mineral, diamonds, should have been a great boon for Sierra Leone, but they also proved to be a source of much misery. Greed for the fabulous riches offered by “blood diamonds” led to bitter divisions, ending in a civil war which became noted for its savagery in killings, mutilations and rapes.
One of the key instigators of the violence and the industrial scale looting of diamonds was Charles Taylor, the leader of Liberia, the state next door. He has been indicted for war crimes and crimes against humanity at The Hague and sentenced to 50 years in prison.
Mr Sisay is keen to point out the jobs he created while working for Rutile which employs thousands across the country, with 80 per cent of the senior management from Sierra Leone, rather than expatriates. He volunteered for the anti-Ebola campaign, stressing that the medical safety measures he and his team put in place resulted in “zero case” of the epidemic in the company’s mining areas. He has also, on a number of occasions, paid the salaries of teachers in parts of the country and offered loans on generous terms to small businesses.
The seeming altruism can, and has been, ascribed to smoothing his path to power. Mr Sisay accepts that he is open to that claim. But, he wants to add: “I have shown that I can run a business which is successful and also good for the wider community, and a dynamic private sector will be hugely important for the economy. I personally don’t need to get into power to make myself rich. Surely, it is a perfectly natural aspiration to give something back to one’s country.”
If it does not work out at the end of the day Mr Sisay could, perhaps, return to the party fold in Britain, with Labour now doing so unexpectedly well. “What is happening in the UK is really interesting,” he acknowledges. “But it is almost too exciting, I think I will stick to our more boring, sedate form of politics.”
Friday, 28 October 2016
Kei Kamara scored New England's third goal of the match and was handed a yellow card for twerking in celebration
Sierra Leone international Kei Kamara scored New England's third goal of the match and much to the fans surprise he decided to twerk in celebration.
Kamara who scored in New England's 3-0 win over Montreal Impact was penalized for his twerking celebration.
The enigmatic striker completed the scoring in the 71st minute, prompting a twerk - for the uninitiated, twerking is a popular dance move involving thrusting hip movements and a low squatting stance.
The referee who was not impressed, showed a yellow card to the 32-year-old Sierra Leone international player.
Friday, 19 August 2016
The Remains of Super Moseray Fadika Will Be Laid At The Miatta Conference Hall For The CIVIC FUNERAL SERVICE Today
PROGRAMME OF EVENTS FOR THE VIGIL AND BURIAL OF OUR LEADER THE LATE MOSERAY G. S. FADIKA (Super)
Thursday 18/08/2016:
Arrival of the corpse by Air France at the Lungi International Airport at 5:30 PM.
Then they will drive in a convoy using the Lungi – Port Loko route. The convoy will stop at the following places so that mourners and close relatives will have the opportunity to pay their last respect to our fallen hero;
LOKOMASAMA – PORT LOKO – MASIAKA – WATERLOO – KISSY ROAD. Then the remains of our late leader will be taken to the Columbia Davies Funeral Home.
The VIGIL will start at exactly 9:00 PM. All mourners are expected to light a candle, wherever you may be at this time and pray for our late father, brother, friend and leader. The procession will start from Magazine Cut – Kissy Road – Cline Town – Fourah Bay Road to Eastern police (Clock Tower). Finally, dozens of artists will perform live their tribute songs in honour of our late ambassador.
The VIGIL will start at exactly 9:00 PM. All mourners are expected to light a candle, wherever you may be at this time and pray for our late father, brother, friend and leader. The procession will start from Magazine Cut – Kissy Road – Cline Town – Fourah Bay Road to Eastern police (Clock Tower). Finally, dozens of artists will perform live their tribute songs in honour of our late ambassador.
Friday 19/08/2016
The remains of Super Moseray Fadika will be laid at the Miatta Conference Hall for the CIVIC FUNERAL SERVICE at 10:00 AM. After the ceremony, the corpse will be taken to Magazine Cut, where the “Dschenasa Prayer” will be done at a mosque he built inside the Fadika Compound; upon completion of the prayer the remains will be laid to rest at the Kissy Road Cemetry. The is a very big national setback. Udat go sponsor d show dem now? udat go support d youth-man dem now?, udat go help d market woman dem now? Udat go …aaaaa Super! Even in death u are flying
Wednesday, 17 August 2016
Makeni City Council Mayor Assures The Libanese Ambassador
The Mayor of Makeni City Council (MCC) Sunkarie Kabba-Kamara have assured the Lebanese Ambassador of their continued support and strengthening of their bilateral relationships between the two countries.
While at the Municipality house on Friday 12th August 2016, the Lebanese Ambassador Nidal Yehya, disclosed that for the past 140 years their great grandparents were in Sierra Leone and Senegal settling around forested areas trading. He said since then there are lots of transformation that had occurred from inter-marriages to improvement on their bilateral relationships by cooperating and supporting government on development.
Ambassador Yehya said presently there are Sixty (60) Lebanese families in Makeni doing business. The number according to him will be increased thereby making the group very formal in that part of the country because after the war and the Ebola they are yet to elect leaders to mann their affairs. He said he will engage his community to identify areas of development support for the municipality from education to health and transportation.
The City Mayor Sunkarie Kabba-Kamara expressed her gratitude to the Ambassador for visiting the city and his people pointing out that the relationship between the Lebanese and Sierra Leoneans in that part of the country has a long standing from schools to sports, scholarships, charity and development support to the district.
She said after the war, livelihood were destroyed but some Lebanese returned with positive views to work with the community and a forward thinking council considering all sectors as important in the development of the city. The Mayor said the Lebanese unit is needed to boost development from road to health, trade, education, transportation among many as the city has grown exponentially and in need for everything positive.
Mayor Kamara said her Council wants to introduce in-town-shuttles for school children because according to her school going children of late have become victims of commercial motor bikers accidents, girls becoming school drop outs as a result of either being allegedly rape or sexually abused by bike riders. She said bike riders of late don’t observe caution in taking children to schools and as a council safety is of concern to them, and with a bus service they will engage parents, school authorities and stakeholders for sustainability of the facilities.
The Lebanese Engineer Tonios C. Chaghonri, congratulated the Mayor and team for transforming the town into a city pointing that their parents are away but their hearts are in Sierra Leone and Makeni in particular. He apologized on behalf of his community for not putting their house in order but assured that in a not too distant future an executive body will be presented to the people in Bombali district.
The Engineer reminded all that the strong ties between the two countries will be maintained as they will continue to support whatever development they are able to undertake, stressing that they want proper ways through which the right people will benefit from their support.
The Chief Administrator (CA) for Makeni City Council William Alpha said as a council they have a mandate to receive donations from all sector and to use it to target people, but to also be accountable to the people. He thanked the Lebanese community for their support during the Ebola fight in the municipality from waste management to food, transportation, among others stating that, because they have been honoring their taxation, contracts have been awarded to those that won council bids.
The CA said council wants to integrate the Lebanese into their decision process but they cannot because they don’t have a structure but the news of restructuring is welcome and that council will continue to work with them and strengthen their relationship.
By Mohamed Kabba
Tuesday, 16 August 2016
Man Rapes His 12 years old step Daughter
The accused was arraigned at the Freetown Magistrates’ Court No.1, presided over by Magistrate Dr. Abou Bhakarr Binneh-Kamara, on one count of sexual penetration of child contrary to law.
According to the particulars of offence, the accused on diverse dates between April and May 2016, at Spur Loop, in Freetown, sexually abused the victim, aged 12.
Moroccan Company Wins Contract to Operate Urban Busses in Conakry
Moroccan bus operator, City Bus, will be in charge of urban bus transportation in the Guinean capital Conakry, under an agreement between the Guinean Transport Ministry and the company.
City Bus will also ensure bus links to the outskirts of the city as well as inter-urban transport, the Guinean transport ministry said in a statement, but did not specify the duration of the contract.
In a comment on this recent breakthrough of City Bus in Africa, Moroccan news website 360.ma noted that such a contract is fraught with risks, explaining that in 2012 French transport company RATP had to withdrew on the backdrop of governance issues.
The website also points out to the challenges facing City Bus in Conakry notably with regards to managing urban transport with an old bus fleet.
Conakry authorities are pinning hope on receiving 50 urban busses from Turkey, whose President Erdogan promised to donate during his visit to the country last March.
BREAKING NEWS: Youth in Koinadugu District Came Under Fire By Police. Umaru Fofana Report
This Demonstration Started because the youth felt betrayed by their president who had earlier on in December 2014 allegedly promise the Villagers a Vocational Institution that will train and prepared them for entrepreneurship.
A Construction work that should have started in January last year is now been transfer to another district. this has cause the uproar of the youth
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below is the report from Umaru Fofana
Young Anti-government demonstrators in the northern Koinadugu district say they've come under police fire. The district youth leader, Mohamed Marah says "police have just started firing teargas and live rounds at us". They are protesting against the government's decision to establish a skills-training Youth Village in another district which they say had been promised them in 2014. Police in the region are not responding to my calls.
Photos are of a previous protest.
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