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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...


Deactivating Ebola preparedness in Sierra Leone
By Dr. Alhaji N'jai, Sierra Leone As we start the process of deactivating our Ebola Preparedness in Sierra Leone following Guinea's declaration of an end to its 2021 outbreak, we convened a high level meeting of the multi-sectoral incident manageme...


Abosso Apostolic Faith Church of Jesus Christ in Liberia honors Dagbayonoh Kiah Nyanfore II
Editor's Note: One of our correspondents in Liberia, Dagbayonoh Kiah Nyanfore II, was recently honored by a church in Monrovia, the capital. Here is the story: By Blamo Toe, Monrovia, Liberia As Liberians continue to observe the celebration of Fat...


Sierra Leone: ACC-TI joint press statement
Joint Press Statement 11th July, 2021 The Anti-Corruption Commission, Sierra Leone (ACC-SL) and Transparency International (TI) Sierra Leone Chapter, Commemorate African Anti-Corruption Day – July 11, 2021. . . . This year, we commemorate the fi...


Sierra Leone: President Bio, the farmer president
Commentary By Ibrahim Sorie Thullah (Political Thullah), Freetown, Sierra Leone In a recent video clip, President Julius Maada Bio (centre with cap in undated photo) informed the people of Sierra Leone about his passion for farming and the need to...



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