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Toxic political rivalry: The APC versus the SLPP
Toxic political rivalry: The APC versus the SLPP
By Teddy Foday-Musa PhD Student University of Ghana - Legon Email: tfodaymusa450@gmail.com tfoday-musa@student.ug.edu.gh October, 2021
Abstract The political rivalry between the two main parties (th...
Albert Academy is 117 years old today
By Gibril Koroma, Editor and Publisher, Toronto, Canada
The Albert Academy, one of the oldest secondary schools in Sierra Leone based in Freetown, the capital, celebrates 117 years of existence today, October 6, 2021. The school was actually founde...
Report from the Tertiary Education Commission of Sierra Leone
Foreword The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) is a body corporate established by an Act of Parliament in 2001, among other things, advice government on tertiary education matters, and to provide institutional liaison with government and other sta...
Canada: Statement by PM on multiculturalism anniversary
Statement by the Prime Minister on the 50th anniversary of Canada's multiculturalism policy
October 8, 2021 Ottawa, Ontario
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the 50th anniversary of Canada's multiculturali...
No more death penalty in Sierra Leone
By President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone
With the abolition of the death penalty in Sierra Leone, we today assert our belief in the sanctity of life; affirm every citizen's constitutional right to life; and, commit ourselves to a future of gre...
Constitutional coups have often preceded military ones
Commentary
By Johan Sävström, Nordic Africa Institute, Sweden
When democratic means have been exhausted, the only way to achieve political change appears to be through military takeover. According to NAI researcher Jesper Bjarnesen, this is one ...
Finance Ministry engages MCC on Compact Design, Implementation
A team led by the Country Director of the Sierra Leone Compact Design Tina Yu from the Millennium Challenge Cooperation has on Tuesday briefed the Deputy Minister II of Finance Mr. Sheku F Bangura on the progress and stages in the MCC compact design...
AstraZeneca and the Royal Academy of Engineering announce new partnership to bolster support for African health tech entrepreneurs
Earlier today (October 6, 2021), AstraZeneca (AstraZeneca.com) and the Royal Academy of Engineering (the Academy) officially announced a new partnership to establish connections between African healthcare innovators and AstraZeneca's A.Catalyst Netw...
How a revaluation will reduce the cost of living in Sierra Leone
How a Revaluation Will Reduce the Cost of Living in Sierra Leone
By Mohamed A. Jalloh, USA
Editor's Note: This article was first published on the pioneering Sierra Leone Discussions forum on Facebook on September 4, 2021.
As you have undoubte...
Redenomination in Ghana
PV Staff
The national currency of Sierra Leone, the Leone, will soon undergo a process called redenomination (which may happen before or after December this year). A lot has been written about this process and today we continue the discussion with ...