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Public education on Public Education: Kenema, Girls Education and the City of Excellence
Commentary Public education on Public Education: Kenema, Girls Education and the City of Excellence By David Sengeh, Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, Sierra Leone I spent my day in Kenema and Segwema, Kailahun today. In Kenema, ...


Uganda: House sets tough penalties for Human Organ Trade
Parliament has passed the Uganda Human Organ Donation and Transplant Bill 2022 setting tough penalties for dealing in human organs for commercial purposes. The Uganda Human Organ Donation and Transplant Bill, 2022 seeks to establish a legal framewo...


Prime Minister Trudeau announces new Ambassador to China
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, recently announced the appointment of Jennifer May as Canada's Ambassador to China. Ms. May's experience with the Public Service of Canada has spanned over 30 years across three continents. She was most recently ...


Very thoughtful article on World Tourism Day
PV Staff Today (September 27) is World Tourism Day. The UNDP Resident Representative, Dr. Angela Lusigi (photo) has, as usual, writtten a very thoughtful and thought-provoking article on the significance of toursim for African development. She dwel...


MGHS Global fundraiser
Contributed An alumnae association, composed of former students of the Methodist Girls High School in Freetown with the name MGHS Global, based in the United States of America, recently had a fundraiser to raise funds to assist the school. MGHS is ...


Natasha Ferguson announced as Keynote Speaker to celebrate International Day of the Girl
Natasha Ferguson, owner of Ethelfox Construct Group, is excited to share her inspiring story to thousands of young women as a keynote speaker for Dreamer Day Fest 2022 on Oct. 5. Organized by Build A Dream, the event is expected to draw more than 5...


UNDP-Ghana monitors projects
By Praise Nutakor, UNDP-Ghana The field is where our downstream development interventions happen. Last week was phenomenal. I accompanied my boss: the UNDP Resident Representative in Ghana, Dr Angela Lusigi on a field trip to monitor some of our pr...


For Gbanabom Hallowell
For Prof. Gbanabom Hallowell A distinguished Sierra Leonean writer and people person, who has journeyed to the land of our forefathers. Often when humans pass Something exits first in them Sometimes we know what goes Sometimes we don't Ah Prof...


Orwawo, Orsoko!: Elegy for Sierra Leonean writer Gbanabom Hallowell
This elegy is written in Temne, one of the major languages of Sierra Leone. It is in honour of the late Sierra Leonean writer Gbanabom Hallowell (photo). A translation into English and a Glossary will follow. Orwawo, Orsoko! By Gibril Gbanabome Ko...


Elvis Gbanabom Hallowell: A Tribute
Elvis Gbanabom Hallowell: A Tribute By Lansana Gberie In the early 1990s, as a civil war raged in parts of the country, a budding group of young writers began to meet, once every week, at the United States Information Agency (USIA) in Freetown to re...



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