Charles Taylor’s defense lawyers have made a request for judges to allow the former Liberian president to reopen his defense, almost one year after arguments in the case were concluded. Though many people concerned have already lost interest and confidence in the trial, some still one to see how it will end. Alpha Sesay compiled this report from Monrovia, Liberia [Read more]
News filtering into this outlet suggests that His Excellency President Ernest Bai Koroma is poised to announce his Running Mate this month. Contrary to earlier predictions of Dr. Morie Manyhe, [Read more]
The boss of the Civil Service who also doubles as the Cabinet Secretary Mr S.G. Pessima has sent out a note of warning to all civil servants against “active participation [Read more]
With Ghana already exploiting its newly discovered oil wealth and hopes of Sierra Leone and Liberia soon to join the league of oil exporting nations, it is of little surprise that the World Bank has made this appointment. Natural resource rich African countries need to break the affliction of resource curse that has blighted the continent for far too long [Read more]
President Koroma’s “youth empowerment strategy” and “agenda for change” seemed to also include replacement of lazy professors with energetic youths. The recent demonstration is the removal of though highly qualified but less resourceful Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Prof. Ogunlade Davidson [Read more]
Mr. J.B. Dauda announced a rigorous reformation plan in the Sierra Leonean diplomatic service shortly after his appointment as Foreign Minister. He promised to recall home, without any exception, all diplomats who have served more than four years abroad. But it looks like some diplomats are more diplomatic than the others as State House seemed to interfere with the process. [Read more]
Pervasive calm has returned to the Fourah Bay community after electoral violence perpetrated by supporters of the country’s two main political parties, APC and SLPP, leaving some party stalwarts hospitalized. Dennis Kabatto reports on the latest… [Read more]
The police report about the alleged cocaine container that transited at the sea port in Freetown has left the general public with more questions than answers. It’s no act of patriotism to feed the general public with inconceivable theories forgetting to realize the fact some of them are more clever than you. [Read more]
Sierra Leoneans resident in diverse countries abroad want to be given the chance to vote for parties of their choice in the forthcoming parliamentary and presidential elections, but the National Electoral Commission (NEC) has made it crystal clear that no Diaspora voting will be possible [Read more]
A fresh wave of political violence has overwhelmed the Sierra Leonean capital again after series of non-violence agreements signed between the ruling party and the main opposition. [Read more]
If you want to maintain the credit and honour lavished upon you by the Critique, you shouldn’t follow the footstep of your predecessors, Critique Echo warned Dr. Kadie Sesay [Read more]
The outgoing leader of the People’s Movement for Democratic Change (PMDC), Mr. Francis Charles Margai, has recently written a letter to President Ernest Bai Koroma requesting for relieving Ministers appointed [Read more]
A 17-year-old student, Tetrina Iye Turay, was burnt to death along Merewether Primary School at Jomo Kenyatta Road on Boxing Day. The fatal accident occurred as a result of a car collision when a “poda-poda” driver lost control of his vehicle and hit two vehicles in the process. [Read more]
SIERRA LEONE GOVERNMENT OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF STATE HOUSE Government wishes to inform the general public that it is fully committed to implementing the Extractive Industries Trasnparency Initiative [Read more]
GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED THAT HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT HAS DECLARED THE WEEK BEGINNING 16TH JANUARY 2012 AS A WEEK OF PRAYER FOR [Read more]
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