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By: Abdulai Mansaray. Social media has been inundated with comments from readers since news broke out that President Bio has paid out millions of dollars to the former President, Dr Ernest Bai Koroma and senior government officials. The news has been greeted with consternation and relief in equal measure; depending on which side of the fence you are on. Some are still trying to make sense of and draw logic from the whole issue.   For the many suffering retired, pensioned or relieved beneficiaries of the “windfall”, it feels like Christmas has come early.    Bio’s new look Father Christmas figure is glaringly telling, when judged against the backdrop of the political tension that has characterized his government since its inception.  Since Maada Bio took the oath of office to “ preserve, support, uphold, maintain, and defend the Constitution of the Republic of Sierra Leone as by law established, and that I (he) will do right to all manner of people according...

By: Abdulai Mansaray. The Lungi Bridge has been a talking point for many Sierra Leoneans lately and the amount of coverage has been well deserved. While some see it as the right step in the right direction for development, others consider it as a self aggrandising monument or a symbol of avarice by the Bio government. It is not surprising that it has come in for criticism or applauds from various sections of our society. It is obvious that some of the opinions expressed are deeply rooted in the various political persuasions; which in effect could be suspect, while others are from patriotic standpoints. But in between these contrasting opinions are those who have received the news with cautious optimism.   This group of people may have every reason to be equally optimistic but cautious; optimistic because of the associated potential of the bridge, but cautious because of the hidden or unknown cost. Like I mentioned in my last article, the president has done his best t...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson - (AR-Wilson) After several Months since the reinstitution of the regular Monthly First Saturday cleaning exercise that is observed nationwide as instituted by the President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, His Excellency Retired Brigadier Julius Maada Bio, Bombali District Council’s (BDC) Information Education and Communications Officer (IEC) Alusine Bangura has raised eyebrows on the councils successes and challenges faced so far. Mr. Bangura made this revelation to Northern Times in an exclusive interview few days after the cleaning exercise for the Month of July, he described the just concluded general cleaning exercise in the Bombali District as a very successful one noting that there was huge citizens turnouts and participation in the whole process despite it was raining cats an dog at some point in time. Before now, this has been one amongst the many challenges that has been poised to the council but the inclusion on the monitoring and th...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson - (AR-Wilson) UNICEF in collaboration with the Government of Sierra Leone through National Council for Civic Education and Development (NaCED) are currently on their marks in ensuring that the needful preparation is done in the country ahead of the 30 th Anniversary Celebration of the Convention on the Rights of the Child – (CRC) which is otherwise referred to as the World Children’s Day on November 20 this year. It is on this backdrop that UNICEF and NaCED on Tuesday, 16 th July, 2019 at the UN house in Makeni, Azzolini Highway; in the Northern part of Sierra Leone has stated a four days engagement with children selected from ten schools in the Makeni Municipality. According to NaCED Regional Coordinator, Ibrahim Jalloh the Children on this four days engagement will be engaged on series of arts creation sessions under the supervision of professional artists that will enable them to create arts pieces under this year’s theme: “The Sierra ...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson (AR-Wilson )✍️ Members of the Sierra Leone Musicians Union - (SLMU) Interim Committee has on Friday 14th July, 2019 at Hotel Africanus, King Street, Freetown, Westwards of the country engaged a handful of Entertainers in a dialogue meeting that was centered around its recent movements and progresses they have made so far, since the interim committee was put together couple of Months ago. The interim committee which is made of some reckonable names in the industry that have over the years earned remarkable laurels and have in one way or the other greatly contributed towards the development processes in the country’s entertainment sector, basis upon which they were chosen to serve as the readily available team to spearhead the redemption drive for the reestablishment of a single parent body that will bear all the burden, joys and of course that will regulate and mediate the activities and programs of its members on neutral grounds for the good of the M...

REGIONAL CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST This is a Consultant Role based in West Africa. Applicants must be citizens or have authorization to work in the sub-region. GFC will not cover relocation costs or the cost of living. We strongly encourage qualified women to apply. * BACKGROUND * Global Fund for Children collaborates to build a world where all children and youth are safe, strong, and valued. We pursue this mission by investing in innovative, locally led organizations, helping them deepen their impact and build their capacity for social change. To further advance and protect the rights of children and youth, GFC supports its partners to engage in grassroots advocacy initiatives to effect policy and social norm change from the local level. Since our founding nearly 25 years ago, GFC has invested nearly $40 million in over 600 grassroots organization around the world. Our work advances the rights of children and youth across four focus areas: education; gender equity; youth emp...

REGIONAL CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST This is a Consultant Role based in West Africa. Applicants must be citizens or have authorization to work in the sub-region. GFC will not cover relocation costs or the cost of living. We strongly encourage qualified women to apply. * BACKGROUND * Global Fund for Children collaborates to build a world where all children and youth are safe, strong, and valued. We pursue this mission by investing in innovative, locally led organizations, helping them deepen their impact and build their capacity for social change. To further advance and protect the rights of children and youth, GFC supports its partners to engage in grassroots advocacy initiatives to effect policy and social norm change from the local level. Since our founding nearly 25 years ago, GFC has invested nearly $40 million in over 600 grassroots organization around the world. Our work advances the rights of children and youth across four focus areas: education; gender equity; youth emp...