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Rekindling Islamic Golden Age in Sierra Leone
The Youth Arise!!! programme, “Rekindling Islamic Golden Age in Sierra Leone”, started at 10.45 a.m. (fifteen minutes after the 10.30 a.m. scheduled time; because there was a brief wait for the Chief Imam of the Central Mosque of Freetown, Sheikh Tejan Sillah) at the Bishop Broshanan Hall, Santonno House, Howe Street, in the heart of the business district in Freetown. The Islamic prayer to open the ceremony was said by Sheikh Ibrahim S. Kamara; who was dressed in pinkish-reddish lace robe, with corresponding fez cap.
Aug 31, 2010, 17:18
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Is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) a mere Expression of Western Values?
The universality of human rights is often defended by cosmopolitan scholars in light of the need for universal principles of justice to be applied cross-nationally. This ever-expanding concept of universal human right has led to the creation of countless human rights organizations whose aim is to monitor the state of human rights around the world and to prevent human rights abuses. However, not every nation appreciates the work that these organizations do. Some countries do not believe in the universality of human rights or in the primacy of what they see as a western ideology imposed on them.
Aug 31, 2010, 17:16
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Sierra Leone Christiana Thorpe is a Fraud who Forges Signatures on Documents
Hon. Elizabeth Alpha-Lavalie is one of the leading aspirants for the position of flagbearer and Presidential Candidate for Sierra Leone’s main opposition party during the elections slated for 2012. She paid her mandatory, non-refundable Le10million deposit to the Party last Friday August 27th 2010, following which she gave a full-length exclusive interview to Awareness Times at her Hill Station residence. We will publish the full interview later this week. Meanwhile, here are extracts from her no-holds-barred, hard-hitting interview. When asked if her views on Dr. Christiana Thorpe had changed, she was firm in her reply.
Aug 30, 2010, 17:36
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MORE EXTRACTS FROM CLOSING ARGUMENTS ON BEHALF OF HAJA AFSATU O. E. KABBA
It is the prosecution’s theory that the sum of Le.230,000,000.00 was handed to the Accused in Parliament. The Defence for the Accused submits that this is a crucial piece of evidence in the Prosecution’s case. The Prosecution at page 22 of the address submitted that:
Aug 30, 2010, 17:34
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Extracts of Interview with Dr Kadi Sesay in Texas!
Christian Sesay: How proud are you for your daughter, Isha Sesay? Dr. Kadi Sesay: I feel very proud. I think she has stood out to be a very professional journalist. As a mother, I feel very proud for what she has done for herself. I hope she has made Sierra Leoneans proud all over the world.
Aug 27, 2010, 17:12
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Journalist Cries Out Against ‘Tyranny’ in Judiciary
A young promising Sierra Leone journalist has cried out for help from what seems to be a developing pattern of outright tyranny as practised by certain Magistrates in the Sierra Leone Judiciary. Arthwah Maddie is a journalist writing for the local tabloid FOR DI PEOPLE who was locked up on the orders of Magistrate Bankole Shyllon under highly questionable circumstances. He is not the first journalist to be subjected to such. Less than a year ago, female journalist Manjia Balema Samba was subjected to similar maltreatment at hands of a Kenema Magistrate. She was abandoned by Sierra Leone Association of Journalists despite a SLAJ AGM Resolution to probe the matter. It appears this abandonment of Manjia Balema Samba’s righteous cause by SLAJ has emboldened latest development on Arthwah Maddie.
Aug 26, 2010, 17:12
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Edward Wilmot Blyden :- Father of Pan Africanism (August 3, 1832 to February 7, 1912)
Today, August 3rd 2010 marks the 178th anniversary of the birth of EDWARD WILMOT BLYDEN. All over the world from the Caribbean where streets and monuments are named after him; to the USA where whole buildings and libraries have been dedicated to him and where his written work is archived and studiously examined by scholars; to nearer Liberia where the most prestigious lecture forum is named the Edward Wilmot Blyden Forum; to South Africa where President Thabo Mbeki generously sprinkles his speeches with mention of, and quotes from this great man; to Nigeria where this son of a captured Ibo slave returned in glory and left his indelible mark; to Ethiopia where his written work is closely studied by Rastafarians, the name Edward Blyden evokes admiration, awe and immense respect.
Aug 3, 2010, 17:18
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The participation of Deputy Minister Rosaline Oya Sankoh in the whole enterprise.
Counsel for the Accused submits that the case for the Prosecution in relation to Counts 1 - 5 is so riddled with inconsistencies, lies, fabrications that it could not be said that the Prosecution has discharged its standard of proving the guilt of the Accused beyond all reasonable doubt. The evidence adduced by the prosecution is tenuous, weak, vague and largely inconsistent. Counsel for the Accused will seek to bring out these inconsistencies and will show why it would be unsafe for this Court to find the Accused guilty in the circumstances.
Aug 2, 2010, 13:22
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THE MEETING THAT IT WAS ALLEGED THE ACCUSED GAVE INSTRUCTIONS TO WITHDRAW THE SUM OF LE. 300,000,000.00 FROM THE MCS ACCOUNT
We submit that this is a witness who had a dangerous propensity to lie and his entire evidence should be taken with a dose of salt. Even when confronted with his witness statement he continued to lie and to play smart. Why was Rosaline Oya Sankoh not called as a witness to testify on this all important question is the million dollar question that the Prosecution failed to address all throughout the proceedings.
Jul 30, 2010, 17:14
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ELIZABETH TYGSONA ALPHA-LAVALIE (ASPIRANT) : RESUME OF SOME ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN BY ME
1968- I was employed by the Standard Chartered Bank ( then the Standard Bank of British West Africa) 1971- I went for further studies to London. I enrolled at the South West London College to pursue a Banking Diploma course. 1975- I returned home to Sierra Leone and was re-employed by the Standard Chartered Bank (SL) having attained the Banking Diploma and became an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (ACIB) I was the first crop of Professional Bankers in Sierra Leone.
Jul 28, 2010, 17:24
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35 Years after Ibrahim Bash-Taqi: Lessons Learnt?
Sierra Leone’s Honourable Chief Justice has been out of the country for the past two weeks attending sessions on improving Juvenile Justice and also visiting the Hague where Taylor trials are ongoing. In her absence until she returns back in a day or two, she has assigned the sacred task of running the Judiciary to the most senior Judge of the Supreme Court, Hon. Mrs. Shahineh Bash-Taqi. Hon. Shahineh Bash-Taqi has been acting as Chief Justice now for the last two weeks which makes her the most powerful figure in the Judiciary for the last two weeks and easily the most powerful woman in the country over the last two weeks.
Jul 19, 2010, 12:36
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35th Anniversary of the Death of a Self-less Journalist & Politician: IBRAHIM BASH-TAQI (1934-1975) : 35 years ago today he fell fighting for freedom, but he’s never dead…
He hailed from Matotoka, in the Tenneh chiefdom, Tonkolili district and started off as a teacher at the Bo School in Bo before taking up a job with the Mobil Oil Company at Kissy, Freetown. But he was soon sacked because of his political tendencies. Consequently Ibrahim Bash-Taqi entered active politics by joining the All Peoples Congress (APC) political party, where a Union man named Siaka Probyn Stevens was already mobilizing.
Jul 19, 2010, 12:28
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Travelogue: A Sierra Leonean’s experience in Haiti.
My fascination with Haiti dates back to 2007, when I read Tracy Kidder’s excellent biography of Paul Farmer, "Mountains beyond Mountains". The book is not only beautifully written, it tells a heart warming story of the efforts of an amazing Harvard trained doctor to provide medical help to poor people in the "first independent black republic" which incidentally is the "poorest country in the hemisphere". That combination and the idiosyncrasies of the Haitian culture described in that book left me with a nagging desire to discover what I considered an enigma. That opportunity would not come until after the country had been further sunk into an even deeper abyss, following the devastating January 2010 earthquake.
Jul 15, 2010, 17:06
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5 Years of Awareness Times - A Columnist looks back
Five years ago, a daily publication hit the news stands and was soon to become a force to reckon with in the newspaper industry. It was named Awareness Times and became known more fondly by its initials of ‘AT’. What was one woman’s (Dr. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden’s) means to fight for the voiceless and ash trodden turned out to be a most up to date source of news, information, in depth analysis of issues and means of bringing to light the ills and vices of corrupt public officials alike.
Jul 14, 2010, 17:22
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Kadi Sesay’s lead is as Fake as the Poll & the Pollster
It seems certain candidates for the SLPP flag-bearer position are getting desperate and have started engaging in unsavoury tactics to raise their visibility. Why that conclusion? Because it doesn’t take a mathematical genius to know that the so-called “poll” referenced in the article by Alpha Massaquoi (who also goes by Alpha Mansaray – more on this later) titled “As SLPP Flag-bearer contest heats up, Dr. Kadi Sesay takes a commanding lead” is not only a deliberate misrepresentation that is intended to deceive, it belies the reality here on the ground. Politicians and “spin” are no strangers however for spin to be effective; it should be laced with a dose of reality. This unfortunately seems to be an exercise in self-delusion and deceit.
Jul 14, 2010, 17:18
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MONKEY NOR BLANT LEF IN BLACK HAND?
MONKEY NOR BLANT LEF IN BLACK HAND? How many Boutique Items can former Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Madam Orya Sankoh buy with Le35,150,000??
Jul 13, 2010, 17:16
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From ruling State House to the opposition SLPP to Colleague Journalists, Congratulations Pour in for the Awareness Times Newspaper Team as they celebrate Five(5) Years of Service to the Nation & People of Sierra Leone. SEE SUBSEQUENT EDITION!
From ruling State House to the opposition SLPP to Colleague Journalists, Congratulations Pour in for the Awareness Times Newspaper Team as they celebrate Five(5) Years of Service to the Nation & People of Sierra Leone. SEE SUBSEQUENT EDITION!
Jul 13, 2010, 17:12
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NEC’s Christiana Thorpe & 5 Years of Awareness Times
On this day (July 12th) five years ago in Year 2005, the first edition of this newspaper hit the streets of Freetown. The Staff Association of Awareness Times, led by their Chairman, Bampia James Bundu jnr., is organising a Five Years Celebration bonanza. They tell me they have football matches, T-shirts, Parties and prayers in Mosques and Churches organised. I am just an ordinary invitee to the events. The celebrations are theirs. Awareness Times is an institution much bigger than Sylvia Blyden! For me, today, I reflect on the past five years and how, why and on whose behalf, I was inspired to open a newspaper.
Jul 12, 2010, 12:20
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Why John Benjamin Stayed within NPRC
“Why did I not resign from the NPRC following the extra-judicial killings of Bambay Kamara, Salami Coker and others in December 1992? The reason is simple. For the same reason why I did not resign or runaway when I was unfairly disgraced, sacked and replaced with S.A.J. Musa as Chief Secretary of State in November 1992. I owed it to my country to see that the dream I had for Sierra Leone to enjoy multi-party democracy came to fruition. So, I stayed and brought about change from within.
Jul 12, 2010, 12:16
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Meet Sierra Leone’s New Chief Of Staff
For the first time in Sierra Leone, the position of Chief of Staff is being established and the man just being appointed in that enviable new office is also new to the centre of decision-making. But from his background and experience in addition to the enduring spirit, resilience and passion with which he works will make a difference. Kaifala Marah’s appointment as Chief of Staff in the Office of the President at State House means the abolition of the Ministry of Presidential and Public Affairs, according to a press release from State House, is a strategic move by the leadership.
Jul 8, 2010, 18:20
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