Monthly Archives: July 2015

—JULY 31, 2015 DISCHARGED CASES Total Survived and Discharged Cases = 4,043 NEW CASES New Confirmed cases = 0 as follows: Kailahun = 0, Kenema = 0, Kono = 0 Bombali = 0, Kambia = 0, Koinadugu = 0, Port Loko =0, Tonkolili = 0 Bo = 0, Bonthe = 0, Moyamba = 0 Pujehun = 0 Western Area Urban = 0, Western Area Rural = 0, Missing = 0 Hot Spots: District Chiefdom Community CUMULATIVE CASES Cumulative confirmed cases = 8,695 as follows: 455 Kailahun = 565, Kenema = 503, Kono = 253 Bombali = 1,049, Kambia = 253, …continue reading

By State House Communication Team In late 2013, His Excellency the President raised concern over the long lines of people waiting to board transport to and from work on a daily basis and instructed me to address the problem within the shortest possible time. Following this instruction, I held discussions with the Hon. Minister of Finance and Economic Development requesting for provisions of funds for procurement of 100 buses to help solve the acute transportation problem in the country. Unfortunately there were no provisions in the 2014 budget to accommodate the procurement of 100 buses; in short we did not …continue reading

By Mary Adoga Koroma July 15, 2015 Beatrice Conteh, President, Washington Metropolitan Chapter President, Beatrice Conteh, President of the largest APC-USA Chapter, is a leader to reckon with. Beatrice conteh was born in Makeni, Bombali District in Sierra Leone. She came to the United States to further her education and she is quite successful in achieving her goals. She is a very positive and private woman. When she took over the mantle of leadership of the Washington Metropolitan Chapter, from her predecessor, who raised the bar higher for others to follow her leadership style, many doubted her capacity to lead …continue reading

By Sheriff Mahmud Ismail I felt a shiver down my spine, my hair stood on end and I was motionless like a canoe stranded on the mud; but I was savouring the moment of history being made – the country’s national anthem accompanying the delivery of 100 new buses. It started with APC party victory song, then it caught on; with electrifying spontaneity, nationalism took the better part of everyone! “High We Exalt Thee, Realm Of The Free. Great Is The Love We Have For Thee…” An emotional, involuntary rendition of the first stanza of the country’s national anthem by …continue reading