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Imodale Caulker-Burnett weighs in on the Annie Walsh
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2012
Elections – European Union Observers Final Report backs opposition complaints |
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Feb 28, 2013 Newly installed Minister of Lands, Musa Tarawallie (former Minister of Internal Affairs, see earlier in natinpasadvantage) has led a team of armed OSD officers to demolish a wall under construction by a private businessman. |
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Ok, Ok Okay! You can sell on the sidewalks for now until we
build shops for you In fact since
elections are only four years away, and to show what a nice person I am,
I’ll throw in the Annie Walsh school as well.! |
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Feb 8,2013
The people of Manonkoh,
Port Loko district are still complaining about extensive
flooding of their village due to mining activities of London Mining. The
company, whilst acknowledging that there is a problem, insists that the
flooding is the fault of the previous mine owner, DELCO. |
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There should be no fear
about the rule of law here….. |
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police cleared the streets once I told them to! |
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The petty traders, the market women, the okada riders, all voted for me because….. |
…they knew I was going to clear them off the streets
in thirty days! |
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Sam talks now like he’s
the boss. Blocking our deals. Putting his own people in. |
Move him aside. Out of the money trail. We can’t sack him. He
knows too much. |
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Dec 14, 2012 State opening of Parliament
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lights. The
25 million dollar lights. They’re not very bright! |
Police deny responsibility
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So my people (who returned me to power) will have
more and more space to spread their wares! I tell you, I’m going to build more and more roads. |
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2012 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS |
I take it back. We actually think this loan will be
wiped off like all the other ones. Our children are free! |
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Sir, is it true the President’s sister is involved? |
Absolutely not! We all know she’s in the restaurant
business. |
Sir, can you afford to spend 25 million dollars on
solar street lights? |
Of course we can. It’s a soft loan. Our children will
pay! |
Sir, do you realize this is 10% of the entire national
budget? |
This means we have 90% left to award contracts with! |
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Krio Descendants Union president, Cassandra Garber addressing members. |
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APC, SLPP leaders’ convoys in confrontaion Two convoys carrying the leaders of the APC and SLPP, His
Excellency Ernest Bai Koroma
and retired Brigadier Julius Maada Bio were
involved in a confrontation on……..READ
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DISASTER These two parties to the core…two crazed individuals |
Have you read a good
Sierra Leonean book
(about SL or by a Sierra Leonean) recently? Send your review to
natinpasadvantage@yahoo.com hate each other groups of power- …..Read
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Oct. 10 Alpha Kanu, APC
government minister and publicity secretary claims foreign journalists
kidnapped, detained at SLPP HQ and tortured. Watch video “Foreign
journalists kidnapped” |
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John Bankole
Jones reviews “Okrafo…A Liberated African Family”
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Because of all my accomplishments, people now are
calling me world’s best |
But sir, but sir, the World Economic Forum recently
rated |
Forget about that. They used the wrong data! |
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Look at my infrastructure program. See |
But sir, but sir. The roads
in |
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Our wise health policy has benefited thousands of
women and children. |
But sir, but sir. Thousands have
become sick with cholera |
Enemy of progress! Enemy of development! |
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Sept. 26, 2012 The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone announces the release of its report into the April 17, 2012 (see below) disturbances in Bumbuna. |
Sierra Leone Police reject the findings of the HRCSL inquiry into the Bumbuna disturbances. Read report. |
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Sept. 25,
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Sept. 12. As 7 opposition parties
announce boycott of nomination process, APC reportedly pays Le1,700,000,000.00 (one billion seven hundred million leones) to NEC as nomination fees for its candidates
for 2012 elections
SLRA
Chinese Killers
Watch the video (low
bandwidth 420 kb) Bottom Mango, Wilberforce “Criminal
recklessness” Sept. 13 State House announces that new NEC nomination
fees are to be scrapped. |
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26-Sept 6,2012 Violence mars APC selection of candidates for 2012 elections
in Lokomasama, east |
Sept 5,2012 Ex-mayor Bankole Johnson and Cassandra Garber, President, Krio Descendants Union meet to chart the way forward ….Petition to government promised shortly… |
Sept 7 2012 Furious debate continues in
parliament over NEC’s proposed candidate fees for 2012
election. |
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March 23, 2012. Government releases its white paper on the
Shears-Moses commission of inquiry into political violence. Read government white
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October 26, 2011 Government minister implicated in
beating death of 16 year old. Read Minister
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October 20, 2011. Government continues its policy of
seizing privately owned land in
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October 20,
2011. Protesters detained and facing charges in court following
demonstrations in Pujehun district against the
government lease of large tracts of agricultural land to French
agri-business, Socfin. Read 39 arrested
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. October 6, 2011. Report released by the independent
committee set up by government to investigate the September 3 violence in Kono and the September 9 violence in Bo
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Sept 9, 2011.
Presidential candidate for SLPP, Julius Maada Bio,
sustains head injury from stones thrown from APC office in Bo. Commotion and
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Sept 3, 2011. Minister of Internal Affairs, Musa Tarawallie on a visit to Kono district claims he is attacked by supporters of the vice president, Sam Sumana. His armed bodyguards intervene, firing live ammunition and civilian casualties result. Read Shoot-out in Kono! |
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Sept 3, 2011 Plain clothes
police reported to be part of the Presidential guard assault journalists at
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May 2, 2011.
Prominent human rights activist, writer and proprietor, Peep! newspaper, O.R. Awoonor-Gordon is
laid to rest in |
March 19, 2011.
Defense Minister Paolo Conteh’s bodyguards beat up
a taxi driver for obstructing the Minister’s vehicle along a |
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January 4, 2011. Prison officers arrested in connection
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November 25, 2010. Confrontation between villagers of Kemadugu village, Tonkolili district and African Minerals over access to land hitherto used by the villagers. Police intervene, firing live ammunition. Many villagers arrested, remainder flee into bush. Read African Minerals vs Kemadugu – Global Times |
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October 2010. Government through the SLRA bulldozes
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