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Saturday, November 21, 2009 2:23 PM

Freetown (Sierra Leone)

Type: City
Name: Freetown (Sierra Leone)
Country: Sierra Leone
Latitude: 8.49
Longitude: -13.24
population: 1,190,761
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents
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Tony Blair
London - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Wednesday that Sierra Leone has recovered from its brutal civil war and now offers opportunities in agriculture and tourism, with millions of hectares of arable land and kilometers of untouched ... [News24.com - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
Jerome spent a year in the Peace Corps in this small West African country, apparently riding around on a motorbike and drinking palm wine, or so I am told. Sierra Leone is best known for its brutal decade long civil war that began in 1991 and the illicit ... [MyDD - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)
ROAD TRANSPORT AUTHORITYVACANCY NOTICEEqual Employment Opportunity (EEO)POSITIO: Management Information System ManagerREPORT: The Executive DirectorPERSON SPECIFICATION:i. Applicant must be a holder of a minimum of a first degree in Computer/Engineering ... [AwarenessTimes - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents
The Deputy Minister of Health and Sanitation, Mohamed Daudis Koroma has expressed his ministry’s concern over the large quantity of imported eggs and chicken into the country.Addressing a meeting with importers of eggs, sausages and Chicken at his Youyi ... [AwarenessTimes - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents
The International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) has on Sunday 15th November 2009 observed its 15th Anniversary Thanksgiving with a mass celebration held at the Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish on Siaka Stevens Street in Freetown.Speaking ... [AwarenessTimes - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents
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Prince Charles
PRINCE CHARLES' CHARITY WANTS TO HELP SIERRA LEONEPrince Charles' charity hopes to help Sierra LeoneHave your say(0)PRINCE Charles's architectural charity wants to help regenerate the civil war-ravaged capital of Sierra Leone.The heir to the throne's ... [Daily Express - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents
NETWORK MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS (NMDHR).VACANCY ANNOUNEMENTThe Network Movement for Democracy (NMDHR) has received funding from CORDAID in the Netherlands for the capacity building of religious leader to prevent violence against women ... [AwarenessTimes - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents
Sierra Leone’s Youth Ambassador, Anthony Navo (Jnr) has recently succeeded in bridging the differences between the newly elected President of Young Leaders of Sierra Leone (YLSL) and the President of the National Youth Coalition (NYC).The meeting was ... [AwarenessTimes - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents
The moved is intended to help the city's police force Sierra Leone has launched an initiative to enlist youths as crime-fighting volunteers in Freetown.Police chief Chris Charley said the capital, which is blighted by rampant criminality, would be divided ... [BBC - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 Documents
In collaboration with ENCISS, the Centre for the Coordination of Youth Activities (CCYA) yesterday 19th November 2009 ended a two-day national youth dialogue on the draft National Youth Commission Bill, at the Presidential Lounge of the National Stadium ... [AwarenessTimes - 13 hours ago]
First Reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 Documents
A government motion brought before the House of Parliament for the upgrading of the Lungi/Port Loko Road was yesterday, Thursday 19th November 2009, approved by parliamentarians.The paper, piloted by the Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Development, ... [AwarenessTimes - 13 hours ago]
First Reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 Documents
The Director of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has disclosed in Freetown that his department is presently investigating twenty one people in relation to various armed robbery attacks in the country.'The twenty one alleged armed robbers include ... [AwarenessTimes - 13 hours ago]

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The National AIDS Secretariat has, in collaboration with its development partners, held a day’s partnership forum. The forum with the theme: "Challenges for Universal Access to HIV and AIDSAIDS Prevention Treatment, Care and Support" , was held on the 12th November 2009 at the Bintumani Hotel, Aberdeen in Freetown
Hank Dittmar, the Foundation’s chief executive, said after the meeting held at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in Westminster: "Following the 2006 scoping event the Prince’s Foundation has continued to work with the Mayor of Freetown and the Government of Sierra Leone to look for ways to undertake an inquiry by design for the regeneration of communities in Freetown."
...The theme of this year’s ceremony is "Put Sierra Leone first in anything we do, let’s pause for a moment and ask ourselves: what’s in it for an entity called Sierra Leone; not for an entity called me"

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EU Donates Euro 2.7 Million to Sierra Leone [AwarenessTimes - 13 hours ago]
In Sierra Leone, UNICEF Intensifies Campaign on... [AwarenessTimes - 13 hours ago]
In Sierra Leone, NAS Concludes Partnership Forum [AwarenessTimes - 13 hours ago]
Prince Charles to Assist President Koroma Rebui... [AwarenessTimes - 13 hours ago]
Germany Tells APC to Show More Respect for Sier... [AwarenessTimes - 13 hours ago]
In Sierra Leone, Parliament Approves NGO Policy [AwarenessTimes - 13 hours ago]
In Sierra Leone, St. Edwards Teachers Want Prin... [AwarenessTimes - 13 hours ago]
In Sierra Leone, Police and Soldiers in Armed R... [AwarenessTimes - 13 hours ago]
In Sierra Leone, Lungi/Port Loko Road Funds App... [AwarenessTimes - 13 hours ago]
In Sierra Leone, 200 Scholarships for Kenema Yo... [AwarenessTimes - 13 hours ago]
In Sierra Leone ,Civil Society on Draft Nationa... [AwarenessTimes - 13 hours ago]
Sierra Leone police enlist youths [BBC - 11/20/2009]
Taylor Denies Jailing Journalists for Investiga... [VOA News - 11/20/2009]
Sierra Leone Government Markets Country's Poten... [AwarenessTimes - 11/19/2009]
APC Govt. Sells Salone in London [AwarenessTimes - 11/19/2009]
In Sierra Leone, IIC Holds First Customers' Night [AwarenessTimes - 11/19/2009]
In Sierra Leone, Quality Education is Part of N... [AwarenessTimes - 11/19/2009]
In Sierra Leone, Youth Ambassador Unites Youths [AwarenessTimes - 11/19/2009]
NETWORK MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS... [AwarenessTimes - 11/19/2009]
Africa-China ties example for South-South coope... [Xinhua News Agency - 11/19/2009]
Prince Charles' charity wants to help Sierra Leone [Daily Express - 11/19/2009]
Invest in S Leone - Blair [News24.com - 11/19/2009]
In Sierra Leone, Magistrates Jail for Contempt?... [AwarenessTimes - 11/19/2009]
In Sierra Leone, ICPD Observes 15th Anniversary... [AwarenessTimes - 11/19/2009]
In Sierra Leone, Deputy Minister Raises Concern... [AwarenessTimes - 11/19/2009]
ROAD TRANSPORT AUTHORITY VACANCY NOTICE [AwarenessTimes - 11/19/2009]
In Sierra Leone, Big Bitterness Brewing in Bink... [AwarenessTimes - 11/19/2009]
In Sierra Leone, Africell Sponsors Salone Premi... [AwarenessTimes - 11/19/2009]
CORRUPTION-SIERRA LEONE: Song Sparks Governance... [Inter Press Service - 11/18/2009]
Sierra Leone's Opposition Rejects Minerals Bill [AwarenessTimes - 11/18/2009]
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A Song Sparks a Debate in Sierra Leone [MyDD - 11/19/2009]
Jerome spent a year in the Peace Corps in this small West African country, apparently riding around on a motorbike and drinking palm wine, or so I am told. Sierra ...
"The View From Your Window" - Now Jus... [The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - 11/19/2009]
Apologies for the belated update, especially to the 1000+ readers last week who pledged to purchase at least one Window View book. (Total pledges: nearly ...
Gaddafi getting away with murder [Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - 09/21/2009]
Gaddafi's arrival in New York pours shame on the UN and Obama. There is one way to put it rightTomorrow brings excruciating embarrassment for the United Nations. ...
The Cloud, and useful illusions [...My heart's in Accra - 09/05/2009]
A couple of folks were kind enough to ask me for notes and slides from my talk at Ars Electronica’s symposium on The Cloud today. Here’s partial complicance: My ...
A force for good [EU Referendum - 08/24/2009]
We hear so much about the good intentions of the trans-national EU and how much it helps Africa – like when it steals its fish in highly dubious deals on fishing ...
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