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Archive of April 2005 Reports

Asantehene Ends Visit To Sierra Leone

The Asantehene of Kumasi, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, left the shores of Sierra Leone over the weekend after a five-day official visit to Sierra Leone, from 26th April to 30th April 2005. Otumfuo Osei Tutu II was in Sierra Leone on an invitation by President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah.
The Asantehene was special guest at the 44th Independence Anniversary reception held at State House in Freetown on 27 April. The main reason for the visit of the Asantehene was for him to serve as an honoured guest of the government and principal resource person at a special programme for the empowerment of Paramount Chiefs, which was held in Bo, the regional headquarter town of the Southern Province, on 29th April 2005. At the special programme, the Asantehene held a meeting with Paramount Chiefs from the 149 chiefdoms in Sierra Leone.

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(30th April 2005)

Sierra Leone Celebrates 44th Independence Anniversary

On 27th April 1961, Sierra Leone which had been a British Crown Colony since 1808, gained its independence. Sierra Leoneans are today joined by other nationals from the international community to celebrate forty-four years of independence. Among the various nationalities is a special guest, His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene of the Ashantis of Ghana.
The Asantehene is in Freetown as guest of President Kabbah. He arrived in Freetown on Tuesday, 26th April 2005 and was received by the President at his Hill Station Lodge, where they exchanged fraternal greetings. He will also address a durbar of Paramount Chiefs in Bo, southern Sierra Leone, on Friday 29th April 2005.
On 27th April, President Alhaji Dr. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah made a nationwide broadcast of his Independence Day message to the people of Sierra Leone.
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(28th April 2005)

$22m Egyptian Aid For Sierra Leone

President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah was guest of President Hosni Mubarak of the Republic of Egypt for the 13th meeting of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) at Sharm El Sheik, Egypt. Whilst in Cairo, he was invited to visit the Egyptian Holding Company for Biological Products and Vaccine (VACSERA), where he was received by the Minister of Health Dr. Mohamed Awad Tag El Deen and the Head of VASCERA, Dr. Mohamed Ala Bady.

(20th April 2005)

President Kabbah Attends Requiem Mass for Pope John Paul II

As Christians and other religious denominations all over the world mourn the death of Pope John Paul II, Sierra Leoneans joined the rest of humanity to pay their last respect to the Pope at a Memorial Requiem Pontifical Mass held at the Sacred Heart Cathedral, in Freetown on Friday, 8th April 2005.
President Alhaji Dr. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, Vice President Solomon Berewa, Cabinet Ministers and senior government officials joined their compatriots at the Memorial Mass. Archbishop Joseph Ganda delivered the sermon at the mass on theme: "Be not afraid", a theme, he said, he chose from the first chapter of a book written by a famous journalist, Alfred Knopf, "Crossing the Threshold of Hope". The book is a compilation of answers to an interview he conducted with the Pope in October, 1993.
President Kabbah signed the book of condolence at the Santano House on Howe Street after the end of the mass.
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(8th April 2005)

Law Reform Commission Holds Seminar on Disability Law

Disability issues is one area that have over the years received very little attention in terms of policy and laws. The Law Reform Commission, which was set up by government in 2003 to keep under review all of the laws of Sierra Leone, and also propose the enactment of new laws where necessary, have finally focused its attention on developing a comprehensive law on disability. The Commission on Friday, 8th April 2005, organized a seminar involving stakeholders on a Law on Disability.

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(8th April 2005)

President Kabbah Commissions Container Scanning Machines

As part of its obligation to ensure the enhancement of security at the Ports in accordance with International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) regulations, the Sierra Leone Maritime Administration has facilitated the installation of Container Scanning machines at the Queen Elizabeth II Quay in Freetown.
According to Mr. Kevin Orchard, Director, Inspection Programmes of Intertek International Ltd., the Container Scanning facility was made possible through the collaborative efforts of the British Company, Intertek International Limited and their partners, Ports Maritime Security International and Nutech, a Chinese Company that provided the scanning technology.
The President, Alhaji Dr. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, accompanied by Vice President Solomon Berewa, was at the Quay on Tuesday 5th April 2005, where he commissioned the machines.
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(5th April 2005)

President Kabbah Mourns Pope's Passing
(3rd April 2005)

SIERRA RUTILE MINES REOPENS

President Kabbah presses the siren button to signal restart of operations

After ten years of closure following a rebel attack and complete destruction of the assets of the Sierra Rutile Mining Company limited on 25 January 1995, the one-time economic nerve centre of Sierra Leone, largest employer and biggest tax-payer to government that contributed to about 50% of the total foreign exchange earnings of the government, has been relaunched and is now poised to restart operations.

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(1st April 2005)

ABC

President Kabbah with Propritor of ABC television and Prof, Septimus Kaikai, Minister of Information and Broadcasting

Television-Africa Launched

Sierra Leone, today 24th March 2005, witnessed another leap in its communications technology efforts with the launch of the country's first independent television station, since the inception of television broadcasting in Sierra Leone in 1963.

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(24th March 2005)

President Kabbah In Cuba

President Kabbah in handshake with President Fidel Castro

The President, Alhaji Dr. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, has returned to Freetown after a one-week official visit to the Republic of Cuba. Upon arrival in Havana, Cuba on Tuesday 15th March 2005, President Kabbah was met by Mrs. Marta Lomas, Minister of Foreign Investment and Economic Cooperation and Mr. Jose R. Guerra Manchero, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs as well as other senior government officials.

(23rd March 2005)

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