Like Koroma Like Stevens (Final Part)
By Rev Tamba DK Pessima
Agreed that President Siaka Stevens was the founding father of the A.P.C. and the man who championed a lot of infrastructural development in Sierra Leone. The man who shared wealth with most of his family members and friends including his drivers, cleaners, cooks, security guards, etc. All enjoyed the acquisition of wealth.
However, he still had his demerits as a dictator who would accuse anyone critical of him of treason, and whose elimination could be manipulated to bring about their demise.
The woes of our sporting heroes: A lesson for the youth
By Brima Bah
We will always have people to admire, respect and appreciate for what they are able to do in their various endeavours of life to promote the general good, sometimes at the expense of their livelihood, and family, and indeed against very big odds. For their bravery, selflessness, and resilience, others will have the chance to live and be.
A game, truly a biscuit?
By Brima Bah
I have been struggling to aptly translate the Krio expression “Game Na Biskit” into acceptable English. But I’m still struggling not just with the translation but also with grasping the rationale behind the saying which has become both a common saying and a comfort zone for especially losers in a game or a match.
Like Koroma, Like Stevens
By TDK Pessima
“But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, and the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at the watchman’s hand”. That is according to Ezekiel 33:6
The saying “Like Ernest Koroma, Like Siaka Stevens” is becoming irrefutably true day by day as we see the developmental strides made by the latter. It is quite true that Stevens was the father and architect of development in Sierra Leone.
Widening Taxation: A key to the success of the “Agenda for Prosperity”
By Winston Ojukutu-Macaulay Jnr.
It is Saturday afternoon and I find myself in the heart of Dove Court market in the East End of Freetown. It is considered to be the largest informal market in Sierra Leone. My visit was to get a better understanding of why such a large group of mostly women, young and old are not within the national taxation radar.
