The theme for this year’s World Press Freedom Day was “Safe to Speak: Securing Freedom of Expression in all Media”. The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists organized a panel discussion with the lead paper presented by Victor Massaquoi. One of three discussants was Isaac Massaquoi who has put his comments together in the following article.
Operation WID, weed getting taller
By Asmieu Bah
It was in January this year. President Ernest Bai Koroma addressed a gathering comprising the Police, the Sierra Leone Roads Authority, Road Transport Corporation and civil society. In very strong language and tone he told them to put an end to lawlessness which he said had been permeating our society for a long time. He even said ‘’calls from above’’ would no longer be tolerated as every man must be below and not above the law.
A random look at state institutions
By Tilly Barrie
What are the actual roles of some state institutions in Sierra Leone? I ask because their roles are vague, if at all they have any meaning so I want these institutions to explain to the populace what their roles and functions are.
You will agree with me that there are a lot of misconceptions about the existence of some of these institutions or what they actually represent. For the purpose of this piece I will restrict my curiosity to just a few.
When a lantern parade goes nasty
By Tilly Barrie
When we were kids growing up we were not allowed to go out and watch lantern parade because our parents told us it was for grownups. So we would ask our older cousins to explain to us what had gone on during the parade and which lantern had come tops.
The other thing we did was to go to the iconic Congo Town to watch the lantern under construction by a man called Ade, now of blessed memory. And we were quite satisfied with that.
