By Septimus Senessie in Kono.
New president for Sweizy Jewelers
By Mustapha Sesay
The newly-elected chairman of Sweizy Jewelers’ Association, Alphonso Charles Blake has promised to open and establish a business center in the name of the association to improve the financial base of the association.
Chairman Blake, as he is fondly called, made this promise in an interview with Politico shortly after his victory rally along Siaka Stevens and Howe streets in Freetown. He said he would work with his opponent to develop the association and improve on the well-being of its members.
USL Congregates December
By Aminata Phidelia Allie
The Public Relations Officer of the University of Sierra Leone, Lola Aforo, has disclosed to Politico that the annual congregation would be held in December this year. She said the change in the University’s calendar which had pushed the congregation out of its traditional date was due to strike actions by academic staff and students.
IAMTEC launches association
The Institute of Advance Management and Technology (IAMTECT) last Friday launched their Human Resource Management Students’ Association (HUREMSA) and opened a canteen to serve the students.
Speaking on the theme for the launch: “The role of HRM in the socio-economic development of Sierra Leone” the principal of the school Abi Paula-Kamara said the association has started on a good footing and argued that the institution’s new program is not available in any other tertiary institution.
IMF praises Sierra Leone
Head of the International Monetary Fund’s recent mission to Sierra Leone has observed that the country’s"economic growth accelerated to15.2 percent in 2012, reflecting the emergence of large-scale iron ore extraction as well as sustained expansion in agriculture, services, and construction.”
Malangu Kabedi-Mbuyisaid real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was projected to grow at 13 percent in 2013.
Minister vows to chase out squatters
By Crispina Cummings
Sierra Leone's Minister of Lands, Musa Tarawallie has vowed to parliament that he is out to wage war against squatters, calling them “lawless land grabbers and encroachers” of especially state lands in the Western Area.
He was before the House Committee on Lands to explain how he hoped to deal with the perennial problems associated with land acquisition and distribution. He admitted to poor record keeping, illegal transactions and lawlessness in land issues in the ministry.
