Reflections on 60 Years of Sierra Leoneâs independence
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By Alhaji U. Nâjai
On April 27th, 2021, Sierra Leone as a nation turns 60. Celebrations across the country to mark Independence Day have become a usual tradition. There is nothing bad with fellow Sierra Leoneans celebrating Independence. After all, our colonial era began with the British Crown Colony establishment in 1808 and annexation of the entire country through establishment of a British Protectorate in 1896. Colonial era was a period of harsh, crude, and inhuman de-culturation of our people. All forms of resistance including Bai Bureh and many others were met and crushed with heavy force. So, in 1961, Sierra Leone gained independence, thanks in part to our deadly mosquitoes that made it unbearable for the British, and in part to the steadfast endeavors of our many ancestorâs nationalists from across the country, who organized themselves under the Sierra Leone Peopleâs Party (SLPP). T
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Ambassador Maria Brewer says goodbye to President Bio
19 February 2021 at 00:19 |
By PV Staff Writers
One of the most loved and perhaps most effective American ambassadors that have ever served in Sierra Leone, Ambassador Maria Brewer, is leaving the country at the end of her tour of duty.
This is the normal thing to do in the American, and in most diplomatic services around the world, but if it were not so and you ask Sierra Leoneans , most of them would beg for her to stay for the next 20 years at least.
This lady loves Sierra Leone and Sierra Leoneans to such an extent that she went out of her way to learn to speak Krio, the country’s lingua franca. And her Krio is so good it amazes all Sierra Leoneans any time she sends out an audio message in Krio on social media. Indeed she has earned the right to be called a Sierra Leonean.
Presidential Lodge, Freetown, Thursday 18 February 2021 – Outgoing United States Ambassador, Maria Brewer, has ended her second tour of 3 years in Freetown and bade farewell to His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio at the Presidential Lodge, where she recalled fond memories of her stay, expressed love for Sierra Leone and conveyed her respect for the president.
“His Excellency, this is to mark the end of my tour of 3 years. I am sorry to leave but I have to, having contributed in my own way to the country. Thank you for all that you have done and I will be in touch,” Madam Brewer said.