THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED THAT HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT HAS NOTED WITH CONCERN RECENT MEDIA MATERIALS THAT PURPORT TO UNDERMINE THE LEADERSHIP AND INTEGRITY OF THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL SECURTITY (ONS) AND THE SECURITY SECTOR AS A WHOLE.

The general public is hereby informed that, pursuant to the provisions of Section 13 (1) of the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) Act of 2010, and in keeping with the recommendations by the Board of Trustees of the said corporation, it has pleased His Excellency the President to appoint Mr. Elvis G.K. Hallowell to the post of Director General of the SLBC, subject to the approval of Parliament.

The general public is hereby informed that in accordance with the provisions of Section 157 (1) of the Constitution of the Republic of Sierra Leone 1991 (Act no.6 of 1991), it has pleased His Excellency The President to announce the following appointments in the Sierra Leone Police Force, subject to the approval of Parliament:

President Ernest Bai Koroma returned home last evening from the Guinean capital of Conakry where he made a one-day working visit with his Liberian counterpart Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to solidarise with the government and people of Guinea on their pending run-off presidential elections.

President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma

Honourable Vice President of the Republic of Sierra Leone

Ministers of Finance of African countries;

Governors of Central Banks of African Countries;

World Bank Vice President for the African Region;

Representative of the Managing Director of the IMF;

Representative of the President of the African Development Bank

Representative of the Regional Director, UNDP

Distinguished Participants;

Invited Guests;

Ladies and Gentlemen

The Government and people of Sierra Leone are glad to be your host to the 2010 meetings of the African Caucus. We feel honoured and privileged to have been chosen to host this prestigious event for the second year running. We know you enjoyed the heavy rains last year, and that is probably why you have opted to come back to this historic and beautiful city of Freetown during the same period. We would endeavour to ensure that you have a better time this year and that you go away with deeper fond memories of Freetown.