200 citizens drawn from different walks of life, irrespective of political affiliation, have been selected to take part in an open-dialogue session at State House to discuss Government’s plans for improved and sustainable policies on good governance and general development.

President Ernest Bai Koroma has reiterated his commitment to the improvement of Sierra Leone’s educational system, noting that the first major step towards such a goal would be a review of the current system. The President was speaking while receiving in audience officials of the high-level intercontinental labour organization, Education International, and the International Secretary of the Danish Union of Teachers, accompanied by members of the Sierra Leone Labour Congress, who paid him a courtesy call at State House today.

At State House today, President Ernest Bai Koroma welcomed 39 Americans who are in Sierra Leone as the first batch of Peace Corps volunteers after a break of about 15 years caused by the 11-year civil war. “This is a great moment for us, showing a significant improvement on the ties that have existed between Sierra Leone and America, ties that started before colonialism, before independence, through independence unto the post-independence era only severed by the war,” the President said.