passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at her home in Stillwater to Jane Logan Kamara and Abdul-Rahman Seuti Magba-Kamara where Princess again made many more lifelong friends she worked for the Sandford Hospital in the food services department for 14 years She was recognized in her role many times for her happy smiling attitude and uplifting demeanor that often brought smiles to the patients she served Princess moved to the Twin Cities area to be closer to her brothers and mother she again brought happiness to the residents she served food to Princess lived her life with a passion for connecting with people and providing aid and comfort to those she met who needed it she made friends with people from all walks of life she touched many lives through her genuine desire to connect She always placed the needs of others before her own The one thing everyone knew about Princess was that she was proud of her family She was both a daddy’s girl and a momma’s girl She would often remark that her youngest brother had a thousand-watt smile her middle brother was one of the smartest people alive that her older brother was a hero in her eyes that could accomplish anything and that her sister-in-law was one of the most beautiful women in the world and she had a passion for cooking and baking for others She loved Jesus and had recently found an amazing church community filled with new friends whom she loved at the Bethany Covenant Church in Stillwater She leaves behind her brothers Abdul-Rahman along with many adoptive nieces and nephews She was preceded in death by her mother Jane Ann Kamara and father Abdul-Rahman Seuti Magba-Kamara Her legacy will live on through the many lives she touched and the love she spread unconditionally A memorial service to celebrate Princess’ life will take place on April 12 at 1 p.m A memorial fund has been established as givesendgo.com/princesskamara Princess Isabella Magba-Kamara will be remembered not just for her unique name but for the indelible mark she left on the hearts of all who knew her (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0] j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= 'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-5JSJKTT'); Subscribe Powered by Sylvia Olayinka Blyden OOR: Siera Leone Telegraph: 12 June 2021: In the midst of accolades being showered on Sierra Leone’s President Bio as a so-called “Champion of Free Speech” it is a fact that a young member of the main opposition All Peoples Congress (APC) party spending his 45th day behind bars for committing absolutely no criminal offense His ostensible crime is that he dared to record a video in which he truthfully criticised President Bio as having not much to show as development strides to the people of Bo District when compared to the work of the former president within the same district As a result of his video done on April 27th in which Mansaray expressed dissenting views critical of President Bio the Government that is currently led by President Bio was to embark on a kangaroo prosecution of the young man was to cook up non-existent crimes to ensure the young opposition dissenting voice an identified bunch of Police officers and known supporters of President Bio went to the private residence of Mansaray whilst he was having his bath They kidnapped him in broad daylight dragging him half naked from his bathroom into a jeep before they violently drove off with him As they were executing their kidnap of the opposition youth activist they were gloriously recording live videos of the incident and sharing it on social media the kidnappers can be heard making threatening remarks that if the Police Commandant for the Southern Province (at the time it was AIG Fayia Sellu who was in post) dared to release the kidnapped man after making such a video criticising President Bio there could be consequences for the Police Commandant after several days of detention and after a comprehensive examination of the video it was realised the opposition APC Youth leader cannot be charged for anything criminal insofar as the video is concerned So Mansaray was taken back to his house for what the Police describe as a “Search” they found medical items belonging to his wife who is a nurse The few items included syringes and Oral Rehydration Salts According to the Police evidence to the courts the items found also included 9 (nine) tablets of a Panadol/Ibuprofen headache medicine known as RELIEF The 9 tablets were on a single strip of card It had been 10 tablets but one had been used by the young man decided that they will charge him to court and he was then convicted for possessing the 9 tablets of Panadol/Ibuprofen in his house However there is absolutely no Law in Sierra Leone that makes it a criminal offense to have Panadol in your house So the Government that is led by the “Champion of Free Speech” President Bio proceeded to use a Law enacted in 2008 which specifically states it is ONLY for criminal offenses involving dangerous drugs like Cocaine and Heroin Mansaray was then wrongly and maliciously charged under that 2008 Law subsequent to which he was wrongfully and summarily found guilty of a non-existent crime of having 9 Panadol tablets and for which he has now been sentenced to 8 months jail The young opposition APC activist has now spent 45 days in custody since he was first kidnapped by supporters and government officials of the Government led by the so-called “Champion of Free Speech” President Julius Maada Bio A Sierra Leonean citizen is now behind bars for 45 days today for a non-existent crime of having 9 Panadol tablets in his private house Welcome to Sierra Leone’s version of “Free Speech” Sierra Leone journalists’ association says President Bio is Press Freedom Champion Concerned Sierra Leoneans at home and abroad stage a global virtual protest against conditions in Sierra Leone No one knows Bio’s insatiable appetite to go after his political opponents than Dr Sylvia Blyden she speaks with authority no Sierra Leonean has managed to master Because she’d gone through Bio’s personal vendettas politics attacks And what that means to any unfortunate Sierra-Leonean that found themselves in the receiving end of Bio’s anger the president can use the instruments of the state and the powers of the presidency to suppressed decent when ever and what ever is said against him So this much taunted respect for the freedom of speech and the right of individuals to expressed themselves freely with out fearing for their safty and family or the early warning system of the excess of Bio’s dictatorial tendencies She has been in the receiving end of his thin skin the president actions speak louder than his voice The consequences of which saw the Sierra Leone police arrest Dr Blyden can read Bio like the plam of her hands Whilst the World was in the grip of Covid19 pandemic Bio was busy fighting Dr Blyden in the courts and the court of Sierra Leone public opinion after spending weeks in Bio’s notorious gulag facility for political opponents at Pademba Road Prison Now we are witnessing a replay of that episode all over again against this young man that dares to speak his mind As always we have members of the Sierra Leone police force Bio’s thuggish para military forces doing his bidding And the freedom to Kidnap and assault peaceful citizens and its fruit cake for brain leadership think of this case that is hanging over Mr Mansaray or are they going to bury their heads in the sand Given the charade of accolade they bestowed on Bio SlAJ have now sunk to the common denominator of see no evil and hear no evil will in the long term have a detrimental effect on the way forward for our country is this your version of this young man’s arrest and subsequent detention You will be doing service to the nation and to yourself if you tell the whole story Were you at his house when the arrest was made Can you in good faith verify the types of drugs found in his house Why should the police ruin their reputation for a non-potent & non- ddictive drug like panadol what a nonsense; everywhere you can get panadol without precription This will teach the APC youth in question a lesson to sometimes keep his opinions to himself and website in this browser for the next time I comment This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 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Project 21 member Abdul-Rahman Magba-Kamara – commonly known as AK – owns a delivery business in the Minneapolis-St He also co-hosts a weekly podcast called “Black Republican Black Democrat” that discusses mixed religion and mixed nationality parents He grew up in the rural town of Devils Lake joined and quit a gang and had a on-again/off-again relationship with his church’s youth group ministry He was later kicked out of the state of Utah after being arrested and charged with several felonies joined and received a general discharge from the U.S Army and was homeless – all before he turned 19 years old he met the love of his life and got married He quit the pyramid scheme he was working for at the time and earned his high school diploma He enrolled in the University of Minnesota was elected state chairman of one the largest right-of-center college-aged political groups in the nation and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in political science in 2010 He has also volunteered with and worked for political campaigns for governor AK held over 30 jobs in 30 years before starting his own business He is now self-employed with a delivery company AK has worked for several ideological conservative organizations he went undercover at the United Nations RIO +20 conference and the 2012 ICLEI conference to document radical environmental leftists AK is a member of several philanthropic organizations AK is active on TikTok and Twitter Biden’s Resegregation Program (December 2021) Summer institute trains global scholars in mortality measurement DLSPH hosts QES-SAVE Global Summer Institute to build mortality measurement systems and improve health research capacity Earlier this summer, DLSPH’s Office of Global Public Health Education and Training in partnership with the Centre for Global Health Research hosted the first Queen Elizabeth Scholars-Statistical Alliance for Vital Events (QES-SAVE) Research Summer Institute It brought together 44 global health scholars around a shared vision to leverage global evidence on causes of death to improve health and health systems and make progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals “Since the breakdown of our health system as result the Ebola virus in 2014 and 2015 a lot of changes were made and we’re trying to improve our systems,” said Sonnia-Magba Bu-Buakei Jabbi a biostatistician at the University of Sierra Leone who attended the Institute As a statistician it’s my duty to provide reliable timely and usable statistics on health issues.” Jabbi decided to pursue the QES-AS program to enhance his leadership of Sierra Leone’s Countrywide Mortality Surveillance for Action project a massive national initiative to establish a mortality data system to support health programs policy decision-making and resource allocation “We know that Sierra Leone has some of the highest maternal and child mortality rates in the world The knowledge I gained will play a critical role in improving our knowledge base in Sierra Leone,” said Jabbi read all 6 QES Advanced Scholar profiles The QES Advanced Scholars worked closely with mentors — experts in epidemiology health systems and other relevant areas — to develop learning and research plans that address a health system issue in a low-or-middle-income country scholars presented their research projects to a panel of experts including the deputy chief coroner of Ontario representatives from Statistics Canada and the International Development Research Centre “The Institute taught me to be critical of data sources and how to present tangible results for governments and funders so that they can use it to shape urban health initiatives These skills ultimately lead to the improvement of health and well-being for communities worldwide some of which are among the world’s most marginalized” said Michelle Amri PhD candidate at DLSPH and QES Advanced Scholar Amri is working with her mentor Professor Jha on a global urban health research initiative in which she’s part of a team reporting research results to the Asian Development Bank to shed light on the complexities and challenges in addressing urban health issues in Bangladesh and India reminded QES-SAVE participants why their work matters and the potential global impact “Through research capacity building efforts like these and your dedication to generating meaningful data that influences policy we can close the global mortality divide and help meet the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030,” he said s Images clockwise from top left: Summer Institute participants; Sonnia-Magba Bu-Buakei Jabbi ©2025 / Dalla Lana School of Public Health / The University of Toronto (Business in Cameroon) - The Cameroonian authorities plan to select agricultural cooperatives from the Noun department in the West region to participate in the second phase of the Mont Mbappit Rural Development Project (PDRM-II) This 5-year second phase follows the implementation of the first phase from 2006 to 2012 91% or approximately 17.7 billion FCFA will be provided by the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) against 9% which is around 1.3 billion FCFA for Cameroon Projects to be developed in the framework of this project concern five agricultural products Foumbot will undertake development projects for vegetable crops while rice farming will be developed in Koutaba and Bangourain The Malentouen farmers’ cooperatives and associations will be supported in the development of palm oil while Massangam will focus on cassava Kouoptamo and Magba will develop corn farming projects Kribi Bitumen Plant Set to Start Construction in 2025 with Government Backing CEMAC Bond Market Hits CFA 8.45 Trillion in March 2025, Interest Rates Drop Cameroon’s Timber Output Projected to Rise in 2025 Despite Higher Export Taxes Central Africa Stock Exchange Sees 98% Drop in Trading Value in Q1 2025 Every week the economy and investment news from Cameroon Mboa Paris Trains 30 Young Cameroonians to Boost Tech and Entrepreneurship Cameroon Audit Targets Former Officials for Mismanagement in Agricultural Project Camwater Seeks Global Bids to Launch Bottled Water Lines in Five Cities Bafoussam Workshop Highlights Benefits of Cameroon-EU Trade Agreement Cameroon Could Reach 350,100 Tons of Cotton in 2025 (Beac) Paul Biya Appoints Johnny Razack as Chair of Cameroon’s National Investment Company Cameroon Refuses Work Visa Renewal for Casino and Super U Boss Over Toxic Workplace Claims Cameroon Joins Global Charter to Fight Illegal Fishing Following accidents involving motorists and cyclists going up Mount Tupira in Bantay the municipal council has passed an ordinance banning vehicles from the mountain. The "Radar Road Ordinance" prohibits bicycles as well as motorcycles with engine capacities of 150cc and below said they will start enforcing the ordinance strictly after information dissemination. “Pag nakita na namin na we have conducted enough information sa mga tao doon na kami manghuhuli ng violators,” he said and will have their license confiscated. Panela said motorists appear to go up the mountain as a form of practice for trips to areas with higher elevation like Baguio. parang ginagawa nilang practice yung pag-akyat sa Mount Tupira,” Panela said Mount Tupira stands at 1,200 meters above sea level and is considered a protected area It provides an ideal access spot to view the Northern Luzon Heroes Hill National Park in the part of the town of Santa which has been developed as the Caniaw Heritage and Forest Park by the province. The traffic division has initiated dialogue with the barangay covering Mount Tupira for the implementation of the ordinance gmaregionaltv.com is home to the latest stories produced by news teams of GMA Regional TV from stations in key areas across the Philippines (Business in Cameroon) - On the occasion of the general review of the cooperation portfolio between Cameroon and development partners in the Islamic world the Minister of Economy and Planning and Land Development (Minepat) out of a global intervention amount of FCfa 520 billion the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) gathered on its own a portfolio of approximately 428 billion for about twenty operations A financing authority in the Islamic Cooperation Organisation (ICO) of which Cameroon has been a member since 1975 IDB honoured the country by funding the very first project worldwide at its inception being the Song Loulou dam (388 megawatts) in 1977 This symbolic gesture was followed by a steady increase in the operations undertaken by this institution: construction project of the Olama Kribi road (Olama-Bingambo stretch) Foumban-Tibati road (Foumba-Manki-Magba-Mapé Bridge) this Islamic bank recently appointment a local representative in Abakar Abdoulrassoul he is an engineer in agriculture who simultaneously studied economics the main partners in this type of cooperation include the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) the Kuwaiti Fund for Arab Economic Development (FKDEA) and the OPEP Fund for International Development (OFID) various political stakeholders and a large crowd of people assembled at the Yogomaya Field Sengbeh Chiefdom in northern Sierra Leone to welcome President Dr Julius Maada Bio who is touring the country ahead of the official start of campaigning tomorrow According to State House Media in Freetown President Bio was on a three-day visit to Koinadugu and Falaba Districts where Paramount Chiefs expressed their gratitude to the government for its recent development efforts across the country and assured of their support for a resounding victory of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) at the June 24 elections Welcoming the President to Koinadugu Paramount Chief Balansama Marah III of Sengbeh Chiefdom said: “Your Excellency on behalf of stakeholders and the entire district we are gathered here today to officially welcome you to Koinadugu District We are overwhelmed to see you because you have delivered You are a solution and a blessing to have you as our president “The people of Koinadugu say your Free Quality Education programme has increased the number of children who now have university requirements from this district With more girls in school and many other reasons the district stakeholders say I should inform you that we are going to elect you overwhelmingly with no runoff in the June elections,” Hon Welcoming the President earlier in Kondebaya Town Paramount Chief Sheku Magba III of Diang Chiefdom said: “My chiefdom was the darkest in the entire country but with your transformational agenda for the country we are now proud to confirm to you that we have been enjoying 24-hours of uninterrupted electricity You show high respect to the Paramount Chiefs and the chieftaincy institution in this country we are going to ensure that you win the coming elections with no runoff.” Paramount Chief Gbawura Kondewulay Mansaray III of Wara Wara Yagala Chiefdom who officially handed over the chiefdoms and district of what he called “Milk and Honey” to the President on behalf of his colleague PCs assuring him that residents of Kabala Town and are very appreciative of the major development he has championed in the districts He said they as PCs were proud of President Bio’s human capital development programmes stating that they are relieved that social indicators show lower crime rates Member of Parliament and aspirant for Constituency 045 on behalf of the youth and the entire chiefdom the young people of constituency 045 want to assure you that we are going to deliver the constituency along with all its councilors to the SLPP in the June election and your human capital development deliverables are the scorecard we are going to use to vote you in again.” Former card carriers of the opposition All People’s Congress in Kabala and Falaba Districts declared their support for the President Prices of basic commodities and foods have gone insane in Sierra Leone because of an inept government Aki-Sawyerr recognized for advocacy in disability housing Cameroon Launches Construction of New Gas Filling Center in Kumba Cameroon Launches New CFA15bn Bond Issue After Recent Success Cameroon Eases Port Procedures to Keep CFA350bn in Chadian Transit Trade Douala Doubles Water Storage in Key Districts with New Reservoir Cameroon’s Supreme Court Reaffirms Exclusive Authority Over Public Finance Management "11 of the World’s 20 Fastest-Growing Economies in 2025 Are in Sub-Saharan Africa" (Amadou Sy, IMF) Douala Airport Customs Seizes $2.3mln Worth of Cocaine Bound for India Douala Port Shares CFA2bn in Rebates with Shippers and Shipping Lines in 2024 New Sosucam CEO Faces Tough Start as Worker Tensions Linger Rubber Output in Cameroon Could Reach 59,100 Tons in 2025 (BEAC) Cameroon Could Hit Highest Cocoa Output in Over Five Years Cameroon and Chad to Inaugurate CFA74bn Cross-Border Bridge on April 28 Cameroon Ranks Last in Global Fiber Optic Development Index Cameroon’s Finance Ministry Denies Budget Fraud After Audit Flags Irregularities Mbam Bridge Project in Cameroon Reassigned to CFHEC, Budget Increased Alucam Faces Financial Crisis: Audit Calls for CFA43bn Recapitalization to Avoid Shutdown CSPH Begins Construction of Ebolowa Gas Filling Center, Expected to Open in 2027 Cameroon Turns to BEAC Market for CFA25bn as Interest Rates Surge Cameroon’s Natural Gas Output Expected to Jump 23% in 2025 After Slump