7 minute read On my birthday, 31 March 2020, Sierra Leone recorded its first case of COVID-19. In his maiden statement to the nation on 18 March 2020, President Bio said “it is no longer a question of whether the Coronavirus (COVID-19) will come to Sierra Leone, it is a question of when”. For various reasons I had a hunch it was already upon us, so I wasn’t scared. It made me wonder though whether enough was being done to contain it. Since then, flights to Sierra Leone have b

8-minute read I have owned and managed JobSearch (SL) Ltd (www.jobsearchsl.com), a Human Resources firm, for 12 years. It started as a recruitment company, which exposed us to the enormity of the skills deficit issue in Sierra Leone. We added ‘skills development’ as a service and designed a few courses to introduce first time jobbers to workplace expectations. We also became members of the TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training) Coalition to assist with impro