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Massive Rebranding Rocks SLBC But… By Ibrahim Joenal Sesay The Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) came to existent through an Act of Parliament in 2009 but since the Act came into law on the 28th January, 2010 according to the Supplement to the Sierra Leone Gazette Vol. CXLI, No. 8 the SLBC has been creeping since. This has made the Cooperation looks like any one man business that one can crack his brain to source money to run it business. The SLBC of recently has been face with serious renovation and rebranding in all sectors, ranging from structure to studios and administration. This rebranding according to the Director of Media and Public Affairs Ransford Kabia is to demonstrate Management commitment to transform the Cooperation just like any international broadcaster. He said currently the SLBC have a proper filing system and have concluded two successful audits in 2011 and 2012 and they are now working on their 2013 report. The reception desk, board room, the s

CSOs Trained In Enhancing Effective UPR Participation By Ibrahim Joenal Sesay The Civil Society Oraganisation United Nations Periodic Review Monitoring Group – Sierra Leone (CUMG-SL) has concluded a day training of trainers in ‘Enhancing Effective Sierra Leone CSOs’ Participation in the UPR second cycle and shadow reporting processes,” The seminar which took place on the 8th May this year at the Presidential Lounge, National Stadium Freetown saw CSOs’ government and Non-Governmental Organisation under one humbler to chat the way forward According to the Chairman of CUMG-SL Edward Emmanuel UPR is a United Nations process that includes a review of the human rights records of all states once every four years. It provides the opportunity for each State to declare what actions they have taken to improve the human rights situations in their countries. Sierra Leone he said was reviewed under the UPR in 2011, and the Government accepted 126 out of 129 recommendations included in the fina