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ACC's Prevention Department to work on Records Management in Primary Schools
It will be recalled that sometime last year, the Prevention Department of the Anti-Corruption Commission in collaboration with GTZ and the Ministry of Education, undertook a nation-wide monitoring of service delivery to Primary Schools as part of its efforts towards the achievement of the Sierra Leone strategic objective on education and the second Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which is to achieve universal primary education for all. The exercise revealed that apart from the malfeasance perpetuated by school authorities...
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Jan 29, 2008, 16:41

Appointment of Public Auctioneer as per Best Practice Guide
The attention of stakeholders in the conduct of public auction of uncleared and abandoned goods at the Queen Elizabeth II Quay has been drawn to recent development relating to the appointment of an Auctioneer replacing the former whose services were terminated on the grounds of rampant malpractices.
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Jan 25, 2008, 16:33

Corruption the Biblical Perspective
Corruption is the scourge of this generation. Turn on the radio or television or open any newspaper in the world on any day and, chances are, you will come across something that has to do with corruption. Its insidious effects are more far-reaching and, maybe, even more devastating than civil wars, the spread of cancer or HIV/Aids. Everyday, silently kills thousands of people, especially in a country like Sierra Leone, and will continue to blight the lives of generations yet unborn if it continues unchecked.
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Jan 17, 2008, 15:43

ACC to hold Press Conference on Wednesday 18th October 2006
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) wishes to inform media practitioners that it will be holding another Press Conference on Wednesday 18th October, 2006 at. 1p.m. at the main Investigation Room.
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Oct 12, 2006, 15:23

Addressing Corruption in post conflict Sierra Leone
Corruption is an obstacle to good governance. Various organisations and departments within the government and civil society in Sierra Leone as well as the international community have been attempting to address the menace of corruption
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Mar 17, 2005, 03:41

Poetry, Essay & Poster Competition
This competition is a new angle of approach to engage our young people, the direct inheritors of the Sierra Leone Legacy in a national dialogue. Hoping that we get the right responses, a good foundation would have been laid for further interactions to continue on a variety of issues relevant to good Governance and Reform. There is also the aspect of civic education for our young people, which the ACC is now in the process of developing.
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Feb 25, 2005, 15:43

President Kabbah's Speech at the Launching of the ACC Strategy
As you will recall, in December of last year, in this same facility, we met to observe the 1st Anniversary of the International Anti-Corruption Day and also celebrate the publication of the preliminary draft of our National Anti-Corruption Strategy
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Feb 15, 2005, 15:45

Minister Okere Adams Arrested for Corruption
A team of ACC Investigation personnel and officials of the O S D arrested Mr. Okere Adams, Minister of Marine Resources, at his residence in the early hours of Monday 7th February 2005 and detained him briefly at the Commission’s premises for investigations
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Feb 7, 2005, 15:43

National Anti-Corruption Strategy
The Anti-Corruption Commission is currently with partners particularly young people and youths across the country to sensitise communities all over the country on the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS).
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Feb 2, 2005, 16:38

Eldred Collins Arrested in Kailahun
Certain sections of the local media have carried stories about the arrest and detention in Kailahun of Eldred Collins, former spokesman of the Revolutionary United Front Party (RUFP), and the link with the Anti-Corruption Commission.
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Jan 25, 2005, 15:35

NACS - ACC and Youths Launch Anti-Corruption Colour Code
In what was described as an extension of investing in youths to ‘fight corruption, the Anti-Corruption Commission in concert with the Centre for Coordination of Youth Activities celebrated the international Youth Day at the Port Loko Teachers’ College.
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Jan 2, 2005, 16:41

Programme for World Anti Corruption Day
In observance of the 1st Annual International Anti-Corruption Day in Sierra Leone, a 3 - day programme of event has been drawn up as follows:
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Dec 9, 2004, 16:45

First Anti Corruption Day
The Anti-Corruption Commission wishes to inform the public that Thursday 9th December 2004 has been officially designated as “International Anti-Corruption Day” by the United Nations to mark the anniversary of the opening to signature of the UN Anti-Corruption Convention by Member Countries of the UN. It will be recalled that the UN General Assembly from 9th – 11th December 2003 opened the Convention for signature in Merida, Mexico and thereafter at UN Headquarters in New York until 9th December 2005. Sierra Leone is already a signatory to this Convention
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Dec 9, 2004, 16:00

Reaction to Standard Times
The Standard Times newspaper has consistently been publishing false reports about the Anti-Corruption Commission staff, especially in recent times. We would like the public to know that most of these stories are not properly cross-checked, leaving us with the suspicion that the Standard Times Newspaper has mounted a campaign of calumny and vilification against this institution. We strongly hold this view because of the following reasons:
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Jul 14, 2004, 16:36

Interview with the Deputy Commissioner
In an effort to further strengthen the Anti-Corruption Commission, the organization has recently filled the position of Deputy of Deputy Commissioner. THE CATALYST went along to talk to Andrew Felton, the new Deputy Commissioner.
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Mar 17, 2004, 15:39

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