{"id":51231,"date":"2012-12-14T03:51:14","date_gmt":"2012-12-14T03:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sierraexpressmedia.com\/?p=51231"},"modified":"2012-12-14T03:51:14","modified_gmt":"2012-12-14T03:51:14","slug":"photo-news-watching-developments-in-sierra-leone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/?p=51231","title":{"rendered":"Photo News &#8211; Watching developments in Sierra Leone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">His Excellency the President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma seems to have the Midas touch and whenever it comes to developmental drives, whatever he touches turns into gold as in the case of Wilkinson Road and various other road networks across the country. \u00a0\u00a0<em>(Photo: Solar street lights illuminate Wilkinson Road at night)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is good for each Sierra Leonean, but with a wrong attitude these developments might not be at our convenience and advantage as the newly constructed Wilkinson Road sidewalks are being used as parking spaces, forcing pedestrians to use the streets &#8211; obviously putting them in harm\u2019s way. \u00a0We draw the attention of the appropriate authorities to address this issue as soon as possible. \u00a0<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51232\" style=\"width: 381px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sierraexpressmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Smooth-drive-from-Lumley-to-Freetown-city-center.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51232\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51232\" title=\"Smooth drive from Lumley to Freetown city center\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sierraexpressmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Smooth-drive-from-Lumley-to-Freetown-city-center.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"371\" height=\"313\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-51232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Smooth drive from Lumley to Freetown citycenter<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sierraexpressmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Negative-start-the-sidewalks-are-fast-becoming-a-parking-lot-for-vehicles-and-traders-alike.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51236\" title=\"Negative start- the sidewalks are fast becoming a parking lot for vehicles and traders alike\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sierraexpressmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Negative-start-the-sidewalks-are-fast-becoming-a-parking-lot-for-vehicles-and-traders-alike.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"377\" height=\"329\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<dl id=\"attachment_51236\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 387px;\">\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">Negative start- the sidewalks are fast becoming a parking lot for vehicles and traders alike.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sierraexpressmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Students-enjoying-a-paved-Wilkinson-Road-Freetown..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51235\" title=\"Students enjoying a paved Wilkinson Road, Freetown.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sierraexpressmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Students-enjoying-a-paved-Wilkinson-Road-Freetown..jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"377\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<dl id=\"attachment_51235\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 387px;\">\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">Students enjoying a paved Wilkinson Road, Freetown.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sierraexpressmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Feeling-the-Development-\u2013-Negative-start-as-the-sidewalks-are-fast-becoming-parking-space-for-vehicles-and-traders-alike.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51234\" title=\"Feeling the Development \u2013 Negative start as the sidewalks are fast becoming parking space for vehicles and traders alike\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sierraexpressmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Feeling-the-Development-\u2013-Negative-start-as-the-sidewalks-are-fast-becoming-parking-space-for-vehicles-and-traders-alike.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\" height=\"261\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<dl id=\"attachment_51234\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 362px;\">\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">Feeling the Development \u2013 Negative start as the sidewalks are fast becoming parking space for vehicles and traders alike<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p><em>By Majestic Kol<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Stay with Sierra Express Media, for your trusted place in news!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<hr align=\"center\" size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>His Excellency the President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma seems to have the Midas touch and whenever it comes to developmental drives, whatever he touches turns 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