{"id":7736,"date":"2010-04-27T23:06:41","date_gmt":"2010-04-28T03:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sierraexpressmedia.com\/?p=7736"},"modified":"2010-04-27T23:06:41","modified_gmt":"2010-04-28T03:06:41","slug":"sierra-leone-is-paradise-on-earth-ambassador-kargbo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/?p=7736","title":{"rendered":"\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Sierra Leone is  paradise on earth\u00e2\u20ac\u009d&#8230; Ambassador Kargbo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sierra Leone\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium and the European Union, Dr. Christian Sheka Kargbo has described Sierra Leone as a paradise on earth and extends an open invitation to all, especially the Europeans who\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve never been there to visit the country and prove a point.\u00c2\u00a0(<em>Photo: Ambassador Kargbo addressing guests at the garden of his residence whilst his wife Mrs. Rosemary Kargbo looks on)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dr Kargbo was addressing invited guests at his official residence in Brussels during a reception to mark Sierra Leone\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 49<sup>th<\/sup> Independence Anniversary on April 27<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7737\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/sem.lamtech.sl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Guests-listening-to-the-Ambassdors-remarks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7737\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7737\" title=\"Guests listening to the Ambassdor's remarks\" src=\"http:\/\/sem.lamtech.sl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Guests-listening-to-the-Ambassdors-remarks-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Guests listening to the Ambassdor's remarks\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guests listening to the Ambassdor&#39;s remarks<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He expressed his thanks and appreciation to his colleague Ambassadors, diplomats and the cross section of the Sierra Leonean community in Belgium, Holland and France who graced the occasion.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7741\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/sem.lamtech.sl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/ACP-Secretary-General-Dr.-Ibn-Chambas-and-other-diplomats-helping-themselves-to-Sierra-Leonean-food.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7741\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7741\" title=\"ACP Secretary General, Dr. Ibn Chambas and other diplomats helping themselves to Sierra Leonean food\" src=\"http:\/\/sem.lamtech.sl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/ACP-Secretary-General-Dr.-Ibn-Chambas-and-other-diplomats-helping-themselves-to-Sierra-Leonean-food-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"ACP Secretary General, Dr. Ibn Chambas and other diplomats helping themselves to Sierra Leonean food\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7741\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ACP Secretary General, Dr. Ibn Chambas and other diplomats helping themselves to Sierra Leonean food<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ambassadors of Gambia, Gabon, Benin, Secretary General of the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Dr. Muhammad Ibn Chambas, Diplomatic staff of the Embassies of Nigeria, Malawi, representatives of King Albert, the King of Belgium, Executives of the Sierra Leonean communities in Holland, France, Antwerpen and a host of other dignitaries graced the occasion.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7740\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/sem.lamtech.sl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Guests-enjoying-themselves.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7740\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7740\" title=\"Guests enjoying themselves\" src=\"http:\/\/sem.lamtech.sl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Guests-enjoying-themselves-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Guests enjoying themselves\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7740\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guests enjoying themselves<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mohamed Teslimi Bangura, aka Medoski, President of the Sierra Leone Central Union in Holland described the day as <strong><em>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153<\/em><\/strong><em>wonderful<strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u009d.<\/strong><\/em> He confessed that for the past 15 years he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been in Europe, he has never witnessed such a gathering organised by the Sierra Leone embassy to commemorate the country\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s independence. He called on his counterparts residing in Holland, Belgium, France and Luxembourg to come together for what he described as a <em>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153grand style 50<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary celebration next year\u00e2\u20ac\u009d.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7739\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/sem.lamtech.sl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/The-Ambassador-and-his-wife-join-guests-to-dance-to-Salone-music.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7739\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7739\" title=\"The Ambassador and his wife join guests to dance to Salone music\" src=\"http:\/\/sem.lamtech.sl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/The-Ambassador-and-his-wife-join-guests-to-dance-to-Salone-music-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"The Ambassador and his wife join guests to dance to Salone music\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7739\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Ambassador and his wife join guests to dance to Salone music<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He praised the Ambassador for his innovation since he assumed office in 2008 and his participation to their programmes. <em>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153This Ambassador is always prepared to honour every invitation we extended to him. Now we feel that we have a father at the embassy and our association is very much determined to work with him for the progress of our country\u00e2\u20ac\u009d,<\/em> Bangura said.<\/p>\n<address>Chernor Ojuku Sesay, Information Attach\u00c3\u00a9, Sierra Leone Embassy, Brussels\/EU<\/address>\n<p><strong><em>Stay with Sierra Express Media, for your trusted place in news!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sierra Leone\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium and the European Union, Dr. Christian Sheka Kargbo has described Sierra Leone as a paradise on earth [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":75801,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1221,1],"tags":[2852,920,2810],"class_list":["post-7736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases","category-uncategorized","tag-49th-independence-day-celebrations","tag-dr-christian-sheka-kargbo","tag-sierra-leones-49th-independence-anniversary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7736"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7736\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/75801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}