<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19799213.post3650452721591223105..comments</id><updated>2010-06-28T08:38:07.866+01:00</updated><category term='Video'/><category term='Banana Island'/><title type='text'>Comments on Sierra Leone Blog: Mr Minister, next time be more positive</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blogs.visitsierraleone.org/feeds/3650452721591223105/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19799213/3650452721591223105/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blogs.visitsierraleone.org/2009/04/mr-minister-next-time-be-more-positive.html'/><author><name>Otolo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14512372237021595747</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>8</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19799213.post-8700671681022520163</id><published>2010-05-27T12:52:16.105+01:00</published><updated>2010-05-27T12:52:16.105+01:00</updated><title type='text'>As a visiting travel journalist I had an interview...</title><summary type='text'>As a visiting travel journalist I had an interview with the minister and thought he struck exactly the right note of realism and optimism. Sierra Leone has wonderful attractions - I visited Tiwai, Banana Island and Tacugama among other places - but also major infrastructure problems: poor hotels, bad roads, lack of water and electricity, not to mention health issues such as malaria, which means </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19799213/3650452721591223105/comments/default/8700671681022520163'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19799213/3650452721591223105/comments/default/8700671681022520163'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blogs.visitsierraleone.org/2009/04/mr-minister-next-time-be-more-positive.html?showComment=1274961136105#c8700671681022520163' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://blogs.visitsierraleone.org/2009/04/mr-minister-next-time-be-more-positive.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19799213.post-3650452721591223105' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19799213/posts/default/3650452721591223105' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1270640699'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19799213.post-6797499235621246439</id><published>2009-09-21T10:17:25.044+01:00</published><updated>2009-09-21T10:17:25.044+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Can anyone advise me if the Bonthe Holiday Complex...</title><summary type='text'>Can anyone advise me if the Bonthe Holiday Complex is operational again.&lt;br /&gt;A family member now living in Australia is very interested</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19799213/3650452721591223105/comments/default/6797499235621246439'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19799213/3650452721591223105/comments/default/6797499235621246439'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blogs.visitsierraleone.org/2009/04/mr-minister-next-time-be-more-positive.html?showComment=1253524645044#c6797499235621246439' title=''/><author><name>Sharon</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14346185705381434731</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://blogs.visitsierraleone.org/2009/04/mr-minister-next-time-be-more-positive.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19799213.post-3650452721591223105' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19799213/posts/default/3650452721591223105' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1009692066'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19799213.post-4708712414671522729</id><published>2009-05-14T14:14:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2009-05-14T14:14:00.000+01:00</updated><title type='text'>This is so good and true... People say mean things...</title><summary type='text'>This is so good and true... People say mean things to keep you thinking you are little whilst they haul out tonnes of treasures at your back or underneath your feet. Keep this going and let every Sierra Leonean be aware that, some say we are poor, but it is our wealth that has helped built some ........... So Rise Up!&lt;br /&gt;Sierra Leone ARISE.....</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19799213/3650452721591223105/comments/default/4708712414671522729'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19799213/3650452721591223105/comments/default/4708712414671522729'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blogs.visitsierraleone.org/2009/04/mr-minister-next-time-be-more-positive.html?showComment=1242306840000#c4708712414671522729' title=''/><author><name>Victorious</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://blogs.visitsierraleone.org/2009/04/mr-minister-next-time-be-more-positive.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19799213.post-3650452721591223105' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19799213/posts/default/3650452721591223105' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-566870943'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19799213.post-90484321189847856</id><published>2009-04-12T10:48:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2009-04-12T10:48:00.000+01:00</updated><title type='text'>It's just a showing that they know nothing about r...</title><summary type='text'>It's just a showing that they know nothing about running a country. Square pegs in round holes and that's the result. I'll continue to encourage all the guys out there who sweat to improve the image of our beloved Sierra Leone.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19799213/3650452721591223105/comments/default/90484321189847856'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19799213/3650452721591223105/comments/default/90484321189847856'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blogs.visitsierraleone.org/2009/04/mr-minister-next-time-be-more-positive.html?showComment=1239529680000#c90484321189847856' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://blogs.visitsierraleone.org/2009/04/mr-minister-next-time-be-more-positive.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19799213.post-3650452721591223105' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19799213/posts/default/3650452721591223105' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-506482914'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19799213.post-196681016172285147</id><published>2009-04-11T00:52:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2009-04-11T00:52:00.000+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Bravo bro . You are doing a good thing. It is very...</title><summary type='text'>Bravo bro . You are doing a good thing. It is very inspiring that someone is out there trying so hard. A lot of us have come out here and are caught up in some situation that makes us not able to do such as you are. Good Bless</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19799213/3650452721591223105/comments/default/196681016172285147'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19799213/3650452721591223105/comments/default/196681016172285147'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blogs.visitsierraleone.org/2009/04/mr-minister-next-time-be-more-positive.html?showComment=1239407520000#c196681016172285147' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://blogs.visitsierraleone.org/2009/04/mr-minister-next-time-be-more-positive.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19799213.post-3650452721591223105' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19799213/posts/default/3650452721591223105' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-698099616'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19799213.post-1774664853877391178</id><published>2009-04-10T19:48:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2009-04-10T19:48:00.000+01:00</updated><title type='text'>I'm an African American of Sierra Leonean descent ...</title><summary type='text'>I'm an African American of Sierra Leonean descent (DNA test), and I have to mirror your comments. I made my first trip "home" this past December and cannot wait to return. I didn't see all of the attractions you mention, but what I did see was beautiful. Focusing on the negative (we all know the challenges that still exist) accomplishes nothing, but accentuating the positive (tons of progress to </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19799213/3650452721591223105/comments/default/1774664853877391178'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19799213/3650452721591223105/comments/default/1774664853877391178'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blogs.visitsierraleone.org/2009/04/mr-minister-next-time-be-more-positive.html?showComment=1239389280000#c1774664853877391178' title=''/><author><name>Exquisitely Black</name><uri>http://myafricandiaspora.com/WordPress</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://blogs.visitsierraleone.org/2009/04/mr-minister-next-time-be-more-positive.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19799213.post-3650452721591223105' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19799213/posts/default/3650452721591223105' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-869773048'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19799213.post-5522803873091249194</id><published>2009-04-06T21:14:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2009-04-06T21:14:00.000+01:00</updated><title type='text'>I just have to say that I started reading your blo...</title><summary type='text'>I just have to say that I started reading your blog about 2 weeks ago and I am obsessed with how powerful your words are. You are great and I check your blog everday to lift my spirits or to inspire me. I am a Sierra Leonean, and I am very passionate about my country and I want to make a difference and help the country, so it's really comforting to hear that I'm not the only that feels this way </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19799213/3650452721591223105/comments/default/5522803873091249194'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19799213/3650452721591223105/comments/default/5522803873091249194'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blogs.visitsierraleone.org/2009/04/mr-minister-next-time-be-more-positive.html?showComment=1239048840000#c5522803873091249194' title=''/><author><name>Fatmata L</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://blogs.visitsierraleone.org/2009/04/mr-minister-next-time-be-more-positive.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19799213.post-3650452721591223105' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19799213/posts/default/3650452721591223105' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1197589277'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19799213.post-9191483988731480967</id><published>2009-04-01T23:52:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2009-04-01T23:52:00.000+01:00</updated><title type='text'>hear hear!</title><summary type='text'>hear hear!</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19799213/3650452721591223105/comments/default/9191483988731480967'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19799213/3650452721591223105/comments/default/9191483988731480967'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blogs.visitsierraleone.org/2009/04/mr-minister-next-time-be-more-positive.html?showComment=1238626320000#c9191483988731480967' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://blogs.visitsierraleone.org/2009/04/mr-minister-next-time-be-more-positive.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19799213.post-3650452721591223105' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/19799213/posts/default/3650452721591223105' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-464807956'/></entry></feed>
