There are too many idle-youths going up and down the streets of Freetown begging as a profession, instead of trying to learn new skills or trade to support themselves. Fishing should be a trade that the Government must support people to learn and create employment for a great number of young people so that more fish products can be always available in the market as sierra leoneans are more dependent on fish products as part of our staple food. We have always depended on foreigners such as the late Jamil who was an opportunist as the present lebanese community who are just milking our resources and investing in foreign lands. There are also a famous named fish enterpreneurs in freetown who are making millions of Dollars on fish products that they export which we believe the Government should be investigating properly and taxing them accordingly as most of them are foreign based afiliated as all those revenues should be helping the development of the country. How many fishermen do we have in freetown? just a handful. We need more fishing boats, more equipments and more young fishermen then fish products will never be short. A WISE ADVICE TO ALL SIERRA LEONEANS. GOD BLESS YOU ALL FOR A BETTER SIERRA LEONE

I think the government should put more tax on the exporters instead of the poor market people. I'm saying this because, i know how much this exporters sell this fishes or other market in foriegn countries.

The government should have no affair with the market system as we all know Sierra leone is practicing a free market system. The role of the government is to govern the people of Sierra Leone. Whenever government have a direct involvement in the market system will either create shortage of goods which would give monopoly to other business entities. So i will say let the government do what it does best by providing basic necessity for the people of Sierra Leone and the market regulate itself

An increase in the price of a "bonga" fish from Le 8000.00 to Le 33,000 in one year is unacceptable under any circumstances. What ever happened to our fishing industry ! Every government should make a conscious effort to provide for the protein needs of the citizens.In Sierra Leone fish is the main source of protein which with staples like rice have become scarce commodities. Whatever the freemarket mentality may dictate subsidies must be provided to allow the populace some opportunity to survive on their starvation wages. After Jamil's Sierra Fisheries of 80s and 90s, it appears that no viable entity has been able to fill the vacuum. Since transparency is the watch word of the current government, "Fish Barons" knaves of the high seas who may well be civil servants or unscrupoulous foreign investors should be scrutinized before agreements are entered into. Such agreements should take as the first priority providing affordable fish to struggling Sierra Leonean families. High licence fees should be levied on all foreign fishing companies exploiting Sierra Leone waters from Yeliboya to Sulima. This could also offset the cost of policing our waters by the coast guard .There should be evidence that these fees are paid into the proper government revenue collecting financial institutions. The fishing companies will export 99% of shrimp catches to the US, Europe or Japan. How can the people of Sierra Leone benefit from these export sales ? We are no longer a rogue state and the givernment should seek out and expunge crooks in our society who are determined to defraud the people.

A BOX OF BOMGA FROM Le8,000 to Le33,000 In reply to Author-dkoroma2000:I have learn't some ideas from your response as we should be encouraging more people to send in their views on topics affecting our beloved Sierra leone. Please lets continue to educate others that all Government in the world has got a duty to intervene to stop and eliviate suffering of poor and innocent citizens. To challenge a response to my previous views on this same matter, my idea of the government intervening was to help improve the fishermen's plight and help educate them as to some of the reasons for fish shortage, as education should be part of the New governments strategy to empower people's of all background. We as Sierra leoneans must help the government in our own little ways by educating our famillies,friends and neighbours with second-hand books and other important materials to improve their knowledge. We should be asking the government for asistance in building schools and institutions of learning so that the masses, more so those young and innocent kids will benefit in years to come. Without education I wouldn't be in this position to be giving such ideas and views through the internet. Therefore, my views about governments asistance is for the benefit of all not a selfish one.Thanks

An increase in the price of a "bonga" fish from Le 8000.00 to Le 33,000 in one year is unacceptable under any circumstances. What ever happened to our fishing industry ! Every government should make a conscious effort to provide for the protein needs of the citizens.In Sierra Leone fish is the main source of protein which with staples like rice have become scarce commodities. Whatever the freemarket mentality may dictate subsidies must be provided to allow the populace some opportunity to survive on their starvation wages. After Jamil's Sierra Fisheries of 80s and 90s, it appears that no viable entity has been able to fill the vacuum. Since transparency is the watch word of the current government, "Fish Barons" knaves of the high seas who may well be civil servants or unscrupoulous foreign investors should be scrutinized before agreements are entered into. Such agreements should take as the first priority providing affordable fish to struggling Sierra Leonean families. High licence fees should be levied on all foreign fishing companies exploiting Sierra Leone waters from Yeliboya to Sulima. This could also offset the cost of policing our waters by the coast guard .There should be evidence that these fees are paid into the proper government revenue collecting financial institutions. The fishing companies will export 99% of shrimp catches to the US, Europe or Japan. How can the people of Sierra Leone benefit from these export sales ? We are no longer a rogue state and the givernment should seek out and expunge crooks in our society who are determined to defraud the people.

I think you are getting out of your senses, by saying such thing.I think you are one of the people that only care about you and your family but does not seek the intrest of they people. How many people in your countery that can afford their daily bread? yet you are saying such thing like that. Are you educated and do you seek the intrest of your people? Please you need to check your self and learn the meaning of leading a country.

I think you are getting out of your senses, by saying such thing.I think you are one of the people that only care about you and your family but does not seek the intrest of they people. How many people in your countery that can afford their daily bread? yet you are saying such thing like that. Are you educated and do you seek the intrest of your people? Please you need to check your self and learn the meaning of leading a country.