Tag: Monty

1
May

THE OSWALD HANCILES COLUMN

THE OSWALD HANCILES COLUMN *Monty Jones: The ‘Rice Pope’ * (First published December 31, 2015 in several local newspapers in Sierra Leone. Republished as Monty Jones makes his transition) Monty Jones is indisputably the greatest Sierra Leonean scientist!! Before I interviewed Prof. Monty Jones at his Special Adviser to the President & Ambassador-at-Large office at State House last week, before

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1
May

SIERRA LEONE, AFRICA AND THE WORLD HAVE LOST AN INIMITABLE TRAILBLAZER : REST IN PEACE, PROFESSOR MONTY JONES

By Kabs Kanu Unbelievable. One of the nicest and most humble souls God has ever created, PROFESSOR MONTY JONES, passed away on Sunday. I shivered in shock and disbelief when I was called and told. I worked with him in the last government where he was Minister of Agriculture and Forestry. He was an angel . He was one of

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29
Apr

ANNOUNCING THE DEATH OF OUR BELOVED FOUNDING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PROF. MONTY JONES

It is with profound sadness and a heavy heart that the Executive Director of FARA, Dr. Aggrey Agumya announces the passing of FARA’s founding Executive Director, Prof Monty Patrick Jones, a national of Sierra Leone. His death occurred on Sunday 28th April 2024. He was 73 years.               Prof Jones (or “MPJ” as his

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