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    INTRODUCTION The act of the National Revenue Authority came into being on 13 September 2002. The National Revenue Authority has a mandate to administer and collect all taxes‚ revenues and all penalties as stated in the NRA act. The purpose of the National Revenue Authority is to serve as a central body for the collection and assessment of national revenue. The implementation procedures and policies by the National Revenue Authority will ensure that revenues are collected efficiently by enforcing

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    The Civil War in Sierra Leone I. Introduction Between 1991 and 2002‚ Sierra Leone was heavily damaged by a tremendously violent civil war. This civil war erupted because of the mounting dissatisfaction of the people‚ especially the youth that were engrossed by the rebellious Revolutionary United Front (RUF)‚ towards the politics of the country that was set apart by its corruption‚ negligence and electoral violence. It took the lives of over 50‚000 individuals‚ displaced over two million inhabitants

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    Bitton‚ 1 International Consequences of Sierra Leonese Diamond Trafficking The country of Sierra Leone‚ surrounded in the North by Guinea and in the South East by Liberia‚ acquires its wealth due to its supply of many mineral resources such as diamonds‚ chrome‚ bauxite‚ iron ore‚ and rutile. Sierra Leone has many diamond mines and the qualities of the diamonds are known to be top-quality gem diamonds. Since there is a large demand for diamonds this allows the country to become wealthy. At the

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    Sierra Leone “Blood Diamond” Conflict Many of the world’s major conflicts arise from the want or need for resources‚ but the extent to which these resources are responsible for such conflicts‚ tends to be misunderstood. Conflicts may arise with first a dispute on who gets control over what resources‚ but followed by other factors adding up to contribute to the said conflict‚ including‚ corrupt leaders‚ religion‚ debt ect. When this is the case‚ it becomes confusing on what aspects are

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    Sierra Leone Background The Revolutionary United Front of Sierra Leone (RUF/SL) invaded Sierra Leone from Liberia in March 1991. Initially they claimed to be a political movement supporting ‘liberation’ and ‘democracy. Instead the RUF‚ in reality‚ was an insecurely combined organization of mainly rebellious young people that inflicted mortal disaster throughout the country of Sierra Leone. The political revolution message failed to attract popular support‚ the RUF board on a barbarian ten-year

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    Review 1) The city was once known as Edo a. Tokyo 2) Country that abolished their military ad used resources to support education‚ healthcare a. Costa Rica 3) Cuba‚ Jamaica‚ Haiti‚ the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico from region in the Caribbean’s a. Greater Antilles 4) Describe Modern Japan a. Zaibatsu - monopoly b. Economic history from light to heavy c. Confucian capitalism d. Shinkansen – bullet train e. Heavy urbanization –congestion smog‚ pollution f. Culture as a major export 5)

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    Capitalism‚ Sierra Leone’s downfall and the reason for the extraordinarily terrible things we do to one another in the chase for the all-mighty dollar. This downfall was the outlined theme throughout the film Blood Diamond. In 1999 Sierra Leone was suffering from a civil war involving the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) and the government. The RUF were a group of African rebels who fought believing they were doing the right thing and setting the people free from the clutches of the corrupt government

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    Intro to Graduate Humanities 8 June 2013 Psychological effects on Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone and the Reintegration Process Broad History: The Sierra Leone Civil War began in 1991 and lasted eleven years‚ leaving over 50‚000 people dead. It started when the RUF (Revolutionary United Front) began taking over territories all over the country that were rich in diamonds. It is estimated that 11‚000 child soldiers were recruited and‚ most often‚ forced into joining the RUF. They

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    Marketing Plan for Sierra Nevada Brewery MKG310-Introduction to Marketing Portfolio Project Colorado State University-Global Campus Professor CherylAnn Farrell July 15‚ 2013 Executive Summary The purpose of this document is to create a marketing plan for Sierra Nevada Brewery (SNB); specifically‚ developing a plan to expand the product line depth by launching a new product variation that incorporates Sierra Nevada’s traditional ale‚ with the flavor of blackberry. First‚ objectives

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    and their religion using anthropological concepts related to religion. What is their prediction for the world? What kind of evidence are they using to support their prediction? The Kogi are a descendant tribe from the Tairona culture‚ in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia. They live in a mountain range that literally has its own ecosystem. To them it is a smaller version of the whole world where every climate is possible. They are an isolated tribe that feel it is their job to keep

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