Salone on course to produce EITI reports
June 12, 2015 By Ibrahim Tarawallie Chief of Staff, Office of the President, yesterday stated that work was in progress for Sierra Leone to produce its annual activity reports on the Extractive...
View Article34 Military Hospital commended for free medical to Ebola survivors
June 12, 2015 By Mohamed Massaquoi A group of civil society organizations referred to as the ‘CSO Platform on Accountability on Ebola Funds’ has commended staff of the 34 Military Hospital for their...
View ArticlePregnant girls may go back to school - ...as pressure bears on Education...
...as pressure bears on Education Ministry June 12, 2015 By Mohamed Massaquoi Information reaching this medium points to the fact that the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology is under serious...
View ArticleP’ment extends emergency laws for 90 days
June 12, 2015 By Jariatu S. Bangura Parliament yesterday extended public emergency laws for a further 90 days after heated deliberations by lawmakers representing the ruling party and opposition. Prior...
View ArticleAmerica in my eyes
June 12, 2015 By Amadu Lamrana Bah My trip to the United States of America in May 2015 was my second travel out of Sierra Leone as a journalist. I travelled to the Peoples Republic of China in 2011 on...
View Article‘Ernest feba Tony (Blair) bad bad wan, O!’
June 12, 2015 By Oswald Hanciles (This article was first published in Concord Times, Standard Times, Nationalist, The Owl, Torchlight, Cocorioko, etc. on January 15, 2013). ‘Ernest feba Tony (Blair)...
View ArticleUN country team trains gov’t officials on gender
June 12, 2015 UN Women, with support from the United Nations Country Team in Sierra Leone, has concluded a three-day orientation on gender for 18 officials from the Sierra Leone government at Eden’s...
View Article45 investors due in Salone
June 12, 2015 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma Some 45 investors from the Netherlands, led by the Dutch Minister of Foreign Business, are due in Freetown on 5July, as plans to boost investment in the country’s...
View Article‘We are on a revenge mission in Sudan’ - ...Jebboh Sherrington
...Jebboh Sherrington June 12, 2015 By: Sorie Ibrahim Sesay Leone Stars caretaker coach, John Jebboh Sherrington, says his mission in Sunday’s 2017 AFCON qualifier against Sudan is to seek revenge for...
View ArticleFormer Old Edwardians striker wins golden boot in Oman
By Sahr Morris Jr. June 12, 2015 Former Old Edwardians striker, Philip Oluwaseun Aremu, has scooped the golden boot award in Oman’s second tier league and promoted his team, Salah SC, to the top...
View ArticleKenema roads go from poor to terrible
June 15, 2015 By Gabriel Benjamin Bad roads in Kenema go from poor to terrible It is hard to believe that Sierra Leone, despite having Ministries of Works, Housing and Infrastructure and Transport and...
View ArticleMidas City moves for Sierra Leone international
June 16, 2015 By Sahr Morris Jr. Newly promoted Swaziland side Midas Mbabane City has reportedly made an offer for out-of-contract Mbabane Highlanders’ Sierra Leone defender, Baimba Kamara. Kamara,...
View ArticleMan jailed six months for ‘diamba’
June 16, 2015 By Hawa Amara One Alusine Turay was yesterday sentenced to six month imprisonment or pay an alternative fine of Le1 million by Magistrate Komba Kamanda, after he was convicted for being...
View ArticleWrestlers present bronze medals to NOC-SL prexy
June 16, 2015 By Sahr Morris Jr. Sierra Leone wrestling duo, Abdulai Salam and Hajaratu Kanu, on Friday presented to the National Olympic Committee of Sierra Leone (NOC-SL) president their bronze...
View ArticleUSAID funds 3-year women’s empowerment initiative
June 16, 2015 Vice President Victor Bockarie Foh was joined by U.S. Ambassador John Hoover and honuored guests Friday June 12 at the Wusum Hotel, Makeni to launch the “Women Empowered for Leadership...
View ArticleP’ment inspects water facilities in Freetown
June 16, 2015 The Parliamentary Committee on Water Resources last Friday (12th June) inspected water facilities of the Guma Valley Water Company (GVWC) in Freetown to get firsthand information about...
View ArticleAlie Bangura Vs. SLPP: - Plaintiff seeks to restrain party from conducting...
Plaintiff seeks to restrain party from conducting zonal elections June 16, 2015 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma Lawyers for plaintiff Ambassador Alie Bangura in the Supreme Court petition against the...
View ArticleAfDB provides $45,000 project for mountain women farmers
June 16, 2015 By Patrick Jaiah Kamara The Africa Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $45,000 project for Mountain Farmers Association, comprising three communities in the Mountain Rural District,...
View ArticleParliament summons NCD boss
June 16, 2015 By Jariatu S. Bangura Members of the parliamentary committees on Presidential and Defence, Works, Housing and Infrastructure, last Friday summoned the chairman and senior officials of...
View ArticleAsset Commissioner outlines challenges
June 16, 2015 By Jariatu S. Bangura Chairman and senior officials of the National Asset and Government Property Commission last Friday narrated to Members of Parliament the challenges they are facing...
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