Lennon unsure of Kamara future
July 29, 2015 By Sahr Morris Jr. Head coach of Bolton Wanderers, Neil Lennon, is unsure about the future of Sierra Leonean midfielder, Mohamed ‘Medo’ Kamara. It is being rumoured around the British...
View ArticleScrabble Association recognised by Sports Council
July 29, 2015 By Sahr Morris Jr. The Sierra Leone Scrabble Association (SLSA) has officially been recognised by the country’s National Sports Council. In a letter addressed to the SLSA executive, the...
View ArticleKenema murder was unnatural - - Pathlogist tells court
- Pathlogist tells court July 31, 2015 By Hawa Amara Ballistic expert Joseph Abu Bakarr Sannoh yesterday testified against one Osman Conteh, erstwhile Operational Support Division (OSD) personnel, who...
View ArticleKandeh Yumkella receives highest Austrian honour
July 31, 2015 Former UNIDO Director-General Dr. Kandeh Yumkella was the special guest at the Marmoorsaal – the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – at a ceremony where he was conferred with the...
View ArticleKenema Mayor in trouble - ...as ACC exonerates parliamentarians
...as ACC exonerates parliamentarians July 31, 2015 By Mohamed Massaquoi The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has written an official letter to the Speaker of the House of Parliament, Hon. S.B.B....
View ArticleJudge threatens to dismiss Le105m fraud matter
July 31, 2015 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma The presiding judge at the Freetown High Court, Justice Alusine Sesay, has threatened to discharge a fraud matter involving one Claudius Jones if by the next...
View ArticleStakeholders lament state of education in Tonkolili
July 31, 2015 By Joseph Turay Stakeholders of Konike Chiefdom in the Tonkolili District have lamented the poor state of education is the northern district. John Thullah, a chiefdom education...
View ArticleDon Bosco demands release of 79 inmates
July 31, 2015 By Victoria Saffa The non-governmental charitable organisation, Don Bosco Fambul, has called for the release of some 79 inmates detained at the Pademba Road Correctional Center, who have...
View ArticleIn alleged murder of DJ Clef: - Witness says accused asked her to delete...
Witness says accused asked her to delete diseased photo July 31, 2015 By Hawa Amara Fourth prosecution witness in the ongoing murder trial of Sydney Buckle aka DJ Clef told the court yesterday that the...
View ArticleEthical, Objective and Conflict Sensitive Reporting of the Constitutional...
July 31, 2015 By Hindolo Tonya Musa, Head of Department, Mass Comm., FBC (musatonya@yahoo.com) It is very timely to refresh the journalists and civil society organizations about the procedures and...
View ArticleSLFA shortlists six for Leone Stars job
July 31, 2015 By Sahr Morris Jr. The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has shortlisted six coaches out of a list of 63 applicants for the vacant post in the national team, Leone Stars. The West...
View ArticleEuropa League: Bangura to lead AIK attack
July 31, 2015 By Sahr Morris Jr. Sierra Leone forward, Mohamed ‘Poborsky’ Bangura, is in line to lead AIK Solna’s striking force against Atromitos Athinon of Greece in the third round qualifiers of the...
View ArticleMedia wants separate chapter in reviewed constitution
August 7, 2015 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma As the review of the 1991 constitution gathers momentum, media practitioners in Sierra Leone yesterday, 6 August, submitted a position paper to the...
View ArticleCARL urges government to compensate ‘mutiny’ soldiers
August 7, 2015 By Patrick Jaiah Kamara The Center for Accountability and Rule of Law (CARL) has called on the government of Sierra Leone to ‘satisfactorily’ compensate alleged army mutineers that were...
View ArticleGovernment warned not to lose sight of AIDS - …Even as Ebola rages
…Even as Ebola rages August 7, 2015 By Mohamed Massaquoi Country Programme Manager of AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has called on the government to strategically pay attention to HIV/AIDS in Sierra...
View ArticleStakeholders identify Ebola challenges in Kailahun
August 7, 2015 By Ibrahim Tarawallie Although Kailahun was declared Ebola free more than 200 days ago, stakeholders in the eastern district are not oblivious that the virus could return. Thus, in...
View ArticleLegal Aid Board plans future with stakeholders
August 7, 2015 Supreme Court Judge, Justice Nicholas Brown-Marke declared open a one-day ASJP-funded Strategic Planning Workshop of the Legal Aid Board by underlining the importance of sound...
View ArticleEducation Ministry launches REDISL project
August 7, 2014 By Victoria Saffa The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology yesterday, 6 August launched the Revitalising Education Development in Sierra Leone (REDISL) project which contains...
View Article‘Small arms pose a great threat to society’ - …Says Internal Affairs Minister
…Says Internal Affairs Minister August 7, 2015 The Minister of Internal Affairs, Joseph Dauda has launched Small Arms and Light Weapons programme in the northern city of Makeni over the weekend saying...
View ArticleUNSURPRISINGLY…
August 7, 2015 By Abu-Bakarr Sheriff The headline is adopted from a blog by my Zambian friend, Dr. Robert Mtongo, who few weeks ago used it to effectively highlight myriad issues blighting governance...
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