Manslaughter: No bail for 8 police officers
October 14, 2015 By Hawa Amara Eight police officers who are alleged by the state to have caused the death of one Francis Haffner while in detention were again denied bail yesterday and remanded at the...
View Article‘SLTU does not recruit teachers’ - …says scribe Davison Kuyateh
…says scribe Davison Kuyateh October 14, 2015 By Samuel Ben Turay Secretary General of the Sierra Leone Teachers’ Union (SLTU), Davison Kuyateh, yesterday said at a press conference that the trade...
View Article15-year-old addresses world leaders on challenges in Sierra Leone
October 14, 2015 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma Mariam Samai, 15, a pupil of the Annie Walsh Memorial Senior Secondary School, has returned to Freetown after attending the 70th session of the United Nations...
View ArticleKroo Bay flooding… - Over 2000 children lost books
Over 2000 children lost books October 14, 2015 By Samuel Ben Turay Secretary General of the Kroo Bay community, Mohamed P. Kargbo, has told Concord Times in an exclusive interview that over a thousand...
View ArticleLEOCEM boosts Cline Town flood victims
October 14, 2015 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma As part of their corporate social responsibility, cement manufacturing company LEOCEM on Friday (October 9) donated assorted items, including foams, cooking...
View ArticleLegal Aid assigns lawyers to prisoners
October 14, 2015 The Sierra Leone Legal Aid Board on Monday October 12 assigned accused persons on remand to twenty-four lawyers. The Chair of the Legal Aid Board, Justice Adeliza Showers, President of...
View ArticleUNDP demands inclusion of people in development strategies
October 14, 2015 By Alusine Sesay “People and places should be at the centre of development strategies that create productive jobs and accelerate demographic transition. We have to invest in education...
View ArticleSambaia Bendugu residents doubtful about ‘Agenda for Prosperity’
October 14, 2015 By Mohamed Massaquoi Some residents of Sambaia Bendugu chiefdom in the Tonkolili District, northern Sierra Leone, have expressed doubt over whether they would achieve the much...
View ArticleSierra Leonean honoured in Australia
October 14, 2015 By Ibrahim Tarawallie A Sierra Leonean based in Australia has been honoured for his outstanding contributions and promotion of understanding between African communities and residents...
View ArticleMAADA BIO: A TRULY POPULAR POLITICIAN WITH THE GIFT OF RISING ABOVE PARTY...
October 14, 2015 By: Yusuf Keketoma Sandi For many years, many things have been said and written about him. For the smear campaigners Maada Bio is a poor and jobless man but in contradiction other...
View ArticleAdolescent girl demands enforcement of teachers’ code of conduct
October 14, 2015 By Alusine Sesay While reading a position paper at the launch of the Advocacy on Enhanced Completion of Schooling for all Vulnerable Girls project at the Bank Complex in Freetown...
View ArticleDr. Yumkella warns against felling trees - …to prevent future disaster
…to prevent future disaster October 14, 2015 By Ibrahim Tarawallie One of the leading contenders for the flag-bearer of the opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) has warned citizens, especially...
View ArticleBio breezes in town with pomp - - says peace in SLPP is collective...
- says peace in SLPP is collective responsibility October 14, 2015 By Mohamed Massaquoi Thousands of party enthusiasts and members of the opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) on Sunday...
View ArticleSLPP MPs blame Works Minister for delay in Kenema roads rehabilitation
October 14, 2015 By Jariatu S. Bangura Members of Parliament from Kenema district representing the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) have blamed acting Minister of Works, Housing and Infrastructure for...
View ArticleInvesting in girls yields huge returns - …UNFPA Executive Director
…UNFPA Executive Director October 14, 2015 UNFPA executive director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, said on International Day of the Girl Child, 11 October, that investing in girls would yield huge...
View ArticleSea coach launches 72-seater passenger vessel
October 14, 2015 By Memunatu Bangura In a bid to improve and provide safe and reliable sea transportation for passengers who are to catch flights to travel abroad, sea transport providers, Sea Coach...
View ArticleGESSL embarks on cleaning exercise
October 14, 2015 By Memunatu Bangura Over 70 teenage pupils of the St. Joseph’s Convent, with support from the Girls Empowerment Summit Sierra Leone (GESSL) through their ‘Clean My School’ project,...
View ArticlePupil tells colleagues to focus on education and not worldly affairs
October 14, 2015 By Ibrahim Tarawallie “Let us help ourselves and our parents by doing well in schools. The age we find ourselves now, we should only think about our education and not paying attention...
View ArticleLe700m bail for burglary accused
October 14, 2015 By Patrick Jaiah Kamara Judge Bami Allan Halloway, presiding at the Freetown High Court, yesterday slammed a Le100 million bail individual bail on seven accused persons charged with...
View ArticleFoRUT holds validation workshop on strategic plan
October 21, 2015 By Memunatu Bangura Foundation for Rural and Urban Transformation (FoRUT) has ended a one-day validation workshop on its Strategic Plan for 2016 to 2020 at the Grassroots Gender...
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