Police officer testifies against colleagues in manslaughter case
October 21, 2015 By Hawa Amara Detective Police Constable (DPC) 8576 Issa Kamara, attached to the Criminal Investigation Department headquarters, yesterday testified against eight of his colleagues who...
View ArticleLeone Prep vs. Education Minister, AG: - High Court orders applicant to re-file
High Court orders applicant to re-file October 21, 2015 By Patrick Jaiah Kamara The High Court of Sierra Leone yesterday told the applicant in a motion filed against the Minister of Education, Science...
View ArticlePolitical parties assure PPRC of peaceful by-elections
October 21, 2015 The four political parties that will be contesting the by-elections in Constituency 107 and Ward 329 in the Western Area have assured the Political Parties Registration Commission...
View ArticleEducation Ministry records 3,017 pregnant school girls
October 21, 2015 By Ibrahim Tarawallie Public Relations Officer in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology yesterday stated that about 50% to 60% of girls that are currently pregnant are...
View ArticleSalone loses US$17m revenue in 2014
October 21, 2015 By Alusine Sesay “The adverse impact of revenue shortfall is driven largely by lower corporate and personal tax payments. Sales from the largest manufacturing companies that produce...
View Article‘Complaints Board to reform SLP’ - - President Koroma
- President Koroma October 21, 2015 By Victoria Saffa President Ernest Bai Koroma has stated that the establishment of the Independent Police Compliants Board (IPCB) is to strengthen and reform the...
View ArticleMPs urge NASSIT to invest in better housing
October 21, 2015 By Jariatu S. Bangura Members of Parliament from both sides of the aisle have urged officials at the National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT) to invest in better housing...
View ArticleEbola orphans receive more goodies
October 21, 2015 By Regina Pratt Ten Ebola orphans at Mathaineh village, Matonkoh section in the Ribbi chiefdom, Moyamba district breathed a sigh of relief recently when they received food and non-food...
View ArticleWhatsApp group donates to flood victims
October 21, 2015 By Mohamed Massaquoi The Salone People 1 online WhatsApp forum last Friday (16 October) donated 100 bags of rice to flood victims at the National Stadium in Freetown. The donation was...
View ArticleWe must develop a culture of contempt for mediocrity
October 23, 2015 By: Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon I have passed the age of playing peacock for anybody or ideal. So I’m going to simply say that every Sierra Leonean who reads this piece and does not...
View ArticleGolf: New West Africa tour aims to expose regional talent
October 23, 2015 By Sahr Morris Jr. The International Golf and Country Club in Abuja will play host in December to the inaugural tournament of the West Africa Golf Tour, a new invitational event...
View ArticleKei Kamara upset to miss MLS golden boot battle
October 23, 2015 By Sahr Morris Jr. Columbus Crew striker, Kei Kamara, is in a disappointing mood as he will miss the final chance to scoop this year’s Major League Soccer (MLS) Audi Golden boot. The...
View ArticleCycling Association congress put on hold
October 23, 2015 By Sahr Morris Jr. The elective congress of the Sierra Leone National Cycling Association (SLNCA) has for the second time in a year been postponed, this time indefinitely, by the...
View ArticleAfter 6 years on Remand - 2 dead, 3 discharged for want of evidence
2 dead, 3 discharged for want of evidence October 23, 2015 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma Justice Abdulai Charm of the Freetown High Court yesterday discharged five accused persons arraigned on the offences...
View ArticleAmb. Kamara addresses AU on Ebola
October 23, 2015 By Abdul Karim Koroma in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union (AU) Wednesday, 21 October participated in a...
View ArticleTam Baryoh vs IMC - IMC chair ‘interrupts’ proceedings
IMC chair ‘interrupts’ proceedings October 23, 2015 By Patrick Jaiah Kamara Judge Musu D. Kamara yesterday had to prematurely adjourn the matter between Dr. David Tam Baryoh and the Independent Media...
View ArticleParliament ratifies $US46m plus community project
October 23, 2015 By Jariatu S. Bangura Members of Parliament yesterday ratified two community development projects between the government of Sierra Leone and the Islamic Development Bank, amounting to...
View ArticleAs Thinking Pink Foundation observes breast Cancer month - …Breast cancer...
…Breast cancer patient appeals for assistance October 23, 2015 By Regina Pratt Madam Ejatu Kabba, a breast cancer patient, is appealing for further treatment as she is in dire need of urgent...
View ArticleLegal Aid Board aids release of 10 prisoners
October 23, 2015 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma Lawyers Ivan Sesay, Cheryl Blake and Nicky Spencer-Coker, representing the Legal Aid Board Sierra Leone, have aided the release of ten persons, including...
View ArticlePolice arrest ‘bandit’
October 27, 2015 By Ibrahim Jaffa Condeh Assistant Superintendent of Police Kandeh Konteh of the Calaba Town police station yesterday confirmed to Concord Times the arrest of one Benjamin Nyallay, who...
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