Fly Salone makes maiden flight to Lungi Airport
December 15, 2015 By Victoria Saffa Over the weekend, an aircraft called ‘Fly Salone’ landed at the Lungi international airport with passengers from the United Kingdom. The aircraft, reportedly leased...
View ArticleWith support from EU… - Emergency opens hospital in Lokomasama
Emergency opens hospital in Lokomasama December 15, 2015 By Ibrahim Jaffa Condeh The Emergency Surgical Centre at Goderich has officially opened a first aid trauma post at Lokomasama in the Port Loko...
View Article‘Corruption on the rise in Private Sector’ - - ACC Deputy Commissioner
- ACC Deputy Commissioner December 15, 2015 By Victoria Saffa Deputy Commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Shollay Davies, has told Concord Times that the rate of corruption in the...
View ArticleHannah Bockarie murder: - Insanity plea rejected
Insanity plea rejected December 15, 2015 By Hawa Amara Magistrate Komba Kamanda of the Freetown Magistrates’ Court No.1 yesterday ordered that second accused Paul Corn, who the defence team said was...
View ArticleDeputy Minister urges girl child education
December 15, 2015 By Regina Pratt Addressing kids at the annual Vimto Family Fun Day organised by the Sierra Leone Bottling Company (SLBC) on Sunday, 13 December, at the Aberdeen beach, Atilla said the...
View ArticleUK NGO to train 400 midwifes
December 15, 2015 By Samuel Ben Turay Country Manager of United Kingdom (UK) based Life for African Mothers (LFAM) revealed yesterday at a press conference held at the ARK community centre on Robert...
View ArticleDISAPPOINTING SPELL … Sierra Leone international ‘Medo’ Kamara - Kamara could...
Kamara could quit Bolton before January December 15, 2015 By Sahr Morris Jr. Sierra Leone midfielder Mohamed ‘Medo’ Kamara could leave English Championship side Bolton Wanderers before the January...
View ArticleSLWA commences Level One course
December 15, 2015 By Sahr Morris Jr. The Sierra Leone Wrestling Association (SLWA) Monday (December 14) commenced a week-long Level One coaching course for over 15 participants at the Siaka Stevens...
View ArticleFrom Ebola Response to Recovery: The case of President Koroma’s Post-Ebola...
December 16, 2015 The Author: Michael Massaquoi President Koroma’s Post-Ebola Recovery and Transition Programme is almost six months old, and by all indications, there are remarkable improvements in...
View ArticleSalone journalist elected regional WANJOP Veep
December 16, 2015 By Abdulai Turay Managing Editor of the New Agenda newspaper, Minkailu Turay, has been elected Vice President of the West Africa Network of Journalists for the Promotion of Good...
View Article‘MoneyGram brand stands tall among the lot’ - - says Premier Media boss
- says Premier Media boss December 16, 2015 By Ibrahim Tarawallie Managing Director of Premier Media Consultancy, marketers of Moneygram service in Sierra Leone, has stated that the brand stands tall...
View ArticleCitizens condemn ‘unprofessionalism in the police force’
December 16, 2015 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma A cross-section of citizens in the Freetown municipality have condemned the attitude of the Sierra Leone Police Force in fighting crime and gangs. This...
View ArticleECOWAS Court rules against Sierra Leone - …as ex-SNA workers demand Le18bn
…as ex-SNA workers demand Le18bn December 16, 2015 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court has refused to grant a preliminary objection by the government...
View ArticleParliament ratifies $37m financing agreements
December 17, 2015 By Jariatu S. Bangura Members of Parliament yesterday ratified two financing agreements amounting to thirty-seven million United States dollars (US$37,000,000) signed between the...
View ArticleCARL exposes Gov’t neglect of Local Courts
December 16, 2015 By Alusine Sesay A survey conducted by the Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law (CARL) has exposed series of lapses that hinder the administration of justice in four chiefdom...
View ArticleSLEITI capacitates journalists and CSOs on use of Online Repository
December 16, 2015 By: Mohamed Fernando Conteh Ahead of the publication of its 2013 EITI Report, the Sierra Leone Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (SLEITI), with support from the Revenue...
View ArticleIn Supreme Court petition… - Alie Bangura loses to SLPP
Alie Bangura loses to SLPP December 16, 2015 By Patrick Jaiah Kamara The Supreme Court of Sierra Leone yesterday unanimously refused to grant Ambassador Alie Essa Bangura’s petition to nullify the...
View ArticleClimate Change: From A Parliamentary Lens
December 17, 2015 Author: Momodu Lamin Deen Rogers Almost two weeks in the French capital, Paris, took me beyond the ordinary knowledge about the most topical global debate of our time – Climate...
View ArticleSalone envoy presents Letters of Credence to President Kenyatta
December 17, 2015 Abdul Karim Koroma in Addis Ababa Sierra Leone’s High Commissioner to the Republic of Kenya with residence in Ethiopia, Ambassador Osman Keh Kamara, presented his Letters of Credence...
View Article‘Death penalty is a violation of right to life’ - - says Amnesty Int’l boss
- says Amnesty Int’l boss December 17, 2015 By Ibrahim Tarawallie Director of Amnesty International Sierra Leone yesterday referred to the death penalty provision in the law books of the country as a...
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