‘More time is an unconstitutional instrument’ - - says Deputy Minority Leader
- says Deputy Minority Leader February 1, 2016 By Jariatu s. Bangura Deputy Minority Leader of Parliament has referred to the ‘more time’ campaign as an unconstitutional instrument that has the...
View ArticleEx-Sierratel employees file Le1.4bn law suit
February 1, 2016 By Patrick J. Kamara Some 74 former employees of the state owned Sierra Leone Telecommunication Company (Sierratel) have filed a law suit against the company for bonuses, severance...
View ArticleSurge in ties: the China/Sierra Leone relations
February 1, 2016 By John Baimba Sesay-CHINA Imagine these figures. Trade between Africa and China is reported to have risen to $220 billion in 2014, which is believed to be about three times that of...
View ArticleSierra Leone Chinese Chamber of Commerce launched
February 1, 2016 By Victoria Saffa Members of the Chinese Society in Sierra Leone have launched the Sierra Leone Chinese Chamber of Commerce (SLCCC) in Freetown. The auspicious event was held at the...
View ArticleVOX POP – Citizens express their views on Safe Abortion Bill
February 1, 2016 By Victoria Saffa Freetown residents have had their say over the controversial Safe Abortion Bill that was hurriedly passed in Parliament last year, but which President Ernest Bai...
View ArticleOne in custody for Electricity House inferno
February 1, 2016 By Hawa Amara One Moses Alieu Lansana, an employee of the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA), was last Friday remanded at the Male Correctional Centre on Pademba...
View ArticleSalone trio join Liberia’s Nimba Utd
February 1, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Sierra Leonean trio – Lamin Janneh, Amadu Barrie and Foday Suma – have joined Liberian Premier League side Nimba United FC on a one-year loan deal. Janneh moved...
View ArticleKei Kamara’s Crew future still in doubt
February 1, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Sierra Leone striker Kei Kamara’s future with U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) side Columbus Crew is still unclear despite the forward returning to the team’s...
View Article‘ISIL-type elite’ in ‘Water-Genocide’ in Salone?
February 2, 2016 By Oswald Hanciles Would I be right if I accuse a tiny number of Freetown’s money-elite and power-elite of being like the most notorious and feared terrorist group in today’s world,...
View ArticleAn effort to keep girls in school and out of marriage, in Sierra Leone
February 2, 2016 By Indrias G. Kassaye The story of a girl who dropped out of school after becoming pregnant and marrying demonstrates the challenges for girls’ education in Sierra Leone. Hajah Conteh*...
View ArticleOver Safe Abortion Bill… - Women’s group challenges religious leaders
Women’s group challenges religious leaders February 2, 2016 By Jariatu S. Bangura A coalition of women’s groups in Sierra Leone have challenged religious leaders over the contentious ‘Safe Abortion...
View Article‘Introduce sex education in school curriculum’ - …PAN urges gov’t
…PAN urges gov’t February 2, 2016 By Patrick Jaiah Kamara Executive Director of Patriotic Advocacy Network (PAN) has recommended that the Government of Sierra Leone, through the Ministry of Education,...
View ArticleSalone Police accused of arbitrary arrests
February 2, 2016 By Ibrahim Tarawallie A right based social policy advocacy organisation, Campaign for Human Rights and Development Sierra Leone (CHRDSL), has accused the Sierra Leone Police of...
View ArticleUS$1.9 billion in Ebola aid not delivered - - claims UK-based charity
- claims UK-based charity February 2, 2016 International donors have failed to deliver US$1.9 billion in promised funds to help the three West African countries afflicted by Ebola recover from the...
View ArticleWoobay completes Olimpija move - Sierra Leone international Woobay poised for...
Sierra Leone international Woobay poised for a new challenge February 2, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Slovenian top league (Prva Liga) side, NK Olimpija, has signed Sierra Leone attacking midfielder,...
View ArticleEPA, NPAA & NRA are a challenge to Tourism Ministry - …says Acting Minister
…says Acting Minister February 2, 2016 By Yeabu Bangura Acting Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Madam Kadija O. Seisay, has disclosed that parallel Acts or the establishment of institutions...
View ArticleNational Premier League returns: - Bo Rangers, E.E. Lions off to flying start
Bo Rangers, E.E. Lions off to flying start February 2, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Bo Rangers and East End Lions FC started their campaign in the controversial football stakeholders’ ‘National Premier...
View ArticleJohansen, Hayatou to discuss Salone football wrangling?
February 2, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), Madam Isha Johansen and the current acting FIFA president, Issa Hayatou, are expected to discuss the...
View ArticleDeen-Conteh leaves Port Vale
February 3, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Sierra Leone and former Chelsea defender, Aziz Deen-Conteh, has ended his 14-month spell with English League One club, Port Vale after agreeing a deal to leave the...
View ArticleTeteh Bangura trains with Dalkurd
February 5, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. The former AIK and Bursaspor forward was spotted with the Swedish second tier league side on Thursday and he is expected to be featured by the club this Saturday in...
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