Eastern region wins National Spelling Bee competition
March 31, 2016 By Casper Hsu and AL Mansaray (Interns from Bournemouth University, UK) A pupil from Kenema, in the eastern region, has won this year’s individual national spelling bee competition on...
View ArticleTACKLING BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION IN THE SECURITY SECTOR
March 31, 2016 BY: ALIMAMY LAHAI KAMARA Since Independence corruption has been the biggest threat to the security sector in Sierra Leone, and has been identified as one of the factors responsible for...
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“Only about 60-70% powers devolved to Local Councils”, says Mayor Bode Gibson
March 31, 2016 By Abu-Bakarr Sheriff Mayor Bode Gibson says he envisions a peaceful municipality Only 60 to 70 percent of powers have been devolved to local councils since the re-introduction of local...
View ArticleRevealed…. - How FBC sets ‘Kangaroo Committee’ to ‘investigate’ Prof. Ibrahim...
How FBC sets ‘Kangaroo Committee’ to ‘investigate’ Prof. Ibrahim Abdullah March 31, 2016 Documentary evidence in the matter between Prof. Ibrahim Abdullah and the Fourah Bay College administration has...
View ArticleAirtel boosts education at Regent
March 31, 2016 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma As part of their corporate social responsibility to communities across the country, Airtel Sierra Leone Tuesday, 29 March, 2016 commissioned the Maranatha...
View ArticleIMF projects Salone GDP to grow by 4.3 percent but…
March 31, 2016 By Alusine Sesay Head of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation which visited Freetown from 15-29 March, 2016 to conduct the fifth review under the Extended Credit Facility...
View ArticleWusum Stadium to host Salone/Gambia clash
March 31, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Sierra Leone’s Under-20 squad will host their Gambian counterparts in the 2017 African U-20 Youth Championship qualifiers at the Wusum mini stadium in Makeni, northern...
View ArticleFoday Fofana laid to rest
March 31, 2016 By Ibrahim Tarawallie Former stringer for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in Sierra Leone and Guinea-Conakry was Tuesday, 29 March, laid to rest at the Kissy Road cemetery...
View ArticleKaikai sets Shrewsbury goal target
March 31, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Crystal Palace striker, Sullay Kaikai, who is on loan to English League One side Shrewsbury Town, has set himself a 15 goals target for Town this season. The...
View ArticleMember States to discuss Africa’s agriculture issues
April 1, 2016 The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations will from 4 to 8 April, 2016 hold its 29th Regional Conference for Africa (ARC29) in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, to discuss...
View ArticleWorld Bank to support improved ferry service
April 1, 2016 By Ibrahim Tarawallie The World Bank Regional Director for Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone has spoken about the bank’s plan to support the transport sector, particularly in the...
View ArticleAirtel commissions $10million data centre
April 1, 2016 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma In a bid provide quality communication to their consumers, Airtel Sierra Leone yesterday commissioned a US$10m data centre in Freetown. Speaking during the...
View Article20 15 Census report ‘cooked’ - …Says JOB
…Says JOB April 1, 2016 By Mohamed Massaquoi A former Chairman and Leader of the opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) and flag bearer aspirant for the 2018 presidential election has said...
View Article“Sierra Leone population is now over 7m” - ...Statistician-General
...Statistician-General April 1, 2016 By Regina Pratt Statistics Sierra Leone yesterday released the provisional census result for the 2015 Population and Housing Census, which revealed that the...
View ArticleMinority Leader cautions nominees
April 1, 2016 By Jariatu S. Bangura As members of the Appointment and Public Service Committee in Parliament yesterday continued to screen presidential nominees to serve in different ministries, the...
View ArticleInfant abandoned under mango tree
April 1, 2016 By Casper Hsu and AL Mansaray (Interns from Bournemouth University, UK) A two-month-old baby was abandoned under a tree in the outskirts of the capital Freetown around 6 a.m. during the...
View ArticleShooting Stars to engage Young Scorpions tomorrow
April 1, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Sierra Leone national Youth U-20 team, Shooting Stars, will kick-start their bid to qualify for the 2017 African Youth Champions (AYC) in Zambia when they take on the...
View ArticleTeteh Bangura eyes successful campaign
April 1, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Sierra Leone international striker, Ibrahim Teteh Bangura, says he is eyeing a successful league campaign with Swedish Superettan side GIAS AIF. The striker, who signed...
View ArticleBattle for Zambia 2017 spots begin
April 1, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. The journey for places to the 20th edition of the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Zambia 2017 commences this weekend with first leg matches of the First Round. Twenty (20)...
View ArticleFormer Salone sprinter says: ‘Australia changed my life’
April 4, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Former Sierra Leone sprinter, Sandy Walker, who sought asylum in Australia during the 2006 Commonwealth Games, says his life has been transformed beyond belief....
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