‘I will not negotiate with clique groups’ - ..Says Internal Affairs Minister
..Says Internal Affairs Minister May 9, 2016 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma Minister of Internal Affairs, Major Retired Alfred Palo Conteh, has said his ministry would be negotiating with commercial bike...
View ArticleKayode still keen on playing for Leone Stars
May 9, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Nigerian-born attacking midfielder Victor Kayode says he is still waiting in the wings to pull on the colours of Sierra Leone national team, Leone Stars. The 29-year-old,...
View ArticleAfter heart failure…‘Andrino’ Kamara is on the way to MLS
May 9, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Sierra Leone international striker, Alhaji ‘Andriano’ Kamara, is on his way to join U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) club DC United, less than six months after he was ruled...
View Article‘Give equal opportunities for girls and boys to play football’ - … AFFA...
… AFFA scribe tells SLFA & others May 9, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Secretary General of Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA), Elkan Mammadov, has called on the Sierra Leone...
View ArticleWorld Bank says license fees for fishing trawlers too low - -calls for new...
-calls for new improved tariff May 20, 2016 By Ibrahim Tarawallie The Country Manager for the World Bank office in Sierra Leone yesterday stated that license fees paid by trawlers sailing in the...
View ArticleCommercial motorbikes riders, law enforcement and the politics of Sierra Leone
May 20, 2016 Commercial motorbike riders have created a niche for themselves in the local transport sector, to the extent that they have become indispensible to the Sierra Leonean public. Members of...
View Article“I was always positive,” Alhaji Kamara
May 20, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Sierra Leone and D.C. United striker Alhaji ‘Andriano’ Kamara has said he was always positive even after he was told about a congenital heart defect which almost ended...
View ArticleWobay adds Slovenian PrvaLiga title to trophy cabinet
May 20, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Sierra Leone international, Gibrilla Wobay, has added the Slovenian PrvaLiga title to his trophy cabinet after helping his new club NK Olimpija win the Slovenian league...
View ArticleSWASAL AGM: Martin Michael offers support
May 20, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Managing Director of Sierra Leone’s leading Sports Betting and Lottery Company, Mercury International SL Ltd., Mr Martin Michael Wednesday, 18 May, 2016 helped the...
View ArticleAbsence of jurors impede murder trial
May 20, 2016 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma A murder trial involving two accused persons – Solomon Bondi and Hector Sesay – was Wednesday halted because just two of the 12 jurors were present in court. Newly...
View ArticleFBC lecturer says under-budgeting to blame for poor education
May 20, 2016 By Patrick Jaiah Kamara A lecturer at the Department of Economics, Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, has blamed under budgeting and lack of adequate trained personnel for the...
View ArticlePrincipal seizes 42 mobile phones from students - …for viewing pornographic...
…for viewing pornographic materials in class May 20, 2016 By Joseph S. Margai Principal of Schlenker Secondary School in Port Loko, Chernor Sahid Kamara, has seized 42 mobile phones from pupils who...
View ArticleTransport Minister concerned about poor ferry service - …calls for private...
…calls for private sector support May 20, 2016 By Mohamed Massaquoi The Minister of Transport and Aviation has said that the appalling ferry service between Freetown and Lungi is one of the greatest...
View ArticleGov’t to demolish structures in water catchment areas
May 20, 2016 By Patrick Jaiah Kamara & Memunatu Bangura The Minister of Water Resources yesterday told journalists at the weekly government press briefing that government would soon demolish houses...
View ArticleFlashback: 25 May, 1997 - …The Day AFRC/RUF murdered our Democracy
…The Day AFRC/RUF murdered our Democracy May 25, 2016 Nineteen years ago today (Sunday, 25 May, 1997), a ragtag group of soldiers called the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) overthrew the...
View ArticleLawmakers ratify $40m loan agreement for farming
May 25, 2016 By Patrick Jaiah Kamara Lawmakers yesterday ratified a forty million dollar (US$40m) loan agreement that will be used to transform the farming system from subsistence to commercialised....
View ArticlePregnant and lactating girls complain of hunger at dropping centres in Port...
May 25, 2015 By Joseph S. Margai Pregnant and lactating girls who are currently taking remedial classes in Port Loko district have complained about hunger at dropping centres established by the...
View ArticleBubuya & Yebaya women seek help
May 25, 2016 By Victoria Saffa Over 200 women and children in Bubuya and Yebaya villages, in the Tonko Limba Chiefdom, Kambia district, have called on the government and well-wishers to help improve...
View ArticleHRC-SL educate partners on keeping proper records of matters referred
May 25, 2016 By Ibrahim Tarawallie The Directorate of Complaints Investigations and Legal Services of the Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone yesterday engaged key partners who they refer specific...
View ArticleBrother wanted to sell bother for Le3m - -says Trade unionist
-says Trade unionist May 25, 2016 By Hawa Amara Trade Unionist Aaron Aiah Brima yesterday told a Freetown Magistrates’ Court that accused Abdul Russel wanted to sale his brother Umaro Russel at Big...
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