Court Martial verdict in 4 weeks
July 6, 2015 By Alusine Sesay The fate of 13 alleged military mutineers now lies in the hands of Judge Advocate Otto During, who is due to pronounce his verdict in four weeks’ time. The trial of the...
View ArticleIn alleged murder of DJ Clef… - LA Chocolate & Co. remanded
LA Chocolate & Co. remanded July 6, 2015 By Patrick Jaiah Kamara & Hawa Amara Baimba Moi Foray aka ‘LA Chocolate’ and Avrin Oreh Renner were Friday remanded at the Male Correctional Center on...
View ArticleDraft Media Bill & Code validated
July 6, 2015 By Ibrahim Tarawallie With support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), members of the Media Reform Coordinating Group (MRCG) comprising of key stakeholders in the media...
View Article‘Sierra Leoneans vulnerable to cancer’ - - says NSRPA boss
- says NSRPA boss July 6, 2015 By Victoria Saffa Executive Secretary of the Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Authority (NSRPA), Josie J. Kongo, has told Concord Times that majority of Sierra...
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Freetown’s dens of commercial sex workers
July 6, 2015 By Gabriel Benjamin Looking innocent but not at all shy, the girl – about 17 years old – emerges from nowhere, and whispers into a man’s ear, “I will do you well. Just Le30,000 for short...
View Article‘Olu’s’ Last Whisper to ‘Ernest’
July 7, 2014 By Oswald Hanciles (First published May 7, 2011 – in Concord Times, Standard Times, AYV newspapers; thoughts relevant still for Sierra Leone) I stopped writing this column almost six...
View ArticleRobbery matters sent to High Court
July 7, 2015 By Patrick Jaiah Kamara Presiding Magistrate at the Freetown Magistrates’ Court No. 6, Mohamed Salieu Seray-Wurie, yesterday committed the cases of two accused persons, who were charged...
View ArticleOver non-payment of benefit… - Husband & wife drag SSGI to court
Husband & wife drag SSGI to court July 7, 2015 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma Malthe and Bahtiden Golla have sued the Security Support Group International (SSGI) to the Industrial Court of Sierra Leone...
View ArticleNew World Bank country chief for Salone, others
July 7, 2015 Henry Godfrey Rupiny Kerali is the new World Bank Country Director for Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone, effective July 1, 2015. In this position, his top three priorities will be,...
View ArticleHuge opportunities for agricultural growth - - FAO forecasts
- FAO forecasts July 7, 2015 By Alusine Sesay A new report published by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Economic...
View ArticleStrasser honoured at Military decoration ceremony
July 7, 2015 By Victoria Saffa Former Head of State in the military government of the National Provisional Ruling Council (NPRC) was last Friday (July 3) honoured at the decoration ceremony of newly...
View ArticleAgric. Minister launches National Youth Farm
July 7, 2015 By Victoria Saffa In a bid to promote young people across the country to be self-reliant, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security over the weekend launched the National Youth...
View ArticleWrestling coach eyes World Championship success
July 7, 2015 By Sahr Morris Jr. The newly appointed coach of the Sierra Leone national wrestling team, Mohamed Barrie, has set his sights on achieving success in the wrestling World Championship in Las...
View ArticleKamara returns to IFK Norrkoping
July 7, 2015 By Sahr Morris Jr. Sierra Leone striker, Alhaji Kamara, has returned to his parent club IFK Norrköping after ending his short loan spell with Malaysian outfit, Johur Darul Taksim FC. The...
View ArticleAs he commission buses - President Koroma warns - ‘no business as usual’
President Koroma warns - ‘no business as usual’ July 8, 2015 By Ibrahim Tarawallie President Ernest Bai Koroma yesterday delivered a stern warning to workers of the Sierra Leone Road Transportation...
View ArticleNew 98.1 FM edifice commissioned - Station Manager extolled
Station Manager extolled July 8, 2015 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma Guests at the official opening of the new building of Radio Democracy 98.1 FM yesterday extolled the Station Manager, Mrs. Asmaa James,...
View ArticleKailahun District discusses Ebola recovery and healing
June 8, 2015 By Alusine Sesay The people of Kailahun District, including Paramount Chiefs and other key stakeholders, converged at the Luawa Resort in Kailahun town over the weekend to proffer...
View ArticleWho says Sierra Leoneans are not patriotic: how 100 new buses inspired a...
July 8, 2015 By Sheriff Mahmud Ismail I felt a shiver down my spine, my hair stood on end and I was motionless like a canoe stranded on the mud; but I was savouring the moment of history being made –...
View ArticlePress Release: RSLAF pays Le40 million to Local Councils
July 8, 2015 Freetown, July 6, 2015 – The Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) has commenced the payments of the 2015 local tax for its serving personnel to the various local councils in the...
View ArticlePC Demby takes solar power providers to Bo
July 8, 2015 Paramount Chief Alfred Hindowa Demby V of Baoma Chiefdom, Bo District, was pleased to host executives of Solar Era Holdings, providers of renewable energy solutions, at his Bo residence...
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