Let’s blow our trumpet: making a case for Africa Union Agenda 2063
June 7, 2016 By Mohamed Gibril Sesay Last week the great boxer, Muhammad Ali died. There were positive stories all about him. That was mainly because he first started telling positive stories about...
View ArticleLack of funding may derail implementation of Sierra Leone’s progressive land...
June 7, 2016 By Sonkita Conteh, Director, Namati Sierra Leone Some six months after cabinet approved the national land policy, there are fears that its ground-breaking provisions may not see the light...
View ArticleAU engages press attaches’ of member states - …aims at broadening knowledge...
…aims at broadening knowledge about the AU in view of Agenda 2063 June 7, 2016 By Joseph S. Margai In an effort to broaden the outreach and expand the knowledge of the African Union’s view about Agenda...
View ArticleA.U. Dele on population and development visits Sierra Leone
June 7, 2016 Three members from the African Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development at the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, made a one- day visit to Sierra Leone to sensitize and sell...
View ArticleLawyer Jenkins demands review on Okada ban
June 7, 2016 By Patrick J.Kamara Senior private legal practitioner, Lawyer James Blyden Jenkins-Johnston Esq. has called on the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the law enforcement agency to...
View Article‘We have no chance of winning an election against APC’ - - SLPP aspirant admits
- SLPP aspirant admits June 7, 2016 By Ibrahim Tarawallie One of the flag-bearer aspirants of the main opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) yesterday admitted that with the ongoing infighting...
View ArticleFraudster Jailed For 1 Year
June 7, 2016 By Patrick J.Kamara Magistrate Mohamed Salieu Seray-Wurie of Ross Road Court No.1 has convicted and sentenced one Mohamed Sesay to twelve months in prison or pay an alternative fine of...
View ArticleGames world opens modern casino in Salone
June 7, 2016 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma Games World International (GWI), one of the world’s leading gaming and amusement companies with over twenty three years of experience in the industry last Friday...
View Article154 Road Safety Corps pass-out at Benguema
June 7, 2016 By Joseph S. Margai In line with the ongoing rebranding process of the Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA), 154 members of the Road Safety Corps have successfully passed-out at the...
View ArticleAirtel launches data bundles
June 8, 2016 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma In a bid to provide speedy and reliable internet service for their customers, one of the Sierra Leone’s leading mobile service providers, Airtel on Monday,...
View ArticleAfricell 3G++ Ramadan show commences
June 8, 2016 By Ibrahim Tarawallie One of the leading GSM operators in the country, Africell Mobile Company, Monday, 6 June, 2016 unveiled their Ramadan promotion code named ‘Africell 3G++ Ramadan...
View ArticleChief demands involvement of locals in civil registration process
June 8, 2016 By Memunatu Bangura Paramount Chief Thomas J.K. Koroma of Sittia Chiefdom in the Bonthe district has called on the authorities to recruit people from within their respective communities in...
View Article‘Education critical for empowering women & girls’ - -says Deputy Social...
-says Deputy Social Welfare Minister June 8, 2016 By Ibrahim Tarawallie The Deputy Minister of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs has stated that education was critical to the empowerment of...
View ArticleSexual penetration… - Accused sentenced to 5 years imprisonment
Accused sentenced to 5 years imprisonment June 8, 2016 By Patrick Jaiah Kamara Alia Kamara, 22, was yesterday sentenced to five years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to the offence of sexual...
View ArticleAs Le16bn unaccounted for… - Parliament urges MDAs to submit 5 year utility rate
Parliament urges MDAs to submit 5 year utility rate June 8, 2016 By Jariatu S. Bangura As water crisis continues to bedevil many communities in the Western Area, Members of Parliament have urged all...
View ArticleD.J Clef murder trial… - Judge warns accused against dressing ‘fashionable’
Judge warns accused against dressing ‘fashionable’ June 8, 2016 By Hawa Amara Standing confidently in the dock, neatly clad in black and white suit with a gold wrist watch and afro hairdo, like any...
View ArticlePower outage out hits Freetown - …Ministry of Energy, EDSA and EGTC urged to...
…Ministry of Energy, EDSA and EGTC urged to deliver promise June 8, 2016 By Joseph S. Margai Minister of Energy Ambassador Henry Macauley The frequent lack of electricity supply in some parts of...
View ArticleMabesseneh Honouring Their Ebola Heroes
June 8, 2016 By Moses A. Kargbo The second anniversary of the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone passed off quietly on May 25th. Maybe it’s because no one really wants to relive something that led to the...
View ArticleWAVA Championship: Young Stars, Super Six enjoy semi-final victory
June 8, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Young Stars and Super Six male volleyball clubs enjoyed victory in their first sets of semi-final clashes against Sixers and the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces in...
View Article‘Broader understanding of human rights issues remain a major challenge’ -...
-says Human Rights Commission director June 10, 2016 By Ibrahim Tarawallie The Director of Education, Communication and Training at the Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone has said that in spite of...
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