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March 2010

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and the Government of Sierra Leone are working together to reduce maternal and child mortality across the country through the provision of Free Health Care to pregnant women, lactating

We continue to move on as a nation. Our future depends on our young people today who must be equipped with the educational tools to lead our nation tomorrow. Politicians complained that millions of our

The Women’s Leader of the All People’s Congress (APC) United Kingdom/Northern Ireland Branch Kadie Buya Kamara (photo) has called on striking workers in Sierra Leone to call off their action and go back to work. Kadie made

The halls of the United Nations Headquarters in New York are reverberating with praise and pats on the back for Sierra Leone as the once war-torn country  has been declared a success story in Africa

Statement by His Excellency Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma on international Women’s Day 27 March 2010.  Courtesies: The International Women’s Day is a day for reflecting on the challenges faced by women, and for celebrating the

An eloquent Mrs. Zainab Bangura, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Sierra Leone kept the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission's Sierra Leone Country Specific  Configuration , stakeholders and delegates spellbound  last Friday as

The starting point of everyone’s successful journey in life depends on his or her own attitude. Whether you call it your disposition, manner, temperament, spirit, approach, position, personality, posture, outlook or opinion your attitude has

It was just a matter of time for certain sectors of Sierra Leone to tell the APC government that enough is enough.  The medical profession has led the way and Sierra Leoneans should not be

In a year’s time the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) will be holding its last convention before the much anticipated 2012 elections. The 2011 convention is crucial because it will determine the flag bearer for

The week ended on a sad note. Most people had hoped that the President’s direct intervention would have poured oil on the troubled waters of the doctors and nurses strike. All would agree that the

Despite the many controversies that have surrounded the Sierra Leone fishing industry, the newly appointed Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Hon. Jeneh Kandeh has expressed government’s profound determination to enforce policies that would

Sierra Leone Labor Congress, in partnership with the Danish Labor Organization in Demark, has conducted a two–week pilot skills training for the Sierra Leone Photographers’ Union to enhance their capacity. Deputy Minister of Education, Youth and

The Chinese Ambassador in Sierra Leone, His Excellency Qiu Shaofang, on Monday 22nd March 2010 paid an official visit to Makeni City in the Bombali District where he donated a 16 KVA generator and nine

Leading mobile phone operating company in Sierra Leone Africell this week held its final electronic draw for the ten finalists that will participate in the grand final manual draw of the Africell ‘Win Your Dream’

The Bombali District Council Accountant, Mohamed Massaquoi, on Sunday 21st March 2010 departed for Uganda to attend a ten-day training program in accounting. Mohamed Massaquoi is the only accountant among the nineteen councils in Sierra Leone to