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June 2010

Minister of Works and Infrastructure, Alimamy Koroma (in photo) has said in Freetown that the construction work on the Hill-Side by-pass road will start this month; expressing the need for the road construction, citing the

Sierra Express has learnt that a Liberian-born Sierra Leonean who fought for the ULIMO-J rebel faction and is currently a defence witness in the ongoing Taylor Trial in The Hague has revealed that West African

USAID is the sponsor of 2 day stakeholder training in Communication and Information Management as Tools of Transparency and Accountability for Effective Natural Resource Management and the Promotion of Agriculture in the Eastern Town of

President Ernest Bai Koroma has reiterated his commitment to the improvement of Sierra Leone’s educational system, noting that the first major step towards such a goal would be a review of the current system. The President

When the word university comes up, it sends up flutters in hopefuls’ hearts and on that fateful day when one is accepted to be a part of that noble institution conflicting emotions like fear, trepidation,

Sierra Leone's former envoy to Saudi Arabia, Germany and Nigeria and now Development Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development last week led a five-man delegation to Saudi Arabia to meet with officials

One of the leading iron ore mining companies in the country, African Minerals Limited, has made over Le14 million in disbursement payments to farmers and land owners in the Kafe Simiria chiefdom, in the Tonkolili

Now that the inquest is here, every good Sierra Leonean in his or her rational state of mind would want the inquest to go on. Afterwards, one would have loved to ask, hadn't it been

Report reaching this press reveals that serious threats of armed robbery at Off Damba Road, Murray town has left residents of the area living in daily fear of their lives. Reports have it that on Monday

The Fourah Bay College election has ended. Alfred Minkailu Koroma aka (Political Harrash) has won the election by defeating Francess Mark with a total of 1,720 votes whilst Francess scored 1,579. The swearing in ceremony took

I was born on June 10, 1930 to the late Paramount Chief Momoh Banya of Luawa Chiefdom Kailahun District. My late mother Kema Massah Marvor, nee Koroma was one of several wives of my late

An insider  in the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC), speaking to this writer on condition of strict anonymity, disclosed that the decision to have an ex ship captain as the ‘independent expert’ to look at the

A member of a civil society organization operating in the Northern Province has expressed dissatisfaction over the manner in which the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) is dealing with matters under their investigation. The concerns were made

A High Court judge today reserved judgement on the Kalahari Bushmen’s bid to gain access to a borehole which they rely on for water. (Photo: The Bushmen will have to wait to hear the result

After officially launching the Sierra Leone National Action Plan for the full implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008) at the Miatta Conference Youyi Building in Freetown, where he said