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November 2010

Kono district has for so long been synonymous with Sierra Leone’s economic blessings and curses in equal measure. The latest debacle at how Kono has been marginalised by the current APC government has long since

The Lauretta Will Educational Foundation had an awards banquet on November 13, 2010. We now bring you pictures on that important event held in Atlanta, Georgia.  In the photo: Honourable Saspo Sankoh,

ARLINGTON - The University of Texas at Arlington is playing a major role in a project that is helping restore hope to tens of thousands of people in Sierra Leone, West Africa.  This

Sierra Leone’s pick for better communication ‘Comium Limited’ has again put smiles on faces of its subscribers by launching Summermania II. The promotion was however launched at Sierra Light House at Aberdeen by the Chief Executive

My first visit to the United States as Sierra Leone’s Foreign Minister was in early 1998 when I  accompanied President Tejan-Kabbah to address a special session of the United Nations Assembly on Sierra Leone. After

He has been vilified in a way that no other public figure among has been in recent times. He has often been referred to as a foreigner, a coup organizer whose desire for power remains

Marcel Desailly, a French international born with the name Odenke Abbey 7 September 1968 in Accra, Ghana is one of the top contenders for the national team job. The retired French footballer, former Chelsea player,  is

After a successful completion of this year’s Hajj, the last two batches of Sierra Leonean pilgrims will depart from the Holy Land on Wednesday, 1st November, 2010. In a brief interview with the

I was born in the late 70’s so I have a brilliant idea about the likes of Ishmael Dyfan and co, so here are my picks for the Sierraexpressmedia.com poll. (Mohammed Kallon played only briefly

Lips of Sierra Leoneans went confused when it was revealed that ‘Harmony Company’ owed the Sierra Leone National Revenue Authority (NRA) USD 1.5 M.  (Photo:  Junior Koroma) ‘Harmony Company,’ an organization allegedly registered by Sylvanus Junior

Job seekers and opportunists in both political parties have used the above labels to continue dividing the nation. They fail to realize that absent the rhetoric, we are all the same people, and that our

Match day three of the African International Youth Tournament continued in Freetown at the National Stadium and the actions continued as eight teams from across Africa battled for the Madam trophy, Gambia Under-20 held Sierra

President Nicolas Sarkozy of France has been having trouble with women lately, most of whom are strong and outspoken, ethnic minority women. His most recent headache is the dismissal of 3 minority women, despite his

I first met Jack McIvor now a retired senior citizen when I attended a workshop on development in Edmonton, the capital of Alberta Province in Canada. His son was a CUSO volunteer teaching at a

In its determination to address the numerous reports of corrupt practices in the traffic sector in the northern region, the Anti-Corruption Commission has on Monday 29th November 2010 held a sensitization meeting with Police Officers,