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July 2012

The Chief Justice of Sierra Leone, Umu Hawa Tejan Jalloh last Thursday, July 12th, launched the Electoral Offences Court. Acting Director of Public Prosecutions, Chairman of the National Electoral Commission, UNDP Country Director, representative from PPRC,

The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of operation and police spokesman (AIG) Al Sheik Kamara (in photo) has been blamed by the general public for lawlessness in the country. Several people whom this press

The National Electoral Commission (NEC) seems to be blind with this biometric system of registration. The election is just around the corner and yet the institution is still struggling with its registration process. (Photo: NEC

Principal of the Nelson Mandela High School in Waterloo, Mr. Mohamed Jalloh, is reported to have allegedly embezzled the sum of Le2.4 million from students of the Nelson Mandela High School, being fees for the

Manchester City has made an offer that will see Foday Nabay (left in photo) who turns 14-years old next month amongst the youngest starlet with a lucrative contract ever in British football. The central midfielder, is

Coming July 27, 2012, The Miss Africa New Jersey Beauty Pageant is intended to provide entertainment and enlightenment about African arts and culture to the audience. The organizers hope to make this empowering event an

The holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims fast from dawn to dusk, for a period of 29 or 30 days commences today, 20th July, 2012, announced the Royal Court in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Recent thoughts expressed by university dons have encouraged me to make public my still-evolving thoughts on reform of higher education in Sierra Leone. My Vice-Presidential candidate, Dr. Kadi Sesay, has extensive experience of our higher

Sierra Leone’s State Chief of Protocol Alhaji Sullay B. Daramy has disclosed that the meeting of global chiefs of Protocol held at the Department of State on 23rd/C Street, Washington DC was not only “unique,

The Seychelles, with its many Indian Ocean islands and beaches, is renowned as a high-end destination for tourists. Besides profiting from its beautiful landscape, it is also known as business-friendly, politically stable and a strong

The search of the young talents throughout Sierra Leone continues following the commencement of the  Airtel Rising Stars regional tournament  Makeni version on Thursday witnessed by hundreds of football enthusiasts. Twelve male teams and eight female

Freetown, July 19 (SLENA): The Local Economic Development (LED) programme, a strategy in the Decentralization programme, designed to address the inequalities and fast track rural community development has officially been launched by Vice President, Samuel

Kailahun, July 19 (SLENA) – Family Planning Week on the theme: “The March for Choice - Children by Choice, Not by Chance” has been launched in Kailahun in the eastern region of Sierra Leone. The March

Freetown, July 19 (SLENA): The Chairman and staff members of the National Commission for Democracy (NCD) had a fruitful discussion with youth organizations in the Western Area at the NCD office in Freetown. The meeting is

Freetown, July 19 (SLENA): The Sierra Leone Cricket Association (SLCA) and the Liberia National Cricket Federation (LNCF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. The purpose of the MoU is