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November 2012

Finally the 2012 parliamentary and presidential elections have ended after positive and negative campaigns by all political parties and presidential aspirants to convince the electorates to vote them into office and the APC party won

LUGANO, Switzerland (November 29, 2012) – New Holland Agriculture announced its support of the Sustainable Innovation Forum as Gold Sponsor and its participation in one of the event’s three plenary panel sessions. Hosted by Climate

Following a nationwide scouting process in which 7,000 boys were trialled over 12 months, the Craig Bellamy Foundation is pleased to announce that it has signed up 17 new recruits to join its elite football

Addis Ababa, 29 November 2012: After a week of constructive engagement and negotiations between the African Union (AU) Commission and the Federal Republic of Germany, the German Government has today pledged an additional amount of

A cross-section of leaders of seven political parties have congratulated President Ernest Bai Koroma on his reelection at the recently concluded November polls. The meeting took place at the Credentials Hall, State House, Freetown. According to

GENEVA – Heads and representatives of UN agencies have launched a campaign to promote the rights of people living with HIV, recognizing the vital role that the workplace plays in the global struggle to limit

Residents of Constituency 49, Port Loko District, jubilated over the announcement by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) that the APC aspirant for the constituency won the elections.  (Photo: Alhaji Chernoh Serray Dumbuya) According to the NEC

The New African Magazine (December 2012 Edition) has produced the list of “100 MOST INFLUENTIAL AFRICANS.” Making this exclusive list from the continent’s fifty-four (54) countries are citizens of thirty (30) with Nigeria and South

Three (3) officers of the Rice Research Station at Rokuprr were on Monday 26th November, 2012 convicted at the High Court in Freetown presided over by the learned Justice Nicholas Browne-Mark C.A for the Misappropriation

We have all been watching with keen interest the electioneering process in Sierra Leone. Now that the outcome of the Presidential one is known, it is clearly evident that the division in the country remains

Youths yesterday acclaimed Moisa Sallu Keikura, Personal Assistant to the Acting Labor and Social Security Minister, Mr. Daniel Gamai for bringing them together to construct water wells, build a community center at 71 Robert Street

Chapter eight of the ‘Agenda for Prosperity’ deals with the plans by government to strengthen the country’s democracy. An overview of this chapter states, that prosperity and stability are a far cry in any state

Monday 26 November 2012, seventeen ballot boxes were found filled with ballot papers at a house in Bo. These ballot boxes were alleged not to have been counted for inclusion in the final result  NEC

The Public Relations Officer of the Freetown City Council (FCC), Mr. Cyril Mattia has said that FCC will continue with its Technical Planning Committee in respect of the effective management of various sectors; adding that