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May 2013

Whether she wants to admit it or not, Isha Johansen (in photo) can pride herself as being one of the very few women to have contributed, and continues to score successes, in football in Sierra

A three-man Hajj Mission delegation led by Sierra Leone's Social Welfare Minister, Honourable Moijueh Kaikai, has arrived in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Other members of the delegation include some members of the National Hajj Coordinating Committee (NHCC), [caption id="attachment_57225"

Mogadishu: May 23, 2013: The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) today celebrated the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 1963. The main event which took place at

Isatu Kamara, the matron of the Kenema Government Hospital, has disclosed to this press that each worker at the hospital will receive a brand new uniform from the government of Sierra Leone through the local

An international nongovernmental organization BRAC-SL and the Kenema District Health management team recently completed a sensitization program to educate the community on the causes and prevention of malaria on the theme  “Invest in the Future,

Two Liberian nationals, Junior Tommy alias Sam Ngobeh, and Emmanuel Pennoh, designers dwelling at 12 Kings Way Corner, Kenema, have been committed to high court for trial by the presiding acting principal magistrate, Mohamed Alhaji

The second annual Sierra Leone Marathon in Makeni that took place on the 26th May, has seen one of the biggest turn outs since its inception last year. Unlike last year, this year has seen

Traders along Kissy Road and Goderich Streets on Thursday 24th May 2013 protested against their forceful eviction from their trading sites by the Freetown City Council (FCC).   (Photo: Traders complain regarding FCC and SLP to

“All what has been written about me in the local press is false, untrue and unfounded”. These were the exact words of Mr. JS Kamara, Principal of the Ansarul Islamic Secondary School in Mile 91, Tonkolili

The Principal of Christ the King College (Senior Secondary) in Bo, Mr. Abraham Tucker has observed in Bo that classes taught through textbook method alone will be difficult for the teacher to teach and the

The Head of the Chinese Agricultural Technical Team, Mr. Li Hua An has on behalf of the Chinese Government  presented a huge consignment of hybrid planting materials and fertilizer to the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry

Football icon, Mohamed Kallon, officially launched the Airtel Rising Stars tournament at the Presidential Lounge on Wednesday 22nd May 2013 at the National Stadium. Airtel mobile company has again launched the US $450,000 colourful Airtel Rising

There are between 30-35 Lebanese families in Bo, and about 4,000 families nationwide.  This was disclosed by the Lebanese Charge D’affairs in Sierra Leone, Mr. Mohamed Baalbaty during a two-day unofficial visit to Bo and

Disabled persons squatting at the House of Jesus for the Disabled, Wallace Johnson Street, Freetown will soon benefit hugely from a philanthropic organization known as Handsworth International Mission Services (HIMS) who since 2009 has been

First Peoples Worldwide (FPW), a non-governmental organization in the United States of America (USA) has provided funding for the Falu Rural Integrated Development Association (FRIDA) in the Boama Chiefdom, Bo District. According to the National Programme