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August 2014

Lunsar – (11 August 2014) – London Mining is pleased to announce the refurbishment of the Lunsar Health Centre, including construction of a new ten-bed maternity ward, as part of the Company’s support for the Government

Leading GSM operator in the country, Airtel, is set to generate an additional Le 300 million within 30-90 days of the State of Emergency to help fight the deadly Ebola outbreak through the introduction of

Standard Chartered is now the largest private sector partner in President Obama’s ‘Power Africa’ campaign 30th July 2014, London, UK - Standard Chartered is more than doubling its commitment to ‘Power Africa’ by increasing its

Sierra Leone’s President, His Excellency Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma has in a letter to his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping, expressed “deep shock and dismay” after learning about the 6.1 magnitude earthquake which recently resulted

Freetown, Aug. 8, 014 (MOHS) - The President of the National Youth Coalition, Mr. Morlai Conteh has called on the United States Government to expedite the Ebola Vaccine administered on two of its American citizens

Freetown, Aug. 9, 014 (MOHS) - The Ministry of Health and Sanitation recognizes the fact that we are a religious country and appreciates the roles our religious leaders have played in helping stop the spread

A cross section of Sierra Leonean Muslims in the tri states of Washington Virginia and Maryland have on August 8, 2014 immediately after the (14.00hrs) “Juma” Friday prayers joined hands with some erudite Christian cleric

Freetown, 9 August 2014 – The President of the Republic of Sierra Leone Dr Ernest Bai Koroma, on Saturday, visited the Ebola Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) at the WHO Country Office in Sierra Leone. This

"It is difficult for people in Sierra Leone not to lose hope as the death toll rises and worldwide fears over the worst Ebola outbreak on record," said the Chief Executive Officer and President of

The Moyamba District Ebola Response Team (MoDERT) was created through the initiative of Hon. Musa Tarawally (in photo), in collaboration with other stakeholders (Members of Parliament, Paramount Chiefs, District Council Chairman, Councillors, Civil Society Organizations

Developing nations are often faced with challenges such as fixing up their infrastructures; economies, addressing governance issues including corruption, poverty, international media propaganda and a host of others.  (Photo: John Pa Baimba Sesay, author) The media’s,

A four-year old Sierra Leonean has joined his compatriots around the world to seek Allah’s help in the fight against the deadly Ebola virus in his country. Abdul Rahman Jalloh, son of Sierra Leone’s Press Attaché

Freetown, 7th August, 2014 - The House of Parliament has today ratified the State of Public Emergency throughout Sierra Leone as declared by H E the President and published in the Sierra Leone Gazette on

The UN says action will be needed to protect vulnerable communities and their development achievements from the potential long-term effects of Ebola in West Africa. The largest ever outbreak of the disease has now claimed hundreds

The Government of the Republic of Korea has provided further assistance to Sierra Leone in its battle to control and eradicate the Ebola virus now plaguing a number of countries in the West African sub