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June 2016

Sierra Leone’s President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma and entourage arrived in the Egyptian Capital, Cairo on Monday, June 27, 2016. His Excellency the President was received on arrival at the Presidential Lounge of the Cairo International

Making the right choices now can, and will, reverse this fate, new report says NEW YORK, 28 June 2016 – Based on current trends, 69 million children under five will die from mostly preventable causes,

WILL SLPP  BENJAMIN AND ADP KAMARAINBA TELL THE NATION AND THE WORLD WHAT GOOD DEVELOPMENT THEY HAVE DONE IN KAILAHUN ?  Sometimes even one does not want to say anything in connection with certain issues, especially

GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FOOD SECURITY (MAFFS)  PALM OIL PRODUCTION PROJECT IN SIERRA LEONE IN THE FRAME WORK OF CAPACITY BUILDING (POPSLCB) 2nd Floor, 50 Liverpool Street, Freetown  National Competitive Bidding (NCB)  Date of

Freetown, 21 June-The United Nations Development Programme and the Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs have today jointly signed the Annual Work Plan (AWP) with budget of

The Noble Order of the Knights of St. John International Commandery #870 has graciously held an Inaugural Thanksgiving Mass at the Spiritan Shrine of the Holy Spirit and Immaculate Heart of Mary on the Bo-Kenema

Defeated Bar Association President of Sierra Leone-Ibrahim Sori today suffers in the hands of award winning lawyer who doubles as Chairman of the National Revenue Authority (NRA).  Award winning Lawyer Sulaiman Kabbah Koroma Lawyer Sulaiman

Mustapha Dumbaya lost 47 relatives in the outbreak. He explores why dysfunctional R&D is letting down those people who need it most. It was Christmas Eve, 2014. I had just returned from Connaught Hospital in the Sierra Leonean

The Chairman of the Sierra Leone Central Union (SLCU) Netherlands, Abubakarr Bangura  and team including a Dutch professor on Friday 24th June 2016 paid a courtesy call to the Ministry of Political and Public Affairs

Affected property owners at the Hillside Bye-pass Road in East end Freetown are reported to have formally complained the Government and Sierra Leone Roads Authority (SLRA) to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for not going by

In its determination to prevent common illnesses like malaria and cholera within its locality, the Blackhall Road Youth Organization (BRYO) during the weekend  brought together young people within the  community to embark on robust and

Human Empowerment and Development Foundation (HEMDEF),  a leading Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that is implementing project on the post-Ebola recovery effectiveness, public oversight and accountability in the education sector, has held interactive sessions in seven chiefdoms

Audit Service Sierra Leone (ASSL) on past Friday 17th June this year organized a one day training workshop for members of the Parliamentary Press Gallery (PPG) as well as the communications unit department in Parliament

In a bid to enhance and pay utmost respect to the Holy month of Ramadan as Hadith (1) narrated "Ibn Umar one of Allah's messenger Peace Be Upon Him (PBUH) said Islam is based on

The National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) under the Directorate of Disease Prevention and Control (DPC), Ministry of Health and Sanitation have  disclosed to pressmen at their Secretariat, Sierra Leone Medical Stores, New England Vill, Freetown