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September 2017

Former UNIDO Boss, Dr. Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella has officially pronounced his resignation from the main opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) to join the Grand Coalition Movement on Tuesday 5th September at Sierra Light House

Cites Baseless Allegations and Molestation as the Reasons for his Resignation from the party! The SLPP has been crippled and finally paralysed by years of infighting and "kongosah" politics aggravated by the faction that is holding

Despite the hurricane tragedy in Texas, more than five hundred people of different faiths gathered together at the Nirvana Center in Dallas on August 27, to participate in interfaith prayers for the victims of the

Long time ago, mountains seduced men. Mountains have both religious and esthetic values to mankind. The gods are believed to dwell in the forests and therefore the apex of the mountains were scared and reserved

Being the fifth son in a family of fourteen, born to a Kuranko man who served in the Sierra Leone police force for almost 40 years and a Mandingo mother, this young gentle man, aspiring

Although responsible authorities do not care  about the ugly situation at the Freetown filth depositing site, Bomeh as it has becomes a national concern because signs have started manifesting that the dumping site may explode

In response to the passionate appeal made by the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Sierra Leone in Ethiopia to all African Member States as well as to the international partners, following the devastating flood

The Public Relations Officer (PRO) in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology (MEST), Michael Brima Turay  (BMT), said after inspection in the six disaster affected communities, they were discovered that 113 schools built in

The Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone, H.E. WU Peng together with Sierra Leone's First Lady, H.E. Mrs. Sia Nyama Koroma, the Hon. Minister of Sports, Mr. Khanu and the Hon. Minister of Youth Affairs, Mr.

After 32 years of industrious service to the nation, over 2,000 members of the Sierra Leone Association of Community Health Worker (SLACHW) are worried for the fact that they are still practicing their profession illegally

Responding to questions posed by Journalists on the situation of the ‘Hajjgate’, the Deputy Minister of Information and Communications, Cornelius Deveaux informed Journalists that it is against the rules of the Saudi Arabia Government to

On Wednesday 29th August 2017, the Deputy Commissioner of National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA), Haja Isatu Kamara highlighted the Commission’s successes over the years. Commissioner Kamara in her speech said that the commission has a

In a bid to carry out its humanitarian development activities,  the Disaster Alert Network Sierra Leone (DAN-SL), has intervened in the activities surrounding the assistance to flood and mudslide victims of the 14th August, 2017

Point a finger at global warming for the mudslide in Freetown but it cannot be blamed for the catastrophic dimension of the storm. Blame climate change for the unprecedented opening up of the skies and

Integrity Management Committees (IMCs) members of various Government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) in Bombali District have vowed to continue to institute anti-corruption values into their day-to-day work. This commitment was made in a meeting