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May 2017

The Parliament of the Republic of Sierra Leone on Thursday, 11th May, 2017, enacted the long awaited Community Health Practitioners Act 2016, a private member Bill drafted by Honorable Mohamed L. Mansaray of constituency 047,

Best practice in corporate governance will spur growth in private sector to boost Sierra Leone economy Following the decade long civil conflict which destroys lives and properties of the country, Sierra Leone made remarkable progress  pre-Ebola.

Forming the bulk of the population of Sierra Leone, farmers who are mostly subsistent, make up more than 70% of the population of the country; and even in their poor state of affairs; form the

Sierra Leone's Minister of Information and Communications met on Tuesday his Saudi Arabian counterpart with discussions on bilateral cooperation over different levels.  (Photo: Mohamed Bangura Meets Saudi Counterpart (right)) Mr. Mohamed Bangura and Dr. Awad bin

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) wishes to inform the general public that it has received several complaints against teachers and school authorities on allegations of demanding money from parents, guardians, and pupils, in exchange for facilitating

Dear Madam Isha Johansen, I am sure you must have seen the latest draws of the AFCON 2019 campaign and like me; you must be fervently saying a little prayer every morning. In fact, I can

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques on Sunday, 7th May, 2017 held official talks with his Sierra Leonean counterpart at the Al-Salam Palace in Saudi Arabia's commercial and cosmopolitan city of Jeddah. His Majesty King Salman

Founder and CEO of Sierra Leone’s foremost Arts and entertainment newspaper, SaloneJamboree, has appealed for more support for young people in the country.  (Photo: Murtala poses with his award) Murtala Mohamed Kamara said during his acceptance

Sierra Leone’s Ada Yang Going Places Sierra Leonean born painter, cultural artist and fashion designer, Ada Yang who is married to a world renowned Chinese painter and cultural artist is holding an annual Networking Event and

Sierra Leone still remains at a very critical stage of development that requires good leadership at all levels of state administration and management. In this all important endeavor to build a nation we can all

The Freetown City Council which is responsible for sanitation and keeping the city clean which outsourced the service to the MASADA Waste Management Company is in default of payment running to close to two billion

The Minister of Sports, Mr. Ahmed Khanou, has insisted that the planned National Sports Development Conference will go ahead on the 17th and 18 May 2017. It is on record that the Minister of Sports

Former child soldiers from Sierra Leone and Uganda are being used as cheap labour for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a new documentary on Al Jazeera. Child Soldiers Reloaded features interviews with several of

Plan international Sierra Leone has concluded a workshop on Comprehensive School Safety on 25th April 2017 at Plan International Sierra Leone Head Office conference hall. The workshop attracted stakeholders from the Ministry of Education Science and

President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma will pay a state visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 6th to  9th May, 2017 as a  guest of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman