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December 2010

J B Dauda and honourable Tamba Bobor-Sawyer are now members of the current APC government. They were not nominated by the leadership of the SLPP which had stated categorically that in consonance with its aim

United States Ambassador Michael S. Owen today signed grant agreements totaling more than USD 135,000 with 14 community organizations.  Six of these grants will finance the construction of classrooms, school furniture, bridges, wells, and drying

NDA aspirant, M.C. Bah on December 15, 2010 declared his candidacy to thousands of students at Fourah Bay College. "Right here from the mountain of hope - Fourah Bay College - where the symbol of

Liberia’s U-23 team will host their Sierra Leonean counterparts in the return leg of the London Olympic Games qualifying series, on Sunday, December 19, 2010, at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex. The first leg

One of the greatest legendary icons of Soul/R& B music, and pop music in general, 68 year-old Aretha Franklin is in the fight of her life with pancreatic cancer. She’s superior and more seasoned than

Detectives of the Criminal Investigation Department Saturday 11th frog matched to their Freetown office, a collector of the National Revenue Authority (NRA) for alleged fraud of Le 200 million. Joseph Maada Soyie, a collector of NRA,

President Koroma’s nominated Minister of Youth & Sport, Paul Kamara, will today reach out to Parliament for approval. Paul Kamara, who until his nomination to ministerial position was managing Editor of ‘For DI People’ newspaper, has

Embassy cables reveal concerns over Latin American cartels and terror groups using west Africa as drug route into Europe.  When an unidentified plane crashed into the desert in northern Mali in November 2009, it was

Sierra Leone U-23 squad has departed for Liberia capital Monrovia for their second leg encounter of the preliminary round. The squad release by head Coach Jebbor Sherrington early today includes five foreign based players are

I have always prided myself on being fortunate; in my public and professional life over the years.  I have cultivated friendships and acquaintances that have remained faithful and close to me especially during difficult times.

The National Aids Secretariat in collaboration with UNFPA and parliamentary committee on HIV /AIDS yesterday held one day sensitization on comprehensive condom programming and HIV prevention. At the conference room of the House of Parliament, Parliamentarians

The Universal Peace Federation (UPF) Sierra Leone Chapter, past Saturday certified pupils of respective secondary schools the accolade as Peace Ambassadors. Such, as mentioned above, was done under the UPF character education initiative pilot project for

The recent cabinet reshuffle in Sierra Leone by President Ernest Koroma has sparked a huge battle of words between staunch supporters of the ruling All Peoples Congress and the opposition, Sierra Leone People’s Party.  One

December 14, 2010 - Sierra Leone international was part of Milan front line technical and tactical drills at their Rossoneri morning training session at Milanello as they prepared for their last league encounter in 2010.

Journalists in Sierra Leone  recognise so many problems today with government. It is clearly unacceptable that  journalists were arrested by Criminal  Investigation Division police because the Ministry of Lands  ordered the arrest, the dangers Journalists