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April 2012

The significance of World Malaria Day on 25th April is likely to be different if you live in London or Freetown. For those who live in Sierra Leone, it will be a reminder again that

One of the indicted persons in the controversial Aljazeera – timber documentary saga, Momoh Kemoh Konteh is due in court on Tuesday April 24th. The anti graft agency lodged him with seven counts of indictment

Land feud has erupted in the east outskirts of Jui in the Western Rural area of Freetown between police officers and church authorities. The land in question according to sources was the one pegged for retired

The Kissy Police Division in the east of Freetown, headed by Chief Superintendent of police, Fayia Sellu has undertaken massive raids of ghettos within the Kissy community over the weekend. The raids which were strictly handled

Youth sellers at Belgium, King Jimmy, west central of the capital Freetown went wild on Thursday April 19 last week in a reactionary protest after they discovered that the substantial money President Koroma gave them

Seven high profile football personalities are set to contest for the Sierra Leone FA Presidency in the forthcoming July elective congress scheduled to take place in Kailahun.  (Photo: Isha Johansen, owner FC Johansen) Sierra Express Sports

Africell the 2008, 2009, and 2011  All Works of Life (AWOL) award winning GSM telecommunications operator on Friday April 20th participated in the inauguration of the Chief Imam Sheik Ibrahim Kamara of Jami-ul-Jalil Temne Central

The central business district of Freetown is hit with serious water and fuel crisis which has generated a public dismay within the past few weeks. As the struggle continued over the weekend, the fourth estate has

The Ernest Bai Koroma led government is popular these days of staging commission of inquiries into untold situations unfolding around the country. For these reasons, many with curious lips have begun asking when is the

Constituency 93’s All People Congress Party (APC) constituency chairman and the executives at Godrich Freetown Saturday April 21st organized a ceremony aimed at political aspirants declaring their political intention for the position of both parliamentary

President Dr. Ernest Koroma has Thursday called on the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) International to do more for youth empowerment in Sierra Leone in order to upgrade the potentials of young people. The President made

The Sierra Leone Red Cross Society on Friday April 20th held a day-long workshop for media practitioners focusing on the media’s role of contribution to help shape a better understanding on humanitarian issues in Sierra

Everybody who is familiar with the name Joseph knows that they are dreamers. One of the Josephs was detained in prison because he proved adamant and defiant to requests of his madam boss who needed him

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Country Representative has lauded efforts of the government of President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma for progress made so far in priority areas under the ‘Agenda for Change’.  (Photo: President Koroma

Istanbul – Over 100 energy leaders from 39 countries, including 9 energy ministers, met Friday, April 20 at the World Energy Leaders’ Summit in Turkey.  The event, held at the Ciragan Palace Kempinski, was opened