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January 2015

Successive reports by the Auditor- General (AG) have consistently identified non-compliance of procurement procedures as a serious challenge in the country’s public financial management system. In the executive summary of the 2011 report, the AG stated

A vigil held in Aberdeen on Friday (23 January) called for worldwide peace following the recent atrocities in France, Pakistan and Nigeria. The vigil, organised by human rights charity Global Minorities Alliance and held at Aberdeen

When a proposal, at a meeting held in the offices of The Sportsman in London on 20th July 1871, by the FA Honorary Secretary Charles Alcock “that it is desirable that a Challenge Cup should

Witnessing the Kula Samba honorable event on Monday January 21st 2008 this year, taught me a lot of lessons on how us as human beings can become lions setting upon one another just because of

East End Lions quest to compete in this year’s Champions League is over after the Freetown based club confirmed they will not be participating against the illustrious Asante Kotoko of Ghana in the 19th edition

Jan 23, 2015 - State House, Freetown, Press Release reads: The general public is hereby informed as follows: (1) That Chief Justice Umu Hawa Tejan-Jalloh will proceed on leave to retirement on 6th February, 2015. With effect from

Hey everyone, this is 19 year old Martha Kumba Foyoh from Sierra Leone – A fiery darling young woman with a love for fine cuisine, diverse culture and the arts; she may have a tiny

Freetown, Jan.22, 015 (MOHS) The Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Zhao Yanbo has described Sierra Leone as a true friend that deserves every possible assistance that would boost its overall development.  (Photo: The symbolic handing

World football’s governing body FIFA has of now said that there is still insufficient evidence of match-fixing to explain the suspension of Ibrahim ‘Obreh’ Kargbo in photo by the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) and will

The Executive Director of the Attitudinal and Behavioral Change (ABC) Secretariat has urged the Bo District Ebola Response Centre (DERC), during the Secretariat's Countrywide Ebola Education and Sensitization Enforcement Campaign and Monitoring of Ebola Operations

The China International Peace Research Center in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Sierra Leone, in the People’s Republic of China on Thursday, January 22nd, 2015, organized ‘The Confucius Peace Prize Prayer meeting for Ebola   Affected regions in West Africa’ Held at the Embassy of

The launching of the Attitudinal and Behavioural Change (ABC) program in the country was really in place and timely, especially the role it played during the 2012; general elections fever. Despite some Sierra Leoneans may

When on Tuesday, January 13, 2015, it was announced that Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom will honour P.J. Cole with an award in recognition of his community work and his fight against Ebola in

Former Willem II Team Manager and goalkeeping coach Frank Brugel (in photo) has defended his former player Ibrahim “Obreh” Kargbo who is facing an investigation over match-fixing allegations. Frank Brugel sceptical of match-fixing allegations against Kargbo According

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), Ismail Ould Chiekh Ahmed, yesterday visited an Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC) in Magbenteh, Northern Sierra Leone. Ould Chiekh