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November 2009

The Members and supporters of APC Massachusetts headed by the undisputable, charismatic and able President Comrade Abdul Sesay were filled with emotion and tears of joy when the Interim Chairman Mr. Leslie Allen pronounced those

Three Cabinet Ministers, one Deputy Minister in the Ernest Bai Koroma-led APC government and one former Minister are currently in the Holy land of Mecca to perform this year's Muslim Pilgrimage, "Hajj." Foreign Affairs and International

It came as a bombshell as it was intended to be. “It was only after the Libyan Leader Colonel Gadaffi had revealed it at the national stadium that the people Sierra Leone learnt for the

Regular elections, transparency and an open government are just some of the major yardsticks to democratic credentials.  Over the years, African states have not been able to see the concept of democracy and good governance

Chairman ECOWAS Council of Ministers, Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister Chief Ojo Maduekwe CFR has on behalf of the Council of ECOWAS Ministers, congratulated ECOWAS Commission President Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas on his new appointment as

The Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly that deals with Humanitarian, Cultural and Human Rights issues today adopted a resolution facilitated by the Sierra Leone delegation on behalf of Africa in Conference Room

Nurses attached to the UBC Mission Hospital in Mattru Jong, Bonthe District have gone on strike demanding that their eighteen month backlog salary should be paid or they will not work, Sierra Express Media has

“2012, 12 0’clock sharp, APC out SLPP in”- these are a few of the expressions that are circulating among the Sierra Leone GOP which I find very interesting, but the question I will always put

Tourism: Birds as Tourist Attraction For ornithologists, (that is people interested in the study of birds) Sierra Leone is a bird's paradise in West Africa, as it is a country that has varied species of birds. There

The Bonthe District local police partnership which was halted, has been revived and is now working efficiently, Local Unit Commander Assistant Superintendent of Police Samuel Ben Vandi has informed Sierra Express Media in a brief

Edmond Alim Fofanah, the national president of the Kids Advocacy Network in Sierra Leone has condemned the negative practice of child trafficking in the country and has said that government should arrest all those responsible

Armed robbers buy weapons from police The collaboration between the military and armed robbers has been further confirmed with the recent report that soldiers are the main conduits for weapons. According to reports, a man known as

To numerous Sierra Leoneans, the name Dr. Komba Kono strikes a resounding bell of how Sierra Leoneans can strive to stride the world like a colossus. But with all the great works he has the

The last batch of Sierra Leonean Pilgrims led by Sierra Leone’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, Honourable Zainab Hawa Bangura arrived at the King Abdul Aziz International Airport, Jeddah Friday, 20th November, 2009