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November 2009

The Ministry of Presidential and Public Affairs in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme has held the second open dialogue that was organized and coordinated by the Open Government Initiative (OGI) secretariat at the

Confirmed news reaching Sierra Express Media reveals that the two opposition political parties in the country - SLPP and PMDC have been left out of the ongoing Investment Conference on Sierra Leone held in London

In as much as vehicles have the right to use the road uninterrupted, pedestrians too have the same right to use the road without being coerced into gutters. In Sierra Leone today using the roads is

In an interactive session conducted by the Open Government Initiative, the people of Bonthe District were over the weekend enlightened on the operations of the Justice Sector and its related functions including the police, prisons,

SLPP MPs Boycott Mines Bill Debate The opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party Members of Parliament on Tuesday 17th November 2009 refused to participate on the mines and minerals bill debate. According to reports, the SLPP MPs

Following recent lashings at the ruling APC by the Chairman of the Peoples Movement for Democratic Change (PMDC) Mohamed Bangura, I am deliberately bringing back an article I wrote some months back, regarding the marriage

The Minister of Presidential and Public Affairs, Honourable Joseph Koroma, on 17th November 2009 delivered a Statement at the Plenary Session of the World Summit on Food Security in Rome on behalf of His Excellency

The second batch of 18 Sierra Leonean pilgrims arrived at the King Abdul Aziz International Airport, Jeddah for this year’s Muslim pilgrimage, Monday, November 18, 2009. (Photo: Pilgrims on arrival at Jeddah Int. Airport, passports

Sierra Leone’s President, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, today called on investors to commit themselves and do business in Sierra Leone. At the Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre, Westminster West Central London, where the government is organising the

Former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair has described President Dr. Ernest Koroma as a visionary leader with a clear purpose. Blair made this remarks while endorsing the President’s call for investors to go into Sierra Leone

United Kingdom Minister of International Development has said his government will continue to support Sierra Leone – a country he referred to as land of opportunities. (Photo: Gareth Thomas) Gareth Thomas was speaking on behalf of

Secretary of State United Arab Emirates has told President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma that her government was ready to assist the people of Sierra Leone in several developmental areas. Her Royal Highness Reem Hashim was speaking

Confirmed reports reaching Sierra Express Media exonerate Vice President Samuel Sam-Sumana of acclaimed charges in the Courts of America, State of Arkansas, Yell County for alleged criminal offences. (Photo: VP Sam-Sumana) Tangible information made available to

She (name withheld) was young, innocent looking with an unusually protruded stomach; she came rushing towards our vehicle when the government bus we traveled with broke down in one of the villages (close to Madina