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September 2009

Dear Dr. Blyden, Response to Letter of 11 September 2009 This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 11 September 2009 instant.  May I seize this opportunity to thank you and accept your best wishes, on

I learnt from recent publications in the Guardian newspaper of Nigeria regarding Sierra Leone that "there is currently on the table a request by the Sierra Leonean government from Nigeria, for $300 million budgetary support

Assistant Superintendent Dennis Taylor attached to the New England Police Station has informed this Press that on Saturday September 12th 2009;  a man identified as Samura was stabbed to death in cold blood by Kalie

General Manager of Mercury International, the nation's number one lottery institution, Michael Kargbo, has expressed dissatisfaction over talks going around that parents are blaming Mercury for the poor outcome of the recent National Primary School

41 years old Mariatu Sesay, residing at Hill Top community, New England, Freetown was beaten to near death on 16th Wednesday September 2009, one Ibrahim Sheriff Police report says. According to the Station officer at New

Jui community situated on the outskirts of Freetown is in battle with the community people and The Door Christian Fellowship for a piece of land the people claim belongs to the community. Head man of

Over 250 Sierra Leoneans resident in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and from Sierra Leone joined nearly three million Muslims in today's Friday congregational prayers at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophets Mosque in Madinah, a

Freetown: SLAJ has noticed that certain media houses have started announcing increments in the cost of advertising in their individual media organs without the consent and expressed approval of other media owners and stakeholders including

It seems the President Koroma ruling outfit has taken counsel to preserve their most popular constituency in Freetown, the lawless street trading that is basically an ever growing menace to life. Despite the many ersatz

If the massive deforestation exercises that have gripped our reserved forests in the provinces and the Western Area of the country are not minimized or stopped, desertification and untold disasters will ensue. Precedence must be

ERRATA! ALISTEAIR DARLING, NOT DAVID MILLIBAND IS THE BRITISH CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER. Puawui would like to apologize to his readers for the error in his last column "SLPP needs no Lecture!" and thanks to

Richard Bockaire (RB):  Hello Willie Jay and welcome to Sierra Express Media; we are happy to have you and will be grateful if you will take some questions from us. Willie Jay (WJ): Thank you very

Alimamy Sesay, a 30 year old residing at Sumaila Town, back of Pademba Road Prisons, has been accused of raping an eight year old girl on Sunday 13th September, an incident which caused youths in

Police officers doing night patrol at the Kissy-Black Hall Road axis have been accused  of stealing two bags of coal from a suspect on the night of Monday 14th September 2009.  The Police Patrol Team

I read a bit of politics when I was in secondary school but not during my university days. I know for sure that the concept of separation of power was once promulgated by one time