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October 2009

Dear Editor : Please give me space to air my view on a matter that is seriously affecting we the youths in Sierra Leone. Youths are worried over the way and manner the government of this

Sierra Leonean poets have received international recognition as their poems have been accepted by leading United States publishers who will soon get their anthology published in the USA, Sierra Express Media has been informed. Although Falui

Uncontrolled digging for diamonds has commenced in Yengema Town, Kono District resulting in houses and even a Mosque on the verge of being pulled down, Sierra Express Media has learnt. According to reports, the town of

In Chinua Achebe’s award winning short story, ‘Surviving The Peace’, a man who has been able to survive the war, dodging government troops and rebel forces and even keeping his old Flying Pigeon bicycle intact

Is President Ernest Bai Koroma the leader of Sierra Leone or is he being led by a cabal whose interest is to perpetuate their individual aspirations at the detriment of the country? Ernest Bai Koroma assumed

Residents of Freetown; the capital of Sierra Leone have condemned ‘Operation Sweep’ imposed by the Freetown City Council as biased and ill motivated referencing the fact that the council leaves the most populated and congested

The National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA) during the weekend organized a psychosocial reparation session in the Western Urban and Rural Districts through Grace Land Counseling Services on the theme: “KOL HAT TOK” meaning peaceful

The Ministry of Fisheries & Marine Resources, which has recently been identified as having the capacity of championing the nation’s bread basket in terms of potential and revenue collection, has bagged a total of $200

The practice of lawless and reckless driving in Lunsar Town in the Northern Region was recently displayed when an elderly woman, identified as Ya Marie Kamara, aged 75, was knocked down and killed by a

Residents of Lunsar Town have become the latest victims of marauding armed robbers who have targeted the town and caused social and other night life to come to a standstill, Sierra Express Media Northern correspondent

The Institute of Management Accounting and Tourism (IMAT) held its second administrative orientation in the country since the institute was established on June 17 2008. The college, located at Mountain Cut in the Eastern part

The European Union has a whopping $300 million reserved for the government of President Ernest Bai Koroma, which will be used for the implementation of projects meant for the construction of roads nationwide. This was

Students of the Institute of Public Administration and Management have called on the University authorities to reduce the fees for tuition and other payments students have to pay, stating that it is too exorbitant. This

Mr. Leonard Balogun Koroma, Minister of State in the Office of the Vice President has been installed as the Forty-Fifth Right Worshipful of Lodge Mount Aureol No. 1612SC. Mr. Balogun Koroma was installed past Tuesday 29th

Head of HIV and Aids Secretariat in Freetown Dr. Brima Kargbo has reported a phenomenal increase in the number of people treated for HIV/Aids in the country stating that the number treated has increased from