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November 2009

The Most Rev. Dr. Monsignor Edward Tamba Charles, the Archbishop of Freetown and Bo, recently returned from a Synod meeting in the Vatican where various Catholic Bishops from all over the world convened. Representing Sierra

As over 500 Pilgrims from Sierra Leone are expected to arrive on board Royal Air Maroc (RAM) next week for this year’s pilgrim in the holy city of Mecca, the Sierra Leone Embassy in Saudi

Today, Friday November 6, 2009, the great Bumbuna Project which has taken some 34 years or so to complete and which has now been completed only after two years by the All Peoples Congress, APC

As part of its giant strides to showcase some investment opportunities to potential investors, the Sierra Leone Embassy in Riyadh- Saudi Arabia has succeeded in wooing some high profile international businessmen for the donor conference

The Institute of Public Administration and Management (IPAM), University of Sierra Leone, situated at A. J Momoh Street, Tower Hill and George Street Campus at 4 George Street, is celebrating its 29th anniversary today 5th

The spate of people abandoning one party for another is a matter of concern, which should be addressed by the Political Parties Registration Commission. It has now become the usual occurrence for prominent personalities once aligned

Suddenly, the image of a smiling president has been replaced by the stern face of a no nonsense disciplinarian. Yesterday, the nation received the news with a rather collective sigh of relief that the president has

Between yesterday 4th November 2009 and today 5th November 2009, President Ernest Bai Koroma engaged in a series of activities. Apart from doing some changes in his cabinet yesterday, he also had a lengthy cabinet

My last but one trip to Kono was prior to the 2008 local council elections. Then, I was with Awoko newspaper; the paper had a system in place, and may be the only paper doing

Human Rights advocate Fayia Sellu recently conducted a talk in San Francisco, USA sensitizing the crowd to Sierra Leone’s past and the effect of war, civil or otherwise on children.  Mr. Sellu concluded his talk

The Anti-Corruption Commission today charged SHEIKU TEJAN KOROMA, Minister of Health and Sanitation on a three count indictment. The charges are abuse of office contrary to Section 42 (1) of the Anti-Corruption Act 2008, abuse

The general public is hereby informed that Mr. Sheku Tejan Koroma, Minister of Health and Sanitation, was today charged to court in Freetown by the Anti-Corruption Commission. [caption id="attachment_2410" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Leonard Balogun Koroma (on the

President Ernest Bai Koroma yesterday 2nd November 2009 welcomed two new envoys from Italy and Malaysia who presented their letters of credence respectively and separately at a State House ceremony. The new Italian Ambassador, Giancarlo Izzo,

The Minister of Information and Communications was quoted recently as saying that the opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) would be included in the government delegation to the forthcoming London conference on Sierra Leone. If

Information unveiled by Sierra Express Media reveals that the life of Sierra Leone’s controversial political musician Emmerson Bockarie is under threat as certain individuals have planned to ‘silence’ him forever. According to reports, some individuals, reported